The Dolores star., 1916-06-16

Chicaso.-Associats Justice Charles
Evans Hughes Of the United States
Supreme court and Charles Warren
Fairbanks OF Indiana will head the
Republican ticket this year.
Col. Theodore Roosevelt of New
York and John N. Parker of Louisiana
will head the Progressive ticket.
Justice Hughes was nominated on
the third ballot in the Republican con-
vention at 1889 p. m. Saturday. He
received 952h votes. and only 494 are
necessary to nominate. The Fair
banks vote followed shortly.
Colonel Roosevelt was nominated
by exclamation at the Progressive
meeting Just four minutes before the
rollcall on the deciding third ballot
has been completed ut the Republican
gathering. Mr.. Parker was not NOM
mated until 8 ,. m.
Al soon a. the Republican conven-
ton opened At II .. m. Saturday. the
members OF the committee which had
conferred with q Progressive party
committee. regarding . candidate to
agree on, announced through Senator
Reed Smoot that the Republicans had
decided on Hughes a. the man. The
reply of the Progressives regarding
the Hughes suggestion was that they
would submit 1t to their convention.
Shortly afterward came q communi-
cation from Colonel Roosevelt at Oys-
ter Bay suggesting Senator Henry Ca
bot Lodge of Massachusetts as second
choice to himself in the Progressive
convention. Mr.. 6moot reported. The
Progressives tabled Colonel Roose-
velt's suggestion-which meant they
would consider none but the ex-presi-
dent
The Conference Report.
the Republican convention" said the
conference report by the Republican
members of the committee. respects
spontaneous interest and belief in his
candidacy, which have shown them
selves in widely scattered states and
among all classes and groups Of vot-
ers. These have shown themselves
without any formal organization in
his behalf and are one ground for be-
acceptable to all groups of Repub-
licans and would reunite them.
His silence as to recent issues 10
the necessary result" the report con-
tinued. "of his judicial position. His
earlier speeches and declarations.
however, give ground for the assur-
ance that he is In accord with the
platform that has been adopted by
the Republican and Progressive con-
ventions."
After that. 1t was all done but the
shouting One after another favor
lite son delegation were released in
rapid sequence to Hughes and the con-
vention machinery went smoothly
about its business
Prosressives In Gloom.
At the Progressive gathering there
was gloom when Colonel Roosevelt's
communication from Oyster Bay was
read. The men and women who had
come from all parts Of the country,
waving flags and shouting, in the ex-
pectatipn of going through another
campaign under the leadership of
their idol were tremendously disap-
pointed when he asked them in his
letter to unite the Republicans on the
candidacy of Senator Lodge.
The pep" seemed to fade out of
the gathering. Delegates dropped
back in their seats stunned-and then
came few expressions of disgust.
Demands Of approval were made for
The course which George w. Perkins
and other leaders have followed in
guiding the destinies of the Progress
sive cause SO far as this.
At o'clock p. m. Justice Hughes
sent to the Republicans formal &C.
ceptance Of the nomination and gave
notification Of his immediate resigns
ton from the Supreme bench