Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-06-11

line hughes DdHu wagon vi tiC udiiot
taken this>morning after the confer
encc committee made its report. All
the other candidates were gracefully
withdrawn and the responses on roll
call were almost all the same way
with but few scattering votes.
Coliseum, Chicago, June TO-
Charles Evans Hughes Of New York
today was nominated for president of
the United States by the republican
national convention and Charles War
rem Fairbanks of Indiana was named
for vice president.
Justice Hughes nomination came
on the third ballot and but one ballot
was necessary to select for vice pres
ident, Fairbanks. Hughes secured
047a votes.
There was an enthusiastic demon
stration after the candidates were
named.
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt re-
! eeived 1871, Dupont 5, Weeks 8 and
Lodge z. One was absent. Before the
roll call had covered halt the states
Hughes had the necessary 494. New
! Jerseys vote touched the mark.
I Chairman C. D. fiilles of the ma
tional committee said:
six months ago said the nominee
would be born in the convention, and
he was"
4 Frank Hitchcock said:
Il am very much gratihed at the
course. 1t means a reunited repub-
lican party and victory in November"
Senator Penrose said:
SIN too busy to talk"
Mrs Nicholas Longworth, Colonel
Roosevelt's daughter, was on the plat
form when the nomination was made.
Enthusiasm Was Orderly.
While the demonstration on the
floor was enthusiastic, t was orderly.
Marching delegates choked the aisles
bearing state standards. While it was
going on the leaders talked about
recessing until 5 o'clock.
Some of the leaders talked about
recessing until 8 o'clock before taking
up vice presidential nominations.
Frank H. Hitchcock was quoted by
men who talked with him as saying
the Hughes men wanted Burton for
second place.
The New Yorl, delegation was
equally divided between the two for
mer senator's. The demonstration
Quoted down after seventeen minutes,
and the official result was read as
follows:
Hughes, o4o1l; Weeks, 5; LaFol-
lette, 3; Lodge, Z; Roosevelt. 1917;
Dupont, S; not voting, |.
Senator Lodge spoke in warmest
terms Of Justice Hughes as "a thor
oueh American, distinguished and up
right"
1t was announced in the Pennsylva-
MIA delegation, however, that John
Wanamaker would nominate Fair
banks and that the delegation would
support him solidly.
Call for Second Place.
The chair announced the nomina-
ton Of candidates for the vice presi-
dency was next in order of business
and the clerk started the roll call.
Colorado yielded to Pennsylvania
and John Wanamaker placed Fair
banks in nomination.
MIR. Wanamaker emphasized the APP
proval OF business men for Mr.. Fair
banks. Mr.. Wanamaker said:
My appearance is for specified
purpose. 1t is to convey to you the
sense of the Pennsylvania delegation
Of its great desire that this convention
should honor Charles w. Fairbanks"
Chairman Harding announced the
nomination Of Hughes and Alex P.
Moore of Pittsburgh and Senator
Lodge, who voted for Roosevelt,
moved to make it unanimous.
Baldrige Presents Burkett.
Kansas answered the roll call BY
seconding Fairbanks and SO did
Maine. Nebraska sent Howard H.
Baldrige to nominate Senator Elmer
Burkett for the second place.
Mr.. Baldrige made an appeal for
recognition Of the west. IF forever
dcbarred from naming a president"
he said, once in fifty years, for Gods
sake, let US have a, vice president out
Of the west"
While Baldrige was speaking the
Ohio delegation decided not to pre-
sent Blrton's name and Governor
Willis said they probably would vote
for Fairbanks.
Burton's Name Withdrawn.
Governor Willis cast Ohio's vote for
Fairbanks and withdrew Burton's
name when Ohio was called
Ebert Abraham of Oregon nomi-
mated William Grant Webster Of ILL
nois. Delegate Fulton explained that
under the Oregon primary law almost
any one could get his name on the
ballot and that such a situation ex-
planned the nomination of Webster.
The convention laughed and went on
with the roll call.
SccOnding speeches for Fairbanks
continued. The roll call went on
Hawaii seconded Fairbanks and so did
the PHILIPPINES.
The delegates considered the nomi-
nation of J Fairbanks so certain that
after giving their ballots to the heads
Of delegations they began filing out oil
the hall and almost drowned out the
voting with the noise,
Nomination Made Unanimous.
The official vote gave; Fairbanks
D63: Burkctt, l08, and others scattered
On motion Of Representative Cole
Of Ohio the Fairbanks nomination
was then made unanimous.
The nomination was made unani
nous with roaring chorus Of ayes
and not single mo-"
The nomination of Herbert Par
aons Is national committeeman from