Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-06-10
! HARDING IS UNABLE
TO MAINTAIN ORDER
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The roll of states was called and
Alabama and Alaska passed. Arizona
yielded to New York.
An Arizona member challenged the
yielding and the delegation was polled.
All voted aye A man in the dele.
cation who voted in the place Of Dele
gate Wright because he said he had
Wright's badge and credentials was
put out and the alternate who took
Wright's place voted mo-" The
"ayes" had it, however, and Gov.
Whitman of New York was recognized
and took the platform to nominate JUS
! tice Hughes. The demonstration sub
! sided while Gov Whitman was intro.
duced.
His declaration that I'VE are to
choose the next president" was ap
plauded
Denounce's Wilson.
Then the governor went on to a de-
nunciation of President Wilson's for
eign policy and a declaration that the
prosperity Of the country only was
temporary and dependent wholly OH
the war. For the times to come, he
declared the nation called for "our
greatest statesmen and the republican
party
mo man living" he shouted. "can
claim monopoly Of the American
spirit in his heart or in his nature. The
republican party is full of them.
The convention greeted that with an
outburst of handclapping and there
was another when he declared the ma
tion should always be prepared and
proud to fight"
Cheer Taft's Name.
There was demonstration when
Gov. Whitman mentioned the name 81
William H. Taft. The delegates rose,
cheering and waving their hats and FOR
the first time the whole body of them
were on their feet. The band struck up
and rolled the cheers along. IT was
the longest demonstration of the con
vention so far.
When it showed signs of dying away,
the cheer leaders started 1t up again
and it was just six minutes before GOV.
Whitman resumed.
When Mr. Whitman. quoted from an
eight year old speech of Justice
Hughes, declaring for adequate provi-
sion for our defense and maintenance
of the efficiency of the army and
navy there was more applause.
! HUGHES is Nominated.
Gov. Whitman concluded at ~: II
with the words "The great state Of
New York, through the lips of it's gov
ernor, offers to the people Of the
party, to the voters of the party-no,
not only to them, but ito the great ma
ton herself, her noblest and her best.
, Il nominate as the republican candi-
date for president of the United States
Charles Evans Hughes of New York. 1
Gov Whitman reached his perora-
ton at 1911 o'clock and demOnstra-
ton began.
A G. o. P. elephant on rollers was
carried down the aisles and taken to
the platform. The Oregon men picked
up theit standard and began march
around the hall. The Hughes men
from New York, Vermont and Michi-
gan men also took places in the line.
Cheer for Hughes.
The paraders stopped in the aisles
and joined in an outburst of cheers
and shouts of Hughes in "rah, rab,
rah,'' meter.
oOme Oh Lie NeW IoiheiS sat uo"ii
and let the others carry on the noise
which the Vermont delegation was con-
sistently leading most of the time
Kansas, New Jersey. California and
Tennessee men took up the cheers.
Chairman Harding tried hard to re.
store order but could not do SO till the
Hughes demonstration had lasted
twenty minutes.
Presents Roots Name.
The chairman shouted calls for
order and mauled the block with the
gavel Some delegates on the floor Al
so called for ordersand the police were
directed to get delegates seated. Mr..
Harding then recognized Nicholas MUIR