MR TAFT CHOSEN.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 477, 26 June 1912, Page 5

MR TAFT CHOSEN.

AS REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE. FOR AMERICAN PRESIDENCY. MR ROOSEVELT TO FORM THIRD PARTY. By Telegraph..— Tress AsFociat ion.—-CopyrlKlit Chic,ago, Monday. Mr Taft has been nominated by the Republican Convention as the Republican candidate for the Presidency nf the United States 1 The nomina. 'on was secured on the first, ballot, Mr Taft receiving otil out of a total vote in the. Convention of 1 (17S. Mr Roosevelt's name was not. suhinittod to i.he Convention. Throe hundred of his supporters, refused to vote.

Terrific enthusiasm was shown when (hi 1 votiiijt indicated tint Mr Taft was- winning. .Supporters of Mr Roosevelt stood on chair:; and shook their lists at the. chairman, and failed him abusive, names. The words "thieves 1 ' and "robbers" were heard in all directions.

The police were obliged to intervene several limes, and the Serjeant-at-Arms was active every minute while the vote was bein;: taken ealminj; over-excited delegates. Mr Roosevelt, replying to a request to allow himself to he nominated a a an independent candidate, declared that Mr Taft's sooportera did not represent the Republican party, and that they had shown a cynical defiance of the people's wifhe.-?. Tin- Tafitites, said Mr Roosevelt, had used the Republican party merely to advance crooked financial interests, Mr Roosevelt, will now confine hia efforts to the formation of a third partv. lie intends to call a national convention of the new party in August. IF THE ELECTION FAILS. As the rules of the Presidential election in America provide that a candidate to he successful must have an absolute majority of the vote." ca"t., it is quite possible 'hat by sctiinf: up a third party Mr Roosevelt "my so effect the voting of the College o! Electors, who are (he medium thr<<up.'h which the States -dec!, the President, that ro candidate shall receive suco a majority. The procedure then is that, from the three. Presidential cand>eates who have secured Oie highest, number of votes, tin 1 '.louse of Reprcr< ntatives shall immediately cheese the i resident, bv ballot, 1 f this not done before March Kb, next, the \ ice President shall net as President.