The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-06-13

are possible. -.
1'neIr reports add that the American
population are departing as rapidly as
possible.
marching TO and fro in the great hall.
or cheering wildly at the mention of
some of the candidates.
Colonel RuosCv Welt e name, shouted to
the-convcntion in the course of speech
by Senator A. B. Fall of New Mexico,
preeipitated an uproar.
Fall took the floor after waiting uns
til the "favorite sons" had been nomi7
mated. His references to Roosevelt at
once stirred din shouts of Hughes!
Hughesl "began to rise and demonstra1
ton ensued, with Chairman Harding
eudeavoring to restore order. Women
in the galleries wildly waved bunting
torn from the decorations. The police
interrupted the demonstration to restore
order.
Late in the afternoon Congressman
Woods OF Indiana nominated Charles
Warren Fairbanks, Indiana s ''favorite
| son, " and former Congressman Kendall
OF iowa nominated Senator A. B. Cum
Minis.
Fairbanks And Cummins
At the first call for nominations
Alabama. at the head of the alphabet
cal list, did not respond, and Arizona,
then called on, yielded to New York.
This brought to the platform the elo.
| auent governor, Charles s. Whitman of
! the Empire State, avowed sponsor for
Justice Hughes.
He began with dcnunciation of
President wilson's foreign policy and
made the declaration that the present
prosperity is largely dependent upon
the war, asserting that had it not been
4 for the "war prosperity" the evil ef,
/ fects of the Democratic tariff would
i have made the country suffer.
/ In the course of his speech Whitman
mentioned Taft and this brought from
the convention cheers which lasted six
] minutes.
A Peace Committee Reports
4 At this point the Republican peace
conference committee reported, inter
rupting in accordance with "unoficia
instructions.
Senator Smoot of Utah read to thu
convention the report upon the con
ference and its endeavor to bring har
mony between the two bodies.
1.-THE conference was frank, free AM
friendly" the report read, and her
he was stopped by cheers. "Thc CON
mitteemen believed that the good o
the country depends upon the defeat o
the Democratic party in the comm
election. The Progressives urged wit
temperateness and fairness the opinio
that Colonel Roosevelt has such pei
sonal following as to make him tn
most desirable candidate upon whom I
unite We agreed to report the fact
to this convention.
Applause frequently interrupted tn
speaker
: New York offiers Hughes
I Following the reading of the repol
I | Whitman continued. He concluded b
saving: New York offers to til
). people s party, to the voters party
No not only to them, bat to the grei
n nation-her son, her nOblest and bes
p | nominate Charles f. Hughes! "
The nomination was the signal for
" great uproar. Bands blared out in wi
music, flags were waved, the thuud
Of feet wns upTOariouS and the Hugh
I, delegates cheered loudly. The demo
~ Stratpd lasted for twenty minutes.
t. Chairman Harding pounded the tab
p with his gavel but each thump W
I. greeted with .;renewed cheering. II
e police we're then directed TO get Il
p delegates seated.
n. Chairman Harding then recognize
D. President Nicholas Murray Butler
I. Columbia University, who placed
o. nomination the name of formerSen
" tor Ehhu Root. This also was {
il signal for an outburst of applause.
In steady succession other nomir
G. tons are being made. ,Former.GoV'
NJ nor Willis of Ohio nominated Senat
mr. Theodore +. Burton. The demonstl
40 ton for Burton lasted thirty.three mi
"a utes, being kept up principally by of
or delegates.
in Pavorite Sons Nominated
Senator Lodge of Massachuse
" / nominated Senator John W. Wee
w Representative Miller of Delaware no
nd mated Senator du POnt of Delaware,
20 Il long address, during which the de
% gates ate sandwiches. Col W. J. G
on houn of Illinois nominated Sena
~ Lawrence Y. Sherman.
an At this stage of the proceedings
or delegates plainly grew restless. '.
az While sherman was being nominal
Ia. Senator Fan of New Mexico, VIII
n state came soon after, was waiting
M dominate Colonel Roosevelt. A g
az siderable list of "favorite sons' 8
y remained for presentations, but tn
40. were made rapidly.
on Large Crowd Is Present
nd The crowds in the convention !
eIt were larger than at any time 81
ors the opening session due to bet
o. weather and more interest. The Sc
o J was colorful, with the delegates boz
r 'pHd ing "favorite sons" carrying flags
'"' the states, and when the hour came
the notni nations to open ,4the great
re&erberated' with the uoise-Inak
hit. machines und"the tumultuOusf chse n
of The first sun in four days ad
IN warmth to the proceedings and as
hit session went along, the crowds Of 81
uld tators became 30 huge chat every aN