The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-06-15
JUSTICE HUGHES
COP. NOMINEE
CHARLES w. FAIRBANKS, OF IN
DIANA, CHOICE OF G. o. p. CON.
vENTIoN FOR VICE PRES.
PR0eRESSNES NOMINATE ROOSEVELT
Democrats Open Convention in St.
louis-Sends Message Asking Bull
Moosers Join Democratic Party

JeSNN~N Va IN SAANNN Si"tNo
S preme court, was nominated for
president Saturday by the Republican
national convention. Charles w.
Fairbanks, Of Indiana, received the
nomination for vice-president.
The official results of the Third
ballot on the presidential nomination
We're as follows: Hughes 949R,
Roosevelt 1872, Weeks 4, Lodge 5, Du-
pont 5, lie Toilette 3, absent l.
The ballot for vice president result
ed: Fairbanks 500, Burkett los, Web
ster 2, Burton l, Johnson 2, Borah not
voting 4.
The results of the first ballot are DIS
follows:
Observation-Disclosures 253h,
Weeks los, Fairbanks 74h, Root 103,
Roosevelt 65, Burton, TN, Sherman
Sc, La Toilette rs, Ford 80, Knox SO,
Brumbaugh 20, Dupont II, Cummins
IS, Borah 2, Willis 4, not voting /, alb
sent IL, Mccall l, Taft IA.
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considerably over the first and with
the withdrawal of Cummins after the
second ballot a general stampede was
made to the Hughes standard. The
second ballot follows:
Totals Observation-Disclosures 326k,
Weeks 78R, Fairbanks S8R, Roose-
volt On DprtAp TeL Chnrp,op eE To
Toilette 25, Ford 0, Knox 81, Brum-
baugh 0, Dupont II, Cummins IS,
Borah 0, Willis l, Mccall l, Taft 0,
Wood l, Harding l, Wanamaker 5, not
voting 2.
Immediately after the final ballot
Chairman Harding wired Justice
Hughes of the action of the conven-
ton. Hughes wired his acceptance
but the telegram failed to reach Chi
cago before the convention closed. At
the same time he sent President Will
son his resignation as associate justice
Of the supreme court.
Progressives Named Teddy
luC DlOSi Go Iollllliultu lNooSt-
welt by reclamation. The colonel's
W request for the nomination of
Lodge only served to start bedlam.
The rules were suspended and Roose-
welt was nominated, all within a min
ute. To the last minute George ". Per
kins fought for a compromise candi-
date.
1t is expected that Governor John
son will be named for vice president.
johnson seconded the nomination
of Roosevelt after cambridge Colby
had made it. Johnson at once called
Roosevelt on the long distance tele-
phone and asked promptly to accept
the progressive nomination, but so far
he has not definitely accepted.
Colonel Roosevelt informed the pro-
gressive party Saturday night that he
could not accept the nomination until
he knew definitely what stand Hughes
would take on the vital issues of the
day. Roosevelt asked that his refusal
be placed in the hands of the progress
sive national committee. The colonel
asked that the committee decide
whether it be best for the country for
Hughes to be elected, and if it did so
consider, treat the c%olonel's refusal
as definite. The statement follows:
Il am very grateful for the honor
you confer upon me by nominating
me as president. l cannot accept it
at this time. l do not know the atti-
tude of the candidate of the republi-
can party toward the vital questions
of the day. Therefore, if you desire
an immediate decision, / must decline
the nomination. But if you prefer it,
l suggest that my conditional refusal
to run be placed in the hands of the
progressive national committee. If
Hughes statements, when he makes
them, shall satisfy the committee that
il is for the interest of the country
that he be elected, they can act de-
cordingly and treat my refusal as de-
finite. If they are not satisfied, they
can notify the progressive party, and
at the same time they can confer with
me and then determine on whatever
action we may severally deem appro-
priate to meet the needs Of the u
try. -Theodo Roosevelt.
Democratic Convention
Three distinct moves were on foot
at the national Democratic convention