McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-06-16
HUGHES CHOSEN TO
|. LEAD REPUBLICANS
SUPREME COURT JUSTICE NAMED
ON THIRD BALLOT--RE-
cElvED s4eIa VOTES.
FAIRBANKS IN SECOND PLACE
Effort of Roosevelt To Name Lodge
For First Place FaiIs--conferee
Fail To Unite With the
Frogressives.

Chicago.-Charles Evans Hughes.
former governor of New York and as
sociate justice of the supreme court,
was nominated on June 10 for the pres
idency by the Republican national con-
vention.
Charles Warren Fairbanks of In
diana, elected vice president with
Theodore Roosevelt In 1904, again
was chosen for second place on the
Republican ticket.
Both nominations by overwhelming
majorities on the first ballot of the
day--the third ballot of the conven-
ton for the presilency-were by &C.
clamation made unanimous.
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts
presented by Col. Roosevelt as COM
promise candidate received seven
votes. Col. Roosevelt himself receiv-
ed 1917 scattered over IL states.
The nominating ballot showed this
count:
Hughes 949h, Roosevelt 1917, Lodge
Z, DUPONT 5. Weeks 3, LaFollette 3,
absent l. Total 9S7.
Although Frank H. Hitchcock, lead
er of the Hughes supporters, let it
be known that the Hughes men want
ed Burton for second place, Ohio with
drew Buttons name, leaving the field
to Mr.. Fairbanks and former Senator
Burkett of Nebraska.
The nomination of Mr.. Hughes was
made possible so soon by an overnight
breakup of the allied favorite sons
combination, which early on the morn
ing of June 10 released its delegates,
practically all of whom were known to
favor Mr.. Hughes when freed from
their instructions.
When the convention began bust
ness the withdrawal of the favorite
sons was announced from the plat
form, one after another, and the votes
began Topping into the Hughes col
umn in solid blocks so rapidly that
the nomination plainly was assured
before the roll call had gone five
states.
When It got to Colorado the drift
was SO apparent that proposal to
make 1t unanimous or nominate him
by reclamation was made, but Chair
man Harding ruled that the balloting
should take its regular course.
Each addition to the Hughes COL
umn was greeted by yells of exulta-
tlon from the rapidly accommodating
Hughes delegates and steadily. state
by state, the votes piled up until New
Jersey carried 1t past 494. and the re-
mainder was only formality.
Although the convention had no
word that Mr.. Hughes would accept
and no statement of his position. one
came along soon afterward, but not un-
til the convention had adjourned. The
former Justice had kept to his deter
mination to utter no word In his own
behalf, to make no new announce
ment Of his position on issues and to
say nothing which might be construed
as becoming candidate while he wore
the robe of a justice In the worlds
greatest court.
Before the nominating ballot was
taken Senator Smoot announced the
report OF the latest meeting Of the
Republican conferees with the con-
| ferees Of the Progressive convention.
disclosing that the Republicans had
presented the name Of Mr.. Hughes for
their consideration as candidate on
| whom both conventions could unite,
| He also read the reply Of the Progress
sive conferees, which merely was an
acknowledgment OF receipt Of the pro-
| posal. Then he read Col. Roosevelt's
| telegram to the Progressive conven'
tion. which had been brought to the
Coliseum by John McGrath, the col
oners secretary, suggesting Senator
Lodge.
Before he had finished the reading
word came and was announced in the
Coliseum that the Progressive con
vention itself had not only tabled the
Republican proposal of Mr.. Hughes
but had tabled Col. Roosevelt's own
proposal OF Senator Lodge as well. Nc
one In the Republican convention real
ly expected Col. Roosevet's )compro
mise to be accepted, neither did they
feel the Progressies would accept Mr.
Hughes.
There was gallery demonstration
not so prolonged one as the day be
fore, at the announcement Of Col
Roosevelt's proposal.
Suffrage Cause Defeated.
Baton Rouge, lathe Louisiana