The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-10

| four fayorite sons would be perfect
ly willing 20 take the half loaf II II
was profYered
Yesterday was a day Of fervent,
frenzied. forensic hghting
hours OF talk and one hour OF actual
achievement. Today action was to
De the program from the opening tap
of Chairman iIardings gayel-the
only business In order being a con
tinuation OF the balloting.
The delegates spent 10 hours yes
tcrday placing favorite sons in nom
lnation amid an orgy OF cheering
and oratory.
There was a demonstration when
Gov Whitman, nominating Justice
Hughes. mentioned the name OF VII
liam Howard Taft. The delegates
rose. cheering and waving their
hats, and for the first time the whole
body OF them were on their feet.
The band struck up and rolled the
cheers along II was the longest
demonstration OF the convention so
far When II showed signs OF dying
away the cheer leaders started It
up again and II was just six min
utes before Gov Whitman resumed.
When Mr. Whitman quoted from
an eight-year old speech Of Jus
tice Hughes declaring for "accur.
ate provision for orr defense and
maintenance OF the efficiency Of the
army and navy" there was more
applause.
Gov. Whitman concluded at
1911 with the words. the great
state OF New York" through the
| lips OF It's governor, offers 10 the
people Of the party, 10 the voters OF
the party-no-nO, not only to
them. but 10 the great nation-her
son. her noblest and her best
81 nominate as the Republican
candidate for president OF the Unit
ed States, Charles Evans Hughes,
OF New York"
The convention broke into an up
roar while the band played. The
Hughes men In the New York dele
cation led the ca-ering. The other
| delegates from the fayOrite son"
states for the most part kept their
seats The cheers and applause.
however. were general on the floor
and galleries.
Chairman Harding presented
Senator Albert y. Fall. who speaks
for New Mexico"
Senator Fall opened by saying
that the convention has adopted a
platform that can be supported By
all loyal Americans. and through
this action any loyal American may
be nominated here.
The first applause came when
Senator Fail referred TO Col Roose-
welt without mentioning his name
as colossal figure OF American
manhood" and zone great Ameri-
! can
II seemed as If Senator Falls ref
ercnces 10 Col. Roosevelt brought
generally more applause from the
| galleries than from the floor.
There We're cries Of "Evshes' and
! the convention was In an uproar
A wave OF Kisses swept over the
hall Senator Harding rebuked the
hisscrs and threatened TO clear the
galleries
When Fall resumed he told the
convention that at any rate the
candidate for whom he spoke would
be heard by all the people OF the
United States"
The noise subsidized and then In
few words Senator Fall concluded
| his speech at 5:0S O'Clock by men
| tioning tho name Theodore Roose-
welt" The racket began. II APP
peared TO be largely a gallery dem.
onstration. the great body OF the
| delegates remaining seated
The Roosevelt workers distribut.
ed flags and 1T r. pennants in
| the galleries.
North Carolina lifted IT'S section
standard and marched Nevada and
| New Mexico followed. while the din
| grew I'm volume
Soon from the galleries came the
steady beat OF we want Teddy,
We want Teddy" Flags waved from
the upper balconies, and hundreds
| OF women and men were on their
feet Tapping haudkorchiefs, ban.
ners and flags.
The first roll call was taken al
1870.
FIRST BALLOT.