The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-08-10
HUGHES NOTIFIED
OF HIS NOMINATION
BY the Republican National
Committee.
OUTLINES The ISSUE
Committee Of the Republican conven.
tion Gives Him Formal Notifiea.
ton Of His Selection as
Standard.bearer.

New York.-Charles r. Hughes,
who resigned as an associate justice
Of the United States Supreme Court
to become the candidate Of the Repub-
lican party for President, was formal.
ly notified Of his nomination.
The speech Of notification was de-
liyered in Carnegie Hall by United
States Senator Warren G. Harding, of
Ohio
In formally accepting the Republican
nomination for the Presidency, Charles
E. Hughes said, in part:
Senator Harding, Members Of the
Notification Committee and Fellow
Citizens:
This occasion is more than a mere
ceremony of notification. We are not
here 10 indulge in formal expressions.
We come to state in plain and direct
manner our faith our purpose and our
pledge This representative gathering
Is a happy augury. It means the
strength Of reunion. II means that
the party Of Lincoln is restored, alert,
effective. II means the unity Of a
common perception Of paramount ma
tional needs. II means that we are
neither deceived nor benmbed by
abnormal conditions. We know that
we are In a critical period. We need
a dominant sense of national unity;
the exercise of our best constructive
power; the vigor and resourcefulness
OF quickened America. We desire
that the Republican party as great
liberal party shall be the agency of
national achievement, the organ OF
the effective expression of dominant
Americanism. What do ! mean by
that? ! mean America conscious Of
power, awake to obligation, erect in
self-respect, prepared for every emer-
gency, devoted TO the ideals of peace,
instinct with the spirit Of human
brotherhood. safeguarding botS indi-
vidual opportunity and the public in
terest, maintaining a well-ordered con-
stitutlonal system adapted to local
self-government without the sacrifice
of essential national authority, appre-
ciAting the necessity Of stability, e1-
pert knowledge and thorough organ
ization as the Indispensable conditions
OF security and progress; a country
loved by its citizens with a patriotic
feryor permitting no division in their
allegiance and no rivals in their afIec-
tion-I mean America first and Amer
lea efficient It is in this spirit that
! respond 10 your summons.
Foreign Relations.
Our foreign relations have as.
sumed grave importance in the last
three years. The conduct of diplo-
matte intercourse is in the keeping of
the Executive. It rests chiefly with
him whether We shall show compe-
tence or Incompetence; whether the
national honor shall be maintained:
whether our prestige and influence
shall be lowered or advanced What
Is the record Of the Administration?
The hrst duty OF the Executive was
10 command the respect Of the world
by the personnel OF our State Depart
ment and our representation abroad
No party exigency could excuse The
nonperformance Of this obvious obi.
cation. Still, after making every al.
lowsnce for certain commendable ap-
pointments, II is apparent that this obli-
cation was not performed Al the
very beginning Of the present Admin.
istration where in the direction Of
diplomatic intercourse there should
have been conspicuous strength and
expertness we had weakness and mex. .
pertness Instead Of assuring respect,
we invited distrust Of our competence
and speculation as TO our capacity for
frmness and decision, thus entsiing
many difficulties which otherwise
easily could have been escaped. Then.
in numerous instances, notably IN
Latin-America where such a course
was particularly reprehensible, and .
where We desire 10 encourage the
most friendly relations, men OF long
diplomatic experience whose knowl.
edge and training we're OF especial
value to the country we're retired from
the service apparently for no other
reason than to meet partisan demands
IN the appointment OF inexperienced
persons.
Denounces Plots
we denounce all plots and con.