Milford chronicle., 1916-06-16
Hughes and Fair
banks Nominated.
4,ls
ONLY THREE BALLOTS.
Platform For AmsrlCanISm
and Preparedness.

Charles Warren Fairbanks of Indian
for vice president, the men nOminate'
by the Republican convention here, ar
greeted with approval by party mem
bers throughout the country. Eacl
man has held high office, the former a
governor Of New York and associate
Justice of the United States supreme
court and the latter as senator from
Indiana and vice president OF the Unit
ed States. The latter held his forme
high Office in the second administra
tiOn of President Roosevelt, from 190'
to 1909.
From the time the first ballot wa.
cast in the Republican convention an(
It was seen that Hughes had mOr'
votes than any of his rivals his selec
ton was freely predicted. The end Of
the heated but not unduly prolonged
fight came on the third ballot, when
the New York man was chosen by q
vote of 049l5. 494 being necessary for
a choice.
Twenty Candidates Voted For.
He had obtained 253h votes on the
first ballot, taken in the evening Of
June 9, and on the second ballot, taken
Immediately thereafter. he gained 70,
while Theodore Roosevelt. who had
been feared by the Hughes men as his
strongest opponent. mounted from 50
to 81. Besides these two. eighteen 9th
er candidates received votes on the
second ballot. the total, twenty. being
greater probably than ever before
known in a national convention. Root,
Burton, Cummins, Weeks and Fair
banks we're the strongest Of the twen-
ty, besides the two leaders, and Of
these Root and Fairbanks pOlled each
a greater vote than the former presi-
dent.
The nomination Of Justice Hughes
by the Republicans came on June 10
after a night OF conference and debate
and suggested compromise Just be-
fore the naming Of Hughes by the Re
publicans and the nomination Of RoOse-
velt by the Progressives the name of
Senator Lodge was suggested by Colo
mel Roosevelt as a compromise candi-
date, but the Republicans were then
determined to have Hughes, and the
Progressives could see only one candi-
date. Theodore Roosevelt, whom they
named.
In his address as temporary chair
man Of the convention Senator Warren
G. Harding of Ohio outlined the Re
publican view Of the issues and plead
ed for healing Of the differences which
split the party in 1912. He referred to
the policy Of the present administra-
ton as one Of "watchful waiting and
wabbling warfare"
Career Of Charles Evans Hughes.
Justi Charles Evans Hughes. as
sociate justice Of the United States su-
preme court. nominated by the Repub-
Leans for president. was born in Glens
Falls. N. Y. April IL. 1862 He first
became generally known to the New
York public in 1904, when as counsel
for the gas investigating committee he
wrung from officials Of Ge gas and
electric light companies a vast amount
Of information in a short time and
surprised the politicians by his ability
to grasp details Of importance. He
later was appointed counsel for the
legislative insurance investigating com
mittee and brought about important re
forms in the insurance laws and made
himself a national figure. He prac
ticed law from 1884, when he was
graduated from Columbia Law school.
After his graduation from Brown uni
versity In 1881 he got an appointment
as professor OF Greek at Delaware
academy He was soon admitted into
partnership by the late Walter S. Car
ter, whose daughter. Antsinette, Mr.
Hughes married in 1888. He held a pro
fessorship at Cornell university for two
years. In 1893 he entered into partner
ship once more with his father-in-law
He was nominated for mayor of New
York city by the Republicans in 1905.
but declined the nomination. He was
elected governor OF New York for two
terms. from Jan. 1, 1907. to Dec. 81,
1908, and from Jan. 1. 1909, to Dec. 81
1910 He was appointed by President
Taft to be an associate justice of the
court Of the United States and
confirmed by the senate on the I'd day
Of May. 1910 He resigned the Office
of governor Of the state of New York
on the 9th day of October, 1910, and
took his seat on the bench on the 10th
day Of October, 1910
Mr.. Fairbanks Career.
Former Vice President Charles War
ren Fairbanks Of Indiana, nominal
ed by the Republicans, was born on
a farm near Unionville Center, Union
county, O., May IL, 1852 He was edu-
Gated in the common schools Of the
neighborhood and graduated from Ohio |
Wesleyan university. Delaware, o., in |
1872. He was admitted to the bar in
1874 and started practice in lndianap
oils. In 1904 he was unanimously nom.
mated by the Republicans for vice
president and elected with Roosevelt |