Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 139, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 June 1916 — Hughes and Fairbanks [ARTICLE]

Hughes and Fairbanks

Are Nominated as President and VicePresident on First Ballot This Morning.

ENCOURAGING WORD FROM T. R.

Charles Evans Hughes and Charles « Warren Fairbanks Receive Nominations Respectively for President and Vice-President on First Ballot Taken Today at About 12 O’clock — Roosevelt Letter Is Read in Whicn He Urges Progressives to Give Support to Republican Party and Advocates Harmony Between Two Parties.

Charles Evans Hughes received the republican nomination for president on the first ballot taken today, which occurred at about 12 o’clock. Charles Warren Fairbanks, of Indiana, was nominated to make the race with Mr. Hughes as vice-president. Republican delegates had predicted that Mr. Hughes would receive the nomination on the third ballot, but notwithstanding this fact the climax came as a great surprise. The nom-

ination of Mr. Hughes was conceded by almost everyone present but it was confidently expected that some of the other candidates would make a stronger showing than they did. Republicans are elated and are confident that they have picked the right men. It is practically certain that the merging of the progressive and republican parties will follow. Reed Smoot, of Utah, was elected chairman of the republican conferees committee and met with the conferees of the progressive party. Mr. Smoot read a letter to the republican convention from Theodore Roosevelt advocating harmony and giving substantial support of the Republican platform and suggesting Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts U. S. senator as a candidate for both parties. The same letter was read to the progressive party and was tabled by them. Mr. Roosevelt’s delegtes at the republican convention, including Medill McCormick, of Illinois, seconded the nomination of Mr. Hughes in the republican convention and his nomination was made unanimous. They were roundly cheered and indications point to permanent peace between the two parties.