Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-06-11
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feighteen and one-half, scattered over
| twelve states.
The nominating ballot showed this
count:
Hughes, $40 IL; Roosevelt, Is 1-2;
Lodge. 7: Du Pont, 5; LaFollette, 3 ::
Weeks, 3: absent, /. Total, 9S7
Despite the fact that Frank H.
Hitchcock, leader of the Hughes sup
porters, let it be known while the
presidential balloting was in progress
that the Hughes men wanted Burton
for second place, Ohio withdrew Bur
tons name, leaving the field to Mr.
Fairbanks ana former Senator Bur
kett Of Nebraska.
Fairbanks, S6S 5urkett, lOS; Bo-
rah, 8 Burton. johnson. / Absent,
scattering and not voting, g. Total,
l9S7.
Mr. Hughes will be notified of his
nomination officially at a a date to be
fixed later by a committee headed by
Senator Warren G. Harding of Ohio,
chairman of the convention.
Mr.. Fairbanks will be notified by a
committee headed by Senator William
l.. Borah of Idaho.
At 2:01 p m. the convention ad-
iourned There were expressions Of
harmony from all the leaders among
the delegates.
The nomination of Mr.. Hughes was
made possible so soon by an overnight
breakup of the allied favorite sons
com bination, which early this morn
ing released its delegates.
When the convention began bust
ness shortly before noon, the with
drawal of the favorite sons was an
nounced from the platform one after
another and votes began Hopping
into the Hughes column in solid
blocks so rapidly that the nomination
was plainly assured before the roll
call had gone five states. When it got
to Colorado the drift was so appar-
ent that a proposal to make it unani-
nous or nominate him by accamation
was made, but Chairman Harding
ruled that the balloting should take
its regular course. The votes piled
up until New Jersey carried it past the
record, 1874.
In rapid succession as the voting
went on Du Pont was withdrawn by
Delaware, Illinois withdrew Sherman,
Ohio withdrew Burton, Iowa with
drew Cummins New York withdrew
u
Then Senator Weeks and Senator
Lodge pledged loyalty to the nominee
The final analysis of the nominal
ing ballot showed that Hughes han
drawn his vote from every state In
the union and every territory; that
RoOsevelts had been scattered over
twelve states; that Du Points five had
come from South Carolina: Lodges
seven from North Carolina, and the
final three for Senator Weeks had
come from Massachusetts and Mis-
souri,.
Although the convention when It
nominated Mr.. Hughes had no word
that he would accept and no state
ment of his position, one came along
after the convention had adjourned.
The former justice had kept to his
determination to utter no word IN ms
own behalf, to make no new an
nouncment OF his position on issues,
and TO say nothing which might be
construed as becoming a candidate
while he wore the robe Of justice
in the worlds greatest court
Before the ballot was taken today
Senator Smoot Of Utah announced the
report of the latest meeting of the re-
publican conferees with the conferees
Of the progressive convention, dis /
closing that the republicans had pre-
scented the name of Mr.. Hughes for
their consideration as candidate on
which both conventions could unite. |
He also read reply OF the progress
sive conferees which merely was an
acknowledgment of receipt OF IN.
proposal Then he read Colonel
ROosevelt's telegram 10 the progress