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Ist Edition the Seattle Star "~701.nx NO. 99. . rnW- __^___ _________________________________ _______________ i , __________________________________________________ , CHOSEN ON THE FIRST BALLOT TODAY The Roosevelt Wave of Yesterday Was Safely Passed — Burton Gets an Ovation When He Rises to Nominate Taft—The Allies Present Their Hopeless 1 Candidates, Fairbanks, Can non, Knox and Hughes. j COLISEUM. CHICAGO. JUNE —BULLETIN— TOJUAM HOWARD TAFT WAS NOMINATED FOR TO![PRESIDENCY ON THE FIRST BALLOT THIS StBRNOON BY THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CON JtMAT TAFT OVATION. MUSEUM. CHICAGO Junt IS. -lalat " — When Congressman turn arete, to nominate Taft Sart WIS *n evatien of four rain aw BtSsre - Ihs i speak er could be an SW speech. The Ohloane. who ' sad been wtt ting far tha moment a tmve.'troio snd ett'ted th« jusrinp - flays wort wived In all f_rtt *H ths ha!' and Ihs resound mm chssrt were •'"'oil deafening. Swat a wsll prepared ovtt.on and MM wall tamed out. . '..Iks tall cen^r oilman from f^silirl steed far over these —in. mt ell. ta utter tht first ward Mt tdd'tet. ea grtst was the ■Mt mt tumult. Thers * wss ' t Ssssasss about .he crowd when It 01 sa*st Hewn mat had net been Mbteame safe's An seemed IS mm tt hear what wo., be said t* tht fsrvmost candidate. J'After Congressman Burton had Saaßld I'll lessen nomlnitlng Vt the crowd brake tease Into t tat tamuit at cheering that tttttd hr 8 rainutos. Evsryono Joined a are finally tht Ohio delegation mUrtmt* n»arch down ths lltlt that hrwd late a .march around the •a*, headed by the Wa deltgt ■at s Staring Tilfi pictura on a Isasei.'; . Tkt partite wit joined by dtle pM from J J states, representing I total tf svtr MO vetee. CHEER CANNON'S NAME. ' COILISEUM. CHICAGO. June It -gsttstin— When Rep. Boulelle. In "aunat'ng Cannon, referred la bstsla. there wss tremendous tp tatst. which was Increased when IW name of Roosevelt wss ipotin Tti Rotttvelt demonttrttian, how •we, did down iftar one minute. Tks mention of Cannon's ntmt ere- Urn) tatlttmtnt In ths gtllcrltt and •ay let loose tht wddsst ebttrlng • fsr heard today. Ths llllneli MtgtUen leaped to its fast and. •ringing on Ihs chi.rs. shouted: *\jncl« Jet! Unclt Joel" .;-.* Tht I demonstration letted ,1 ant eitals tnd a -* ' FAIRBANKS DEMONSTRATION COLLISEUM. CHICAGO, June IS. iJlHWlttlne--Cev. frank Htnlty, I h atmjntting Fairbanks, became **rtfs 4mX rspsatsd Interruptions ■Ml,tho crowd. At length, ht »_mt la trie galleries md. shaking •a tut. exclaimed: PLltyjfrltndi, it will depend en Nt haw tang I talk: I can stay mi HI night, if naesiiary!" •The crowd then yelled the louder jJJ'.IN storm of tppltuts drowned •jttead of tho gtvtl. . Every al* mm ta Fairbanks wat greeted »1« jttet md cat calls. When Htn ey iiksntd ftirbanki to a purt ■**is ihaft, the crowd wtnt Into ; NevttiJent of mirth. ,»iht Ttft dtltgttet, who hid prt | **r*4 ti, i for , dtmonttratlon for IP* tandiditt, war. loud in thtlr JtWlng. , t>" a- . Dtvtrldgt and J '"•"•sway of Indians, overcome by ** dltpliy tgtlntt Fairbankt. .•"•St* on their chain tnd shouted ■ Htsiey: , "**"* him' Name him'" ■_mmrm»m Lodge restored order ! <TL!?*,,,«/ stid: fim#.s** ** him whsn ' °*' *Jw" The Intereuptlont continued fre im** 1* .'— he proceeded with hit I •tut. * ' (By Un.taW Press.) JWJBEUM, CHICAGO, J.me it. •te mercury wss about 10 de _** Is lha ball today and big a™ *H* dlatrMt.u. 4 Wearing a pl« --*« of Taft on «« .Ma aad on I the other the Inscription Tried aad found true " ■■ably %*) per cent of the dejw gates were la their teats when the convention opened SI 19: IT this taorntag. The Re» John Waaler Hilt, of New York, offered the prayer Senator Hopkins of Illinois, read! Ibe platform, at adopted by the j committee tnd It wat adopted at read. After the adoption nf the committee, reports, the convention proc.-.-ded wttb the nominations. Congressman Henry 8. Route!!, who presented the name of Speaker Johepb O. Cannon, was first to nominate a native son 'Governor J. freak llanley, of Indiana, then nominated thst Mate's favorite son. Vice I'rrtideat lair- j bar. Vs. Congressman Tbeodore B. Itur too. of eland Ohio, placed the j name of Secretary Taft before the convention Hl* speech waa fre quently, Interrupted by applause Burton Noe.inattt Tift Senator Hurt on tald In part This con Ten I n enters upon the grata responsibility of selecting a presidential candidate with the CONGRESSMAN T. E. BURTON Who Nominated Ttft, I serene assurance that the rep.it. 1 lican party will continue to rule this people. What assembled mul ■ titude In any land bat ever pointed the wsy to such beneficent results for home and for the progress of ths whole human race aa tbe re curring conventions of tbts grand old organization t Vet we do not rely alone upon the record of thai ! which It haa accomplitbed. We emphasise, even more. Its su preme qualification to solve the problems of Ibe present. Approprlatt Occasion. "It It rtpedally appropriate that this gathering should be held In this marvel. city of Chicago, whence the steel bends of com merce reach out In every direction, over plain and river snd mountain, : to almost boundless distance. bring- , ing the richest treasures of ■ con tinent to lay them st your feet 11.,.. it was that the righteous up rising against slavery snd Hour bonltro. sprung from the nstlon's conscience, raited ita ftrtt triumph ant voice when Abraham Lincoln waa nominated And here, again. j wllh notes of thunderous acclaim, enraptured throngs greeted the naming of Garfield, of lllalne, of Harrison, and of Itooaevclt "Again Ohio presents a candidate SKA 111 I WASH., THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 1908. to the national republican conven tion.' In seven stubbornly con tested presidential campaign*, sons of her sacred Mill have ted the em battled republican botta to victory. The lluckeye stale haa saturedly contributed her share of statesmen and generals for the upbuilding of the nation. "Wo welcome, the friendly rivalry of candidates from other atatt-e— from the great Empire state, the Keyetooa state. Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin, forming with Ohio CONGRESSMAN H. S. BOUT! IL Who Placed Cannon's Nib, Before lha Convention. a bttud expanse, attending in an broken swewp from old ocean to the uppermost bound of the great ! eat of Inland —mm Each of these tents a I, ader aiming leaders wbaiwa arhiev.tnents and rawsa are not fined to the narrow Urn lit of a tingle commonwealth. To day w lib fervid earnestness we wage a contest for -he prtte To morrow. united tor tha fray and quickened by a wat fiery teal, the cbamptoaa of tU tbe candidates will go forth with mounting eeihit slum to vanquish th* foe. Tht Man Roosevelt. "Against all three abuse* aad Is the work for restoring old Ideals at honesty and equality, aa Well aa for higher standards of rial doty. I one maa has Mood preeminent, sad that man la Theodore Roosevelt | Against corruption in every form be baa tat his fare with arias de termination, prompt and fearless la action and with that Intelligent leadership which ha* aaa.ired the establishment ot a better era In I which the strong and the weak alike must submit themselves to the Impartial rte.utli.ii of the law. "Who so fir to take up the tatka which thlt wondrous generation urn • mandt show Id be wttety and Impar tially performed as hit great war secretary* Since lha day when. ; In tlenjamin Harris.. administra tion, theto two first met the owe tt solicitor general the other at a member of the civil service onto mission — they hue been hound to gether by like Ideals and alma, by close ties of friendship, and by the I exchange of mutual counsel, each I with bis own Individuality and characteristics . keeping constantly ; la view the ennobling vision of a better and greater America. Why Taft It Logical Man. "No one has ever yet assumed the presidential chair who had re ceived a mora Ideal preparation for the duties of that great office. As Judge In state and federal courts at solicitor general, aa governor of Philippines, aa tecretarj of war, which haa Included the work 'if colonial secretary ami director of national public works he haa re reived his (raining and has slwsys shown bmiaelf matter of 'he tltua •lon and competent to make more honorable and beloved the Ameri can name There have been no years of Inaction In his career. He has been continuously encaged In I weighty tasks and each successive service haa tw^-n characterised by an Increasing Influence upon moat vital questions. Civet Ntmt to Convention. "Secretary Ttft exceptional famllarlty wtth condltiona In the distant Orient—ln Jspan. In China. We may rest assure.! that our tra ditional friendship with Japan will continue. Moreover, the Mare promises that the ttumbertng mil- MM of 'hint will awake from the lethargy of ages, anil she then will realize that lb.- morning dawn of fresher life tnd wider outlook comes to her across the broad Pa cific from free America, her truest friend and helper. We covet i,„ portion of her territory. We desire from lot. a* from nil nations, in created good will and that mutual MBpBCt which knows neither l.lns ter nor cringing 00 either tide. Thus In this new era of larger re latione. Secretary Taft. with his comprehension of national and In ternational subjects, would furnish s certainty .if i-a-ncc snd sustain.-.! ' prestige. Under liim, st home and . everywhere, this mighty people would hava an assured confidents* tn tha tecsre development and pro ■raaa of tha country and would tvst »ala- In the reliance that a chief . ii'i'imii' waa st Hi helm who, la peace ... In wsj". would Kiii.lx the deetillles of tha nation with a j stiviiii lisii.l mid with a gentle, I'tttrtoilc heart, jft "And so t.xtsy. In tbe prraenca of more than tea thouaand, and with lha Inspiring thought of ll'*- well nigh ten ttumttud times ten Hum land who dwelt within our borders, I nominate for tha presidency thst perfect type of American manhood, that peerleaa representative of the noblest Idmla In nut national Ufa. j VVitlUm 11. Taft. of Ohio" Out. Charlee BL Hughae, of New York, was nomlnaled by G»n. Btsw. art 1.. Woodford, of New York. tt.-iiat.ir Philander C Knoi, of Pennsylvania, was nominated by Lieut, ''...v. Robart ■- Murphy, of Panas.i.ot.ia K. ualnr J. It F..raker wt» nmu- 1 mated by C. H. MeCot] of Ohio. ; Senator lAfotlttte was noBIM at.-.! by Chiasms, of Wltvoustn. m iaa "i - — CONVENTION FOR SEATTLE Victor Ilea k man sa-neiary of the REPUBLICAN PLATFORM Read Before the Delegates and After the Minority Report Was Defeated Was Formally Accepted— New In junction Plank Injected.. COLISEUM. CHICAGO June I*—The platform tt p'epi'id by the committee wss read before Iht tonventlon tola morning, being IM first order of bwtlntSS. Senator Hopkins. of llllngii. read tt and after me minority report had Men defeated Iht platform was adopted as presented. . The injunction plank at Injected it not to tha liking of the labor Utters ■*' OWWeeßaaaaMaaaaaaßaaaaeaßßa (By United Press.) COLLISBUM. CHICAGO Jews '**—Ths eaaal'-tioet committee today reported the pisVlacm Is tot tonvtntion tten t*l?r it ten vowed The pisiform ss tubmtlStd fallow! "Ones mors Ihs rtpuai'can parly, In convention assembled, tub mitt Ha cauts te ths peep's , -This grsst historic eegan tat'an. ihtt dittroyid iltvery pre served ths Unic-a, restorsd ersil.t, tapandtd Ihe national domain. ittabiiahed a lound financial system, developed our induttrltt tnd rasourcss. tnd gave tht American nation s sett af honor in Ihs coon ell* of the world, new meets ths new problems o* government with ths usil courage and capacity with which it salved Iht old "In this tht grtatsst •'* of American advancement, the re publican party hat reached lit highest service under Ihe itadsrship mt Rrastdsnt Rooaevsn. ■ ■ 1 ,*; GREAT PROGRESS Or NATION, "In no other period tlnce natitwH aevertlgnty wis teen under Washington, or preserved under Llraeeln, hat such mighty progress been made, by tht American nation. "The hlgheit aaptrilleas of Americsn people htv*. found voice In the republican part,. Conscience snd courage In public elation have retched higher Standards, tnd Iht right and wrong of private Ufa have become the cardinal principle! of 111 political fi.th .- ;,-.-:;. .Jsf * "Capital and Itbar have been brought Into cleotr rtltliom. tht those ef wttlth and all lha evils of privilege faverilltm htvt been put to teem by virtus of lattice and fair pity. "The grttt iteompiiihmmt! ef Prstldtnt Rootlvell have been. first and foremaet. his brave and Import,si snforcsment of tht Itwt. his prettewtlon at lllegtl trusts ae* ;monopolist, the sapesurs and punishment of tvlldotra In nubile samite, mtra effective regulation of the rittl and atrvltt of the greet transportation lines, ths com plots overthrow of preferences, ths arbitration ml labor disputes the tmilloestisn of the aengltlon of worksrs af ths country, con ssrvslion of our nstlonal reeources md a forward ittp in the Inv prevtmtnt of our Intend wtttr ws/s. ENDORSE ROOSEVELT'S POLICIES. "Ws dscltrs our unfaltering adherence to the policies thus In. augurtted tnd pledge our party to their continuance under a repub lican administration of government. "Under the guldtnn of republican princlplet, the American people have become ths richttt nttion In the world. The United ftlttet now ownt one-fourth of world'! wealth. It mtkta' ont third of the modern manufactured product!, yet thi grttt ntturtl wttlth of the country has bern tctrcely touched. "With gratitude fsr Ood'i bounty, with pride In the splendid productlvsnsta of the past and confidence thst then wilt be plenty snd prosperity in the future, the republican party de. lares for tho principle thst. in the development and enjoyment of wealth to grsat and bltsalngs so benign, there shall be equal opportunity for all. "Nothing to clearly demonstrates thl sound bit Upon which our eommsrelll, tnduitritl and tgrkulturtl Intereeti are founded, and the ntcettity of promoting their, continued welfare through the operation of republican policiee at tht recent etfe passage of the no lion through a fintncltl dliturbinaee. which, If It hid ippeared in tha midst Of a democratic rule, might have equaled familiar demo cratic psnics of the pisl PROSPERITY IS RESTORED. "We congritulate the people upon the renewed evidence of Amer ican lupremscy and hill with confidence the manifest eigne of a complttt rtitoratlon of builntto tnd prosperity In til Unit of trade, commerce and msnuftcturlng. % » "Notwithstanding thi indefimlve flllbutttrlng of the demo cratic minority in the house of espresantitlvee. during the last sss saion of eongrtse. many wholeeomt and progrtttlvt liwt wtrt tn tcttd "We stpteliHy commend the passage of the emergency currency bill; the appointment of a nstlontl monetary commission; tht em ployer's government liability low; tht ...assures looking to a grstttr efficiency of thi Amtrlctn army md nivy, tht wldow't pennon bill; child labor law for tht District of Columbia; the new ttttutti providing for the tafety of railroad , engineers and firemen, and many other sets, concerning the public welfare. "The republican party diciir'ts unequivocally for Ihs revision of tariff by aptcitl ssssion of congreis immediately following the inauguration of tht prttldtnt, .and commends the itepi already taken toward thn tnd. "We fivor the eettbllthmtnt of miatmum md minimum rtttt, to bt tdmlnltttrtd by tht prei.dinl undir tht llmltttlont of a flxtd law, tht minimum rattt to be tvtlltblt to meet discrimination! by foreign countrleo agtlntt Americtn good! entering their mtrkett, the minimum rtttt to rtprtttnt the normtl mtaturt of protection for homo induttntt. -T/:i*V; <*> RI ( f ONI CENT nftiifciwiNi*.-- &sm -.■..■■. ■ ■aßMjKft^ij^fl Pacific Costt Lumber; MsnufSC iiit»■ ia' ta«.H li. and a delegation of N'oilhw.-st tijfitla<-rrii"U iillinillnr. C<> national convention of lumber untiufa'tiii. im In Ml mi.'aim! Is I Ills weak bate ».iiit..i tl'i, i'job con <•.-r.iii.ti fur 8.-aiile. VICTORIA has ? left nome • The steamer Vlctorls will In- the Drat tmat. lo arrive la Seattle trom t umii Oil* m-mun, having left th. l.oilb. in twit tbts iinuii!',K NThe Victoria srrtved sl Nome last Monday night, sfter being "111 li itait, baltltog'lbe Ice and endeavor. t;tt to force bar pastas through i.. ma. Collision with a large !.-»' n.«- made a leak in her hold bill after discharging her . sit" thlt rooming the fitiiiar.' was found to I-., all. lit, Repairs ware msdt thlt moral ut. ■ % .» Tho Victoria will bring many {Mtengers la addition to a Isrge shipment of espresa, much at which It the winter» workings on the ate adjacent to Nome SECOND BATTLE OF SAN JUAN HILL Im ism ■ ill ii i *kti lies i.i^tm*m\imMt*mittlm.* ikum ■if urn—Mint i«fnßntii nMmi li IJjßTltlMiiiM"! 111 l Mill MTiWrnfciai ■!— *mt l WiaMMMMrwrH^HnT—iMTfcWl WIRELESS MESSAG E FROM SKYGACK. OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT. General appearance! of hill and surroundings noticeably altered —Haul* greatly damaged: alio •tiring apparel Of resident tribe— Monster pit slain, but tpirlt wt.ll lives. p. a.—With conitnt of home office, will take thort vacttion. . SKYGACK. "The Mm and purpose of the republictn party will bt not only to preeerve without txeettlve dutiet that lecurtty agalntt foreign competition to which American manufacturer!, ftrmert and pro ducers trt entitled, but tlto to maintain a high ttandard Of living for the wtgt ttrntr htrt tnd in tht Philippine!. To that md we be lieve in the free interchtnge of producte with tuch llmltttlont at to tugtr and tobacco tt will afford adequate protection to domettlc intertttt, "We tpprovt the emtrgtncy metturet adopted by congress during tht recent financial disturbance, and especially commend the passage of the law designed to protect tht country from a repe tition of money ttrlngeney. The republtcsn party it committed to the development of a permanent currency tyttem, responding to our greitcr needl. The ippomtment of I national monetary com million by tht prtttnt congrett tfttr Impartially invest.gating all proposed method!, imuree the early rotliiation of thlt purpose. - "The prtttnt currency Itwt htvt fully Justified their adoption, but the expanding of commerce, the marvelous growth of wealth tnd population, the multiplication of centtrt of distribution, the Increasing demand for the movement of cropt In tha watt md south, retailing periodical changes In monetary condition!, die clone a need of a mora elastic and adaptable tyitem of currency. Such t system mult be automatic In lit operation, minimizing fluct uation! in interests md rites, tnd above all, mult be In harmony with the republican doctrine, which insists thtt every dollar mutt be bated upon value aa good at gold. FAVOR POSTAL SAVINGS BANKS. "We favor the establishment of Postal Savings bsnks tl a systtm for the convenience of the people tnd the encouragement ° thrift. republican ptrty pitted tht Sherman antl trust Itw ever "The republican ptrty pissed the Shermtn tnti truit Itw over democratic opposition snd enforced it after democratic dereliction. It hat been a wholesome Instrument for good in the hands of a wise and ftarlttt administration. But experience hat ihown that Hi effectiveness can be ttrtngthened and lit reel objtctt better at "-•/"• (Continued on page 7.) ~ WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT NO. S—VICTORY SAVES GIRL C W. Johnson Rescues Miss Ada Nye Who Fell From Wharf. The excursion of the Christian Endeavor society of the I' byte rian' church of Italian! last night would have lih.i a tragic ending litd It not been for the prompt action of C. W. Johnson, who wat In the party. As th. crowd was debarking from the launch May H. on their return to Ilallard. one of Hie young ladit-s, Mlts Ads Nye, did not notice thst tin landing wtt msde M a narrow ledge, and walked off the wharf lino Hi.' water. Johnson quickly Jumped Into the water, and willing hinds helped the two out. The landing It nmde on a. narrow ledge In back of Fred An derson's liotthoiiso. and, as there ts no railing provided. pniHengen are In danger of walking Into the water on dark ntehts.