Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-06-15
THURSDAY, JUNE Is. 1919.

Nominated In Convention At
Chicago Last Saturday.
No Great Enthusiasm Shown.
Final Hours Flat.
At the Republican National Con-
vention held in Chicago last week
Charles E. Hughes, of New York,
was nominated for President of the
United States; Charles w. Fairbanks,
of Indiana, being named as Vice
President.
The following account OF the Con-
vention is taken from the Sunday
Sun, and sets forth the position OF
the Republican party as it appears
today.
Chicago, June 10.-Charles E..
Hughes was nominated for the Presi-
dent by the Republican Convention
today in the most extraordinary pro-
ceeding this country has ever wit
messed. Moreover, Mr.. Hughes was
elevated to the head Of his party's
ticket following a campaign for which
there is no parallel in American his
tory.
"And while the Republicans were
in process of nominating the jurist,
the Progressive Convention, less than
a mile away, was engaged in again
nominating Roosevelt, thereby fore
ing a split which, if it remains, will
repeat the history made by that Or
ganization in 1912.
1T may have been the bearing OF
this fact upon Republicans chances
of success or it may have been lack OF
magnetism on the part of the nomi-
nee himself, but whether or not, the
fact remains that something robbed
the Republican Convention today OF
every characteristic usually marking
such organizations. There was Meth
er shouting nor tumult. There was
no enthusiasm, real or simulated.
There was no proud moments in
the valedictory addresses of either the
triumphant or the defeated floor
leaders.
1.-THE literal truth is that the whole
business from the reading of Colonel
Roosevelt's telegram in behalf OF Sen
ator Lodge until the balloting closed
was cold and calculated. 1t had been
as cheerfully figured out as the de-
tails of financial transactions and it
went through in the same spirit that
accompanies the contamination OF
such a proposition.
mot even the eleventh. hour bid of
Colonel Roosevelt for harmony and a
fusion ticket could move the conven-
ton. Twenty-four hours before, per-
haps, the assembled delegates, per-
suaded by the hope OF party success
in such an overture, would have lift
ed the roof from the great Coliseum
by their applause, But not today.
1t was too late. The hour for com E.
promise had passed. The convention
had made up its mind to do given
thing, regardless Of consequences,
and, like a patient that has steeled
himself for surgical operation, this
body set its jaw, gripped itself firmly
and went through with the ordeal.
Late last night the leadership,
which earlier in the convention SEEM
ed powerless to marshal the delega-
tons or exercise any genuine control
over them, resolved that Hughes must
be nominated. These leaders, per-
haps dozen of them in all, gained
command of the convention OH Thurs
day, the day the peace negotiations
took tangible shape, and after final
canvass Of all phases Of the conflict
between the Republicans and the
Progressives sent word down the line
before 8 O'Clock that Charles E.
Hughes must be the nominee.
1.-Two hours later more than 1000
representative Republicans assembled
in the convention hall to execute that
plan. And, as indicative OF the dom
nance of this leadership, first one,
then another and another and an
other OF the favorite sons were with
drawn from the contest. Their
spokesman did this grudgingly, of
course, but did it like little soldiers.
The old-time Republicans machine
was working with all its old-time
effectiveness and the delegates made