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fcORTH PLATTE. NEBRASKA
ROOSEVELT GETS NOMINATION.
He Is Named as the Head of Ticket
of New Party. .
Chicago. Former President Tbeo
doro Iloosovelt waB nominated for
president on an Independent tlekot
Saturday night In the dying hours or
the republican national convention In
which ho had met defeat.
Tho followors of Colonel Roosevelt
gathered In Orchestra hall, less than
a mllo from tho Coliseum, and pledged
their support to tho former president.
In accepting Colonel Itoosovclt ap
pealed to the peoplo of all sections,
regardless of party affiliations, to
stand with tho founders of tho now
party, ono of whoso cardinal prin
ciples, ho said, was to ho "Thou Bhalt
not steal."
Tho Informal nomination of Colonel
Roosevelt wob said to bo chiefly for
tho purpose of effecting a temporary
organization. Beginning Sunday, when
a call 1b to bo Issued for a stato con
vention In Illinois, tho work of organi
zation will ho ptiBhod forward rapidly,
ntato by state. Later, probably early
In August, It Is Intended that a na
tional convention Bhall bo held. Col.
Iloosovelt, In accoptlng tho nomina
tion, Bald ho did so on tho understand
ing that he would willingly stop asldo
If It wero tho dcslro of tho now party,
when organized, to select another can
didate. A speech nominating Colonel Roose
velt was made by Comptroller Pren
lorgast of New York, who was to
liavo presented tho colonel's namo to
tho regular convention. William
Draper Lewis of tho University of
Pennsylvania law Bchool, who was to
mako ono of tho seconding speeches,
dollverod tho addrcsB which ho had
prepared for tho republican conven
tion. Representatives of twenty-two states
composed tho notification commlttco
which informed Colonel Roosovolt of
his nomination and in a soriso stood
as sponsors for tho movement.
Whon tho doors woro thrown opon
tho peoplo streamed In, quickly filling
nil seats except those reserved for tho
delegates to tho republican national
convention, their attorneys and tho
Roosovolt delegates to whom scats In
tho convention wero refused.
Telegraph and tolcphono linesmen
woro rushed to Orchestra hall to In
stall wlro over which news of tho
nomination of Colonel Roosovolt waB
to bo Hashed out. A huge painting
of Colonel Roosovolt hung behind tho
stage
Gov. Johnson of California presided
at tho convention.
Among those present who claim to
havo felt tho crush of tho steam roller
wero Frank Knox of Michigan, socro
tary of tho stato commlttoo; William
Fllnn of Pittsburgh, who recently re
signed from tho republican national
commlttco; Francis Honey of Califor
nia; Gov. Stubbu of Kansas; Aloxan
dor P. Mooro of Pennsylvania; James
It. Garflold of Ohio; R. R. McCor
mack; Sonator Dixon of Montana; Al
bert Shaw, editor 6f tho Rovlow of
Rovlows; Governor Vcssoy of South
Dakota; Franklin Fort and Goorgo L-.
Record of Now Jersey, and many
othors who had boon nctlvo In tho
campaign on Mr. Mr. Roosovolt's bo
half. Third Party Confer.
Chicago. Tho "progrcsBlvo" party,
born Saturday night, waB dedicated
Sundny. In tho presence of perhaps
COO men, som of them recognized
loaders of tho movomont, othors
merely onlookers, tho flrst formal step
waB tnkon. Governor Hiram Johnson
of California was empowered to ap
point a commlttco of soven members
to confer with Colonel Roosovolt and
formuluto a plan of action.
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La Follette Will Stay.
Chicago. Walter L. Houser, cam
paign manuger for Sonator Ijo. Fol
letto, said: "Sonator La Follette ex
pects to conttnuo nctlvo work In tho
ranks of tho republican party. Ho bo
llovca that through this party will be
carried out tho progressive idea.
For Vice Preoldency.
Daltimoro, Md. Vice presidential
candidates and other supporters nre
hero aplenty, nlt'hough thus far, they
havo kept in tho background. There
Is evidence, however, that at IcaBt
half a dozen booms nro ready for In
spection and approval.
Open Session for Contests,
llalttmoru. An opon sosslon of tho
democratic national commlttco during
consideration of contests lias boon
suggested to odlclalB by somo of tho
contestants. Tho commlttoo will act
upon that point at tho beginning or
hearings Monday, after It disposes of
tho perplexing problem of temporary
chairman.
The Baltimore Convention.
Baltimore. Thero waB talk Sunday
night Hint tho adherents of Governor
WllBon of Now Jersey had made over
ture's to, Spoakor Champ Clark'?
forces to join In a fight to put up
Senator-elect Olllo Jnmea of Ken
tucky as temporary chairman of tho
convention uguinst Judgo Parkor
James tu a Clark supporter.
Big Profits for Hotels.
Chicago. Profits of down town ho
tels for tho first two days of tho con
vention wero said to bo tho largost
since tho World's fair In 1893. Tho
Congress headquarters of the two
leading candidates had tho largest
number of guest In Its history.
IS 1ST BITTER ;
IN ALL HISTORY
AMERICAN POLITICS CONTAINS
NO PARALLEL FOR REPUB-
LICAN CONVENTION.
"HAT IN RING" STARTS WAR
Disorder and Confusion Mark Battle
for Republican Leadership Cul
mination of Combat Full of
Charges and Recrimi
nations. Tho history of American politics
contains no parallel for tho Republi
can convention JUBt cloBcd. Tho bit
terness of tho struggle was respon
sible for moro disorder, moro con
fusion and moro exciting nnd nerve
wracking Incidents than over attend
ed a political convention In this coun
try. It required little to start a demon
stration and when once started It
could bo quieted only after tho dele'
gates had completely exhausted them
selves. On Wednesday Governor Had
ley, who was popular with tho crowds
at all times, took tho platform to
mako an explanation, n demonstra
tlon for him was started which tho
Roosevelt men subsequently turned
Into a demonstration for their lead
er, which lasted almost an hour.
During tho reports of tho creden
tials commlttco on Friday tho pro
ceedings wero Interrupted tlmo and
tlmo again by the Roosevelt men,
who thus attempted to show their dis
approval of tho proceedings.
Most Bitter Battle.
Dnttlo for tho Republican presi
dential nomination that Is without
precedent for tho bitterness displayed
by tho contestants and tho popular1
lntorcst aroused has been waged for
tho last four months by Theodore
Roosovolt and President Taft. Tho
country know tho flght was on when
It learned of Roosovolt's roply to
thoso who asked his attltudo on the
presidency after his sensational
spooch at tho Ohio constitutional con
vention Fob. 21:
"My hat Is In tho ring."
Tho colonol followed this challenge
up on Feb. 24 by writing to sevon Re
publican governors who had urged
him to doclaro hie position:
"I will accept tho nomination for
president it It Is tendered to mo and
I will ndhoro to this decision until
tho convention has oxprcsscd its pre
ference." Taft Becomes Warlike, Too.
Taft'B candidacy had taken on a
warllko tlngo early in January with
tho statement given out at tho white
houso and attributed to tho presi
dent: "Nothing but death can keop
mo out of tho flght now."
A national Roosovelt commltteowns
formed In January with headquarters
In Chicago. Aloxandor II. Rovell was
made president and Edwin W. Sims,
former federal prosecutor, secretary.
Roosovolt headquarters woro later re
moved to Washington and Sonator
Joseph M. 'Dixon placed in chargo of
the campaign. Congressman William
D. McKlnloy of Illinois was made the
Taft manngor. It was announced that
tho Taft literary bureau would re
frain from attacking Roosovolt per
sonally. This Idea was later aban
doned. Tho prosldont started tho fireworks
by characterizing Roosovolt's plan for
rocall of court docisions as "u'ttorly
without merit, crudo, fitful, unstable."
Roosevelt Defines Issues.
Roosovolt, speaking In Carnegie
hall, New York, March 20, declared
Uie fundamental lssuo between him
self and Taft to bo:
"Aro tho American peoplo fit to
govern themselves, to rulo them
solves; to control themselves? I bo
llovo thoy aro. My oppononts do not."
Tho president, In a speoch at Boa
ton March 18, had Bald:
"Continued Iteration and reiteration
of tho proposition, 'Let tho peoplo
rule,' If It has any significance at all
nnd is lntendod otherwise than to
flatter tho peoplo, Is Intended to bo
a reflection on tho government that
wo havo had down to tho present
tlmo."
It was only a stop to mentioning
names. This began with some degree
or mlldnoss. in ono of his early
speeches Col. Roosovelt remarkod:
"Mr. Tnft BayB cur government
should bo a government of all the
peoplo by a reprosontntlvo part of the
people. This la nn oxcellent descrip
tion of an oligarchy."
Roosevelt Denounces Votes.
Tho Now York nnd Indiana pri
mary decisions wero glvon to Taft.
Roosovolt promptly denounced tho
proceedings In both states as a "crim
inal farco."
Thn latter part of April saw tho
rivals denouncing each other's works
In red hot speeches nil over Mnssa
chusetta In tholr efforts io win at
tho presidential prefcronco primaries
thero. Roosovolt accused Tnft ol
brenklng his pledges to tho peoplo,
and Taft retorted that Roosovolt had
misstated tho facta about tho Taft
administration and was not giving
him a square deal. Tho primary
yielded a split delegation, with no
jadvantngo to either candidate.
Roosevelt Carries States.
The MassachuBottB performance
was repeated with increasing acri
mony In Ohio and Now Jersey. Rooso
volt carried both states by big ma
jorities, but Tnft was given tho Ohlc
delegates at largo by tho stato con
tention, an act -which Roosevelt called
"pure brigandage."
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT
TAFT AND SHERMAN CHOSEN
Greatest Battle in History of American Politics Results in
Victory for PresidentWins on First Ballot with
561 Votes Roosevelt Men Refuse to Vote.
For President.
WILLIAM H. TAFT.
For Vice-President.
JAMES S.SHERMAN.
Chicago, Juno 24. These aro tho
standard-bearers selected by tfio Re
publican national convention to lead
the presidential campaign of 1912.
After five days and nights of tho
bitterest fighting In the history of
American politics, in which tho great
est masters of political strategy in
tho ranks of tho party wore pitted
against each othor and every trick
and maneuver known to tho game
wero resorted to In an endeavor to
wrest n victory from their opponents,
It all ended in tho cholco of tho men
who led tho party in tho Inst na
tional campaign and who aro now oc
cupying tho highest ofllces in the land
as tho cholco of a majority of the
Amorlcan people, to go beforo tho
public as candidates for a second
term.
Taft's Name Presented.
President Taft's name was pre
sented to tho convention by Harding
of Ohio, and tho nomination was sec
onded by John Wa'namakor of Phila
delphia and Nicholas Murray Butlor
of Now York.
LaFolletto was tho only other can
dldato prosented to the convention,
Colonel Roosovcl early In the after
noon expressing tho desire that his
namo bo not prosonted In tho conven
tion, and asking his frlonds to re
frain from voting ir tho convention.
Tho convontlon sat In comparative
quiet through tho nominating
Bpeechos. Tho vigorous effortB of en
thusiasts to start demonstrations for
tholr favorites mot with onlv mnd.
orato euccoss. Tho galleries wero
shouted out and tho delegntos were
tired and wanted to get home. The
result was foregone
Cheering Is Started.
When tho roll ca'l started win. a in.
bama and it throw Its strength to
Tnft a burst of cheering started. It
was settled that tho Taft forces would
stand firm, Just ns thoy had stood
from tho tlmo they solected Senator
Root as tomporary chairman through
tho bitter days of tho convention un
der tho assaults of tho Roosovolt
forces. Tho Taft .'orcos had all their
old strongth and a fiw band wagon
climbers made It oven larger.
Pandomonlum broko looso when tho
result wn3 announced. Tho galleries
rocked back an', forth nn if i.
would swoll ovor and engulf tho dele
gates on tho fkor. Tho band went
through tho motions of playing but
no ono could he It. Finally It sub
sided and tho thousands started to
crowd out of tho iil!dlng
Tho calling . the roll' was filled
with exciting Incidents.
Vice-President Next.
Aftor tho tumult that followed the
nomination of Tnft had worn itself
out, Chairman Root announced that
nominations for vice-president wero
in oruer. j. v. oicott of New York
was recognized and in a short speech
presented tho namo of James S. Sher
mnn to succeed himself. The nomln.
atlon was seconded by roprcsentn
tlves from several states.
Boles Penrose namo was next pre
sented by n delegato from Pennsyl
vanla. but received no second, nor did
Penrose receive aur votes.
Y REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
Other candidates presented to tho
convention In brief speeches were
Senator Borah, C. E. Merrlam, Gil
letto, Senator Beverldge and Govern
or Hadloy.
Sherman Is Winner.
Tho roll -call -was ruBhed through
with tho greatest expedition, Sher
man winning on the first ballot. The
vote:
Sherman , 597
Borah !...... 21
Merrlam . . j20
Gillette 1
Boverldgo 2
Hadley 14
Absent 71
Not voting 352
Thus ended a convention that will
go down In history ns tho most re
markable In history. The weary dele
gates, exhausted with long hours of
strain and excitement, thankful that
at last It wns all over, broko Into
James 8. Sherman.
wild cheers and tho convention wound
up nmtd scones of great excitement
and confusion.
Quelled by Police.
Roosevelt delegates rioted for near
ly a half hour In tho Republican na
tional convention ns tho temporary or
ganization controlled by tho Taft ma
chine was mndo tho permanent or
ganlznton. Their riotous demonstra
tions, quelled by tho pollco, but served
to delay tho prepared action of the
steam roller.
Tho reports, majority and minority,
of tho rules committer were tabled
and tho convention proceeded undor
tho old rules.
Henry J. Allen, Kansas progressive,
road Colonel Roosevelt's two con
demnatory statements of the day, elic
iting somo by play and a few cheers
from the floor.
Then Charles Wnrron Fairbanks be
gan tho reading of tho report of the
resolutions committee, tho platform,
a Taft platform. Argument at con
siderable length on tho plntform fol
lowed. Wisconsin nnd North Dakota mem
bers of tho resolutions committee, rep
resenting Senator LiuFolIetto, offered
a minority report, almost nB long as
tho oue read by Mr, Fairbanks, which
Incorporated the views of tho Wis
consin eenator on public questions.
At 6:30 the platform was declared
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voto stood:
Not voting 343
Against C3
Absent 10
For 6GC
Tho La Folletto platform had previ
ously been tabled.
Thero was nn outburst of cheering
when tho total Roosovolt strength
was announced ns 343, tho number of
delegates not voting, but a greater
outburst followed tho announcement
of C6G votes yea. The nays wero 53,
and 1C wero absent.
No Nomination for Cummins.
Immediately Chairman Root an
nounced a call of tho roll of the states
for nominations. Alabama wob passed
Arizona was silent. Down tho list
silence followed tho calling of each
stato until Ohio wns reached. A cheer
greeted tho state and Warron G. Hard
ing arose to place President Taft In
nomination,
Then It was discovered Iown had
forgotten to nominate Cummins, nnd
Root ordered that the stato bo called
again. Silence grcoted tho second call,
for tho Iowans had decided not to
nominate Cummins, but to voto for
him.
Then Ohio was called again, nnd
Harding took tho platform, g.eted by
scattered cheers, to nomlnato Taft,
Day of Battle.
Friday wa3 a day of excitement nnd
constnnt fighting between nho Taft
and Roosovolt forces on tho floor of
tho Republican convention. A partial
report from tho committee on creden
tials was tho cause of tho sanguinary
conflict.
During tho day four roll calls were
taken whloh furnished some little
gleam of hope for both sides. On ono
ballot tho Taft men polled the highest
voto yet recorded for them, C05. A
little later whatever significance
might have been attached to that voto
was somewhat discounted when tho
Roosevelt adherents mustered a
strength or C29, which was tho high
mark so far for tho colonel's side.
The Roll Calls.
Tho roll calls were occasioned by
majority nnd minority reports from
tho credentials committee on the seat
ing or contested delegates In tho Ninth
Alabama district. The roll call was
on a motion to table Governor Had
ley's resolution that contested dele
gates bo not allowed to vote on tho
reports. This carried by a voto nf EG9
to 49910 not voting.
A motion made at onco following, to
substitute tho minority report seating
tho Roosevelt men, as against tho ma
jority's steam roller candidates was
lost by a voto of 4G4 to GOB. In tho
second voto eight Idaho and twenty
five Wisconsin voteB went with tho
Taft men. These states explained
that as members of their delegations
wero on tho credentials committee
they desired to support that commit
tee. They denied thev had hnltert to
tho Taft sldo on any other lssuo.
ino tnira ballot was on tho Arizona
contest case. The result was Kfu tn
497.
Tho fourth voto was on tho Califor
nia case. This resulted K4 tn koq
tho highest voto yet mustered by the
uooseveit men.
Uovernor Heroert s. rrndiorr r
Missouri Bwept tho Republican con-
VOTE THAT GAVE
Number
States. of
votes.
Alabama 24
Arizona 6
Arkansas 18
California '. 26
Colorado 12
Connecticut 14
Delaware 6
Florida 12
Georgia 28
Idaho 8
Illinois 58
Indiana 30
Iowa 26
Kansas '20
Kentucky 26
Louisiana 20
Maine 12
Maryland ........ 16
Massachusetts .... 36
Michigan 30
Minnesota 24
Mississippi 20
Missouri .' 36
Montana 8
Nebraska 16
Nevada 6
New Hampshire . . 8
New Jersey 28
New Mexico 8
New York 90
North Carolina.... 24
North Dakota 10
Ohio 48
Oklahoma 20
Oregon 10
Pennsylvania 76
Rhode Island 10
South Carolina... . 18
South Dakota 10
Tennessee 24
Texas 40
Utah
Vermont ' 8
Virginia 24
Washington M
West Virginia; ... 16
Wisconsin 26
Wyoming jj
Alaska .
Dist. of Columbia. 2
Hawaii -
Philippine Islands. 2
Porto Rico 2
Totalis 10?8
Hughes, 2,
PLATFQRM IN BRIEF
Reaffirms party's principle.
Demands untrammeled and In
dependent Judiciary.
To continue constructive legis
lation. Demands laws to safeguard
public health.
Promises workmen's compen
sation laws.
Favors legislation to facilitate
court procedure.
Declares recall of Judges un
necessary, but favors legislation
to simplify removal of derelict
Judges.
Declares against special priv
ilege and monopoly, and favors
changes In anti-trust laws.
Recommends federal trade
commission.
Reaffirms belief In protective
tariff and recommends reduction
of some of present duties.
Campaign contributions by cor
porations should bo prohibited.
Conservation approved.
Favors parcels post.
Declares for adequate navy
and urges revival of merchant
marine.
Favors aid In Improvement of
Mississippi river.
Asks more generous laws for
settlers.
Favors more liberal and sys
tematic river and harbor Im
provements. Safeguarding of life at sea.
Lauds Republican accomplish
ments and Republican rule un
der McKlnley, Roosevelt and
Taft.
ventlon off Us feet Wednesday
olternoou and, without having ut
tered a word, becamo the hero of a
demonstration which will hold a per
manent place among tho spectacular
events in tho history of the nation.
This and a test voto which btiowed
that tho Taft following Is holding its.
own wero tho two great features of
tho second day's session.
When Governor Hadley appeared oa
the floor to close tho debate on his
resolution to seat tho Roosovelt dele
gates who had been unseated by the
national commlttco tho demonstration
unexpectedly broke looso.
It was nearly nn hour from tho tlmo
tho demonstration started before the
tumult had sufficiently subsided to
enablo tho convention to resumo busi
ness. Root Named Chairman.
Senator Ellhu Root or Now York
was elected temporary chairman or
tho Republican convention Tuesdajr
afternoon amid scenes or great dis
order, thus scoring an important vic
tory for tho Taft forces.
Tho Roosevelt men voted for Gov.
Francis E. McGovern of Wisconsin.
With tho completion of tho long roll'
call, practically every minute of which
had been Btrenuously contested by the
Roosevelt people, led by Governor
Hadley, Senator Fllnn and Mr. Heney
Senator Root was given an ovation in
which tho Roosovelt delegates took no
part At 6:30 ho began tho delivery
of his speech, and continued until
seven o'clock.
TAFT THE VICTORY.
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