The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-06-15
HUGHES 8 FAIRBANKS
REPUBLICAN, CHOICE
AS PARTY LEADERS

with an air of resignation, the Repub.
lican national committee nominated
Supreme Court Justice James Hughes
for president, and Charles Warren
Fairbanks Of Indiana, for vice presi-
dent this afternoon. Hughes received
949R votes out Of the 1856 in the con-
vention on the first ballot of the day
and the third of the session. Roose-
welt, who was at the same time be-
ing riotously nominated at the Pro-
gressive convention, got 1874 votes
In the Republican convention.
The settled determination of the
delegates to name Hughes today and
get the business done was only made
stronger by final appeal from Roose-
welt, submitted in note from the
Progressive convention.
The colonel, as last peace Offering
suggested the name of Senator Henry
Cabot Lodge, of Massachusetts. North
Carolina, alone of all the forty-eight
states and three territories took the
matter seriously.
Probably never in the history of IA
party government has the naming of
candidate been so perfunctory AS
was the nomination of Mr.. Justice
Hughes. The taking of the ballot and
the slow swinging of one state after
another into the Hughes column was
applauded with the same enthusiasm
That marks the applauding of plug
ged' vaudeville actor by claque in
the foyer hired for that purpose.
When the ballot was taken and the
result made known, some of the real
Hughes delegates arose and paraded
with deep solemnity about the hall.
But though flags were swung and the
band played, there were ripples of
shouts only here and there and at
times the silence was broken only by
the shuffling of feet and the buzzing
of conversation.
Frank Hitchcock, who has supplied
most of the craft of the campaign for
Hughes, moved about among the dele
cations with sephulchral officiousness
as one who should say:
Those who wish to view the re-
mains will please pass to the right"
Governor Whitman, of New York.
the only militant Hughes man on the
floor, shot out his jaw in the particu-
lar manner he employs to denote tri-
umph. He did not smile. Smoot, long
and angular, looked from the platform
to Penrose. whose gigantic form tow
cred over the heads of his charges In
the Pennsylvania delegation. Penrose
looked back at Smoot. Neither of
them looked as if they were satisfied
with the work of the day.
The Oregon delegates, refreshed by
the rain which is their native element,
stood on their chairs for while and
tried to yell, But when they heard
the echoes of their own voices rever-
berating from the ceiling rafters they
subsided. And soon the sadness of
the occasion infected all and the noise
died away into the dismal sizzle.
When the delegates began stream
ing this morning it became apparent
that all the arrangements for the big
event had been completed.
The first man from illinois TO show
brought word that Sherman, the ia
vorite son of that state, had released
his delegates.
BY this time most of the insiders
heard that Colonel Roosevelt. had Of
fered Lodge as an acceptable substi-
tute for himself.
Smoot and Crane, who have been on
the bridge since the beginning of this
weary voyage, Immediately got into
action.
There was much looking for Lodge,
but Lodge was not to be found. In
little while however, after Hitch
cock had been sent out on scouting
duty the chiefs knew that Lodge sug-
gestion would make no difference.
Lodge is hot exactly a man to start
anything-particularly stampede.
And "A thorough search revealed that
he was not in the house trying to work
up boom for himself.
Then and only then was the impos-
ing Ohio chairman, Senator Harding,
given word to start the gavel ham
mering and get things under way.
The delegates came instantly to or
der. They were filled with expecta-
tion. Some of them, having heard ru-
mors of all sorts flying round, hoped
against hope that row of some kind
might be on.
N When Senator Smoot, at the re-
quest Of the chair, walked down the
bridge and confronted the delegates
with a sheaf of papers in his hands
there was breathless silence.
"A He said:
~ have a communication to make"
He read: "On behalf of the Re-
publican conferees, present for your
consideration as their candidate for
president, Justice Charles +. Hughes"
The ballot was taken and Hughes
lead with nearly the unanimous sup
port of the convention.