The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-06-08


night than at any time since the Re-
publican convention began to assem-
BILE. They declare that unless the &C
emulation of overwhelming circum-
stantial evidence proves false to the
situation in it's true light, tho nomi-
nation of the justice will come sooner
than has been predicted. The men
who take this view are practical poll
ticians who do not make estimates UNI
less they are based on careful can
vass of the delegates.
The situation is illustrated best by
the fact that conferences between the
| leaders to discuss the availability OF
different candidates practically have
ceased indicating their belief that the
delegates have reached a decision to
nominate Justice Hughes.
Four days of constant effort and
persistent effort to bring the two par
ties together in which the personality
Of the nominee was sLbordinated TO
harmony, failed to bring the results
desired and the trend from the outset
was definitely toward the nomination
Of Justice Hughes. Had Colonel
! Roosevelt announced earlier in this
period that he would not support the
| Justice, the leaders were prepared to
turn to anyone of the regula, Repub-
lican candidates.
Colonel Remains Silent
The Colonel remained silent and be-
cause the managers Of other candi-
dates had fostered the Hughes boom
for the purpose of eliminating Roose-
welt as q possibility, 1t grew prodi-
gously and even combination of the
favorite sons was powerless TO check
It. Justice Hughes thus naturally be-
came the choice of practically all
delegates instructed for others. They
became eager to go to him as soon as
they could secure release from their
badges.
It seems practically certain that they
again nominate Roosevelt as their
chief standard bearer and it is not at
all unlikely that Governor Hiram
Johnson also will be drafted, SO that
their ticket will be the same as in
l912-Roosevelt and Johnson.
The more conservative representa-
tives OF the Progressive party hope to
forestall action in their convention
until Friday.
The effort to deity making a nom
nation is because few of the leaders
still profess that there is some pros
pect Of reaching an agreement with
the Republican managers.
Harding Sounds Keynote
The Republican national convention
assembled in the Coliseum today
heard a keynote speech delivered by
Senator Warren G. Harding, OF Ohio,
perfected an organization and ad-
journed until IL o'clock tomorrow
morning. It all took just two hours
and lack of demonstrations or out
bursts of any kind and its strict at
tention to the business in hand was
reminiscent of the Philadelphia con-
vention in 1900 that nominated Nc
Kinley and Roosevelt.
For one hour and twenty minutes
Senator Harding, the temporary chair
man, delivered q carefully prepared
speech, puntuated in the telling points
with brief periods of hand clapping
and applause, but at no time did a
demonstration occupy more than half
a minute by the watch.
The convention was twenty-five
minutes behind the hour arranged for
it's assembly, but when Chairman
Hilles of the Republican national
committee, brought down his gavel at
HES o'clock II moved quietly and
with precision until adjournment at
.1'25.
The assembling hour was set for IL
o'clock, but there was no semblance
OF order at that time and no one made
any pretense of securing II. The dele
gates stood about the floor and talked
the spectators overhowed into the
spaces reserved for the delegates and
hundreds of seats on the floor and in
the galleries we're empty. Finally
Chairman Hilles gave signs of calling
the convention to order and the uni
farmed police began moving about
urging the delegates into their places.
Finally at 11:2s o'clock, Chairman
Hilles brought down the gayel with
three resounding whacks and quiet set
tied down over the big hall.
The hour OF II o'clock having ar
rived and a quorum being present"
said he, the convention will be in
order Paraphraslng a remark made
by the late President Mckinley, this
Is a year-whateyer may have been
true OF past years-when politics Is
patriotism and patriotism is politics.
Therefore the audience will please
rise and sing two verses OF America"
The band launched into the air and
led by a male Quartette the floor and
galleries Joined In a mighty chorus
that swept through the big Coliseum.
There was moment OF confusion az
the end Of the singing as the delegates
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