Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-10

4 Maine, / from Massachusetts. 2 from
Michigan. 10 from Pennsylvania and /
from Texas. He lost vote In Idaho.
5 In South Carolina, l in Washingto ton
s and l in Georgia.
4 ELEVEN NOMINATING SPEECHES
|, IN TEN-HoUR SESSION
4 In ten continuous hours the dcieEat ties
( to-day sat throughout eleven nominat-
ing speeches, which presented Justice
Hughes, Elihu Root, former Senator
!, Burton. Senator Weeks, T. Coleman du
Pont. Senator Sherman, former Senator
!; Fairbanks, Senator Cummins. Colonel
Roosevelt, Senator La Toilette and Gov
ernor BrumbauSh. There were A large
number of secondinE speeches. Ten
had been planned for Colonel Roosevelt.
and although Chairman Harding agreed
. to recognize them all, they did not all
! appear The demonstrations as candi-
dates were nominated were the usual
, cheering, roaring. ma rchinG affairs.
North Carolina delegates were promi-
nent among those making seconding
speeches. Former Senator Marion But
Ter seconded Roosevelt. former Repre-
sentative Thomas Settle spoke for
! Weeks. l. NJ. Meeken. of Elizabeth City,
( advocated the nomination OF Burton,
and Judge Bynum seconded Root
During the uproar that greeted the
nomination of Colonel Roosevelt. the
F.. police had TO be sent to the galleries
I to stop women tearing bunting from
the ratings. Otherwise the demoustra-
/ lions. although noisy and prolong ed.
( were good-natured and orderly.
Tomorrow the convention leaders
k expect to dispose of both presidential
and vice-presidential nominations.
When the delegates take their seats
at II o'clock for the third ballot it will
be Hughes against the field.
The total vote OF the convention is
fixed by the credentials committee. as
$50 was reduced to 9S7 because the
, two Porto Rican delegates failed to
qualify. This reduced the number
. necessary for nomination to 4a4.
+ NOMINATING; SPEECHES
! ORDER OF THE DAY
The third day of the Republican Ma
tional Convention was called to order
at ll:17 a. NJ. by Chairman Harding
The delegates stood while Bishop
William +. Mcdowell offered prayer.
Nominating speeches for candidates
were the order OF the day. Nomination
of Justice Hughes by Governor Whit
man came first, Arizona having yielded
to New York
Just prior to calling the convention
to order Senator Harding said the
regular procedure would be followe ed
and that balloting would be reached
by at least 4 o'clock this afternoon.
The first business of the day" said
: the chairman. will be the presentation
: of the names of candidates. followed
by seconding speeches. | think we
ought to get to balloting by o'clock
but 1 can't guarantee that"
Following the prayer Senator Smoot
chairman of the Republican peace"
committee, appointed to confer with a
like committee from the Progressives
submitted the conference report.
The conference committees report
was received with great enthusiasm
At the mention OF Roosevelts name
there was moderate applause. rising in
volume. but chiefly participated III by
the galleries. II lasted about three
minutes
The announcement that the confer
ence was frank. free and friendly.
was applauded.
When Mr. Smoot came to the an
nouncement that the Progressives had
urged that Colonel Roosevelt had tho
attributes of the most desirable candi-
date upon which to unite" there were
applause and cheers and some Kisses
The report was AS follows:
ITO the Republican National Conven
ton:
Your committee. appointed pursuan,
to the resolution adopted AT yes
terdays session. met in conference
with committee representing tn
National Progressive Convention las
evening. The Progressive committe
of conference consisted of Messrs
Perkins. OF New York: Johnson. of Cali
fornia; Bonaparte. OF MARYLAND: vii
kinson, of New York and Parker, OF
Louisiana
The conference was frank free and
most friendly The conferecs were OF
enc mind. believing that the good OF
the country. and perhaps its repute and
influence for years TO come. depends
upon tho complete defeat of the pres
ent Democratic administration and the
restoration of the control of the execu-
tive and Legislative branches of the
government TO the hands of those who
frmly believe in and will execute the
policies that are so heartily supported
by the Republican and the Progressive
parties alike.
The Progressive conferees were
unanimous in urging with temperate
Theodore Roosevelt of New York, had
so large personal following and such
close personal relation TO the issues
or the coming campaign. as to make
him the most desirable candidate uno,
which TO unite
1T was agreed that your conferees
would repor, these facts to this con-
vention
Respectfully submitted.
REED SMOOT.
wv. MURRAY CRANE.
w L. BORAH
NICHOLAS MURRAY BUTLER
"A. r. JOHNSON"
ROLL CALI. OF STATES
FOR SoMINATIoNs IN ORDER
Chairman Harding stated that IN.
conference committee would be con.
tlnueo and then announced the roll call
OF States for nominations was in orde r
the roll OF States was called 70,
nominating speeches. and Alabama and
Alaska passed. Arizona WELDED :,