The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1916-06-16
HUGHES SELECTED
Continued from page H.
Ballot That Nominated HUGHES.

Ddlui uoy hOi ull6, tueTe was no QOuD
of the result. Alabama, first on the
list, started the flop with it's 16 votes
and the others followed suit with ar
almost unbroken regularity. Now and
then there was an interruption as
someone rose to withdraw the name
of candidate. Sherman, Fairbanks
Cummins, Root and the rest followed
one another into the discard. Weeks
of Massachusetts withdrew himself
and Roosevelt delegate from the
Southwest pulled down the name of
the colonel, speaking for all the Roose-
welt men in the convention.
Before half the states had been
called Mr. Hughes had the necessary
494 votes, New Jersey giving him 81
that carried him past the mark Here
and there recalcitrant was found.
but they we're few and far between.
AS announced by the chairman, the
ballot stood: Hughes, 9491s; La Fol
1ette, 8; Lodge, Z; Roosevelt, 1872.
Alexander p. Moore of Pittsburgh
moved that the nomination be made
unanimous, and Senator Lodge, who
had voted for Roosevelt, seconded the
motion. The question being put, there
was a roaring chorus of ayes" and
Chairman Harding smilingly an.
nounced that there were no noes"
Former Senator Burkett of Nebras-
ka was Mr.. Fairbanks only rival for
second place. Unlike the Indiana
statesman, he had been making an
earnest campaign for the honor, but
the result did not justify his hopes,
for Mr.: Fairbanks was given an over
whelmingly large vote.
Moose Nominate Roosevelt.
At the time all this was taking place
In the Coliseum, the Progressives in
the Auditorium were joyfully nominal
ing Theodore Roosevelt. At the very
moment when the news of Hughes
nomination by the Republicans was
flashed to the Bull Moose convention,
Chairman Robins was announcing that
the colonel had been unanimously
nominated, by reclamation, as the
standard bearer of the Progressive
party.
The convention went wild, and it /
was some time before it could be |
Gained down enough to be told what
had been done in the Coliseum
The ardent admirers of the Man of |
Sycamore Hill did not take kindly to |
his suggestion that they combine with
the Republicans to nominate Lodge |
Name Roosevelt today" had been
their shout from the early morning
hours. and when the colonel's appeal
to them to back Lodge was laid before
the convention it was met by storm
of Kisses and cries of mo, no." The
Moosers were determined to nominate
Roosevelt, and nominate him they pro-
ceeded to do, with a mighty shout.
After a recess, the Progressives
nominated John M. Parker of Louis
lana for the vice presidency, by ac-
clamation. Governor Johnson OF Cali
'ornia and Raymond Robins were pre-
sented for the nomination. but both
withdrew in favor Of Parker.
First Day Deadly Dull.
I'm representing a paper in Tomb
stone, Arizona" said man at the en-
rance to the press section of the Coli
;eum.
Come right in; you will be right at
lome." said another man on the in
ide.
And there is the first day of the
national convention in a
nutshell. 1t had all the aspects of
funeral, except that in
tead of flowers there was the pro
use decoration of the great building
With flags and bunting No marked
enthusiasm, no lively professions of
delegations seeking their seats, no
pontaneous demonstrations when the
liabilities of the party entered.
Senator Warren G. Harding, selected
8 the temporary chairman, evoked ap-
lause when he stepped forth to &C
ept the gavel.
Mr.. Harding had been chosen to
ound the keynotes, and of course he
i'd sound several for the party at
arge, notably on adequate national :
protective tariff and :
LTHlkuL Am6IlCdulSm- DuL LII d. anu
3remost he sounded what was meant
} be the keynote for the party in con.
ention assembled and for the Bull :
[oosers several blocks north In the
That keynote was har
lony. /.
Harmony fairly radiated from Mr.
|erdinG's conntenance; 1t oozed from I
Is outstretched hands; 1t flowed in .
.ream down among the delegates :.
ut there 1t seemed to stop. He spoke
0 harsh words of the "erring broth
Is" of 1912, but exuded enough har- :
lony to make 1t perfectly easy for
lem to slip back into the party with - =,
1t a bit of friction. He didn't swat = :,
le Bull Moose with club, or scold :. !.
but stroked it's ears and sought to y
move painlessly its horns and mas =
Lge its snout into the semblance OF "
! elephants trunk. How we'll he sue :.
,eded the closing events of the two =
inventions demonstrated. Truth tc
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