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Fhe Omaha Daily Bee OMAHA, FRIDAY MORXIXG, JUNE 10, lPO.wnVELVE PAC.EvS. VOL. XXXVIII NO. 1. SINGLE COI'V TWO CEXTS. TAFT FOR PRESIDENT Secretary ef War it Nominated ca First Ballot SEVEN HUNDRED AND TWO VOTES Favorite Son Receiye Little Support Away From Home. JiURTON PRESENTS KB NAME I; is Greeted With Whirlwind Enthusiasm. FXATFORM EASILY AGREED Fcllowin All Nifcht Contest Its Adop tion is l:re Formality. V:i2CC5SI3 HAS MINORITY REPORT It in Vottd Down on Repeated Boll Calls, Plank by Plank. CONVENTION TAKES A RECES3 II Will Mffl at Tea O'Cleete ThU Voralnj to XamlMt' Can didate for Vic president. ' . I.AtiO. June II For president of the VuUii Bi t s. William H. Taft f Oh o i;t on tne l'rt billot; Taft ty TOT votea; ml. by the i.nniniou choke of the con- . nil.r.. i.uth ia the teault of the culminat'jng day f ti.e rpuilican national convention of 13 Z, effected amid scene of tumultuous . ntlu lasni and eftr a n-rve-racking eon-tir.uu-s s ision lastng nearly eight hour. Vila jrei'.ceat named and platform emin iliiel thera only remalna the nomination .uf the vice president to complete this mornentuous work. Tonight the whole city la alvn over to wild emltatlon In honor of the new candidate whoee name go n.ho.n through the country. . The picture within the walla of the ara p'.Jihater a the prealdentlal cajidtdaW u named today waa one truly rendloee .In Ua maarnltude. In front., to th right and left, below and above the, bUlo wing a.a of humanity. reaU-a after hours of waiting and stirred from one emotion to another, was In a fever of expectancy for the culminating vole. The favorite sons of other states had been named, -eav Knox nod la Follette, and now on the roll call came Ohio. As th Buckeye state was reached the tall, gaunt form of Theodore JC B-irton. whoa etudent-like face and severe black clerical garb, advanced to the platform t nominate Ohio' a -candi- ' CaWs. He spoke fervently with the alnglng voice of an evangelist, which went ring ing through the great building. Leaf Daasatratte for Taft. The cloe of his apeeeh ot nomination ' waa the signal for loosening the long pent up feeling of the Taft legions. Instantly the Ohio delegatea were on their feet, other Taft atatea followed, while th convention fcrxta In e-allerr and on floor broke Into mad demonstration. "Taft. Tati- W. H.-Taft." came In a rvar from the Ohioans. Megaphones s-emel tj spring from concealed places and swell the Taft tumult Into thunder. A huge blue n.k tanner bearing the familiar feiiurej or the statesman-secretary was swung te la e the delegates, awakening a fresh whirl vind of entnualaara. All semblance of order had been aban dons and the dl-gatea" arena was a r.;ae:'.ro.-n of gesticulating men. the guld ona of e states were snatched up by the Tift enthuiasts or borne under by the a: r .i of d;s,irdcr. The band was insuilble a mt-re whisper above the deafening vo u.-re of sound. For ten.fifteen. then twenty ln.u;ea this uproar continued. It wai a repetition of the scene of yesterday when t.".e nam of Rooeevelt broke tn conven tion Into a freniy repeated In Intensity and im?K in duration. But there Is a limit to chyelcal reaourcca of throat and lung. relays had nut been established and at Ut t:.e tjrel voicea died down to a hoars a!.u-: anJ at last aubsltied. Kaickt Bada Noamlaatl. Tl.t lu.l now gave the opportunl;y for the nceh sevondiag Taffs comir.a.ion by Ccorie H. Knlgbt uf California, his b!g ! r-uni face beaming forth on the sympa- I thet-e multitude and his splendid baritone voice welling forth like the tone of a great church organ. California' tribute to Taft waa brief and fervid. Now there as another lull in the Taft movement. l.ile the remaining candidate were placid In nomination. Bolii ia respect to temperature and po litical development the early Indications were that th third day of th republican rational convention would be warmer than ar.r of tta predecessor. . Tl.e cool breese which has given perfect we.ther thus far for the convention gave place in the early morning hours to a high hit lnj from the southwest that started tl.e n trrury tn a rapid climb, and long U.'vre t'e opening of the convention the operates were discarding coats, and tn Sji:i Irotauces vests were sent after the cca.a. Fans were at a premium and "tumer-.ui pages were sent alor.g tl.e rows tf eU. placing a fan In each one. From the political viewpoint the warmth cf ti.e day waa eapected to arise from a poasillc fisht on the flo?r of the convention over th anti-Injunction plar.k of the plat form and th demonatratione In favor otto arious candidate aa their name were p.-.fctteJ to the ccareation. Ti-e dlatea, eapevtir.g a long. Interesi sad phyetcally unccmfortable eeaalon. wr flew In arriving at th hall and for ten mn-tc be for M o'clock, th bour to wf.i-h :h sdjoummeat cf yesterday waa taken, there as less than a dosea of them In tl.etr svsta Th! galleiiea at that were also scantily filled and spec tators were arriving alovly tnald th hall llhcruf h the gathering crowda on toe out aide gave a forecast cf the great things aoon to come. The only people who did not give some Indication of slight Indisposition to ener getic physical exertion were th member cf th band, who tooted their horns and pounded their shepkins with ardor. Taft Mm alrkfaL vt, Taft roanagera In ordr to fully con s;re the tatereaia of their candidate, early la the day placed ca the floor of the con vention, but ot In ta capacity ot either deiegel of alternate, a number of the ICoAtinusd en Second Pag-) SIMUARY OF HIE BE Friday, i, soo. jzr miv jtz. xfa mr, m sr 12 3 4 5 0 Z 8 0 10 If 12 13 14 15 16 IZ 18 1920 21 22232425 26 2Z 23 2980 ns wiiTm. FOR OMAHA OPrNClL BLUFFS AND VIOIXITT-Falr and cooler Friday. FOR NEBRASKA Friday, generally fair, with iwirr eaat portion. FOR IOWA-Frdy. cooler. Temperature at Omaha, yesterday: nour. i-'eg rt-n. anin. niie. HCW TOBIC FT!. 4er OnMBS. Alrtslle. ew TOP II s4iaa gieaa Luuala. New tokk rii. Kew ri"nt Mank wj-iea. srw roMt ki NEW T.lRK riarnta CH"k:h ho K w ate OeeaM. "V"WI ViackMrUi. UvtUPWiL lk. M.ak Lrvaaroou... muiia. m BT WIRELESS. Fa hie Island La Prnv.nr. tsa nti of Bandy Hook at :J n. ra , will probably dork at 11 a. m. Friday. ttbl. Isiand Deutiw-hland 7 miles east t t-any Hook at IX a. m.. will probably o-k at I JO p. m. Thursday. t-p.cle ;eland Mauritania 779 miles east of Sandy Hook at JD p. m. IMMIGRANTS HEAR BIG GUNS laasi Attack ra Wew York Opens Eyes at Xvrsaers te The Shares. NEW TORK. June U The " attack- upon New Tork City by a supposed foreign enemy, which has been so eagerly awaited for several days by the regular and na tional guard troops engaged tn mimic war fare which guard the city and bay, waa begun today In earnest. The first onslaught brought partial vic tory to the Invaders, who fell upon Fort Hancock at Bandy Hook by sea and forced that stronghold to capitulate almost before a shot had been fired. Then, with the outer fortifications effectually silencrd. the "enemy's fleet" started up the channel toward the city In the face of a withering fire from Forts Hamilton and Wedaworth. The great ten and twelve-Inch guns at the forts opened fire while the fleet waa miles away and an imaginery storm of tmal.v- ary shells went sweeping down the bay In the vicinity of the forts the din waa terrific and even mile away the roar of Iha great un could be heard. - . - , if was at the very height of this warltk storm that hundreds of Immigrants got their first sight of this western land, from a btg Cunard steamer that steamed up the bay. As It came within stent ot the farts its decks were swarming with passengers, who looked and wondered at the demon stration, which they might think eartly waa Intended for them alone. MAKING READY AT DENYER V"omlttee on Arrangements Will Inspect Convention Hall Ap palalBFBli xt Week. DENVER. Colo.. June 14 The members of the subcommittee on arrangements for the national democratic convention, who come to Denver next Monday, to remain In session until after the convention, will be here In time to see the work of putting the finishing touches on the convention halL Monday morning, according to present plans, the Auditorium will be turned over to workmen for the Installation of decora tions, that are said to be the moat elabo rate ever planned for a convention. The actual construction work on the building la practically complete, with the exception of the basement rooms, that will be used by the telegraph companies and press asso ciations and by committees for meeting rooms. Today the last of the permanent seats for th Auditorium were placed In position In the balconies and galleries. All thst re mains to be done is the construction of the temporsry floor over the space that will eventually be occupied by th orchestra seats, the building of speaker's platform and the Installation of the temporary seats. These chairs are now enrout to Denver and will be received early next week. SUNDAY SCHOOL WORKERS International Convention Haa Two Tkaauai Delegate at OseBlag. LOUISVILLE. Ky.. June It Th twelfth triennial convention of the International Sunday school asocial ion opened here to day at ths Armory. Over 1000 regularly accredited delegates were on the floor and three tiroes that number of. spectators, many of them visitors from a dlatance. filled the gaileriea The exerctaea were peoed with a memorial strvice for ths laic Rev. John D. Potts, forror head of the International lesson committee. Th sing ing was led by a choir of 100 voloe di rected by the Rev. E. O. Excell of Chicago. Acting Governor W. H. Cox and Mayor James F. Qrtnetead welcomed the dele- gate to th city, th reepone com:ng I 111 .l.u 1 wsri i -m 2 j . a, Vfi. T a. m IT i v wevv-JJ'ty i - m o lw rf.x u a. m n 1 CtiyTv p- m m Y- Wihfl p- m Taj - P- m U Li- .-1rl 2S:S::::::?, ( P. m 71 from Judge J. J. Maciaren of Ontario, j outer room with ecretary Carpenter were Canada, president of the International as-j twenty-five or thirty Wsshlngten corre sociation. No other session as held today. I apondents, each hanging on every wrrd that The real business, ot the convention will I came from the telegraph instrument, b gotten under way Friday morning. Aside j Eselteaaeat BrnaM Teaae. from th sessions of th main eonvenuoa ! Aa th balloting began In the convention, there will te several meetings of branch j th' atmosphere in the two rooms seemed organixatlona dealing with special features . to be charged with excitement. Scarcely of Sunday school work. la word as spoken. Men who ordinarily i ar not affected by nervousness hung over MISSISSIPPI SLOWLY RISING " telegraph instrument self their lives 1 depended upon the words which ths stolid Weather Brea re lets It Reaeh Thirty-Five Feet at t. Lsali. rill ST. LOUIS, June 11 At noon today the flood stage of the Mississippi river had reached M i feet and -was still alowly ria Ing. The weather tureaa r red let the floel U1 reach fert by tomorrow n'ght and will then slowly recede. The great llood of l reached ST.ai feet on June 1L At St. Charles, Mo., a maaaiv log being carried along by th strong current of die Missouri r.ver today struck the Ufa of th ast pier of th road bridge, causing th Uvdge le sick three laches. MR. TAFT HEARS TOE NEWS Secretary Beceiret Bollttins Sur rounded by Family and Friends. . wi m W0HXS USHER KERYOUS TFJSSI05 ; Isyt Words D t Fin Taieas. mItm at a Time Llk This Mrs, Taft Is Do. lighted. ( ,j WASHINGTON. June Id 'Worde do hot find themselves at a time like this. I do not deny thr.t I am very happy." This was the response of Secretary Wil liam H. Taft to a request for an expres sion ef his views on his nomination for the presidency. The sentences did not com easily. Throughout th afternoon preced ing the announcement of hit somlnat.on the secretary had been laboring under sup pressed nervous tension. The atmosphere of his office was electric with excitement. Notwithstanding the great personal Inter, est which he bed tn the proceeding at Chlcag. lOj oiUe away. Secretary Taft did not permit politics to Interfere for a moment with his tranaaetion ef official business as secretary f war. In th In termission . of the receipt of bulletin from the convention, the secretary dis posed ' of several Important departmental questions and when his nomination for th presidency was announced his desk was practically cleared of Important official businers. Throughout the afternoon the ftle of Secretary Taft and the office of bis prrvat secretary. Mr.. Frederick Carpenter, were thronged with members of his family. In timate personal . and official friends and newspaper men. Mr. Taft ftrsai Ballet!. Shortly before 11 o'clock. Mr. Taft ar rived at the War department- She scanned carefully the bulletins which had been re ceived from the convention and distinctly manifested, her pleasure at th result of the action of the convention regarding the platform. She tea close and accurate ob server of things politically and is one of the best adviser th secretary r.a naa throughout the preliminary campaign for th presidential nomination. Mrs. Taft remained in the secretary erivate office throughout the anernoon. She waa atUred In a becoming suit of pur whit and wore a big picture hat of pea green straw adorned with seal brown and pale green ostrich plume. Accompanying her wss th young son of the secretary and Mrs. Tsft. little Chsrlie.- whose spe cisl function It was to carry th bulletins received from the convention from the tele graph operlor to the secretary's desk. He wss the busiest person In th Wir depart ment. While awaiting the coming of the bulletins he stood at the desk of the tele graph operator listening anxiously to tho fateful ticking of the lnatrument. He wore a suit of khaki knlckerboekera. with a blue and white stripped waist. As each bulletin came from the operator's typewriter be canned it quickly and rushed with It Into his father'a office. It was to Jin Taft. ordinarily, that he presented th bulletins rather than to Secretary Taft and h lis tened while his mother read the bulletins to th secretary" assembled gwesta. Shortly alter 4 o"lock Miaa Helen Herroa Tsft .the secretary's daughter. Joined the group In Mr. Taft's private office; The eecretsry laughingly explained that ahe probably would have been there sooner If she hsd not been too nervous to withstand the strain. Miss Taft was Inclined to re sent this comment, but It was apparent that she wss Infected with nerves," as were all others In the office. Important Baslae Traasarted. Just before t he beginning of the bal loting began Secretary Taft announced that he had reached an agreement with Monslgnor Aversa. the apostolic aeiegate to Cuba, providing for the purchase of all the Catholic church holding by the gov ernment In Santiago province. Governor General Wood practically reached an agreement several years ago for the pur chase of the holdlnga for 1635.00. This sgreement was approved by the then Pal ma government. The matter has been hanging fire since that tlm. The agree ment reached today between Secretary Taft and Monslgnor Aversa neecla only the approval of President Roosevelt to make It binding. It Is likely that the president will approve the agreement to- I morrow. It provides for the purchase or the lands at a cost of J363.000 and will finally aettls a matter that haa been pend ing between this government and 111 Vat ican for several years. One of the bulletins received from the convention Indicated that a speaker whllt nominating a candidate bad been greeted with Jeer- When Secretary Taft read it he frowned. "I am compassionate," said he. looking out of a window of his office. "toward anyone who goe through a nom inating experience in a convention. ' The remark of the secretary was a side light on the man. He knew what It mean: to pass through so grave an experience ai a campaign for a presidential nomination Secretary Taft had arranged to visit the war college with Secretary Root at I o'clock, but at the last moment he naturally concluded to wait the result of ths ballot which waa about to be taken In Chicago. By this time the aituatlon In the secre tary's offlc bed become tense. The dr between th secretary's private offl? and Secretary Carpenter's office wss thrown wide. In the former stood Secretary Taft. surrcuedtd by members of his fami'y and personal and political friends. Among them war: Mrs. Taft. Miss Helen Taft, Arsis: ant Secretary of War General Oliver, As sistant Secretary of the Nsvy Newberry; General Bell, chief of staff, and Mrs. Bell; General Edwarda, chief of the Insular bu reau: Oeneral Murray, chief of arti'lery; Oer.eral Aieshtre. quartermaster general; General Noble. Joseph B. B'shop. secretary of the Panama Canal commies on, and James T. Williams. Jr . on of th east erns ta th secretary a campaign. Ia ths ; telegrapher waa ticking cut on his type- writer. Something went wrong with ths official diepaiche. Th first announce ment waa that Maaaachuaetts had cast thirty-two vote -for Taft. Then th an nouncement frora Michigan waa. mad with its one vote tor Cannon. At this moment Secretary Carpenter's telephone Jingled, and William Pannell. Secretary Taft's personal messenger, received a fiaali from the Associated Press that Taft bad bta nominated. The Information, con veyed instantly to Secretary Taft, create! a com motion. Mr. Williams had th con- vContlBued sat Founa Pag. Republican Nominee for President of IOWA WILL NAME CUMMINS Delegation to Put 17o Obstacle Before His Candidacy. F0ET DODGE MAS WELL QXESATE Vie Presidential Fls-b-Aiyi Iav4vw Da Whether T'rlrlmkv' Letter Mar Be - jarded FlaaL (From a Staff Correspondent.) CONVENTION HALL. CHICAGO. June it, Special TelegTam.) Governor Cum mlna' name will be presented to the con vention for vie president. The low dele gation united on the proposition this morn ing. The governor's name will be resented to the convention by Robert Heal-y of Fort Todge. At a meeting of the Iowa delegation this morning the situation waa gone over aid after mutual concessions were made it wss deemed the part cf wisdom on the part of the standpatters to throw nothing In ths wsy of Cummins' presentation. It Is thought the convent on will take a recess after ths nomination of a candidate for president. The vice presidential question waa still entirely unsettled when activities began 'his morning. The confidence of many that the close cf the convention would find Vice President Fslrbanka in his old p!ae on the ticket waa decided y ahaken last night by the circulation of a letter from him to his campaign manager, Joseph B. Healing, In which he declared aa "afcajolutely irrevoo ab.e" his determination, announced through Mr. Healing before the close of the last session of congress, not to be a candidate for renominatlon. In spite of this, it was asserted with a good show of confidence by those urging the vice president's rer.omlnation, that he would not decline If It were unanlmojs. In any event, unless the work of the con vention today is unexpectedly expedited, this mattr will all be threshed OJt tonight after the presidency Is disposed of and to morrow's less on will be free to devot It self to the second place on the ticket. Cummins of Iowa. Guild of Massachu setts. Sheldon of Nebraska. Sherma.i and Cortelyou ot New Tork. Murphy of New Jersey, Knight of California and others, i all hare truer advocatea. E. C. 3. CA5SOV TALKS OF PLATFORM Breaker Appears Satlsged with Work of th Caveallo. CHICAGO. June Is Speaker Cannon waa seen at the Union League club and asked for hie views on ths platform. He aald: I thing ths committee on resolutions has worked out a very commendable exprca sion as to the pcs:rioo of tr.e repjuhcan party in the integrity of the conns and Insists that their powers to enforce tr.f r processes and protect life and property mull be preeerved inviolate. The rtsolu tlona further commend the couria bv rec ommending that what baa been and is tneir practice in laauir.g Injunction ha:l b exresaly declared in in statutes. 1 appros te plank it adopted. 1 siso itifiove tn ptank as reporte.1 touching' sn strendmert to tne Srierman anli-tniet act. Te committer s'ruck out of the tentative draft of that plank the langrase which eemed t eninrfe clan legislation. I think ail repibi:rar.s can unite In the endorsement ft thae two plar.ka over which there has been so much controversy. As to tr tsriff plank it is in exa. t har mony ra-'i -.it in" adopted by ti e republican convention tf the e ghteenth Con(res!onal duiri I of Iii.nuis. t.it ft 1 have the Knor to represent and aa the resolution was sprrfed h me before It waa adopted. 1 nai'iraliy a,ipre tne ex pression in the r.aiimsl platform, exprea- lons of aome of the neaepaper writers to the contrary not withstand. ng. EXCITEMENT IS M5ARLV F4TAL Pandeiasa at Convention Taw Msrk for Oae Rovlt Uoanaer. CHICAGO. Juns U -H. L. Frank, presi dent ot the Southern Cross Mining com psr.y of Butte. Mor.t., who became 111 on Tuesday in the PaJmer house, recovered enough yesterday to continue his Journey from But'.s to Cincinnati tn company with a physician. Mr. Frank has been mayor ot Butte l ice. He came here to attend 1 th convention acd xnecl4 ts) visit rale ,.S - " - af -V 1r coTiT-ieoy sMaaieafcwMia VVilliam H. Taft. ROLL CALL ON PRESIDENT STATES. Alabama Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Iuislana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jers?v New York North Carolina Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina .... South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Alaska Arizona District of Columbia'. , Hawaii New Mexico Philippine Islands . Porto Rico Totals 22, 18! 20, 14 6i 2l 2, 261 20i 24 IS . 12j 32 27 22 ir::::: 6 16 . a. . 15. 10! 2i. 2 14 . , S 1 s 13 ; 24i 3; 6, " 6 2 ei 2! 2; 2 7021 Absent. tlves In Cincinnati after the adjournment. He Inlereatfcd himself in the Roosevelt boom. The excitement of the opening of the convention and hia despondency over the recent death of hia mother caused his illness. OIH JIM HAS PLATFORM SKAT Mayer Daalanea Gets Good View of Restablleaa Convention. -It's a great convention and I enjoyed my halt day at It." ssys Mayor Dahlman. who returned Thursdsy from Chicago. wher he went to attend a meeting of the 1 committee on arrangementa for the demo cratic national convention. Tne- mayor says th entire committee wss shown over ths coliseum ar.ere the republican con vention is held. Mayor Dehimaa aays he was given a scat on the platform and saw the workings ot ti.e convention Wednes day, but chanced to be assent dur.ng the Roosevelt demonstration. He aaya the Ne braska delegatea have an excellent location. CAXXOV WlRtlS (OM.R ATI LATIOISS Seada Telegram ta Secretary Taft Be- far End ef Boll tall. CHICAGO. June IA-Before the callnj of the rill on the presidential nomination had been comcleted Speaker Cannon had sent a message to Secretary Taft conceding LLe ccretAjj'a aorr.lnatijc, tidrtng hig the United States P ? r " E : r I . s , 3 30 3' 3,.. 65 1- . .f. 64 i h ! !- :::: ::;::::: 1!!:::;!:;:: ; : : ;1; : ; :! 1 " i; ; ; 1 t i.... I 25........ i i . :::::::;::::!::::':::::;:;:::: ........ l.... ; i !! :::: :::: ::::(;:: 63 58, 40 68; 25 10 own service In the campaign and congratu lating hint. Th speaker's message was as followsi CHICAGO. June Tart u,.hi.rn.. it Hoo. Wllllsm H. You have been n mi- nated as a candidate far j.reioe.it by rrpuunvan national convention. 1 r.iar.l.y congraiulal you. Tou will be elecej by the peupi in November. Illinois w li cast her electoral vote for you. Vhaleer I can do for your success and thst vt the party wiil be done. J. G. I'AX.N'yS. DOLLIVER TAKIKfGi LIFE EAST He Ha Mad It Kawet He Waat XoastaustloB. Deeia'l FORT DODGE, la. Jua 11 Sp.cai Senator J. P. Dolllvsr, concerning waom so much talk has been Srojstd whenever the vie ptesidentlai aom nation is men tioned. Is tskmg at easy at Us ho.ne here. List night ha tock the whole firmly out itdu.g behind ths old faml y hoi a. He spends his days reading ths n.aipi.ri f jr ceaa and romping with his children on the olUvr lawn aurr jjtid.rg to homi be recently purchased. Ha rarely la awa la th business part of ths city, but re mains at home resting front Ms lab. rs dur- J ln tb recent senatorial ramiaign. j Senator DolUver baa declared to his clow prraonai inenoa nere inat he doeo not desir the vice president'! n-ml-atk.n aid the Iowa delegstlon at Chic mo has been mad aware of that fact and a: no linger aendjig him telegram Informing h m o th convention caws. BIG CROWD GOES IV I L Great Applause Greets Announcement of the First Ballot NO MORE SLED ED TO SETTLE IT Nomination Made Unanimous arSoon as Quiet is Bettered. SOME BOLL CALLS ON PATFORM Nebraska, in Several Instances Votes With the Minority. COMMITTEE REPORT IS ADOPTED Nominating Speeches for Candidates Stir Up the Galleries. UNABLE TO STAMPEDE DELEGATES Cstsae There fader Iaatraetleaa Frwn th Varlona State aa Ttefaa ta B IweryS I'roaa Their Cears. fFTom a Staff Correspondent.) CHICAGO. June 18. Special Telegram V- Seven hundred and two votes tor William Howard Taft. That announcement by Chairman Lodge at ten close of the first ballot tells the story In a nutshell. The announcement of the vote to the 1S.0O0 and , more peop.e crowding the stifling Coliseum from end to end and corner to corner waa fallowed by tumultuous applause. A motion was' made at the first lull to make the nomina tion unanimous and then a recess waa taken until morning to permit of confer ences en the vioe presidency. Today was Taft day In the big conven tion. Just as yesterday waa Roosevelt day. It was not ail one way. however, and the presence ot a dissenting minority waa dis tinctly tn evidence at different points, yet only to accentuato the fact that the re publican party Is a party ot majorities, and that the delegates and not the visitor In the galleries make the convention record. The roil calls weretaken on resolutions without producing any modification ot the platform draft presented aa the commit tee's majority report. Nebraska voted with the minority on several propositions, prop ositions on which our repjblicana had al ready spoken In stale platforms, but at no time was there encouragement that any ot the minority recommendatlona would be accepted. The spectacular scenes of th day Cime In connection with the nominating speechea. Haalr 1 Tlrena. . Fan-banks' sponsor. . Governor HnTv, i outwore the auditors patience and sul j fcred constant interruptions, unseemly, yet ' not without humor. His characteristic ges ture of striking one hanl on the other was taken up around the hall, so that every time he brought hie hands together ther resounded a general sharp handclap. Th projection of th name of " Taft brought round after round ot enthusisstlo applause and a typical mlxup ot noise, ac companied with the volleying of the state standards around that of Ohio. The efforts of the two Wisconsin men ' who spoke for La Follette were plainly directed toward working toward a Rooe I velt stamped In th hope that their favor i ite would profit by It. It was hsrd to tell ! Just how much of th ensuing demonstre I tlcn belonged to La Follette and how much j to Ro. s velt. Th galleries hsd th moat I part in it. The men displaying Roosevelt pictures snd bannrs and the claas yelling ' of Wisconsin university atudents seemed j to be the chief noise-making centers, from ! which the pandemonium spread. If noise alone would stampede a great nominating i convention this one would have been etam- peded. but the work of the delegates had ben mapped out and definitely determined. With accredited delegate Mr. Taft I get mora than two-thirds. President Roose velt three Pennsylvania votes previous counted for Knox and La Folletto hi sj twenty-five In Wisconsin. Not a favorlt son candidat could run his total tin over one-tenth that of the man In the lead. The convention duly registered th will of the republicans of th several state a ready expressed. Not a single delegate showed any disposition to violate Instruc tions Imposed by his constituency. And no mil but Taft could at any tlnwt have been nominated except by wholesale repudiation of such Instructions. V. R. TORNADO IN JCUSTER COUNTY Severed Mease Demolish aad Heavy Property La Rewalt 9lavr B rekra Boot. ! BROKEN BOW. Neb., June U-Spwdal Telegram. A severs tornado swept over j part of Cuater county ahortly after S o'clock laat night, doing a great amount of ' damage. The reaidence of Fred Arthur, ' four miles southwest of here, waa com i oletely demolished. The family took ref- I uge in a leant o and escaped serious Injury. V. J. Stedry. In the same neighborhood, lost a b.g barn and outhouse. On the fsrm of George Pelsey. ten trifle southwest of here, a new cement block res i Iderce and fira barn were swept easy, the I j , v,.. .,.. nK.Ki. th;Gma' 1 to X.uw or Sa.000- As nesr aa can be learned, no Uvea hat been lost. Other damages cannot he estimated, as telephone communication la cat off from that district. THREE PAPER MILLS UNITE Sua of th Largest Plants la Wis. coasla, with 3,000,000 Capi tal Consolidate. CHICAGO. June 11 -A despatch to the Tribune from Appleton, Wis.. saps: With ths lncorp jraMjn yesterday of the ! Nekoosa-Edwards Paper romcany. with a capi.ai ox sa.v'.v, uii iargcac paper milla in Wisconsin hav been cen solldsted. They were the Nekoosa Paper company of Nckocia ar.l U. Jha Ed warda Manufacturirg company and Port Edwarda Fiber cimrany of Port Elwards. Besides the mills loouaand of sxrea of timber lands in Wisconsin and t-'pper Michigan are Induced in the consolidation. The three plants i.sre a combined dally ou:put of i1l.4 pounds of print paper. Sue pounds of ground wood ul ajvd nu.CwO pounds of sulphil XabeC,