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HUGHES NAMED QN THIRD BALLOT were quickly adopted. position. Chairman Harding then announced that he had sent a telegram of noti- justice had sent a telegram of ac- the convention adjournea at 2:01 p. m. and it was over. Chairman Harding in bringing the convention to a close said: “The chair has but one formal recognition. Before he does su I think I ought to say to the delegates of this convention that I ned the authority of the chair to ¢onvey the action of this conyention to our nom- inee for the president of the United States. I conveyed a telegram of felicitation and congratulation to Jus- tice Charles E. Hughes of Wa ton and I have the good fortune to Know that there is in process of trans- mission of a reply of acceptance. “I only regret that the delay in transmission would require me to hol‘ the convention in session to convgy its contents td you by word of mcuzL tion Is Unanimous. ONLY FIFTY SCATTERING VOTES i L By VICTOR ROSEWATER. Coliseum, Chicago, June 10.—(Spe- ‘gial Telegram.)—It was get aboard sthe Hughes band wagon on the ballot * taken thissmorning after the confer- ‘ence committee made its report. All the other candidates were gracefully ‘withdrawn and the responses on rall ~call were almost all the same way with but few scattering votes. Grath, Coliseum, Chicago, June 10.— ‘Charles Evans Hughes of New York _today was nominated for president of the United States by the repyblican | national convention and Charles War- ~ ren 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- jdent, Fairbanks. Hughes secured 947% votes. - ! There was an enthusiastic demon- !Mn!ion after the candidates were reply to th®members upon its arrival, wnd I know you will all be privileged to read it. “I congratulate you and the Ameri- can public on. the nomination of Charles E. Hughes and Charles W. Fairbanks, “I know that this convention has not only made republican history, but ferees. in American history. “The chair begs to thank the dele- fiatu for the courtesy with which it Colbuel Theodore Roosevelt re- | 138 been invariably treated and I ived 18%4, Dupont 5, Weeks 3 aad ge 7. One was absent. Before the Il call had covered half the states ughes had the necessary 494, New ersey’s vote touched the mark. tions: “I now have the satisfaction of Delegates Gather Slowly. Although decisive balloting on a “Six months ago I said the nominee Chicago, and other routine motions | is the necessary result of his judicial|was the duty of all to join ‘in har-| went thirty-two for Hughes. His earlier speeches and|monious action to bring success. s, however. give ground for the assurance that he is ir accord fication to Justice Hughes and the|with the platform that has been adopt- ed by the republican and progressive declaratior SON.” Roosevelt’s Letter Read. Senator Smoot next read a copy of | Delegate Stevenson moved that Colo- a communication from Mr. Roosevelt |nel Roosevelt's name be withdrawn which had been brought by Mr. Mc- It was addressed to the pro- gressive conferees. As had become known, it suggested |six to Hughes. Senator Lodge of Massachusetts as a compromise candidate, The galleries | Delaware withdrew Dupont and gave . |cheered the colonel's' expression of |her six to the justice. hopes for harmony. The Massachusetts delegation led [enteen to him; Idaho gave her eight some cheering when Mr. Smoot read | solid; Illinois gave Colonel Roosoevelt’s approval of. Sen- | solid. ator Lodge, but the noise quieted | Burton’s quickly and Senator Smoot reaa on Ar‘:o:iherhbrief gall;ry demonstration I shal : marked the end of the reading of I'be:very-hiapny (0 fransmit. the Colonel Roosevelt's telegram. Senator | Smoot then announced that the pro- gressive convention itself had, while he was reading, tabled thg colonel’s recommendation of SenatBr Lodge, and also tabled the suggestion of Jus- tice Hughes from the republican con- Senator Weeks then took the plat-|{ which withdrew Cummins and gave will write a new and glorious chapter | form and was -eceived with tumultu- | its strength to Hughes. ous. applause and cheers. Mas®ichusetts men led it. Weeks told the convention he would take but a moment, because it was one to Roosevelt thank you again for the distinguished |apparent that the convention pre-| Hughes. honor of presiding over your delibera- | ferred another candidate. withdrew his name, Representative Rodenburg .of Illi-| thirty-two. recognizing Mr. Hilles of New York [nois then announced the release of for the closing motion of our session.” | the Sherman delegates. Hughes badge. then was recognized. He declared itI the others for Hughes. THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: JUNE 11, 1916. Mon- tanz split, 5:;;7'; foL Hughes, \.lr}é: ;m Roosevelt. Nebraska went solid for T]Ah:?l:ab I',Ieatdl fog r;{:::es. ; Hughes. So did Nevada, New Hamp- e thirg Dallot was o 2 shire; New Jersey gave Roosevelt Alabama went solid for Hughes.| one; Governor Whitman cast all New cq':tancc, IVhi(C,I;) was of “}?l \Ir.l'ay. 5 conventions. Respectively submitted, | Arizona gave Hughes five and Roose-| York's eighty-seven for Hughes. . : National Chairman illes then| “REED SMOOT, -~ |vel . Ark t solid for Favorite Son After hvon” Son called a meeting of the hew national MURRAY CRANE, ;; ; hone C “r‘ phe wenh > tl ty- New Jérsey;Ennibiagher Ao Withdraws and the Nomina- |committee for this afternoon. Then LLIAM E. BORAH Ll B L ML 2 L The New Jersey ballot gave 7 S trenr o |six for Hughes, too. RRAY BUTLER, Colorado gave Hughes 9, Roose- velt 3. 4 £ The roll call was interrupted while Hughes the necessary 494 to nominate him. Ohie went solid for Hughes. Roose- velt got one in Oklahoma, Hughes got thc rest. Pennsylvania gave Roosevelt three, the remainder to Hughes. s North Carolina insisted on giving Du Pont five votes, Hughes got the rest. Ten-essee gave eighteen to Hughes, three to Roosevelt. Texas gave its twenty-six to Hughes. Utah gave him seven and Roosevelt one. Wisconsin gave Hughes twenty-three and reduced LaFollette’s to three. . h Alaska’s two, Wyoming’s six, G Wll;]el; m?{fifi'}:x Hawaii's two and two from the OVernos d W Ohio’ Philippines, all for Hughes, completed ottt nam}el a]\n i 108 | the call. The Hughes men led a deni- y-eight to Hughes. onstration. Fairbanks Withdraws. The demonstration this time was Indiana then withdrew Fairbanks|on the floor among tl.e delegates, but | and threw its thirty to Hughes.” Thus | the galleries did join in to any extent. the steady roll of Hughes votes went | The band played “America” and o1 piling up a nomination. Senator Star Spangled Banner. x::ies.worth then withdrew Root’s BROKEN BOW YOUTHS FAIL TO MAKE FORTUNE IN OMAHA New York did not vote then, how- ever, and the roll went on to Iowa, 2 James Stevens and Louis Simmons Kansas, Ken- | of Broken Bow, Neb,, two youths bent The loyal | tucky and Louisiana went solid for|on making their fortunes’in the Ne- Senator ?ughes; so did Maine. The first|braska metropolis, took rooms and reak was in Maryland, which gave|almost everything else about the place and fifteen to|at 2012 Howard street, when they The Massachiusetts delega- | ran short of lucre. He - then | tion then announced its voie: Weeks,| They were arrested, but by nego- one; Roosevelt, three, and Hughes | tiating with their parents in Broken and Mr. Hughes be nominated by acclamation. Colorado then changed her vote and made it a solid twelve for Hughes. Arizona then gave her Connecticut went solid for Hughes. Florida gave him her eight; Georgia gave her sev- Michigan went thirty for Hughes;|and returned to open pruiries this He wore a|Minnesota went solid; Mississippi| morning. The police judge accom- Medill McCormick | gave three and ¢:¢-half to Roosevelt, | panied them as far as the Union sta- Missouri | tion. Bow managed to square the affair,| Valley, ando ver the Union Pacific. Preceded by their band the ‘boys HIGH SGHOOL GADETS marched up town and to the Central | High school building, where the bat- RETURN FROM GAMP talion disbanded and the members | hurried to their respective homes, The high'school cadets entrained Tired and Happy. Youngsters Re- | at 11:40, instead of an hour earlier, as had becn the intention. Their train turn to on'gh?' from Annual was laid in on the siding at Valley \ uting. [ at 7:15 this morning, but the delay in ) getting away for home was due to SAY THEY HAD 10TS OF FUN [some delay in the cadets loading the e eneakc bl (Phe Uilghia? i i f), The cadets all speak in the highes | "I‘{red. bughaony) anddu;)mc pesa terms of the outing and are pretty st ot wc!l hronlze Yy €XPOSUre | o1l agreed that the camp was one of to the sun during their week’s outing, | the best that they have ever had. the Omaha High school cadets ar- - rived at the Union station at 12:30 | \Wanted—Some Want Ads in ex- o'clock yesterday, coming in their | change for lots of answers. Phone special train from Camp Ernst, near | The Bee. ECZEMA CAN BE CURED Free Proof To You AlL I want is your name and address so I can send you a free trial treat- ment. Iwant you just to try this treatment—that's ali—just try It. That's my only argument. I've been in the drug business in Fort Wayne for 20 years, nearly everyone knows me and knows abont my successful treatment. 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It means a reunited repub- | nearly 11 a. m, the time for conven- lican party and victory in November,” inf, although the galleries were well i Senator Penrose said: filled. | “I'm too busy to talk.” Elgven o'clock passed and the con- 3 fim Nicholas Longworth, Colonel] vention was not in order. The weary ould be born in the convention, and e was,” ¥ frlnk Hitchcock said: F 8 sevelt’s daughter, was on the plat-| delegates, enthusiastic at the prospect when the nomination was made. | that this would be the last day of the : Enthusiasm Was Orderly, conv'%q:ilto_n. p;! in thtc :}iIchdi;g‘ualling . While the demonstration on the | POSSIDIlities down at the Auditorium floor was ex%thulintic, ‘t was orderly. and réading news bulletins. ~The Marching delegates choked the aisles 9vermzh't switch of some of the favor- earing state standards. While it was | it¢ sons' delegates filled the Hughes ‘going on the leaders talked about [¢nC! with exultation and they came in ?eceui.fll until 3 o'clock, %arly, confident of nominating their *"Some of the leaders talked about man on the first ballot today, essing until 3 o'clock before taking w‘}l‘?l"’“"w' Secretary Arrives. vice presidential nominations, Jhi'e the ‘convention wap ‘assem, " Frank H. Hitchcock was quoted by blm‘g John McGrath, Colonel Roose- men who falked with him as saying velt's secretary, arpived o1 the plat- form and talked with some of the 1‘“‘ :fi"g;‘::e.m“ wanted Burton_ for leaders. Not many of them had ar- The' New Yotl: rived, however, and McGrath waited. i Senator Weeks, who earlier had g.q:“"g:m:: b’?["l:;“ndet::ox:n?n'ioo: released| his delegates, many of whom A were expected to turn to Justice 3 ?“&a‘?fi'ficfif';xfi"fif Te':é'“.'. Hughes, took a seat on the platform. b Some of the republicahs on the lughes, 949%4; Weeks, 3; LaFol- p!?'tfarm.nid t(l_;erch'wu.qothing sig- tte, 3; Lodge, 7; Roosevelt, 18%4; nificant in McGrath’s visit, t, 5; not voting, 1. Senators Wadsworth of New York nator Lodge spoke in warmest :‘aild many of tlhde Root vglleshin the t “terms of Justice Hughes as “a thor- nfee st ballot md?;. oo ; American, distinguished and up-| Chaifman Harding said this of Mc- right! Grath’s visit: t was announced in the Pennlfvu— “We are going to get together.” delegation was 3 fol i dnlegation, however, that John | He did not amplity this statement. ‘anamaker would nominate Fair-| No effort was made to call the con- nks and that the delegation would |vention to order because the latest port him solidly. report of the republicans on the peace conference was not ready. It was annotthced there would be no business until the report was in, \ It became known that all who voted for Fairbanks for president had been released except the Indiana delega- tion, which would cast one more bal- [ ‘anamaker place lot for their favorite son. in nomination. 2 Former Secretary of War Stimson, ‘Mr. Wanamaker emphasized the ap- [at the end of a New York caucus, ) 33{ business men for Mr. Fair- | announced that' the delegation, with 3 Wanamaker said: ossibly a few éxceptions, would vote ap) lrlux is for a eclfif‘d for Hughes. £l convey to you the the Pennlylvanl{n deintion ‘E‘“ 0 Onller. g at desire that this convention | At 11:49 o'clock Chairman Harding | ‘ honor Charles W. Fairbanks.” “Psed for order and efforts were announced the |made to get thel convention quieted - Chai éu Hardin ation of Hughes and Alex P, |down. ooreé of Pittsburgh and Senator |, Senator Smoot presented the fol- do yiclded to Pennsyly: d John vU Fair- dge, who voted for Roosevelt, lowing report from the republican oved to make it unanimous, peace committee: i . “To the conferees of the republican s Baldrige Presents Burkett, national convention: ; K‘?u answered the roll call by| "In accordance with the precedence ing. Fairbanks and so did | 8¢t by yourselves with respect to the b, br: sent Howard H, | communication received from us we ate Senator Elmer |Shall take pleasure in presenting your communication to the national convention of the progressive party, which meets at 10:30 o'clock this morning, “Respectfully submitted, “GEORGE W. PERKINS, “HIRAM JOHNSON, . "HORACE H. WILKINSON, n . for the second place. 7 Baldrige made an appeal for ition of the west. “If forever ted from naming a president,” he said, “once in filty years, for God's akd let us have a, vice president out e wes t. k. Baldrige was speaking the iy 'Ofiof,d%l:gnion decided ‘;‘IOI tog pre- “JOHN M: PARKER. gent Bhrion’s name and Governor| The communication of the republi- illis said they probably would vote |can conferees follows: banks. “Chicago, June 10, 1916—To the an’s Name Withdrawn. conferees of the national progressive nor Willis cast Ohio’s vote for inks. and withdrew Burton’s -'hg Ohio was called. Q braham of Oregoti nomi- Hughes, illiam Grant Webster of Illi- "it is plain that he will soon com- “Del te Fulton explained that | mand the support of a majority of the he Oregon primary law almost | republica pgonvention. xoul get his name on the| *His availability as a candidate I that such a situation ex- | rests, first, upon his known character “the nomination of Webster. |and ability; second, upon his public nvention laughed and went on | service as governor of New ork; the roll call, g third, his removal from any associa- ding_speeches for Fairbanks | tion with the convention of 1912 and d. The roll call went on, | the differences which then arose, econded Fairbanks and so did | /“The supporters of Justice Hugles in the republican convention repre- sent spontaucous interest and belief in his candidacy, which have shown themselves in widely scattered states and among all classes and groups of voters, “These have shown themselves " without any formal organization in his il vote gave: Fairbanks, | behalf and are on ground for believ- t, l“? and others scattered. | ing that the candidacy would be ac- otion of Representative Cole | ceptable to lal groups of republicans o ithe Fairbanks nomination | and would reunite them. de unanimous, i “His silence as to the recent issues tion was made unani- a roaring chorus of “ayes” ‘no.” | tion of Herbert Par- n imitteeman. from éfi‘? 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