The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-06-13
HCGKES AND FAIRABNkS
REPUBLICAN TICKET
soth Nominations Made BY Over
whelming MajOrities on First
j Ballot of Day.


BNughes, former governor OF Ne"
York and associate justice OF the SUI
nreme court was nominated today
for the presidency by the Repuollca4
national convention.
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
vhe,ming majorities on the first bal
lot Of the day-the third ballot of the
convention for the presidency-Were,
bv acclamation, made unanimous.
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts
presented by Col. Roosevelt as a com
nromise candidate, received seven
votes. Col. Roosevelt himself receiY-
ed eighteen and one-half scattered
over twelve States,
The nominating ballot showed TINS
count: Hughes, 949 1-2; Roosevelt
1912: Lodge, I; DUPONT, ); Weeks
3: Lafollette, 3; absent l. Total SS''
Although Frank H. Hitchcock, lead
er OF the Hughes supporters, let it be
known that the Hughes men Wantei
Burton for second place. Ohio with
drew Burton's name, leaving the field
70 Mr.. Fairbanks and former Senator
Burkett of Nebraska.
For Vice President.
The ballot for vice president show
ed this count:
Fairbanks, s6S; Burkett, 1OS;
Roysh 8; Burton, /; Johnson, 1; ab-
sent, scattering and not voting o
Total, 9S7.
Mr. Hughes will be notified official
" at a date to be fixed later by a
committee headed by Senator Warren
G. Harding of Ohio, chairman of the
convention.
Mr. Fairbanks will be notified By a
committee headed by Senator Borah'
At 2:o1 p. m. the convention i'd
journed. There were expressions OF
harmony from all the leaders ano
-ameng the delegates!
six months ago." said Chairman
Hifles of the national committee, i
said the nominee would be born in
the convention. And he was"
"1 am very much pleased, oI
course" said Mr.. Hitchcock. "l'
means a. reunited Republican party
and victory in November
The nomination of Mr.. Hughes was
made possible so soon by an over
night break up of the allied faVorlte
sons combination, which early TINS
morning released its delegates, prac'
tically all of whom were known to Ia
vor Mr.. Hughes when freed from
their instructions.
Swelling Hughes Vote.
When the contention began busi'
ness shortly before noon the with
drawal of the favorite sons was an
nounced from the platform one after
another and the votes began Hopping
into the Hughes column in sollc
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 70
make it unanimous or nominate MIN
by aeclamation was made, but Chair
mar Harding ruled that the baliotins
should take it's course.
Each addition to the Hughes col
nmn was greeted by yells Of eXulta-
ton from the rapidly accumulatine
HUGHES uSlSSdlSS dILu oSNooA4J
votes piled up until New Jersey car
ried it past the required four hundred
and ninety-four and the remainder
was only a formality.
In rapid succession as the voting
went on DUPONT was withdrawn BY
Delaware and his solid block cast for
Hughes; Illinois withdrew Sherman,
Ohio withdrew Burton, Iowa with
drew Cummins. New York withdrew
Root. massachusetts, withdrew Weeks.
Practically all these new votes were
cast for Hughes, only a few remain
Ing in compliment to the fayorite
sons. %ho brought them.
Pledges OF Loyalty.
Then one after the other, Senator
Weeks and Senator Lodge took the