NEWS OF THE WEEK
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ON Thursday Mr. Taft was nominated on the first ballot of the Chicago Convention as Republican candidate for the Presidency at the November election. The result is a most striking triumph for President Roosevelt, who through- out has not merely supported Mr. Taft, but used all the powers of his great personality and great position to secure the nomination of his friend. Mr. Taft, though a man of striking individuality and great capacity, is essentially "a Roosevelt man," and may be looked upon to carry forward the policy of his predecessor. The Convention, the Times correspondent tells us, "ran like oiled machinery, just as Mr. Roosevelt had planned." The delegates were on Wednes- day allowed to work off a great deal of harmless enthusiasm for Mr. Roosevelt, but on Thursday they were recalled to strict business. Seven hundred and two votes were given for Mr. Taft; Governor Hughes obtained 63 votes, Speaker Cannon 61, Mr. Fairbanks 40, Senator Knox 68, Senator La Follette 25, Senator Foraker 16, Mr. Roosevelt 3.
