Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-11
HUGHES IS NAMED
ON Third BALLOT,
fairbanks MATE
New Yorker Nominated by Repub.
lican Convention for President
and Hoosier for Vice {
President. ]
SCENE OF WILD ENTHUSIASM
Many Expressions Of Harmony From
Leaders and Delegates at
Windup.
FAv0RITE SONS WITHDRAWN
SCENE OF WILD ENTHUSIASM
FAvoRITE SONS wITHDRAwN


Chicago, June 10.-Charles Evans
Hughes, former governor of New
York, and until today Justine Of the
supreme court of the United States,
was today nominated for the presi-
dency by the republican national con-
vention.
Charles Warren Fairbanks of In.
diana, elected vice president with
Theodore Roosevelt in 1904, again
was chosen for second place on the
republican ticket.
Both nominations, made by over
whelming majorities on the first bal
lot of the day--the third ballot Of the
convention--were by acclamation
made unanimous.
Seven Votes for Lodge.
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts,.
presented by Roosevelt as a compro-
mise candidate, received seven votes,
Colonel Roosevelt himself receiving
eighteen and one-half scattered over
twelve states.
The nominating ballot showed this
count:
Hughes, o491s; Roosevelt, 1877;
Lodge, 2; Dupont, S; La Toilette, 8;
Weeks, 8; Absent, l. Total, 987.
Hitchcock, leader of the Hughes sup
porters, let it be known, while the
presidential balloting was in progress,
that Hughes men wanted Burton for
second place, Ohio withdrew Burton's
name, leaving the field to Mr.. Fair
banks and former Senator Burket of
Nebraska.
Fairbanks Nominated.
The ballot for vice president
showed this count:
Fairbanks, 863; Burkett, 1903; Borah,
3; Burton, II Johnson, i; absent, scat
tering and not voting, s. Total, 987.
Mr.. Hughes will be notified Of his
nomination. at date to be fixed later
by a committee headed by Senator
Harding Of Ohio, chairman of the
convention.
Mr.. Fairbanks will be notified by
committee headed by Senator William
E. Borah of Idaho.
At 2:l0 p. m. the convention ad-
journed.) There were expressions of
harmony from all the leaders and
among the delegates. The delegations
which on the final ballot had cast
votes for others than Mr.. Hughes
made statements declaring their 10y
atty to the nominees.
"six months ago" said Chairman
Charles D. Hilles of the republican
national committee, Il said the nom-
inee would be born in the convention.
And he was
Hitchcock Pleased.
Il am very much pleased, of
course said Mr.. Hitchcock. 1T
means reunited republican party
and victory in November"
The nomination of Mr.. Hughes was
made possible so soon by an over
night breakup of the allied favorite
sens combination which early this
morning released its delegates, practi-
cally all of whom were known to fa-
vor Mr.. Hughes, when freed from
their instructions.
When the convention began busi-
ness shortly before noon the with
drawal OF the favorite sons was an
nounced from the platform one after
anothers and votes began Hopping
into the Hughes column in solid
blocks so rapidly that the nomination
plainly was assured before the roll call
had gone five states. When it got to
Colorado the drift was SO apparent
that proposal to make it unanimous
or nominate him by acclahation was
made, but Chairman Harding ruled
that the balloting should take its regu-
lar course.
Yells of Exultation.
Each addition to the Hughes col
umn was greeted by yells of exulta-
ton from the rapidly accumulating
Hughes delegates and steadily state
by state the votes piled up until New
Jersey carried past the required 494
and the remainder was only for
mality'
In rapid succession as the voting
went on Dupont was withdrawn by
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