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taken BY the republican convention
resulted in no nomination with
Hughes leading with 1854 votes.
Chairman Harding announced there
would be one more ballot taken and
then an adjournment for the night.
The second balloting is now in prog
ress.
. Coliseum, Chicago, June 9.--Fol-
lowing nomination Of candidates and
the seconding speeches, balloting be-
gan at 7:45.
The roll call went on and for Penn
sylvania Emerson Collins presented
the name Of Governor Brumbaugh.
1t was growing dark when Mr.. Coll
Inns began and the hall with its CELL
ing of white and yellow bunting be-
hind which the light shonc softly, was
even moro beautiful than in daylight.
The roll call went on to the end
without other Candidates being Of
fered.
Senator Wadsworth of New York,
then moved his special rule to allow
FIVE minutes for any two seconding
speeches for the same candidates and
two minutes each for any others.
Amid shouts of good, good" the rule
was adopted.
Seconds Hughes.
Chairman Harding then ruled the
second speeches in order. Delegate
Weinberg of Frederick, Mr., made a
speech seconding Governor Whit
mans nomination OF Justice Hughes.
c. w. Fulton of Oregon, seconded
Hughes.
Judge Bynum of North Carolina,
and E. w. Britt of California, made
seconding speeches for Elihu Root.
I. Nj. Meeken Of Elizabeth City, NJ,
| C., made a seconding speech fcf for.
Itmcr Senator Burton. Frank R. Stew
art Of Arizona, also seconded the Bur-
ton nomination.
The chairman announced his irter-
ton Ut recognizing ten secondihg
speakers for Roosevelt and introduced
Ex-senator Marion Butler of North,
Carolina.
/ In quick succession the following
named delegates seconded Colonel
Roosevelt's nomination: William Pot
ter of Pennsylvania; A. T. Fuller of
Massachusetts, c. H. Sergel of Illi-
nois; L. G. Disnay Of Oklahoma, w.
A. Lord Of New Jersey, Edward Kent
OF Arizona, and A. M. Stevenson big
Steve" of Colorado.
Weeks Seconded.
Weeks also was seconded by w. o.
Emery Of Georgia, negro delegate,
this being the FIRST Of nominees to re-
, ceive third S. conding. B. S. Nc
Guire also seconded Weeks.
The first Fairbanks second was by
z. P. Morrow Of Kentucky.
The seconding speeches were dis
posed of quickly, the chair holding the
speakers strictly to time limit and the
applause being brief.
Cries OF "time" and shouts stopped
Mr.. Morrow and then Ernest Lun-
Geen of Minnesota was recognized to
second Cummins. !.
S. E. Wilson Of South Dakota made
Cumnins second.
Mr.. Collins concluded and the re-
naming states were called without
response. ,.
The republican national conventions
late this afternoon was in session with
the announced purpose OF remaining
at work until all presidential eandi-
dates are nominated.
During the first four hours Of the
session Justice Hughes, former Sena-
tor Burton of Ohio, Elihu Root Of
| New York, Senator Weeks of Massa-
chusetts and Senator Sherman of Illi-
nois we're placed in nomination. Sena-
tor Fall off New Mexico was waiting
to nominate Colonel Roosevelt. The
list Of other favorite sons remained
to be presented and prospect, were
that when nominations were closed
one ballot or possibly two might be
taken before the convention adj
journed until tomorrow.
Burton Demonstration Extended.
No effort was made at first to cur
tail the Burton demonstration, and In
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