The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-06-13

Of the Republican national convention
yesterday, when the delegate body split
In n dozen different ways, and appar-
eotly was utterly unable TO get TO-
gcther. a.s's'-' =
Two things stand out as significant
One Is, the slow and persistent growth
Of the Roosevelt sentiment and the 9th
CT the steRdiness of the Hughes vote.
which, ihoH,evHr, may ave reg he'd
its maximum strength in the latter OF
the two ballots taken before the con-
vention adjourned last night. ,
Records for noise and records for I'M
certainty, ware broken and for the first
time since 1883 n Republican conven-
ton adjourned, without having reached
decision after the balloting began.
Result Of Two Ballots
Two ballots were taken, following
the deluge Of nominations of favOrite
sons, twenty names in all, was over
They tell their own tale of lack of
leadership; and warning Interests. Here
are the figures: 49,,
First Ballot-Hughes. o53is; Weeks,
I05; Root. t03: Cummins, 81 Burton
T6i5: Fairbanks. "A; Sherman, 6Gls;
Roosevelt, 50; Knox. &c; Ford, 80;
Brumbaugh.. 20: La Follette, 25i Taft,
IA; du Point, -; Willis, A. BOrah, 2;
! Mccall, l. r.
second Ballot-:Hughes, 39Srs; Root,
/, aS1b5 Fairbanks. $751;: Cummins. S5;
| Roosevelt, 81; Weeks, 70; Burton. 1914 !;
sherman, IS; Knox, 80: La Toilette.
| %; Wanamakrr 5; Mccall, |; Wood,
I; Harding, |.
The number of votes necessary be-
fore any candidate can secure the nom
I ina tiOn is 494.
4 In addition to his gain in strength
shown by the balloting, other signif'
cant straws point to Roosevelt. Cover
i nor Brumbaugh of Pennsylvania, with
twentv-nine votes on tn" first ballot
withdrew his name after the voting aud
on the second ballot announced that he
would do what he could to secure the
nomination of the Oyster Bay leader.
Senator Lodge. who placed Senator
Weeks of Massachusetts, In nomi natiOL
| switched his own vote to Roosevelt. His
action started one of the prolonged de
monstratious which have been strangel,
hacking in the G.. O. p. convention.
It was plain that many of the dele
gates on the first ballot were but fol
lowing the instructions they had re
ceived before leaving home, and cas-
their votes without enthusiasm.
Second Ballot a 'Feeler' .,-
= The second ballot was evidently I
I feeder" Michigan went for Henr.
e Ford on the first ballot, but the RutO
/, mobile maker and peace advocate drop
:. ned out of The running on the secon,
| Hal Loo nl hos nd M mo
n Michigan delegation giving HuGhe
n twenty!eiCht votes and Roosevelt two
Twenty-Five of Missouri 3 votes wen
to Hughes, and on the second ballO
n New York's big delegation was spill
g three wavs-forty.three for HugheI
forty two for Root and two for RoOst
. Welt
On the first ballot the delegatio
q from Hawaii cast one vote for Senate
r Burton and one for Senator Weeks. o
Is the second ballot the Burton me
It switched to Hughes.
Many Changes In Lineup.
T. The second ballot saw many chang
Ii in the . lineup. Borah dropped on
Brnmba ugh fell out in favor of RoOs
n, welt, and Gen. Leonard A. Wood, u
A., and Senator Harding of Ohio can
!" in with one vote each. Former seer
~ tnr'v Of state Philander Knox Of Pen
IL svlVania held his "faVOrite SON. SUI
" tort without change, but il was repor
I'd that this may he thrown to ROos
" veFt should the colonel develop al
Ho further strength when the balloting
81 resumed today
n. There was considerable question 7
III garding the disposition of the Ro
NJ vote. The former New York senat
appeared to be dropping behind in q
race early. his vote falling from i
nd to 9SIk on the second ballot, and lat
n. Indications are that even these he W
ri he unable to hold. 0" }
Former Vice President Charles
Ia Fairbanks of Indiana. gained slight
ne rs the figures show, during the seco
m ballot, but politically wise men deela
re- that this is Il purely fictitious shown
no. which will not be maintained VIII
le- the real test of strength comes tod,
TO The la Toilette (WiscOnsin) delegati
lie. stood pat for its man, and Senat
rm f'ummins Of Iowa, gained little,
did Senator Henry A. du Pont of DE
the ware, but the leaders are unable
vas agree on any analys sis of the balloti
i've each Of them reading into it what tn
md wish to be there.
the, hughes managers, for instance,
al. olarP that their man surely will deVe
enough strength t" brCAk the spell d
win the nomination today. RooseN
UcR are optimistic, while the lead
- for the "faNO rite sons, although O
y; wardlv assured Of victory, are priVat