The Benson signal., 1916-06-17


whose character and record he warmly
eulogiZed. This recommendation,
Senator Smoot said, had been received
by the Progressive convention and laid
on the table.
OF course that put an end at once
to the hopes of picking nominee on
whom both conventions could unite,
and Chairman Harding directed the
call Of the roll of states for the third
ballot. Friday evening two trial bal
lots had been taken for the purpose
Of giving the favorite sons their
chance, and no one of them had shown
the strength necessary to win. Hughes
advanced from 253h votes on the first
ballot to 3281a on the second, and il
the managers of the favorite sons had
not forced an adjournment, the justice
could have been nominated that eve
ming.
Ballot That Nominated Hughes.
So, when the third ballot was begun
Saturday morning, there was no doubt
of the result. Alabama, first on the
list, started the flop with it's Is votes,
and the others followed suit with an
almost unbroken regularity. Now and
then there was an interruption as
someone rose to withdraw the name
Of a 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-
velt men in the convention.
Before half the states had been
called Mr.. Hughes had the necessary
494 votes, New Jersey giving him 27
that carried him past the mark. Here
and there recalcitrant was found,
but they were few and far between.
AS announced by the chairman, the
ballot stood: Hughes, 9491s; La Fol-
lette, 3; Lodge, z; Roosevelt, 1917.
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
cto hn hod
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 acclamation, as the
standard bearer of the Progressive
party
The convention went wild, and it
was some time before it could be
calmed down enough to be told what
had been done~!n the Coliseum.
The arder<s admirers of the Man of
Sycamore $iill did not cake kindly to
his suggestion that they combine with
the Republicans to nominate Lodge.
Name Roosevelt today" had seen
hours, and when the colonels appeal
to them to back Lodge was laid before
the convention it was met by a 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 recess, the PrOgressives
nominated John M Parker of Louis
lana for the vice presidency, by ac-
clamation Governor Johnson Of Cali
fornia and Raymond Robins were pre-
sented for the nomination, but both
withdrew in favor Of Parker.
First Day Deadly Dull.
I'm representing paper in Tomb
stone, Arizona" said man at the en-
trance to the press section of the Coli
scum.
Come right in; you will be right at
home" said another man on the in
side.
And there is the first day of the
Republican national convention in a
nutshell. 1t had all the aspects of a
well-conducted funeral, except that in
stead of flowers there was the pro-