The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-06-11
HE HAS ACCEPTED;
QUICKLY RESIGNS
FROM THE BENCH
Wires Chairman Harding That
He Will Accept the
Nomination.
FAIRBANKS is NAMED
FOR VICE PRESIDENCY
Three Were Placed in Nomina-
ton, But the Former Vice
President Received Nearly All
the Votes.

CHICAGO, June 10.-Charles Evans
Hughes, OF New York, associate JUS
tlce OF the supreme court of the Unit
ed States, was this morning nominat-
ed by the Republican party as it's can
dldate for president The nomina-
ton came on the third ballot taken
by the convention, and the first taken
after the meeting was called to order
this morning
Before the convention convened.
Chicago, as has been the case during
the entire week, was filled with ru-
mors These came as a result of the
S., conference held last night between
Republican and Progressive leaders,
which lasted until after 2 o'clock
) When the convention convened this
morning many of the delegates, una
ware OF what had transpired at the
conference, expected some surprises.
The most persistent rumor was that
Roosevelt had agreed to support one
OF two or three names suggested, not
including Hughes; another was that
the Progressives would continue to
mark time until after the Republicans
had nominated, and that they would
then endorse the same candidate.
Republicans Stood Pat.
However, when the convention was
finally called to order, many of the
favorite sons began to withdraw; the
Hughes boom which had been increas-
ing steadily during the week, loomed
up larger than ever; delegation after
delegation, voting on the first two bal
lots for favorite sons, switched over
to the supreme court justice, and it
was soon evident that nothing could
prevent the nomination of the New
York man.
Senator Weeks, who developed con-
siderable strength. on the two bal
lots last night, was the first to re-
lease his delegates, and practically
every one of them were for Hughes
The Fairbanks boom, also started last
night faded away, and there was no
indication this morning that his sup
porters would push their candidate,
a plan having been made to secure
second place for him.
Friends of Root, of New York, were
active early this morning, and they
expressed the belief that, if the con-
vention balloted for any length Of time
without nominating candidate that
friends of Mr.. Root would push his
candidacy.
Roosevelt Favors Lodge.
Early in the day information came
to the Republican convention that
Theodore Roosevelt had notified Re-
publican and Progressive leaders that
he and his following would accept
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge. of Mas
sachusetts for the nomination; that
is, if the senator was named by the
Republicans, he was sure the Progress
sives would do likewise. The Hughes
followers, however, would not listen
to anv such compromise.
With all these reports in the air,
there was intense interest when the
| convention convened, but it was only
few minutes thereafter that every.
body realized that Justice Hughes was
to be the nominee.
The big auditorium where the con.
vention was held, was crowded to its
capacity for the first time during the
week. When Secretary Harding an
nounced that the third ballot would
be taken a demonstration followed
with the Hughes supporters leading in
it.
Alabama was the first state called
On the second ballot last night this
state voted for Hughes. Weeks, Fair
banks. Burton and Roosevelt. with the
supreme court justice leading. When
that state was called today on the
third ballot. il voted almost unani.
mously for Hughes; so did Arizona,