Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-10

Chicago, June 9.-On the two only ballots taken today in the republican national convention Justice Hughes led the field and gained strength. His supporters, confident that another bal lot would give him a majority, resist ed adjournment, but the convention, tired and worn out with a continuous ten-hour session, was determined to rest, and adjourned until II o'clock to- morrow morning. It was the first time since 1888 that a republican convention has taken more than one ballot to choose presi- dential nominee.
 Hughes Gets AZ New York Votes.
 On the first ballot Justice Hughes pulled 253 1-2 votes He got Az from his own state, and, aside from Oregon ard Florida, the remainder were large ly scattering. On the second ballot he increased to S28 1-2 votes. It requires 494 votes to nominate.
 Colonel Roosevelt's topmost strength in the first days balloting was S1 votes. Besides Justice Hughes, the colonel and Charles D. Fairbanks of all tI1e IS men who had votes on the first bal lot he alone made an increase on the second.
 Roosevelt Demonstration in Gallery. The expected. demonstration for Col onel Roosevelt when he was nominated by Senator Fall of New Mexico lasted q minutes and broke the record for this convention. All observers agreed that it was largely a gallery demon stration and that the participatfon was scattering from the delegate sec ton.
 The Fairbanks demonstration ran next with 35 minutes. the Burton dem- onstration lasted 31 minutes, and the Hughes demonstration lasted 20 min utes.
 Result of First Ballot.
 On the first ballot the delegates fol- lowed their instructions, voting for fa- vorite sons and primary choices. Sen ator Weeks got 105, Root 1O3, Cum mins S5, Fairbanks "A 1-2 Sherman 66, Roosevelt C5, and Knox 36. Henry Ford got Michigan's 32 votes by in structions. Former President Taft got 14 from Texas, and the scattering in cluded complimentary votes for Borah, Willis and Mccall, and the instructed vote for other candidates.
 Michigan Swings to Hughes.
 On the second ballot Michigan turned 30 over to Hughes and gave Colonel | Roosevelt 2; Mccall of Massachusetts turned his vote to the justice amid treat applause Senator Lodge, who mad nominated Senator Weeks, turned his vote to Colcnel Roosevelt; w. Aur- ray Crane announced his vote for Huehes; Missouri gave the justice g of her 36; New Jersey gave him Is. The New York delegation vote on fine second ballot stood Hughes 4S, Root 42 and Roosevelt 2. Pennsylvania's sec i ond ballot was Knox 36, Roosevelt 22, Wanamaker ,, Hughes S. Dupont 2 Root 1, and not voting.
 5rumbaugh Withdraws.
 Before the second ballot was taken one of the favorite sons-Governor mbaugh-withdrew and proposed the nomination of Roosevelt. The other favorite sons remained through the voting. On the second ballot one vote was cast for Major General Leon ard Wood and one for Chairman Hard ing.
 Hughes Supporters Confident.
 Tomorrow. the Hughes supporters predict, they will continue to draw strength and nominate their candidate
 We quit while we were growing, ? declared the Hughes people.
 An analysis showing where the gains of Justice Hughes came from on the second ballot follows:
 Hughes Gained 75 Votes.
 In all, Justice Hughes gained T; votes on the second ballot He gained in Alabama, in California, l ir Georgia, in Kentucky, 2 in Louisiana 2 in Maine, 8 in Massachusetts. 2s iT Michigan. in Missouri, 2 in Nebraska 8 in New Hampshire, in New Jersey in New York, 6 in Pennslvania, 2 1T South Carolina, in Texas, 1 in Utah 3 in West Virginia, l in Hawaii H. lost one vote in Arkansas and one il Hawai-.
 Roosevelt Gained 1e.
 Roosevelt gained 16 votes on tn, second ballot. One of these came from Maine, from Massachusetts, 2 iron Michigan, 15 from Pennsy1cania and from Texas. He lost 1 vote in Idaho. in South Carolina, 1 in washingtor and 1 in Georgia.
 Eleven Nominating Speeches.
 Tn ten continuous hours the dele. gates today sat through eleven nonai. hating speeches which presented Jus tice Hughes Eli Root, former Senate, Burton, Senator Weeks, T. Coleman Dupont, Senator Sherman. former Sen ator aF1rbanks, Senator Cumming Col onel Roosevelt, Senator IafoIiette an Governor Braumbaugh. There was Z varying number of seconding speeches Ten had been planned for Co1one Roosevelt, and although ChafrmaT Harding agreed Co recognize them all they did not all appear.
 The demonstrations as candfdateI weer nominated were the usual cheer. iDg, roaring, marching affairs.
 Police Had to Quiet Women.
 During ttfs uproar that greeted .th, ucminat1Dr or Colonel Rooseveat fiji police Aad the