The Raymer enterprise., 1916-06-15

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whose character and record he warmly
eulogized. This recommendation
Senator Smoot said. had been received
by the Progressive convention and laid
on the table.
or course that put an end at once
to the hopes OF picking a nominee on
whom both conventions could unite.
and Chairman Harding directed the
call Of the roll OF states for the third
ballot. Friday evening two trial bal
lots had been taken for the purpose
OF giving the favorite sons their
chance. and no one OF them had shown
the strength necessary to win Hughes
advanced from 253la votes on the first
ballot to 32shs on the second and II
the managers OF the fayorite sons had
not forced an adjournment, the Justice
could have been nominated that eve
ming
Ballot That Nominated Hughes
So. when the third ballot Was begun
Saturday morning. there was no doubt
OF the result. Alabama. first on the
list. started the flop with It's l6 votes,
and the others followed suit with an
almost unbroken regularity. Now and
then there was an interruption as
someone rose to withdraw the name
Of candidate. Sherman, Fairbanks
Cummins. Root and the rest followed
one another into the discard. Weeks
Of Massachusetts Withdrew himself.
and Roosevelt delegate from the
Southwest pulled down the name OF
the colonel. speaking for all the Roose
welt men IN the convention.
Before half the states had been
called Mr.. Hughes had the necessary
i9t votes. New Jersey giving him 81
that carried him past the mark, Here
and there recalcitrant was found
but they were few and far between.
As announced by the chairman. the
ballot stood Hughes. aiaia La Fol
lette. 3, Lodge, I. Roosevelt. lSlg-
Alexander 7. Moore Of Pittsburgh
moved that the nomination be made
unanimous. and Senator Lodge. who
had voted for Roosevelt. seconded the
motion, The question being put. there
was a roaring chorus OF ayes" and
Chairman Harding smilingly an.
nounced that there were no noes
Former Senator Burkett Of Nebras
ka was Mr. Fairbanks only rival for
second place Unlike the Indiana
statesman, be had been making an
earnest campaign for the honor. but
the result did not justify his hopes.
for Mr., Fairbanks was given an over
whelmingly large vote.
Moose Nominate Roosevelt.
At the time all this was taking place
In the Coliseum, the Progressiyes in
the Auditorium were joyfully nominal.
Ing Theodore Roosevelt. Al the very
moment when the news OF Hughes
nomination by the Republicans was
flashed to the Bull Moose convention,
Chairman Robins was announcing that
the colonel had been unanimously
nominated, by accamatlon, as the
standard bearer OF the Progressive
party.
The convention went wild. and IL
was some time before II could be
calmed down enough to be told what
had been done In the Coliseum.
The ardent admirers of the Man of
Sycamore Hin did not cake kindly to
his suggestion that they combine with
the Republicans to nominate Lodge.
Name Roosevelt today" had ',een
their shout from the early morning
hours, and when the colonels appeal
to them to back Lodge was laid before
the convention IL was met by storm
Of Kisses and cries OF NO, no." The
Moosers were determined TO nominate
Roosevelt. and nominate him they pro.
ceeded to do. with mighty shout.
After recess. the Progressiyes
nominated John NJ, Parker of Louis
lana for the vice presidency, by ac.
clamation, Governor johnson OF Call.
fornia and Raymond Robins were pre-.
sented for the nomination. but both
withdrew in favor OF Parker.
First Day Deadly Dull.
I'm representing a paper in Tomb
stone. Arizona" said a man at the en-.
trance to the press section OF the Coli.
scum,
Come right in; you will be right at
home." said another man on the in.
side.
And there Is the first day of the
Republican national convention In n
nutshell. II had all the aspects of a
well-conducted funeral. except that In.
stead Of flowers there was the pro.