The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-06-15
should take its regular course.

umh was greeted by yells of exuIta-
tion from the rapidly accumulating
hughes delegates and steadily state
by state the votes piled up mill Nov Nov
Jersey carried it past the reo,Iirad
494 and the remainder was only n
formality. 'i'
In rapid succession as the VOTING
went on Du Pont was Withdrawn h2
delegate and his solid block was
cast for Hughes; Illinois Withdrew
Sherman; Ohio withdrew Rurton
Iowa withdrew Cummins. New VorI,
Withdrew Root; Massachusetts with
urew weeks. Practically all these
new votes were cast for Hughes. only
few remaining in compliment to the
favorite sons who brought them
Ihen one after another Senator Weeks
and Senator Lodge took the platform
pledged loyalty to the nominee and
asked all their supporters to do like
wise. Similar announcements wera
made from all the favorite sons del
egations. The final ANALYSIS of the
nominating ballot showed that
Hughes had drawn his votes from
every state in the Union and every
territory; that Roosevelt's had been
scattered over II states; that Du
Points five had come from South Car
olina; Lodges seven from North Car
olina and the final three for Senator
Weeks had come from Massachu. etts
and Missouri
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
soon afterward but not until the CON
vention had adjourned. The former
justice had kept to his determination
to utter no word in his own behalf, to
make no new announcement of his
position on issues, and to say moth
/ ing which might be construed as un-
becoming a candidate while he wore
the robe of a justice of the worlds
greatest court
Before the ballot was taken today
Senator Smoot of Utah announced the
report of the last meeting of the Re
publican conferees with the conferees
of the Progressive convention disclos-
ing that the Republicans had pre-
sented the name of Mr.. Hughes for
their consideration as a candidate on
which both conventions could unite
He also read the reply of the Progress
siye conferees which merely was an
acknowledgment of receipt of the
! proposal. Then he read Colonel
RoOsevelts statement to the Progress
sive convention which had been
brought to the coliseum by John Nc
Grath, the colonels secretary, sug-
/ gesting Senator Lodge.
Before he had finished the reading
word came and was announced in the
coliseum that the Progressive conven
ton itself had not only tabled the re
publican proposal of Mr.. Hughes but
had tabled Colonel Rooseyelts owl
proposal of Senator Lodge as we'll
No one in the Republican convention
really expected Colonel Roosevelt.
did they feel the ProgressiVes would
accept Mr.. Hughes.
There was a gallery demonstration
not so prolonged as yesterdays at tht
announcement of Colonel Rooseyelts
proposal, but the convention plainly
by its silence showed its indifference
and if any Republican leaders feared
the possibility of u stampede it was
dissipated at once.
With that the roll call of states be
gan and there never was a moments
doubt of the result from the time th'
clerk began.
Senator Weeks who came to thu
convention with the greatest nunbel
of instructed delegates and who wal
of all the favolite sons considered /
foremost possibility was received will
tumultous applause when he made
statement releasing his delegates
Senator Lodge known to all mel
in politics as a close personal frlent
of the colonel's, got reception ap
preaching an ovation when he mad
his speech seconding Hughes
I With the end of the balloting TO
the presidential nomination and TIL
official announcement by Chairman
Harding the balloting for vice presi
dent began. In view of Mr.. Hitch
cocks expressed preference for forme
|, Senator Burton there was some SUI
prise when Governor Willis of Oh1
withdrew Burton's name and cast tn
whole block of Ohio for Fairbanks
That left Burkett as the only candl
date with any pledged strength an
he was urged upon the convention a
i meeting the call of the west for repre-
sentation on the ticket
, As the roll call proceeded whoi
| blocks of votes piled in for talrbahk
and his nomination was such lore
gone conclusion among the delegate
themselves that they began leaVlh
. the hall in confusion so that the ba
lot was heard with difficulty
The convention was notable Ill pol
tical history for many things. A ma
who steadfastly had refused to see
, the nomination had been chosen
left new milestone in the paths G
{ both the Republican and ProgressN
parties; it was the first RepuDilca
! convention since 1888 which ha
been forced to take more than on
, ballot to agree upon a candidate an
: Lit has been marked by a lack OF rlo
Gus demonstration and nervous el
: thusiasm which hitherto mas peeh
: feature of former conventions.
: 1t did not touch any OF the eAlstlil
records for sustained demonstration
but despite the fact that in poiltlci
: vernacular it was wholly and decl'
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