Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1916-06-16

cheers, though he was high man on the
first ballot of the favorite sou candi-
dates. with los votes being next to
Hughes. Then followed the nomina-
tions of Fairbanks of Indiana, Du Pont
the powder maker of Deleware, Sher.
man, of Illinois, whose friends put up
JOB with the Illinois doorkeepers and
ran in q couple of Thousand FOUNDERS
under guise Of the Hamilton Club,
until the fire marshall butted in,
throwing doorkeepers, policemen and
everybody out OF the way and closed
the doors in order to protect the build
ing which was then taxed beyond It's
capacity. Thousands of people with
tickets we're denied admission during
the remainder of the day, which of
course made them all hot. But the
tire marshal's authority was superior
to that Of everybody else. Then fol-
lowed the nomination of Senator Gum.
minis of Iowa by Elk. Congressman Ken
dali, of that state, who, it was conceded
by all. made one Of the very best
speeches of the convention. The
cheering of the Senator's name lasted
twenty minutes, and was conceded to
have been participated in by the dele
gates from more states than any other
candidate. He received the solid votes
Of four states on both the first and
second ballots, which was the largest
of any favorite son candidate, except
Weeks, of which there we're nine put in
nomination, and also received more
votes than Col. Roosevelt at any time.
His candidacy was supported by the
South Dakota delegation, under in
struotions of the republican state pri-
mary.
Roosevelt was put in nomination by
Senator Fall of New Mexico, and the
real demonstration of the convention
occurred, not so much by the dele
gates as by the fifteen thousand visit
ors in the galleries. 1t was my privil-
age to be on the platform at this junct
ure. waiting my turn to second the
nomination of Cummins, and I had q
splendid opportunity to observe the
countensnoes of many members of the
old guard seated there, or rather stand
ing and Watching the tumnltuous
demonstration. They bespoke the
greatest anxiety and impressed
me with the belief that they
were trying to fathom the real depth
of feeling Of the most admired, best
loved and best hated man in the Re
public. 1t was apparent that no other
candidate had matched him in the af-
feotions of the audience. The cheer
ing continued forty-two minutes and
then had to be checked by the chair
mans gavel, or it might have been
going yet. But cheering don't nomi-
nate candidates. The delegates do that,
Out of total Of 987 votes he received
sixty. five votes on fret, eighty on sec
ond and eighteen and one-half on
third. He had not allowed his name
to go on the primary ballot in any
state where he could prevent It..
Hence, the great body Of voters had no
opportunity to express their choice
This was the Colonel's own plan in the
campaign. Many Of his friends think
1t was mistake.
The nominations of the rest of the
niue favorite sons followed, and in the
first ballot Hughes led with 253 1-2
votes and gained seventy-flve votes on
the second, and was nominated by q
vote of 949 2 out of q total vote OF
987 on the third. The nomination was
then made unanimous, and at about
the same time Roosevelt was unani.
mously nominated by the progressives.
F'airbank was nominated on first
ballot for vice.president. Hughes i'm
mediately resigned from his position
on the Supreme Court bench and &C.
cepted, With ringing statement, bristl'
ing with real Americanism and indors.
ing the republican platform. Roose-
velt tentatively declined the progress
sive nomination, waiting to know fully
the position of Hughes on prepared.
ness and other vital issues to which
the Colonel is SO armely attached. and
now the paramount question is will be
indorse the republican nominee. If be
} does, Hughes election is assured. II
he don't indorse but refuse to run
Hughes will be elected anyhow, We
believe he will support Hughes, or al
least refuse to run"
} William B. Petty and Miss Beatrice
Saunders we're quietly married at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. E H. Klock or
J Jennings avenue, Sunday morning
June l1th, the Rev. A. P. James. chap
lain of Battle Mountain Sanitarium
officiating. The brides sister, Mis-,