The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-10
That's Hughes" and there was a
murmur from the galleries
Begin Nominations at I1:30.


murmur from the galleries
Begin Nominations at I1:30.
AT 1880 Chairman Harding an
nounced that nomination for President
were in order and the roll of States
was called. Alabama was first, but
Alabama had no candidate Arizona
was next and Arizona yielded to New
York, which brought Governor Charles
s, Whitman forward. There was a
yell from the Hughes delegates and
considerable applause from the CALLER
les, as 1t was generally known that
the chief executive of the Empire State
would nominate the Justice.
The Governors voice at first sounded
weak and far away. but soon gathered
power. The convention listened with
interest and frequently interrupted him
by applause. Among other Wings he
spoke of the campaign In 1908, when
Hughes stumped for william II. Taft,
and at that point the convention ex-
pioded into a semblance of real en-
thusiasm.
Taft's Name Heard in Roar.
we want Taft" bawled heavy
voice from behind the Speakers plat
form, and n roar swept ,hs hall. 1t
was as II Taft were being nominai ed
back and forth over the crowd. gath
OF sound. Governor Whitman looked
dazed for a moment. and Then stepped
back and watched the demonstration.
He was evidently considerably sur
prised.
The delegates stood on their chairs
and yelled.
Governor Whitman spoke about
twenty minutes. closing with brill
liant eulogy of his candidate and then
the convention broke out again.
The demonstration which followed
lasted twenty minutes.
The New York delegates let 80 first
when Whitman pronounced the name
OF Hughes. but New York aid not
figure much in the succeeding dem
onstrAtion. Many OF the delegates from
throughout. Oregon and Vermont fur
nished most of the noise at first. A
toy elephant was raised high over the
heads of Arizona delegates and was
subsequently borne in state to the plat
form, where It afterward served an
other purpose.
Oregon. Hawaii and Vermont were
soon observed on their chairs. Texas
finally got up and then Tennessee and
Michigan and part of New York took
elevated positions, while the yelling
and handclapping gained in volume.
Arizona Elephant Leads.
The Arizona elephant was carried
In state around the aisles. Oregon's
standard was then seen through the
mob with Hughes badges dangling
from it. The Vermont banner fol-
lowed. The stick was broke off and
the placard was carried around the
hall by delegate.
At the seventh minute the clamor
was dying down and a New Yorker
leaped on a chair and wound himself
up like a clock in starting another yell
Kentucky waited for fourteen min
utes and then got up. A crowd Of
grrv haired gentlemen In the region
"a the Oregon delegation hastily
framed a college yell, which they de-
iivered In unison. 1t went:
Hughes. Hughes. Nom nate
Hughes"
At the end OF the eighteenth minute
Chairman Harding began rappng for
order Two minutes later the crowd
was again quiet and listened to Chair
man Harding introduce DR.. Nicholas
Murray Butler, of New York The
portly. bald and scholarly-looking pres
ident of Columbia. also carried a roll
make great many references to them.
He was there to nominate Elihu Root
and the Root supporters In the crowd
knew II and gave him an enthusiastic
greeting.