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Newspaper
Brookshire Times
Location
Brookshire, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1916
Page
3
The composition shows Charles E. Hughes of New York named for president and Charles W. Fairbanks of Indiana as vice president amid convention turmoil. Accusations arise over Lodge as compromise candidate, with Fairbanks and Parker rejected as running mates.
Delegates in Chicago name Theodore Roosevelt as Progressive presidential candidate with John M Parker of Louisiana as running mate. Republicans choose Charles Evans Hughes for president and Charles Warren Fairbanks for vice president amid unsuccessful compromise efforts and joint talks with Progressives.
Missouri pledged 8 votes to Frank B. Willis while its ballot record showed absent. Pennsylvania and Tennessee had absent votes. Texas allocated one vote to McCall and one to Frank B. Willy. William H. Taft and Borah received two votes. Alabama cast one vote for Borah.
Washington. Justice Charles Evans Hughes accepted the Republican nomination for the presidency and resigned from the Supreme Court. In his statement he pledges to uphold American rights, improve diplomacy, and ensure national defense, insisting on neutrality and avoiding partisan influence. He criticizes past administration for weak foreign policy, especially toward Mexico.
At the Chicago clubs midnight saw no progress toward fusion between the Republican and Progressive blocs. Republican names included Smoot Crane Butler Johnson and Parker while the Progressives listed Johnson Wilkingon Bona parta Parker and Perkin. Nominating speeches began Friday afternoon with two ballots taken by nightfall as radicals pressed for Teddy Roosevelt.
Love may be blind, but the girl’s father and the dog seldom need the service of an oculist. The quip suggests lighthearted ridicule of romance and dog humor in a social setting.
Advertises Tetterine as an absolute cure for eczema ringworm and other itching skin ailments with instant relief and permanent cures. A druggist testimonial from Roland B Halli praises its effectiveness after thirty years in the business and notes price of 60 cents. Mentions J T Shuptrine Savannah GA. Also notes atmosphere contains traces of helium and peroxide of hydrogen.
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