The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-06-09
HUGHES NAME PUT.
IN NOMINATION BY.
GOVERNORWH|TMANI
Arizona Yields to New York and
Empire State Governor
Takes Convention Floor.
BALLOTS EXPECTED TODAY
Republicans Receive Report OF
Harmony Conferences With
Progressives.
BALLOTS EXPECTED TODAY
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There was more confusion in the hall
than at any other session and consider
able difficulty was experienced In clear
Complete order was not obtained until
HIS. Harding asked that the audience
arise during prayer, offered by Bishop
80 guide us Thy Holy Spirit that
all our works begun continued and end.
ed In thee. may rebound to thy glory.
most Important day that has ever visit
ed a gathering like this. What Is done
means more than party Significance. 1t
means more than welfare of the con.
,x ,sn,tn; 1t means much to the world
Corrects Ruling.
Harding said he wanted to correct
one OF his rulings yesterday. In regard
to the Kentucky contest. He recognized
Delegate Hepburn. Of Kentucky, who
moved election of A. T. Vert, as ma
tional committeeman.
Delegate w. d. Cochran. for the other
side, protested that ]. W. McCullough
should be seated. SENATOR wadsworth
moved that the matter be referred to
the national committee after brief de-
bate. The motion was carried.
lH0 bcGTctdTy tHtu EcpOItcu tI' Nah
nesota delegations choice of Chester
a. Congdon as national committeeman
from Minnesota and that Of j. W.
Talbot as committeeman from south
Carolina. These were confirmed.
Senator Smoot then read his report
of harmony conferences with the Pro-
gressives. The report follows:
Committee Report.
"Ycur committee appointed. pursuant
to the resolution adopted at yesterdays
session met at conference with COM
mittee representing hie National Pro-
gressive convention last evening. The
Progressive committee Of the conference
consisted Of Messrs Perkins. Of New
York. johnson. OF California. Bonaparte.
of Maryland. wilkinson. OF New York.
and Parker. Of Louisiana.
The conference was frank. free, and
most friendly. The conferees were OF
one mind in believing that the good of
the country and perhaps Its reputc and
influence for years to come, depends
upon the complete defeat OF the present
Democratic Administration and the res
toration OF the control of the executive
and legislative branches of the Govern
ment to the hands of those who firmly
believe in and will execute the policies
that are so heartily supported by the
Republicans and the Progressive parties
alike.
In0 Progressive meHDeTb "cTc
unanimous in urging with temperate
ness and fairness. the opinion that
Theodore Roosevelt of New York had
so large a personal following and such
sues Of the coming campaign. as to
make him the most desirable candi-
date upon which to unite.
at was agreed that your conferees
v would report these facts to this con-
Given Deep Attention.
Shoots report was considered in
deep attention. He read It with great
emphasis and frequently had to pause
plause develop into anything like. a
really spontaneous outburst.
Chairman Harding volunteered the
mittee' not having been discharged
Call OF the roll OF states for nomi-
Alabama temporarily passed; Alaska
did not answer, and Arizona finally
yielded to New York.
Governor Whitman then put Justice
Charles Evans Hughes In nomination.
An attempt to have Colonel Roosevelt 8
hint that he would address the Repub-
lican convention II invited taken up
proved sbcrtiye; 4elegate Leon Vein,
ready providing that an invitation be
issued. but was forestalled when In
formed that unanimous consent was
necessary to its consideration.
The prospect at noon was that the
nominating and seconding speeches
would continue for at least three hours,
probably more.
Nominating Speech.
Whitman. nominating hughes, said:
1--WE are assembled here to name the
standard bearer of the great Republican
party. We are here In response to the
demand OF the American people that a
minority President give way to a lead
er, representing the win of the majority.
We are here to select the next President
of these United States.
THE national horizon Is dark and
troubled. From afar, the lurtd flashes
citizens killed and own flag insulted.
To the south. we see anarchy encroach-
ing on our borders. At Washington the
President watches and waits.
Yes. we must not think the task be-
fore US an easy one.
"Vacillating" Diplomacy.
1.-THE country is still at peace. and
the maintenance OF peace will be
plausibly claimed by the Democratic
party. That party hopes that the
country will soon forget the insults
to our national honor.
at Is the belief that the people will
long remember the vacillating diplo-
macy. clothed in glittering rhetoric
which has alarmed our people, dis
credited our standing among the ma
tions. and brought us to the verge
of war.
"A form of prosperity Is In the
land. and few. perhaps, realize Its
temporary nature. or pause to ana
lyze its causes"
Here whitman cited the European
war as giving unnatural prosperity
He continued:
.'If the devout prayers OF all man
kind be answered and our hopes bt
FULFILLED, which God grant, the fright
quickly and unexpectedly as II began
and the products OF European labor
will pour in upon us. undeterred by 9
tariff barrier. at prices ruinous TO oui
trade and industries" be said.
we must choose a man so great
that he may meet as true American