"Everyone... Everyone, Please!"
The Chairman Bangs His Gavel.
"Thank you... By a Vote of 622 to 584... the motion of Fair Play... will not go forward."
Boos and Cheers Ring through the Crowd, the Chairman Bangs His Gavel.
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"Delegates... Delegates... quiet down!"
Chairman bangs his gavel repeatedly.
"My fellow Republicans... the votes cast for the First Ballot have been tallied... and it has been determined... that our Nominee for President of the United States... will be... Robert Alphonso Taft of Ohio."
Boos and Cheers Ring through the Crowd, to no Effect the Chairman Calls for Quiet.
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Senator Taft Steps up to the Podium, Shakes Hands with the Chairman and General Eisenhower, Sips from a glass of Water.
"Excuse me... Mr Chairman, Mr Vice President to Be... My Fellow Americans... I Would Like to Thank You for... for putting your faith in my competence and dedication to public service... I am aware of the solemn duties of the office to which you have nominated me to.
"With humility, I accept your nomination for President of the United States."
The crowd cheers.
"I... I Will be Honored to Serve You in the Executive Branch, Should I Be Elected... Alongside One of the Finest Men in Public Service of Our Time... Governor Earl Warren."
The crowd cheers, more enthusiastically.
"I... I would like to thank General Dwight Eisenhower, for conceding so graciously... he has put up a good fight... and I hope, that now, we can come together as one Party."
Cheers.
"I do not think that it would be over-dramatic of me to suggest that this is a significant election... in an unnerving time... as we speak, tens of thousands of American boys are fighting across the Pacific in Korea...
"Indeed... over the course of three years have we defeated Nazi fascism... a monster whose atrocities have forever scarred the face of Europe... and in that process, have we restored democracy, sovereignty, to France, to Italy, to Holland, and Greece.
"We have also restored prosperity... today, the economies of those countries have rebounded considerably... millions of people there are employed, at well-paying jobs, affording them whatever they wish.
"So it would seem to me... that the presence of American military bases overseas... are no longer needed... economically strong, they should be able to handle their own affairs.
"As for Korea... while we have liberated Seoul from the Northern Army... I believe that it is an unwinnable war-"
Boos and cheers.
"An unwinnable war... and that it would be in the interest of United States servicemen... those who are willing to sacrifice their very lives... for the good of the country, and the good of the world... so, in their honor, let us bring them home!"
Cheers.
"I assure you, however... that under no circumstances would I attempt to make us look weak in the face of an expansionist, totalitarian Russia... we will retain our atomic arsenal, the greatest deterrent as proven over the past few years.
"This... this country of ours, it has, and always shall be, a shining example of the success of democracy... which is why despots abroad hate us so... and it is in my belief that democracy requires that power is placed in the hands of the individual.
"In the past twenty years or so... the federal government has only increased the realm of it's power... one man's pension is not controlled by the future pensioner, but by a bureaucrat in Washington... I will attempt to reverse such abuses of power.
"So... we are about to embark upon a campaign... not just a campaign to put a Republican in the White House... but rather, to end decades of corruption at the hands of the machinery that is the Democratic Party!"
Overwhelming cheers.
"I know... I know that many of you do not have faith in me, or my beliefs... and I will respect such sentiments... but I ask you, as Republicans... as Americans who wish to end the reign of one party... to stand by my side... as we move forward.
"God Bless You, and God Bless America."
The Chairman Bangs His Gavel.
"Thank you... By a Vote of 622 to 584... the motion of Fair Play... will not go forward."
Boos and Cheers Ring through the Crowd, the Chairman Bangs His Gavel.
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"Delegates... Delegates... quiet down!"
Chairman bangs his gavel repeatedly.
"My fellow Republicans... the votes cast for the First Ballot have been tallied... and it has been determined... that our Nominee for President of the United States... will be... Robert Alphonso Taft of Ohio."
Boos and Cheers Ring through the Crowd, to no Effect the Chairman Calls for Quiet.
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Senator Taft Steps up to the Podium, Shakes Hands with the Chairman and General Eisenhower, Sips from a glass of Water.
"Excuse me... Mr Chairman, Mr Vice President to Be... My Fellow Americans... I Would Like to Thank You for... for putting your faith in my competence and dedication to public service... I am aware of the solemn duties of the office to which you have nominated me to.
"With humility, I accept your nomination for President of the United States."
The crowd cheers.
"I... I Will be Honored to Serve You in the Executive Branch, Should I Be Elected... Alongside One of the Finest Men in Public Service of Our Time... Governor Earl Warren."
The crowd cheers, more enthusiastically.
"I... I would like to thank General Dwight Eisenhower, for conceding so graciously... he has put up a good fight... and I hope, that now, we can come together as one Party."
Cheers.
"I do not think that it would be over-dramatic of me to suggest that this is a significant election... in an unnerving time... as we speak, tens of thousands of American boys are fighting across the Pacific in Korea...
"Indeed... over the course of three years have we defeated Nazi fascism... a monster whose atrocities have forever scarred the face of Europe... and in that process, have we restored democracy, sovereignty, to France, to Italy, to Holland, and Greece.
"We have also restored prosperity... today, the economies of those countries have rebounded considerably... millions of people there are employed, at well-paying jobs, affording them whatever they wish.
"So it would seem to me... that the presence of American military bases overseas... are no longer needed... economically strong, they should be able to handle their own affairs.
"As for Korea... while we have liberated Seoul from the Northern Army... I believe that it is an unwinnable war-"
Boos and cheers.
"An unwinnable war... and that it would be in the interest of United States servicemen... those who are willing to sacrifice their very lives... for the good of the country, and the good of the world... so, in their honor, let us bring them home!"
Cheers.
"I assure you, however... that under no circumstances would I attempt to make us look weak in the face of an expansionist, totalitarian Russia... we will retain our atomic arsenal, the greatest deterrent as proven over the past few years.
"This... this country of ours, it has, and always shall be, a shining example of the success of democracy... which is why despots abroad hate us so... and it is in my belief that democracy requires that power is placed in the hands of the individual.
"In the past twenty years or so... the federal government has only increased the realm of it's power... one man's pension is not controlled by the future pensioner, but by a bureaucrat in Washington... I will attempt to reverse such abuses of power.
"So... we are about to embark upon a campaign... not just a campaign to put a Republican in the White House... but rather, to end decades of corruption at the hands of the machinery that is the Democratic Party!"
Overwhelming cheers.
"I know... I know that many of you do not have faith in me, or my beliefs... and I will respect such sentiments... but I ask you, as Republicans... as Americans who wish to end the reign of one party... to stand by my side... as we move forward.
"God Bless You, and God Bless America."