The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-08


-anafsasz the snsa who have essa con-
s16sf~d the nness strained OF all party
feaaers.
Tne Keynote speech at the Rspuhli-
can Convention extinguished all hopes
% . stampede for Harding n was
- scholarly address, but II adroiuy
elds-~tepped anything that could
arouse hest or passion. for or against
TT named no names save that or
Abraham Lincoln. IL was little inter
rupted by applause and seventeen sec
fnE Ut It's close.
Harding to He Permanent Chairman.
3 HARDING will be made permanent SIS
well a. temporary chairman and Will
take formal charge OF the proceed
ings tomorrow.
: These will consist first OF making
: up rfe permanent reii by the ereder-
tial committee: second, OF listening 10
and adopting the platform. which is
now forming in the hands of the
committee on resolutions.
: Friday will be devoted to nominal
ing speeches. Unless plans are
changed there Will be not more than
one ballot, II any on, that day.
The two camps spent the day try
ing to convince each other that some
thing ought 20 be done IN the inter-
ests OF harmony. George II, Cortel-
you, who was expected 10 bring come
ringing message from Oyster Bay, re-
: fused to make a sound like bell.
He conferred with men on all sides.
but announced he had no message
and was only working for Roosevelt.
- Mfr, Gprteiyou spent the night as the
guest of Charles G. DAVIS, former
comptroller az the treasury. He did
not appear TO be at all hopeful OF
the success OF his mission. The fact
that he saw so many Hughes men
may have had something TO do with
this
Predicts Hughes on Second Ballot.
= Frank II. Hitchcock, who IS now the
undisputed boss Of all the Hughes
boosters, said tonight:
I'VE shall have more than 900 votes
for Hughes on the first ballot and can
probably nominate him on the second
ballot Hughes names will be placed
s. in nomination by Governor Whitman,
of New York. and Senator Fulton, Of
Oregon, will he the first to second II.
We shall make no attempt TO enforce
any conditions as TO a platform We
want a platform that Will be accept
able 10 the ProRressives and will agree
on any set OF resolutions that are Of
fered. provided they violate none OF
the recognized principles Of the Re-
publican party"
The Old Guard leaders having
abandoned Harding after hts speech.
turned tonight to Fairbanks, hut only
as a foster for other plans.
1t must not he supposed for an in
slant that they have given up their
purpose OF beating Hughes II this Is
possible. They are not so blind that
they cannot see the drift toward him.
bat If any means can Ire dtseeFerea
TO hold out enough votes to stop him,
he will be stopped
Old Guard still Lacks Candidate
Who will be named In his stead IN
such an event they have not yet been
able to determine. That has been
their trouble from the start. They
have had the control. but have lacked
tho candidate.
Just by way of a tnaI argument.
William Loeb. Mr.. Roosevelts former
secretary, announced tonight that II
Roosevelt were accepted as President
by the Republicans. the Progressive
party would disband. What authori-
ty Mr. Loeb had he ala not say.
The Progressives. when they heard
II, denied It excitedly.
The battle win continue undated
tomorrow. Bad weather conditions
have no effect on its fury BY night
the result may be known Again. no
man may have a s,iexs till tho ballot
ing. But all bets were being made
on Hughes this afternoon. and two
~3f the best informed men In the con
gention---Senators Borah and Crane
regarded the Justice as n certainty