The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-06-16
HUGHES
And Fairbanks Easily Capture
COP. Nominations
For President and Vice President
Roosevelt and Parker Se-
Iected by PTOgressives.

| n BY James w. Faulkner, in Cincin-
natl Enquirer
Chicago June 10 Relapsing in
the phlegmatic, Unconditional mental
attitude that has marked with but
few digressiOns It's deliberations, the
Republican National convention to
day nominated Charles w. Hughes
for president and Charles Warren
Fairbanks for vice president. II dis
passionutely disposed Of the last ef-
fort Of Theodore Roosevelt to direct
and regulate It's affairs, and proceed
ed to its business as If there We're no
such person In existence.
The eXtinguishment was complete.
As a last resort and through the
agency Of United States Senator
Reed Smoot, Of Utah, representing
the really comical Committee OF Con
ference, he injected the name of
United states Senator Henry Cabot
Lodge, OF Massachusetts, who left his
colleague, Senator John Weeks, to
vote for Roosevelt, as the bne Of all
Republican candidates he would aC-
cept.
Absolutely no stir was created out
Ni'f' " lll' NAtAf.1ftA lA'A tANA h'l'
where a number Of personal friends
OF senator Lodge expressed their sat
iafactiOn nOisily With the grimness
that has accompanied their actions,
the rest Of the delegates remained
silent. From the gallery there was
cheer now and then, and some CUFF
avs and Kisses too.
Ii was known before the parade
down Michigan boulevard began this
morning that Hughes and Fairbanks
had been agreed upon and that their
selection was fOreOTdained.
Early reports from the Committee
on Conference brought the intelli-
gence that the Republicans had Offer
ed as a compromise, Justice Charles
Il. Hughes and that the Progressives
of a radical type would not accept
him.
There was some amusement over
the offer of the cOnferees as it was in
their power to present no one else.
During the night the opposition to
nm had collapsed and his nomination
was assured when the conferees,
tongue in cheek. met the Progress
ives, who knew the situation as well
rs they did.
As soon as the stage was cleared
for the rehearsal performance, Sen
atOr Smoot read the reports as rep
resentative of the conferees and also
Colonel Roosevelt, handed him by j.
w. McGrath, secretary to the former
president, who was on the platform.
Smoot read it and its length of des-
cription of the virtues of Senator
Lodge caused a delegate audibly to
say that the state of Roosevelt is
nominating its candidate"
Massachusetts cheered its Lodges
name, but only in part. When SmOot
announced that the Progressive con
vention had laid Roosevlet's tele-
gram and the Republican recommen
dation Of Hughes on the table, the
convention booed the eXecrated Bull
Moose heartily Calmly, as befitted
the scene, Chairman Harding grave
ly discharged the committee and
thanked it for its alleged labors,
performance that caused more smil-
ing.
Roll Call Huge Farce
The roll call was q huge farce.
Fairbanks got 8G3 votes. Hiram
johnson, the militant progressive got
one, as did Theodore Burton, OF Ohio
whose biographer can make note Of
the fact that he was supported for
both places on Ahe ticket When for
mer Congressman Ralph D., Cole, Of
Ohio, moved to make this selection
unanimous, it went through without
ceremony
Then followed The selection Of Sen
a'or Warren G. Harding, tn. chai'-
nan as the head Of the Commits Q
t rotu Hughes Of his nomination
ard Seuator w. E Borah. of Idaho.
Of that to notify Fairbanks.
After that came the usual clean
ing up of necessary details, a vele-
dictory address from Chairman Hard
ing, a cheer from Ohio for another
immigrated son, Charles S. Hilles, of
New York, and the sine die adjourn
ment.
I'm glad they finished in time for
luncheon" said fat man on the
stage, and this sentiment seemed to
be universal.