Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-10

taken yesterday cast their votes against the
Justice.
Scattered conferences were held in vari.
GUS parts of the hall. The Hughes sentl-
ment appeared to be gaining every mo-
ment
Frank II. Hitchcock, manager of the
Hughes boom, arrived at 1926, brimmlng
over with confidence.
"Itll be all over on the next ballot" he
said ITS Hughes easily"
Other Hughes men echoed HtchcoclIs
words. They asserted the big delegations
coming In would support the Justice with
out doubt.
AS the band struck up the strains of
Columbia" there was applause from the
galleries, in which some of the delegates
Joined.
News that Colonel Roosevelt had picked
Henry Cabot Lodge. of Massachusetts. as
his compromise candidate caused no furry
among the Hughes leaders.
'lts too late for anything like that now"
said Hitchcock. Hughes will be nom-
mated"
The jam on the floor and in the galleries
was the worst so far. The excited dele
gates jammed the aises, asking what was
going to be the outcome The Penrose men
In the Pennsylvania delegation 1t was said,
had decided to swing to Hughes and great
pressure was being brought to bear on the
Root men In the New York delegation to
come over
The police were trying hard to force the
crowd into their seats, but the effort was
futile.
Senator Smoot and McGrath, Roosevelts
secretary, were said to be clOseted in the
rooms of the National Committee. upstairs
over the stage, but the leaders refused to
discuss what McGrath was here for.
The entire National Committee was sent
for TO consider the Roosevelt message which
McGrath had brought, and 1t was submitted
TO them for their decision. Meanwhile il
was said the convention would not be called
to order until the committee had arrived
at decision in the matter.
There was no Disgusting the tenseness
OF the situation. The delegates at the
Progressive convention We're reported TO
have gotten beyond control of the leaders,
and the Republican leaders here were not
sure what they would do.
Hughes badges had made an appearance
In large numbers for the first time.
Atter taking two ballots. in the first OF
which Justice Hughes had more than twice
the vote given his next highest competitor
while on the second he had more than three
times as many the Republican convention
adjourned at 80 last night until IL O'Clock
this morning to give the Joint Conference
Committee another chance
After the second ballot Senator Penrose
moved TO adjourn until today, This was in
hetoIuaHtd Win lnt Understanding that had
prevailed all day among the leaders that
there should be an adjournment to give the
Conference Committee a chance after
enough ballots had been taken to give an
idea OF the preferences OF the RepublIeans
But the hughes men violently opposed IT,
Ihey ha9 gained heavily on the second
ballot and their blood was up. They were
in no mood for a compromise with the
Progressives, which might mean the defeat
OF their candidate, and victory was in sight
There was yell Of protest. Oregon de-
mandea rollcall' Vermont seconded the
demand, and the vote was taken.
But the Hughes leaders could NOT bola
their Followers. They lost the men who
had come over to them on the second ballot
on the hrst ballot they had 259h votes.
and against the adjournment notfon thav
could only cast 2s6 X, only s3 more votes
than their original and naked strength.
Ihelf second ballot recruits might want
Hughes nominated but were not so anxious
for 1t as TO throw over ali prosDents ~ |
harmony infuriate the Progresslves into |
Roosevelt and start the sniff
OF 1912 all over again. The leaders mus
tered osfls votes for adjournment to 2S6h |
against It.
WEEKS FIRST TO FALL
I on the second ballot the lines on ali the
favorite sons held with the execution ~
Weeks, the hrst OF them all 70 go to smash. |
y - -lrN.- eti9 ehdeistanuln5 tnat the |
Massachusetts, delegation. which Is his home |
delegation, Was TO stand by him for al leasf |
two ballots, but that understanding v5as
broken On this second ballot the delsta- /
tion broke almost even. Weeks stiii bela /
l9 Of its votes, but II quit him, ls going 10 /
Hughes and % Roosevelt He is the hrst /
Of the battle OF Chicago
Brumnaugh, OF Pennsylvania. was nat /
really In the fayorite son class ara ~ /
vote cast for him was only complimentary |
ae Withdrew his candidacy ana threw bis /
strength % Roosevelt. but could not deliver /
The Michigan delegation. instructed To- |
Ford. votes for hiin en- the lfst balIat 80 !
.ben east as Votes Ter Hughes ana no - I
Roosevelt
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