South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-06-09
Arizona Man Carrying Toy
Elephant Three Feet High,
Starts March in Con-
Vention Hall.
HUGHES AND WHISPERS
DELEGATES BATTLE CRY
Ohio and Indiana Refuse to
Join DemOnStration-Sup-
pOrterS of Roosevelt
Are FrOWned Upon.
News-Times Special Service !.


COLISEUM. CHICAGO, June o
Enthusiastic applause and cheering
greeted the mention of Charles
Evans Hughes when Gov. Whitman
OF New York. offered him as a can
didate at the republican national
convention today. AS the governor
concluded his speech at 1912 the
demonstration began.
New York state started the out
burst and half TIE delegation leaped
upon chairs 10 lead the cheering. An
Arizona delegate with a toy elephant
three feet high swung over his head
started a parade through the aisles.
OregOn's delegates. instructed for
Hughes. Joined i'm and the oregon
banner swung in behind the baby
elephant. Vermont was next. Through
the aisles went the procession with a
steady I'VE want Hughes. we want
Hughes ringing out above the gen.
eral tumuit that swept the big hall
from pit To dome Mississippi and
Michigan carried their banners into
line. but the banner of New York,
home state Of Huehgs. stood stOlidly
in its place. no effort being made to
take il from its socket. While the
Hughes men from New York Joined
in the parade through the aisles some
40 of the anti-Whitr~ an delegates in
the delegation sat stolidly in their
seats.
Hughes and Whiskers.
Ohio and Indiana likewise refus-
ed TO join the uproar. The Hughes
delegates from New York did their
utmost TO keep the demonstration
going.
Hughes and Whiskers will beat
Wilson and watchful waiting yelled
d leather-l unged delegate as the pro-
cession swept round the hall and
got a cheer The favOrite son del
egates stood the strain well and
seemed amused by the efforts of the
Hughes shOuteTs among the delegates
to get real support from the gal
leries. The Vermont delegation,
armed with big rattles added ma
terially TO the volume and variety of
the tumult. but there was absent the
note of the applause. the frenzy that
Usually marks such a demonstration.
Chairman Harding made not the
slightest effort to cut off the demon
stration.
we might just as well let the
boys keep it up. he said.
Somebody in the gallery yelled
"Hurrah for Roosevelt" but il got
nowhere if it was an attempt TO cap.
ture the ovation
Mgr Hitchcock Of the Hughes
boom. from q place of vantage on the
floor. viewed the demonstration with
approval and nodded announcement
TO the various Hughes delegations.
Harding Shakes Head.
After the yelling had lasted IS
minutes Root man in the New York
delegation suggested from his seat
that we get busy" bat Chairman
Harding simply smiled at his plea
and shook his head. II the dele
gates We're 10 be counted on the ba-
sis of their participation in the dem
onstration. il was plain that the
claims of the Hughes managers that
they had the votes TO put Hughes
over on the first ballot were not well
founded Less than a majority of
the delegates participated in the pa
rades or the cheering. There were
about 500 delegates in the demon
stratiOn.
At 1921 when the demonstration
had lasted - minutes. Chairman
Harding began 10 use his gavel 10
restore order.
The delegates soon quoted down,
but the galleries were more difficult
To control However. but two min
utes later the big hall was quoted.
The demonstration lasted i min
utes.
NewS-Times Special Service.
YPSILANTI Mich.-Aiiss Anna
Barbara Ehman. we'll known resi-
dent OF this city. died at her resi-