The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-09
Cheers, Catcalls and Kisses Greeted
Announcement in the Republican
Convention Today
CONVENTION GOES RIGHT ON V|THsVORK
Probability That the First Ballot Will Be Taken This Az
ternoon Roll Call of States for Nominating
Speeches On.
tRy Assoc!ated Press,

COLlSEUM, Chicago, June 9-SooI
after II o'clock Chairman Hardin,
began pounding his gavel in an e
fort to call the Republican Nationa
convention to order, the hall beinl
crowded with more persons than a
any previous session. The respons,
to efforts Of the chairman and sargean
at arms to bring order, was slow bu
at 1880 Bishop VIM. Mcdowell Offered
the opening prayer. Then Senate
smoot read the report of the peac,
conference as follows.
ITO the Republican National
II Convention: ~
Your committee appointed pur.
suant TO- the. resolution adopted.
at yesterdays session, met In con.
ference with the committee rep
resenting the Progressive Nation.
al Convention last evening. The
Progressive Committee OF the con.
ference consisted OF Messrs. Per.
kins, johnson. Of California, Bon.
parte Of Maryland, Wilkinson OF
New York and Parkers of LOU
isiana. The conference was frank
free and most friendly. The con.
ferees were OF one mind In beliey.
ing the good Of the country and
perhaps It's repute and influence
for'years to come depends on the
complete defeat Of the Democratic
administration and restoration OF
control OF the executive and leg.
fslative branches Of the govern.
ment to the hands OF those who
firmly believe in. will execute. the
the policies that are so heartily
supported by the Republican and
the Progressive parties alike.
The Progressive conferees were
unanimous in urging with temper.
ateness and fairness the opinion
that Theodore Roosevelt NJ Now
York had so large a personal fol.
lowing and such a close personal
relation to the issues OF the com.
ing campaign as to make his the
most desirable candidate upon
which to unite. 1t was agreed
that your conferees would report
these facts to the convention.
When Mr.. Smoot came to the ar
uouncement that the Progressive
had represented that Colonel Roose
velt had the attributes Of the mos
desirable candidate upon which I
unite" there was applause, cheers an
some Kisses. There. we're cries @
Roosevelt" and a jangling Of cowbell
and. many. cheers.
Senator Smoot held up his hand 70
silence but the demonstration comm
from different places on the floor an
galleries continued.
Cheers marked the announcement
that the conferees would continue thei
work. ..,,L =
Then came the great business O
the Convention the nomination of, car
didates.
The call Of the states for nominatin
speeches was begun. Arizona yielde
its place to New York and Goyerno
Whitman took the platform at 11:4
to present the name Of Justice Hurhe;
There was demonstration whel
Whitman mentioned the name of WI
liam Taft. The delegates rose cheerin
and waiving hats for the first tim
the whole body Of them were on thei
feet. The bank struck up and rollel
cheers along. It was the longest dem
onstration Of convention SO far.
Gov! Whitman concluded at 1871
with tho words "I nominate as Republ
can candidate for President of tn
United States, Charles Evans Hughe
Of New York.
The convention broke into an uproa
while the band played The Hughe
men In the New York delegation lie,
from" fayorite sons for the most par
kept their seats. The cheers and ar
plause however were general on tn
door and galleries for. 20 minutes
Nicholas Butler took platform to ol
fer the name Elihu Root. When h
closed demonstration for Root be
gan. The cheering Of the New Yorl
delegation was led by former Secre
tary stimson. Many Of the delegate
who had cheered for Hughes q fey
minutes previous, cheered as loud 70
Root. -
ARK yielded to Ohio and Goyerno
wills named saaatas Burton.