The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1916-06-16
FOR PRESIDENT
CHARLES EVANS HUGHES.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT
CHARLES WARREN FAIRBANKS.

Ch1cagO.-AS exclusively predicted
by 497,365 persons, the Republican
party in convention assembled in Chi
cago selected Associate Justice
Charles e. Hughes as its standard
bearer In the campaign of 1916.
Contrary to the expectation of al
most everybody and to his own de-
sires Charles Warren Fairbanks of
Indiana was chosen for the second
place.
If that is not safe and sane ticket
for presentation to the sovereign
voters of the nation, the Republican
leaders who devised 1t don't know how
to make one. They put it forth in the
full confidence that 1T will command
the suffrages of majority of the cleo
tors next November and that it would
receive the Endorsement of Colonel
Roosevelt and most of his Progressive
followers. At least, they asserted that
they had the aforesaid full confidence.
The nomination of Mr. Justice
Hughes, which was accomplished on
the third ballot, was received by the
throng in the Coliseum with a demon
stration that was as safe and sane as
the candidate. Everybody stood up
and cheered.
Saturday afternoon Mr.. Hughes sent
a telegram to Chairman Harding ac-
cepting the nomination, and at the
same time he resigned from the Su-
preme court of the United States.
Justice Hughes letter of resigna-
ton, sent to the White House by mes
senger, contained one brief sentence.
1t said:
81 hereby resign the Office of asso-
ciate justice of the Supreme court OF
the United States. | am. sir. respect
fully yours,
CHARLES E. HUGHES"
The selection of Mr.. Fairbanks for
the position which he once before
filled with distinction required only
one ballot, and soon thereafter the
convention adjourned sine die, leaving
the Indiana delegation glued to the
long distance telephone endeavoring
to persuade the Tall Sycamore Of the
Wabash to accept the honor thus sum-
marily thrust upon him.
Final Session Was Interesting.
The story of the final session of the
convention, on Saturday, is rather in
teresting because of the way in which |
its developments were concerned with |
the course pursued by Theodore Roose- |
velt and with the doings of the Pro-
gressive convention in the Auditorium.
All night long the conference commit
tees of the two conventions had been
closeted in a room of the Chicago club,
and the first thing Chairman Harding
did was to call for final report from
the Republican committee Mr.. Smoot
of Utah informed the convention that
his committee had submitted to the
Progressives the name of Justice
even as the Bull Moosers the
day before had submitted that of T. r.;
that the Progressives had then re-
ceived from the colonel long tele-
ing for harmony and united action,
and suggesting that they offer to unite
with the Republicans on Senator Hen
~ Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts.
whose character and record he warmly
eulogized. This recommendation,
Senator Smoot said, had been received
by the Progressive convention and laid
on the table.
OF course that put an end at once
to the hopes of picking nominee on
whom both conventions could unite,
and Chairman Harding directed the
call of the roll Of states for the third
ballot. Friday evening two trial bal
lots had been taken for the purpose I
Of giving the favorite sons their
chance, and no one of them had shown
the strength necessary to win. Hughes
advanced from 2531a votes on the first
ballot to 3281z on the second, and II
the managers Of the favorite sons had {
not forced an adjournment, the justice {
could have been nominated that eve
ming.