Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-06-10
HUGHES PLACED
IN NOMINATION
Demonstration Following Presenta.
tion Of Name Of Justice to Re-
publicans Lasts Long.
DR.. BUTLER NAMES MR.. ROOT
BY VICTOR RosEWATER.

Coliseum, Chicago, June 9.-(Spe-
cial Telegram. 1.-The Republican con-
vention il listening to nominating
speeches, the committee on confer
ence, as was expected, having reached
no tangible conclusion and returned
no Recommendation, Under these
conditions the delegates If left to
themselves will proceed to nominate
Hughes .,
1t is believed that the so-called "old
guard" or, to be more definite, the
combination of favorite son promot-
ers, will try to force an adjournment
after the second ballot in the hope de-
lay may yet provide them with way
to head off the demand for Hughes
and give them chance to make one
Of the crowd or some dark horse still
kept under cover. / doubt whether
such plan, If It be their plan, will sue
cecd. a. ra4
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Coliseum, Chicago, June 9.--Nomi-
nations OF candidates began today in
the republican national convention.
The first was that Of Justice
Hughes. Governor Whitman made
the nominating speech, when, as the
roll of states was called, Alabama and
Alaska passed and Arizona yielded to
New York.
Governor Whitman's speech was in
terrupted by six-minute demonstra-
ton for former President. Taft, which
the republican peace eonfcreesl de-
clared they considered unofficial in
structions." A demonstration lasting
twenty minutes followed Governor
Whitman's speech !
Earlier the convention had heard
the report of the conference with the
progressives. The conference will con-
tinue.
DR.. Nicholas Murray Butler pre-
sented the name of Elihu Root Of
New York. His address was followed
by demonstration lasting several
minutes. Several New York delegates
who participated in the cheering for
Hughes also joined in the Root pro-
cession. ri.
1t was five minutes before order
was restored and the roll call re-
sumed. Arkansas yielded to Ohio and
the chair recognized Governor Willis
to nominate Burton.
1t was announced that Colonel
Roosevelt would De nominated in the
republican convention by Senator Fall
of New Mexico. second speeches for
Root will be made by the following:
A. M. Stevenson, Colorado; Marion
Butler, North Carolina; William Pot
, ter, Pennsylvania; S. T. Fuller, Mas
sachusetts; G. H. Serget, Illinois; y,
d. Desnay, Oklahoma; w. A. Lord,
New Jersey; Edward z. Kent. Ari-
zona. .t.4.s
Weather Conditions Improve.
A party of women were the first
visitors to arrive when the doors were
opened at $50 O'Clock today. The
early contingent of ticket holders,
however, was the smallest since the
convention opened and the first selec-
ton OF the band was played mostly to
policemen at their posts. Although
1.-The rain had ceased, the vast hall was
still heavy with dampness.
Eleven o'clock passed and no effort
had been made to call the convention
to order, The hall buzzed with spec.
ulation on the report OF the peace
eonierees as the delegates assembled
The Colorado delegation Of twelve
caucused this morning and lined ur
Roosevelt 6, Root 5 and Fairbanks 1
for the first ballot. 1t was under.
stood that on the third or fourth bal
lot, if reached, the delegation woult
go solidly for Fairbanks. The dele.
CATION, however, was prepared ioi
further caucusing in their seats i
emergency altered the situation.
At 1l:l3 a. m.--Chairman Harding
began rapping for order and the po'
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