Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-06-11

Charles Evans Hughes, former gov
ernar of New York, and until today
justice of the supreme court of the
United States, was nominated for
the presidency by the Republican ma.
tional convention here today. Charles
Warren Fairbanks of Indiana, elected
vice president with Theodore Rooae-
velt in 1904, again was selected for
second place on the Republican tick.
ct Both nominations were made by
an overwhelming majority on the sArat
ballot Of the day and the third ballot
OF the convention, were by 'acclama-
ton made unanimous. s
Roosevelt Wanted Lodge.
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts
was presented by Roosevelt as q com,
promise candidate, and received seven
votes. Colonel Roosevelt himself re-
ceived 1S1a scattered over twelys
states. The nominating ballot show.
ed this count:
Hughes. 949A: Roosevelt, -Sh:
Lodge, Z; Dupont, S: Weeks, 3. and
absent one. Total 9S7.
Hughes Wanted Burton. -
Despite the fact that Frank H.
leader of the Hughes sup.
porters, let it he known while the
presidential lballoting was in progress
that the Hughes men wanted Burton
for second place, Ohio withdrew Bur.
tons name, leaving the field to Mr..
Fairbanks and former Senator Burl-
EFT Of Nebraska. The ballot for vice
president showed this count: Fair.
banks, 1863; Burkett, 10S; Borah, 81
Burton, /; Johnson, 1; absent, scatter.
ing and not voting, 6. Total 9S7.
Notified Later.
Mr.. HUGHES will be notified of his
nomination officially at date to be
fixed later by the committee headed
by Senator Warren G. Harding Of
Ohio, chairman of the convention.
Mr.. Fairbanks will be notified by Z
committee headed by Senator William
E. Borah of Idaho.
At 2:O1 p. m. the convention I'd.
journed. There were expressions Of
harmony from all leaders and among
the delegates.
Delegations which on final ballot
had cast votes for others than Mr..
Hughes, made statements declaring
their loyalty to the nominee.
"Six months ago." said Chairman
Charles D. Hilles OF the Republicans
committee, 81 said the nominee would
be born in the convention and h0
was" ....M.
81 am very much pleased, Of course"
said Mr. Hitchcock. 1T means . re.
united Republican party and victory
in November.
The nomination of Mr.. Hughes was
made possible so soon by an over.
night breakup of the allied favorite
sons combination, which early this
released its delegates, prac-
tically all of whom were known
to favor Mr.. Hughes. Freed from their
when the convention be.
gan business shortly before noon. D
withdrawal of favorite sons WAS an.
nounced from the platform one after
another, ana votes began topping ins
to the Hughes column in solid blocks
so rapidly that the nomination plainly
was assured before the roll call had
gone five states. IL
When it got to Colorado, the drift
was SO apparent that q proposal to
make it unanimous or nominate hin
by acclamation was made, but chair.
man Harding ruled that the ballotinQ
should take it's regular course. Al.
though the convention, when e nomi.
mated Mr.. HUGHES had no word. that
he would accept and no stAtemeEt q
his position, one came aoon afteN
wards, but not until the convention
had adjourned. Former n Justice
Hughes had kept % his detefminatio4
to utter no word in his oW1 behak. -
CONTINUED on Faeo TWol