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CLEAN PROGRESSIVE Not Radical But Not Dull But [i-opyrlght, 1012, hi The Trlrune Aaaocla'ton.l >* . PRICE FTYE CENTS. V» LXXII....N* 23,961. **-*"ttRBT'¦*¦ NEW-ÏORK, SUNDAY, JUNE 23, 1912.-FIVE PARTS-SIXTY PAGES. TAFT AND SHERMAN RENOMINATED; "RUMP" CONVENTION NAMES ROOSEVELT Assemblage in Orchestra Hall Attended by Poll of Vote Gives Taft 561; Roosevelt, 107; About 1 50 and Cast Out La Follette, 41 ; Cummins, 17; Hughes, 2¡ Regular Many Present, but Not 344. Delegates Meets to Form New Party. Voting, MEN GIVE A "SILENCE EFFORT TO CLAIM REGULARITY COLONEL'S to at All and Will But Many Disregarded His Order Not Vote No Name Selected by "Progressives" and Attempt Instructions.Great Confusion Electors and Followed Primary Be Made to Take Over Republican in Convention Toward End, but Plans in Several States with Organizations Beginning Go as Scheduled. Illinois.Great Crowd Watcher Proceedings. Through -H\ -i p'.-iff r-flrr'^pnnJ»nt of Th-« Tribun». 1 [By a Stqff Correspon Hent of The Tribune.] Chicago, June 22..William Howard Taft was renominated fof 22..Theodore Roosevelt, in a speech in Orchestra Hall to¬ Chicago. June President of the United States to-night by practically a two-thirds vote started a movement for the formation of a new national party As many night, of the national convention, his total vote being 561, and James School- of the Roosevelt delegates and alternates as could be got together adopted craft Sherman was renominated for Vice-President a vote of 597 resolutions previously prepared under the direction of Mr. Roosevelt and in by which they said: "We hereby nominate Theodore Roosevelt as the candidate of immediately thereafter. Ex-President Roosevelt received 107 votes; 2. our party for the office of President of the United States." Senator La FoUctte, 41 ; Senator Cummins, 17, and Justice Hughes, friends In reply the colonel said there were those who asked him and his This has been the big day in the national convention. All the con-- nominated for the Presidency to 6tay in the party "which has just fraudulently tests before the committee on credentials and the reports of that com¬ fraud." He declared that the con¬ a man who inspired and profited by the mittee had been adopted varying, but always safe, majorities. elected" national committee by vention had provided a mean«; for a "fraudulently A broad, progressive and sane platform was reported by ex-Vice- will of the voters at the which four years from now might again overthrow the Presidcnt Fai; banks for the committee on resolutions, and was adopted primaries. by a vote of 666 to 396, with sixteen absentees. Of those opposed to the the reso¬ The colonel said that while he recognized ir. those who addressed and indeed to everything else which would promote the nomi¬ convention," platform, lutions to him the "lawfully elected delegates to the Republican nation of Mr. Taft. 343, obeying the mandate of Colonel Roosevelt, sol¬ he accepted their nomination on only one condition: emnly announced when their names were called that they were "present, in "I feel that the time has come when not only men who believe pro¬ but not voting." This was as near to administering the "silence" pro¬ maxims of gressive principles but all men who believe in those elementary posed by James R. Garfield and Gifford Pinchot as the Roosevelt people successful free public and private morality which must underlie every form of came. ask to to your government should join in one movement. I therefore you go The delegates who refused to vote because Colonel Roosevelt had home and then several homes to find out the sentiment of the people at again asked them not to constituted majorities in ten states, as follows: Cali¬ to nominate for the Presidency a Penn¬ come together. I surest by macs convention, fornia. Kansas, Maine. Minnesota, Nebraska. New Jersey, Ohio, Progressive candidate on a Progressive platform." sylvania. South Dakota ird West Virginia. It is planned to take advantage of any friction which may be generated ALLEN SINGS COLONEL'S SWAN SONG. move¬ among the Democrats at Baltimore to swing into the new Progressive have J. Allen, of Kansas, was chosen to sing to the convention ment members of that party Representatives of the colonel already Henry Colonel Roosevelt's swan song. He did it well, and strongly indorsed for Baltimore to make ove-tures to the Progressives there. It was sug¬ itarted the colonel's to his not to vote on any motion which name cf »He new be the National Progressive party. plea supporters gested to-day that the party thereafter be the Southern contests, has enlisted in the migh' put. Ormsby McHarg, who framed up Colonel Roosevelt's denunciation of the convention and his im¬ new pa'ty. ps sinned pica for support stiffened up several delegations. New York I have had a break with the colonel." he declared. "I "It is not true that voted 85 for the to 5 against it Illinois, which had voted as offered services. If the Democrats turn Mr. Bryan platform law him to-day and my strongly against the President at 31 to 7, swung around and voted 46 we will have the chante of a century to unite with the Pro¬ down in Baltimore for the Taft platform to 9 against, with three absent. Idaho came over in the formation of a real people's party. I would suggest gressive Democrats in a body, and so did Missouri. Gains were made in several states, and the name of the Liberal party." the Taft total.666.made it so obvious that the President was in full sent Representative George C. Curry, of New Mexico, is one of the scouts control of the convention and constantly gaining that the Roosevelt to see what can be dene toward splitting some of to the Baltimore convention people became more ugly than ever the Democratic He is a former Rough Rider the Progressives away from party. Colonel Bryan, who threw up nil job as a reporter and left for the whom he was Territorial and an old friend of Colonel Roosevelt, by appointed Democratic convention in Baltimore this afternoon, admitted he believed He is now a from that state, but de- Governor of New Mexico. Representative the success or failure of the Roosevelt third party movement depended as he was elected as a Republican, and will dares that he will resign his seat, WILLIAM llow \Ki) ! AFT. wholly on the wisdom with which the Democrats chose their Presiden¬ work for the colonel's fwrty. tial candidate. Mr. Brvan would not indicate what course he regarded for of the L'nited States tin National Convention. PRENDERGAST DOES NOMINATING. Uenominated Presiden! by Republican as the wisest foi the Democrats to pursue, but he intimated that the nomination of a conservative would surely pave the way for the success The Colonel Roosevelt was made by Controller William speech nominating of the proposed New Nationalist party. He was cheered by a large of New York, who was to have presented the colonel's name WHO DID HOW STATE DELEGATIONS A. Prendergast. DELEGATES section of the galleries and by most of the Roosevelt delegates as he to the regular Republican convention. NOT INDORSE PLATFORM. VOTED ON NOMINATIONS left the Coliseum. Dean William Lev/is, of the University of Pennsylvania Law School, Draper '"' Theodore Roosevelt, who cannot himself to a realization of delivered address Chicago lune VVI en bring who was to make one of the seconding speeches, to-night's i.-ik^n to-dsv ti, tl,«* F<« a «* *n the fact that the "overwhelming demand" for his nomination is myth, for the convention. Nu t' rial Conventl« m on ll .¦ Indorsem« n\ which he had prepared Republican «*;« utilized his last in the convention when he asked Allen. the notification committee, of the ristfnrm the it...*-\ d« opportunity |f Representatives of twenty-two state* composed put Into <*fffrt th' Ir po'lrj Kansas, to read his denunciation of the convention because it had f-iilcd which informed Colonel Roosevelt of hi« nomination, and in a sens« stood as A «ni-¦!#» «ho«* ii«g tli« number <«f dele¬ atatea, nol v« tlnsr, fol to nominate him. of Controller gates, by M N. Y. 76 . 8 for the movement. The committee consisted Prendergast, f« 24.Ala 22 sponsors Alur.ama . 2 Net» fork 1 MANY WOUNDS ARE LEFT. '~V ''«t«.iir.i -An« 6 2V-N. C of Richmond Pear- Callfornls . 24 Korth 8 Lisner, California; ex-Representative . of New York; Meyer . 1 I0 N. D. 10 7 . .14 Matthew of Massa¬ milan« . Oblo 1Ü.ArU 17 A> a result of the reiteration of Colonel Roosevelt's cries of "fraile!" of Michigan; Hale, I* -- 4*«, Oh,o 14 .On, of North Carolina; Frank Knox, Kan«ai . Oklaho 26--Cal 2 21 ... i 2 Everard Bierer, Mam» . 12 iregon 20.Okla.. 1 and "thieves," no Republican convention ever adjourned leaving so chusetts; A. R. Garford. Ohio; David Browning, Kentucky; jr., « K.I 12.Col 12 Maryland . Pennaj-lranh 10-Oro H 3 H Conn 11 sores and with so little that the wounds would be healed. Walter Vermont; Judge Oscar R. Hundley, Alabama; Judge Mlnoi«. S'.iih r*amiins. 9 many prospect Utah; Thompson, I«i 6 7h .P-inn Ma««a«-hu««Ma ... 14 S'.'Hli Ink.,la 6.Del But his determination to start a third which he can dominate Andrew Rahn, Minnesota; Judge Stevens, Iowa; a 10.P. 10 party Ben B. Lindsey, Colorado; Mlrhlaan . Tonneeeae ..... 1 12.Fie 1? s - 1 send .