Middletown transcript., 1916-08-05
HUGHES NOTIFIED
OF HIS NOMINATION
BY the Republican National
Committee.
OUTLINES THE ISSUE
Committee of the Republican conVen-
ton Gives Him Formal Notlfica-
tIon Of His Selection as
Standard-bearer.

VINO resigned as an associate justice
Of the United States Supreme Court
to become the candidate of the Repub-
lican party for President, was formal
ly notified of his nomination.
The speech of notification was de-
Hvered in Carnegie Hall by United
States Senator Warren G. Harding, of
Ohio.
In formally accepting the Republican
nomination for the Presidency, Charles
e Hughes said, in part:
Senator Harding, Members of the
Notification Committee and Fellow
Citizens:
This occasion is more than a mere
ceremony of notification. We are not
here to indulge in formal expressions.
We come to state in plain and direct
manner our faith, our purpose and our
pledge This representative gathering
Is a happy augury. 1t means the
strength Of reunion. 1t means that
the party Of Lincoln is restored, alert,
effective. It means the unity of
common perception of paramount ma
tional needs. 1t means that we are
neither deceived nor benumbed by
abnormal conditions. We know that
we are in a critical period. We need
q dominant sense of national unity;
the exercise Of our best constructive
power; the vigor and re5ourcefulness
Of quickened America. We desire
that the Republican party as a great
liberal party shall be the agency of
national achievement, the organ of
the effective expression Of dominant
Americanism. What do l mean by
that? mean America conscious of
power, awake to obligation, erect in
Self-respect, prepared for every emer-
gency, devoted to the ideals of peace,
instinct with the spirit of human
brotherhood, safeguarding bo = indi-
vidual opportunity and the puOlic in
terest, maintaining a well-Ordered con-
stitutional system adapted to local
self-government without the sacrifice
of essential national authority, appre-
ciating the necessity of stability, ex-
pert knowledge and thorough organ
ization as the Indispensable conditions
Of security and progress; country
loved by its citizens with a patriotic
fervor permitting no division in their
allegiance and no rivals in their affec-
toni mean America first and Amer
lea efficient 1t is in this spirit that
/ respond to your summons.
Foreign Relations.
"Our foreign relations have as
sumed grave importance in the last
three years. The conduct of diplo-
matte intercourse is in the keeping of
the Executive. 1t rests chiefly with
him whether we shall show compe-
tence or incompetence: whether the
national honor shall be maintained;
whether our prestige and influence
shall be lowered or advanced. What
is the record of the Administration?
The first duty of the Executive was
to command the respect of the world
by the personnel Of our State Depart
ment and our representation abroad.
No party exigency could excuse the
nonperfOrmance Of this obvious obli-
cation. Still, after making every al
lOwance for certain conan mendable ap-
pointments, it is apparent that this obli- |
CATION was not performed. At the |
very beginning of the present Admin |
where in the direction of !
diplomatic intercourse there should !!
have been conspicuous strength and |
expertness we had weakness and mex
pertness. Instead Of assuring respect, |
we invited distrust of our competence |
and speculation as to our capacity for
drmness and decision, thus entailing
many difficulties which otherwise |
easily could have been escaped. Then,
In numerous instances, notably in |
Latin-America, where such a course
was particularly reprehensib'e and
where we desire to encourage the
most friendly relations, men of long |!
experience whose knowl-
edge and training we're of especial
value to the country we're retired from
the service apparently for no other
reason than to meet partisan demands
in the appointment Of inexperienced
persons.
DenoUnces Plots
I'VE denounce all plots and con-
spiracieS in the interest of any foreign
nation. Utterly intole-able is the use
If our soil for alien intrigues. Every
American must unreservedly condemn
hem and support every effort for
heir suppression. But here, also,
prompt, vigorous and adequate meas
lres on the part of the Administration
we're needed. There should have been
70 hesitation, no notion that It was
wise and polite to delay. Such an
lbuse of our territory demanded i'm.
Mediate and thorough-going action. As
'oon as the Administration had notice
# plots and conspiracies, it was its
luty to stop them. 1t was not lacking
n resouces. It's responsibility for
heir continuance cannot be escaped
y the condemnation of others.