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Anita Record

Location

Anita, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 15, 1916

Page

2

Hughes and Fairbanks 19 Ticket Chosen by Republican Convention

Charles Evans Hughes of New York was nominated for president on the third ballot at the Republican convention with 94914 votes, while Charles Warren Fairbanks of Indiana was chosen for vice president. Theodore Roosevelt was nominated by the Progressive convention for president. Harding sent a congratulatory message as Hughes’s nomination drew wide support.

Hughes Fairbanks Charles Evans Hughes Charles Warren Fairbanks Chicago New York Col Theodore Roosevelt DuPont Lodge New Jersey Indiana John Wanamaker Philadelphia Justice Hughes Alabama Gulf Canadian Philippines Hawaii Porto Rico Progressive National Convention Harding Alex. P. Moore Pittsburgh New Mexico Willis Ohio Nebraska H. H. Baldridge Burkett Republican Party Warren G. Harding Washington United States Roosevelt Supreme Court Henry Cabot Lodge Peace Progressive “Peace Committee Hardingle Coliseum Chicago Club Reed Smoot Utah W. Murray Crane Massachusetts William KE. Borsh Idaho Nicholas Murray Butler Columbia University A. R. Johnson Hiram Johnson California Horace 8. Wilkinson Charles J. Bonaparte Maryland John M. Parker Louisiana George W. Perkins Raymond Robins William Allen Ill Arizona Whitman Taft Oregon Vermont Mississippi Michigan Root Butler Arkansas Theodore E. Burton Burton Connecticut Senator Lodge John W. Weeks W. J. Calhoun Sherman W. R. Wood Kentucky Nathan E. Kendall Albia Iowa Albert B. Cummins Cummins Montana South Dakota Minnesota la Bollette Ford Knox Borah Brumbaugh la Follette Gen. Wood Ding Wanake

Hughes Accepts Republican Nomination and Resigns Bench

Justice Charles Evans Hughes resigned from the Supreme Court and accepted the Republican nomination for the presidency. In his statement he urged strong Americanism, assured national security preparations, and called for dignified diplomacy while opposing partisan expediency in foreign policy. He criticized U S handling of Mexico and stressed readiness and unity.

Washington Charles Evans Hughes Supreme Court of the United States Tran Everralne Mexico

How States Voted on First Ballot

Report notes first ballot votes by state. Missouri shows Frank B Willis with 3 votes, absent ballots from several states, Texas gives McCall 1, Willis 1, Taft 14 and Borah 1, Alabama records Borah 1 vote. Pennsylvania and Tennessee show absence.

Missour Frank B. Willis Missouri Fone Pennsylvania Tennessee tTexas McCall Wiliam H. Taft Borah Alabama

Notable Global Statistics and Discoveries From Varying Fields

Data snippets include trade shares for Mexico and British Columbia, population figures in Lhagsa, a 1915 French wine harvest, Tibetan monasteries, shale oil potential in Colorado, Argentina agricultural funding, beer pricing in Rio de Janeiro, frog biology under high pressure, and the Asosan volcanic crater in Japan. The text also references the Fushun coal fields as among the richest globally.

Rio Janeiro Japan May Chuins Depanens

Roosevelt Nomination At Progressive Convention By Acclamation

Chicago June 10 Roosevelt nominated for president by acclamation after rapid Hughes support shifts. Hughes wins on third ballot. Fairbanks nominated for vice president. Roosevelt declines to accept until Hughes stance on key questions is clarified. John M Parker nominated for vice president. Roosevelt telegram sought harmony.

Chicago Ill Smott Conference Progressive Committee Hughes Roosevelt Progressive Convention Lodge Smoot Burton Harding A. P. Moore Pennsylvania Fairbanks John M. Parker Louisiana Gov. Johnson California Raymond Robinson Vllinois National Committee Charles Warren Fairbanks Indiana Col Theodore Roosevelt Progressive National Convention Raymond Robins Oyster Bay

Moore Wins Out for Lieutenant Governor Nomination and Iowa Returns

Complete returns from ninety four counties show the defeat of the equal suffrage amendment by about five thousand votes, with the east Iowa river counties delivering the decisive opposition. W L Harding led Republican gubernatorial contests in eighty five counties, while W C Brown secured the state treasurer nomination. Other races include O A Byington nominated in the Iowa Johnson Senate district and H M Havner leading attorney general contenders.

Des Moines Iowa River W. L. Harding Harding George Cosson Joseph Allen Cosson Allen Carl ‘Kuehnle W. C. Brown Brown Hoyt Thomas O. A. Byington Iowa City Iowa-Johnson James A. White H. M. Havner Marengo Hardingen Sweee Kuehnle Davis Louisa Ringgold Moore Hanna Byown Woseweces Hasselquist Wilson Havner Sampson Fletcher Robbins v Whitmore Eeeeee Ames Bradley Gusher Hubel Kulpacnent Senate Balkema Sioux County P. Swensen Swensen F. ¥. Jones Villisca State Board of Education W. C. Ratcliff Red Oak Karl LeCompte Wayne County B. M. Smith Madison County Ed Cunningham Joe H. Allen H. @. VanAlatinen G. F. Coburn Plymouth W. P. Dawson Cherokee Ben Edwards Doran Boone County A. L. Rule Cerro Gordo Benguor B. W. Newberry Clayton Thorne Kennedy Congress Clifford Thorne Kirkpatrick Bant Kirkpatrick Ottumwa Kennington Newton Rouen

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