Sherman Named Taft Vice Presidential Pick At Convention
The scene in Chicago shifted as the Taft camp settled on James S. Sherman for vice president after a long night of bargaining. Delegates praised the choice, with Lodge’s command of the roll call and a dramatic removal of a megaphone heckler marking the moment. Sherman greeted supporters at New York headquarters and prepared for Cincinnati campaigning.
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Senator Lodge
Governor Guild
Old Bay State
Franklin Dennison
Illinois
Chase Osborn
Michigan
Patt
Gulla
Golden Gate
Hell Gate
Thomas N. McCarter
Murphy
New Jersey
Dennis Flynn
Sherman
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Lodge
Concord Bridge
Taft
Crane
Massachusetts
Fort
North River
New York
Warner
Missouri
Longworth
MR. Sherman
Chicago
Cincinnati
Auditorium Annex
Herbert Parsons
Seagators Lodge
Hemenway
Fulton
Scott
Long
Curtis
Beveridge
Rodenberg
Boutell
Wilson
Mann
Madden
Pray
Montana
Graham and Olmested
Mudd
Maryland
Slemp
Virginia
McCleary
Frank H. Hitchcock
Willson
Kentucky
Crawford
South Dakota
Sheldon
Nebraska
Bryce
Union League Club
Cannon
Fight Over Chairman Hitchcock vs. Vorys
The struggle for the Republican National Committee chairmanship centers on Arthur J. Vorys and Frank Hitchcock with Henry Herrick backing Vorys and Secretary Taft leaning to Hitchcock. The committee plans a Cincinnati decision after informal talks and a subcommittee visit to the candidate. Elmer Dover and William Stone were reelected secretary and sergeant at arms amid praise for the convention’s orderly conduct.
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Vorys
Herrick
Messrs
Clayton
Kellogg
Borah
Nagel
Duncan
Ward
Louden
Hitchcock
Cincinnati
Charles P. Taft
Henry W. Taft
Taft
National Committee
Elmer Dover
Ohio
William Stone
Maryland
Mr. Stone
Stone
Mr. Dover
Bryan silent on Republican Convention actions at Fairview
William J. Bryan declined to discuss the Republican National Convention. he received bulletins by telephone at his Fairview library and hosted callers. He prepared a platform analysis expected to publish tomorrow. In Trenton New Jersey the first Taft club in the city formed within hours of Secretary War nomination news. officers named L Whittaker president R C Walker vice president R R Whitehead secretary and W A Dayle treasurer.
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Mr. Sherman
William H. Taft
James S. Sherman
Willson
Kentucky
Taft
Sherman
White House
House of Representatives
New Yorker
National
Stevenson
Colorado
Congress
Whitehead
Lincoln, Neb
William J. Bryan
Fairview
Bryan
Jersey
Trenton
N. J
Trenton House
L. Whittaker
R. C. Walker
R. R. Whitehead
W. A. Dayle
Committee Informing Sherman of Vice Presidential Nomination
The committee lists informants for James L. Sherman as Vice-President across states led by Alabama Frank H. Lathrop and California James L. Paul with dozens more named including Georgia M. B. Morton and Maryland George B. Timanus. The roster includes unlisted states and not selected entries for Kentucky Tennessee and Alaska.
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Alabama
Frank H. Lathrop
Arkansas
A. C. Jones
California
James L. Paul
Colorado
Albert
A. Reed
Connecticut
William E. Burnham
Delaware
H. A. Richardson
Florida
George W. Allen
Georgia
M. B. Morton
Idaho
Warren Truett
Illinois
Robert B. Clark
Indiana
G. Will Wilson
Iowa
Eene Shafter
Kansas
George H. Hunter
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Horace P. Mitchell
Maryland
George B. Timanus
Massachusetts
Samuel E. Winslow
Michigan
E. P. Foss
Minnesota
Andrew Peterson
Mississippi
Charles Banks
Missouri
Louis Benecke
Montana
C. M. Blair
Nebraska
J. H. Arends
Nevada
John G. Thompson
New Hampshire
Lester F. Thurber
New Jersey
Ernest R. Ackerman
New York
George W. Aldridge
North Carolina
Virginia
R. I. Roop
Washington
W. K. Rucker
West Virginia
T. E. Houston
Wisconsin
Atley Peterson
Wyoming
Frank W. Mandell
Alaska
Arizona
J. W. Powell Tetrict
Columbia
Richard P. Horner
Republicans Unanimous on Taft Sherman Ticket
Republican leaders praised the Taft Sherman ticket as meeting high party standards and poised for victory in November. Several Democrats offered praise or withheld criticism, while figures like Senator Platt General Tracy and George R. Sheldon spoke highly of Taft and Sherman as the campaign began.
Republicanviews on nomination praised as solid choice
A political observer notes from a Republican perspective that the nomination is solid and likely to gain broad support. The remark casts the pick as favorable to conservative priorities and electoral prospects.
Mr. Sherman Seen as Ideal Senate Presiding Officer
The Tribune notes James Schoolcraft Sherman would be an ideal Senate presiding officer. It highlights his parliamentary skill, even temper, knowledge of legislative law, and experience in the House, plus his strong campaign bearing and Western appeal.
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Washington
James Schoolcraft Sherman
United States Senate
Taft
Representative Sherman
Congress
Reed
Sherman
David B. Henderson
Iowa
New York
Senate
Chairman Hepburn
House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee
Hepburn
Senator Depew
Shermans
McKinley
Jim” Sherman
Roosevelt and Taft Congratulate Sherman on Nomination
President Roosevelt sent a telegram to Representative Sherman offering hearty congratulations and best wishes for Taft and Sherman. Secretary Taft also telegraphed his delight and invited Sherman to confer in Chicago. Governor Hughes and others sent congratulatory messages from Albany and Boston praising Sherman’s selection for Vice President.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Sherman
Taft
Cinefa
Cortelyou
Mr. Sherman
Albany
Hughes
James &. Sherman
Auditorium Annex
L. Woodin
Stewartford
Boston
Governor Guild
Tam
Massachusetts
Tafts
Massachusett
Shermat
Lodge
Crane
Guild
Sutherland Switches to Taft Seen in White Plains
William B. Sutherland former Westchester City Reporter in White Plains says he will vote for Taft calling his election the best for the country. He notes business men across parties share the view and recalls backing Taft in both prior campaigns.
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William B. Sutherland
Westchester C Ty
Wnite
White Plains
Suther
Chicago
Whichas
Sutherland
Taft
Republiccans
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