Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-11

CHICAGO. June 1o.-Charles Evans
Hughes. former Governor of New York
and associate justice OF the Supreme
Court, was nominated to-day for the
presidency by the Republican National
Convention.
Charles Warren Fairbanks. of In.
DIANA elected Vice President with Theo-
dore Roosevelt In 1904. was again
chosen for second place.
Both nominations made by over
whclming majorities on the first ballot
OF the day--the t1 I'd ballot OF tho con
vention for the .. 9esidency-were. by
acclamation, made unanimous.
Senator Lodge. of Massachusetts, pre-
sented by Colonel Roosevelt as COM
promise candidate. received seven votes
Colonel Roosevelt himself received
eighteen and one-half votes scattered
over twelve States.
The nominating ballot showed this
count:
Hughes, 94oia Roosevelt. 1sh; Lodge.
Z; Du Pont. 5; Weeks. 3; La Toilette. 3,
Absent. l. Total. 9S7.
Although Frank II. Hitchcock let 1t
be known that the Hughes men wanted
Burton for second place, Ohio withdrew
Burtons name. leaving the field to Mr.
Fairbanks and former Senator Burkett.
of Nebraska.
The ballot for Vice-President showed
this count:
Fairbanks. S63; Burkett. 1os: Borah,
s: Burton. l; Johnson. /. Absent scat
tering and not voting, s. Total, 9S7.
OFFICIAL. NOTIFICATION Y
AT DATE TO DE FIXED
MT. Hughes will be notified oficially
at date to be fixed later by a COM
mittee headed by Senator Harding,
chairman OF the convention.
Mr.. Fairbanks will be notified by
committee headed by Senator Borah.
AZ 2:Ol Z. NJ. the convention ad-
Journed. There We're 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 state-
ments declaring their loyalty to the
nominee. -
six months ago" said Chairman
| Hilles, OF the national committee. "I
! SAID the nominee would be born In tho
convention. And he was" ~
i am very much pleased. of course.n
said MIR. Hitchcock. 'It means a re-
united Republican party and victory in
November.
NC ioih ihiHdtion or MT. 1-ughes WAS
made possible so soon by an overnight
| breakup OF the allied favorite sons.
combinations Which early this morning
released its delegates, practically all of
whom were known to favor Mr. Hughes
when freed from their Instructions.
When the convention began business
! shortly before noon, the withdrawal OF
the tavorite sons was announced, one
after another. and the votes began
Hopping into the Hughes column in
solid blocks so rapidly that the NOM
ination plainly was assured before the
roll call had gone five States. When
II got TO Colorado the drift was so ap.
parent that proposal to make IL
unanimous was made, but Chairman
Harding ruled that the halloting should
take its regular course
EACH ADDITION GREETED
BY WELLS OF EMULATION
Each addition TO the Hughes column
was greeted by yells OF exultat!on
from the rapidly accommodating Hughes
delegates, and steadily. State by State,
the votes piled up, until New Jersey
carried II past the required 1874. and the
remainder was only a formality.
In rapid succession. as the voting
went on. Du Pont was withdrawn by
Delaware. and his solid block was cast
for Hughes; Illinois withdrew Sher.
man, Ohio withdrew Burton. iowa
withdrew Cummins. New York With
drew Root. Massachusetts, WITH
drew Weeks. Practically all thess
new votes we1e cast for Hughes. ortiy