The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-06-10

Hughes of New York was nominated
for president on the first ballot taken
today by the national republican con-
vention. The nomination was almost
unanimous. AS was predicted early
in the forenoon the supporters of the
fayorite sons turned in to support the
leading candidate and scattering votes
from all sections helped to swell the
majority.
The unofficial report of the ballot is
as follows: Hughes, $40 ~; Roose-
welt, 18 -; Dupont, 5; Weeks, 3;
Lodge, Z; Lafollette, 8.
Charles w. Fairbanks of indiana was
nominated for vice president
Justice Hughes was informed by
Chairman Harding Of the nominations
and received a reply that the republi-
can nominee would make statement
later in the afternoon.
Chicago, June 10.-Ju5tice Hughes
led the field and gained strength on the
two only ballots taken yesterday in the
republican national convention. His
supporters, confident that another bal
lot would give him majority. resisted
adjournment, but the convention, tired
and worn with a continuous 10 hour ses
sion was determined TO rest and ad
journed until II o'clock this morning.
1t was the first time since 1888 that a
republican convention has taken more
than one ballot to choose presidential
nominee
On the first ballot Justice Hughes
polled 25S 1.2 votes. He got AZ from
his own state and aside from Oregon
and Florida the remainder were large
| ly scattering. On the second ballot
he increased to 1928 1.2 votes. 1t re-
quired 949 votes to nominate, Col.
| Roosevelt's topmost strength in the
fist days balloting was 81 votes. Be-
sides Justice Hughes, the colonel and
| Charles w. Fairbanks. of all the IS
men who had votes on the first ballot,
| alone made an increase on the second.
The expected demonstration for Col.
Roosevelt when he was nominated by
| Senator Fall of New Mexico lasted Al
minutes and broke the record for this
convention. All observers agreed that
it was largely gallery demonstration
and that the participation was scatter
ing from the delegate section. The
Fairbanks demonstration ran next
with 35 minutes, the Burton demon
stration lasted "a minutes and the
Hughes demonstration lasted 20 min
| utes.
On the first ballot the delegates fol-
lowed their instructions, voting for
Senator Weeks got 105; Elihu Root
1903, Cummins So, Fairbanks "A IL.
Sherman 66, Roosevelt 65, and Knox
S. Henry Ford of Michigans 80
votes by instructions. Former Presi-
dent Taft got IA from Texas and the
scattering included complimentary
votes for Borah, Willis and Mccall and
the instructed vote for other candi-
dates.
On the second ballot Michigan
turned 80 over TO Hughes and gave
Roosevelt two; Mccall OF Massachu-
setts turned his vote to the justice
amid great applause; Senator Lodge,
who had nominated Senator Weeks,
turned his vote to Col. Roosevelt; w.
Murray Crane announced his vote for
Hughes; Missouri gave the justice %
OF her 36 New Jersey gave him 16.
The New York delegation vote on
the second ballot stood Hughes 43.
Root 42, and Roosevelt 2. Pennsyl-
vania's second ballot was Knox &c.
Roosevelt SS, John Wanamaker 5.
Hughes s. Dupont ., Root /, and one
not voting.
Before the second ballot was taken
one of the favorite sons-Gov. Brum-
baugh-withdrew and proposed the
nomination OF Col Roosevelt The
other favorite sons remained through
the balloting. On the second ballot
one vote was cast for Maj-Gen Leon.
ard Wood and one for Chairman Hard.
. inc.