Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-06-13
TAKES
RAP AT WILSON
IN ACCEPTANCE
OF NOMINATION

OF the Progressive conferees, which
merely was an acknowledgment OF
receipt Of the proposal. Then he
read Colonel Roosevelt's telegram
to the Progressive convention, which
had been brought to the Coliseum
by John McGrath, the colonels
secretary. suggesting Senator Lodge.
Before he had finished the read
ing word came and was announced
I'm the Coliseum that the Progress
sivs convention itself had not only
tabled the Republican proposal of
Mr.. Hughes, but had tabled Colonel
Roosevelt's own proposal of Sena-
ter Ledge as well. No one in the
Republican convention really eX-
pected Colonel Roosevelt's compro-
mise to be accepted. neither did
they feel the PrOgressives would ac-
cept Mr. Hughes.
NO SIGN OF STAMPEDE
TO COLONEL ROOSEVELT.
There was a gallery demonstra-
ton, not so prolonged as yester-
days at the announcement of Col
onel Roosevelt's proposition. But
the delegate section, by its silence.
plainly showed its indifference and
IF any of the Republican managers
entertained the least fear of a STAN
pede to Colonel Roosevelt IL was
dissipated at once by every outward
indication that about the only mes
sage from Colonel Roosevelt that
could have reused the delegates to
any great degree of enthusiasm
would have been his acceptance of
Hughes.
With that the roll call of the
states began and there never was
a moments doubt of the result.
Senator Lodge, known to all men
In politics as a close personal friend
of the colonel's, got a reception APP
preaching an ovation when he made
a speech seconding Hughes.
With the end of the balloting for
the presidential nomination and the
official announcement by Chairman
Harding, the balloting for vice
president began. In view of Mr..
Hitchcock's expressed preference
for former Senator Burton there
was some surprise when Governor
Willis, of Ohio, withdrew Burton's
name and cast the whole block of
Ohio votes for Fairbanks.
AS the roll call proceeded whole
banks and his nomination was such
a foregone conclusion that the dele
gates began leaving and caused
such confusion that the balloting
was heard with difficulty.
A CONVENTION UNIQUE
IN HISTORY OF PARTY.
After Chairman Harding had Of
ficially announced the nomination
OF Mr.. Fairbanks, resolutions were
passed thanking the officers of the
convention and the entertainment
provided for delegates by the city
of Chicago: some national commit
tee selections were announced and
ratified by the convention; Chair
man Hilles called a meeting of the
new national committee for or
ganization, and the convention adj
journed
The convention was notable in
political history for many things.
\ man who steadfastly had refus-
ed 10 seek the nomination had been
chosen; il was the first Republican
convention since 1888 which had
been forced to take more than one
ballot to agree upon a candidate,
and il had been marked by a lack
of riotous demonstration and nerv-
Gus enthusiasm which hitherto has
been a feature of such gatherings.
1t did not touch any of the ex-
listing records for sustained demon
STATIONS. but despite the fact that
I'm political vernacular il was who'll
IL and decidedly Embossed" il
moved with a precision and guinness
which has not been equaled since
the Mckinley convention IN Phila-
delphIa.