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Illit 11.00 V r In Advance "FOR GOD, FOR COUNTRY AND FOR TRUTH." ' Single Copies, 5 Cents. VOL. XXVI. PLYMOUTH, N. 0., FEIDAY, JUNE 16, 1916. NO. 50. ... v - i i i r 0. E. HUGHES ON THIRD BALLOT; ACCEPTS Way Was Cleared for Hughes When Other Candidates With drew. Fairbanks is Named as Candidate for Vice-President. Hughes Issues Clear Cut Statement. ROOSEVELT NOMINATED BY PROGRESSIVE PARTY Roosevelt Tentatively Refuses, Await ing More Explicit - Declaration of Views on Vital Issues by Hughes Before Final Decision. Progres sives Name . John M. Parker of Louisiana For Vice President Chicago. Charles E. Hughes and Theodore Roosevelt, both of New York, were nominated for President by the Republican and Progressive conventions at 12:49 and 12:47 o'clock Saturday, respectively, the Roosevelt nomination beating the Hughes nomi nation by exactly two minutes. Charles Warren Fairbanks of Indiana was nominated for Vice President on the ' Republican ticket and John M. Parker of Louisiana on the Progres sive. The Hughes nomination was made on the third ballot of the con vention, the Roosevelt nomination by acclamation. Colonel Roosevelt sent a tentative declination of the nomination, with the understanding that it was to stand if Hughes turned out to be sound on the issues of Americanism and pre paredness, and that if Hughes turned out to be pactifistic, pussy-footed, or pro-German he would accept and make the race as the Progressive can didate. . Justice Hughes broke all records by - accepting the nomination by telegraph, without waiting for a formal notifica tion by the regularly appointed com mittee, and declared his position not only on the' Issues regarded by Col onel Roosevelt as the test issues, but also on the other principal questions raised by the Republican platform. For a long time a third telegram, this one from Mr. Fairbanks declining the Vice Presidential nomination, was an ticipated, because he already had sent a private one to that effect, but, in stead, he accepted over the telephone. The Conference Committee scheme failed because the Republicans would name no candidate: At the last minute, after every effort to induce them to do so had " proved ineffective. Colonel Roosevelt himself proposed union on Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts.. . The two Conference Committees so reported, but the Progressive Conven tion laid the telegram on the table and the Republicans paid no attention o it. The nominating ballot showed this count:' Hughes 9ii 1-2; Roosevelt 18 1-2; Lodge 7; Du Pont 5; Weeks, 3; La Follette 3; absent 1. Total 987. Although Frank H. Hitchcock let it be known that the Hughes men wanted Burton for second place, Ohio' withdrew Burton's name, leav ing the field to Mr. Fairbanks and former Secretary Burkett of Nebraska. The ballot for Vice President show ed this count: Fairbanks 863; Burkett 108; Bora.h 8; Burton 1; Johnson 1, absent, scat tering and not yoting 6. Total 987. Leaders Seen Satisfied. At 2:01 p. m. the convention ad journed. There were expressions of harmony from all the leaders and among the de'egates. The delegations which on the final, ballot had cast votes for others than Mr. Hughes made statements declaring their loy alty to the nominees. "Six months ago, said Chairman Hilles of the National . Committee, "I said a nominee would be born In the convention, and he was." "1 am very much pleased, of course," said Mr. Hitchcock. "It means a re united Republican party and victory in November." column in solid blocks so rapidly that the nomination plainly was assured before the roll call had gone five states. When It got to Colorado the drift was so apparent that a proposal to make it unanimous was made, but Chairman Harding ruled that the bal loting should take its regular course. Favorite Sons Withdrew, When the convention began busi ness shortly before noon . the with drawal of the favorite sons was an nounced one after another and the votes began flopping Into the Hughes NO I V'V t r - ' fCk " I V? ' - I , t 4 pa , l I M'fi i 1 . ? a CHARLES EVANS HUGHES. Greeted By Yells. . Each addition to the Hughes col umn was greeted by yells of exulta- tion from the rapidly accumulating Hughes delegates and steadily state by state the - votes piled up until New Jersey carried It past the required 494 and the remainder was only a formality. In rapid succession as the vote went on Du Pont was withdrawn by Del aware and his solid block was cast for Hughes; Illinois withdrew Sher man; Ohio withdrew Burton; Iowa withdrew Cummins; New York with drew. Root; Massachusetts withdrew Weeks. Practically all of these new votes were cast for Hughes, only a few remaining in compliment to the favorite sons who brought them. Notable Convention. The convention was notable In po litical history for many things. A man who had steadfastly refused to seek the nomination had been chosen; it was the first Republican convention since 1888 which had been forced' to take more -than one ballot to agree upon a candidate, and it had been marked by a rack of riotous demon stration . and nervous '- enthusiasm which hitherto had been a feature of such gatherings. It did not touch any of the existing records for sus tained demonstrations, . but despite the fact that it was wholly and decid edly "unbossed;" it moved with a pre cision and quietness which' had not been equalled since the McKinley con vention in Philadelphia. First Ballot. Alabama Sherman 1, Burton 1, Weeks 3, Fairbanks 1, Roosevelt 1. Borah 1, Hughes 8. Arizon Hughes 4, Burton 1, Roose velt 1. Arkansas Fairbanks 2, Sherman 2,' Burton 3, Root 3, Weeks 3, Cum mins 1, Hughes 1. California Hughes 9, Root 8, Bur ton 1, Weeks 3, Fairbanks 3. Sherman 2. . Colorado-pRoosevelt 6, Root 5, Fald bahks 1. Connecticut Hughes 6, Root 5, Bur ton 2, Weeks 1, Fairbanks 1. Delaware Dupont 5, Roosevelt 1. Florida Hughes 8. . Georgia Roosevelt 1, Burton 2, Dupont 3, Hughes 5, Weeks 6. Idaho Hughes 4, Roosevelt 4. Illinois Sherman 56, Roosevelt 2. Indiana Fairbanks 30. Iowa Cummins 26. ' Kansas Weeks 3, Root 2, Fairbanks 2, Sherman 2, Burton 1, Hughes 10. s Kentucky Fairbanks 15, Hughes 10, Roosevelt 1. Louisiana Weeks 3, Sherman 1, Root 1, Burton 1 1-2, Fairbanks 1 1-2, Hughes 4. Maine Root 1, Roosevelt 2, Weeks 3, Hughes 6. Maryland Hughes 7, Weeks . 6, Roosevelt 3. Root 1. Massachusetts Hughes 4, Roose velt 4, Weeks 28. - Michigan Henry Ford 30. . Minnesota Cummins 24. Mississippi Burton 1, Weeks 1 1-2, Fairbanks 2, Roosevelt 3 1-2, Hughes 4. Missouri Fairbanks 8, Weeks 8, Frank 6, Willis 3, Hughes 18, absent 1. Montane Cummins S. Nebraska Cummins 14, Ford 2. Nevada Root 2, Hughes 4. New Hampshire Weeks 8. New Jersey Hughes 12, Root 12, Roosevelt 2, Weeks 1, Fairbanks 1 New Mexico Roosevelt 2, Hughes 2, Weeks 2. New York Hughes 42, - Root 43, Roosevelt 2 NORTH CAROLINA Weeks 3, Root 2, Hughes 6, Roosevelt 9, Bur ton 1. North Dakota LaFollette 10. Ohio Burton 48. . Oklahoma Burton -2, -Cummins 1, Fairbanks. 2, Hughes 6," Roosevelt 2, Root 1, Sherman 1, Weeks 6. Oregon Hughes 10. Pennsylvania Brumbaugh 29, Knox 36, Roosevelt 8, Hughes 2, absent 1. Rhode Island Hughes 10. SOUTH CAROLIA Roosevelt 1, Fairbanks 2, Weeks 3, Burton 2, Root 1, Hughes 2. South Dakota Cummins 10. Tennessee HugheB 9, Weeks 3 1-2, Burton 1, Dupont 1, Roosevelt 5, Fair banks 1. Half vote off Absent one half. Texas Root'l, Fairbanks 1, Bur ton 1, Weeks 1, Hughes 1, Sherman 1, Roosevelt 1, Cummins 1, Borah 1, Dupont 1, McCall 1, Frank B. Willis 1, Taft 14. Utah Hughes 4, Root 3, Roosevelt 1. Vermont Hughes 8. . - Virginia Fairbanks 1, Burton ; 1, Roosevelt 1 1-2, Root 3, Weeks 3, Hughes 5 1-2. - '. . Washington Root 8, Hughes 5, Roosevelt lr 7 West Virginia Burton 7, Weeks 6, Dupont 2, Fairbanks 1, Hughes 1. .Wisconsin LaFollette 15, Hughes ii. ; " Wyoming Hughes 6. Alaska Weeks 1, Hughes 1. . Hawaii Burton 1. Weeks 1. Philippines Fairbanks 1, Root 1. Official first ballot: " Hughes 253 1-2, Root 103, Burton 77 1-2, Weeks 105, Dupont 12, Sherman 66, Fairbanks 74 1-2, Cummins 85, Rodsevelt 65, LaFollette 25. Brum baugh 29, Ford 32, Knox 36, Borah 2, Willis .4. McCall 1, Taft 14. Not vot ing 2 1-2. . Total 987. Second Ballot, Alabama Burton 1, Weeks 4, Fair banks 1, Roosevelt 1, Hughes 9. Arizona Hughes 4, Burton 1, Roose velt 1. Arkansas Burton 4, Weeks 3, Fair banks 3, Root 2, Sherman 2, Cummins 1. California Hughes- 11, Root 12, Fairbanks 1, Sherman 1. Not voting 1. Colorado Root 5, Roosevelt 6, Fairbanks 1. Connecticut Hughes 5, Roosevelt 5, Burton 2, Weeks-1, Fairbanks 1. Delaware Dupont 5, Roosevelt 1. Florida Hughes 8. Georgia Hughes 8. Georgia Hughes 6, Burton 2, Fair banks 2, Dupont 3, Weeks 4. Idaho Hughes 4, Roosevelt 3, Root 1. Illinois Roosevelt 2, Sherman 56. Indiana Fairbanks 30. Iowa Cummins 26. Kansas Weeks 3, Root 2, Fair banks 2, Sherman 2, Burton 1, Hughes 10. Kentucky Fairbanks 14, Hughes 11, Roosevelt 1. ' ' Louisiana Hughes 6, Sherman 1, Weeks 1, Root 1, Burton 1 1-2, Fair banks 1 1-2. Maine Hughes 8, Root 1, Roosevelt 3. Maryland Hughes 7, Weeks 5, Roosevelt 3, Root 1. Massachusetts Highes 12, Roose velt 5, McCall 1, Weeks 19. Michigan Roosevelt 2, Hughes 28, Minnesota Cummins 24. Mississippi Burton 1, Weeks 1-2, Fairbanks 2, Roosevelt 3 1-2, Hughes 4. Missouri Hughes 22, Fairbanks 12, Veeks 2. . Montana Cummins 8. Nebraska Cummins 14, Hughes 2. . Nevada Root 2, Hughes 4. New Hampshire Weeks 2, Root 3 Hughes 3. New Jersey Hughes 16, Root 3, Fairbanks 4, Roosevelt 22, Weeks 1, Wood 1, Harding 1. New Mexico Roosevelt 2, Hughes 2. Weeks 2. New , York Hughes 43, Root 42, Roosevelt 2. NORTH CAROLINA Weeks 3, Hughes 6, Roosevelt 9, Root 2, Bur ton 1, North Dakota LaFollette 10. Ohio Burton 48. Oklahoma Burton 4, Cummins 1, Fairbanks 1, Hughes 6, Roosevelt 2 Root 1, Sherman 1, Weeks 5. Oregon Hughes 10. Pennsylvania passed while count Is being completed. Rhode Island Hughes 10. SOUTH CAROLINA Hughes 4, Fairbanks S, Weks 3, Burton 1. South Dakota Cummins 10. Tennessee Hughes 8, Weeks 4 1-2, Root 1-2, Roosevelt 5, Burton 1, Du Pont 1, Falrchllds 1. Texas Fairbanks 5, Root 3. Weeks ; 3. Burton 3, Hughes 3, Sherman 2. Roosevelt 2, Cummins 1, Dupont 2, McCall 1, Willis 1. Utah Root 2, Roosevelt 1, Hughes Vermont Hughes 8. Virginia Roosevelt 1 1-2, Root 5, Hughes 8 1-2. - Washington Weeks 7, Hughes 5, Fairbanks 2. Wesf Virginia Burton 7, Weks 3, Fairbanks 1, Root 1, Hughes 4. Wisconsin LaFollette 15. Pennsylvania Knox 36, Roosevelt 23, John Wanamaker 5, Hughes 8, Du pont 2, Root 1, not voting 1. Wyoming Hughes 6. . Alaska Weeks 1, Hughes 1. . Hawaii Weeks 1, Hughes 1. Phillipines Root 1, Fairbanks 1.. Total Hughes 328 1-2, Root 98 1-2, Burton 76 1-2, Weeks 79, Dupont 13, Sherman. 65, Fairbanks 88 1-2," Cum mlns 85, Roosevelt 81, LaFollette 25, Brumbaugh none, Knox 36, Harding 1, Wanamakfcr 5, Wood 1, McCall 1, Willis 1. Not voting 2. Total 987 Third Ballot Alabama Hughes 16. Arizona Hughes 5; Roosevelt 1. Arkansas Hughes 15. California Hughes 26. Colorado Hughes 9! Roosevelt 3. Stevenson, of Colorado, moved nom ination.of Hughes by acclamation. Delegate Stevenson, speaking for the delegates who have been support Ing Colonel Roosevelt, withdrew his name from further consideration. Connecticut Hughes 14. . - DuPont's name was .withdrawn and Deleware cast for Hughes. Delaware Hughes 6. Florida Hughes 8. ' Georgia Hughes. 17. Idaho Hughes 8. Illinois Hughes 58. ' "Governor Willis, of Ohio, withdraws Burton. Hayes, of Indiana, withdraws Fair banks and cast delegation for Hughes. Indiana Hughes 30. Wadsworth, of New York, withdraws Root. Iowa withdraws Cummins and votes for Hughes. Iowa Hughes 26. Kansas Hughes 20. Kentucky Hughes 26. Louisiana Hughes 12. " Maine Hughes 12. MarylandHughes 15; Roosevelt 1. hi iYf i r fi rr r Tf t V I f" f" ' ""--''" THEODORE ROOSEVELT. Massachusetts Weeks 1; Roosevelt 3; Hughes 32. Michigan Hughes 30. Minnesota Hughes 24. Mississippi Hughes 8 1-2; Roose velt 3 1-2. Mlssouri-Hughes 34; Weeks 2. Montana Hughes 7; Roosevelt 1. Nebraska Hughes 16. Nevada Hughes 6. New Hampshire Hughes 8. New Jersey Hughes 27; Roosevelt i. New Mexico Roosevelt 1; Hughes 5. New York Hughes 87. NORTH CAROLINA Hughes 14; Lodge 7. Norths Dakota Hughes 10. Ohio Hughes 48. Oklahoma Hughes 19; IRoosevelt 1. Oregon Hughes 10. Pennsylvania Hughes 72; Roose velt 3; absent 1. Rhode Island Hughes 10. SOUTH, CAROLINA Hughes 6; Dupont 5. South Dakota Hughes 10. Tennessee Hughes 18; Roosevelt 3. Texas Hughes 26. Utah Hughes 7; Roosevelt L Vermont Hughes 8. Virginia Hughes 15. Washington Hughes 14. West Virginia Hughes 16. Wisconsin Hughes 23; LaFollette 3. Wyoming Hughes 8. Alaska Hughes 2. Hughes, 949 1-2; Roosevelt, 18 1-2; Lodge, 7; Dupont, 5; Weeks, 3; La Follette, 3; absent, 1. Total 987. BORDER SITUATION RI ALAR i G ,D 18 PATCH 1,600 ADDITIONAL TROOPS TO FILL GAP8 IN BORDER PATROL. MORE ANTI-AMERICAN TALK Government Authorities at Washing ton Make No Attempt to Disguise Uneasiness. Much Lawlessness Around Laredo. Washington. Coincident with con tinuing reports from consuls all over Mexico telling of the rapid spread of the anti-American feeling, the war department ordered 1,500 additional regular troops to the border. Administration officials are making no attempt to disguise their uneasi ness and it was officially admitted that there was growing alarm over what the agitation may produce and the pos sibility of an attack on General Per shing's expedition. No case of at tack on the persons of American resi dents in Mexico has been reported al though there have been one or two attacks on vacant consulates and oth er American property. Part of the Increasing apprehension here is due to the renewed raids in the Laredo region. Several reports dealing with the situation there have been received. Officials declined to reveal details; Jmt seemed inclined o believe a serious purpose was be hiad the bandit raid on the Coleman ranch. Three raiders were killed and three captured, one report said, adding that they attempted to burn a rail road bridge near Laredo but failed. The new forces sent to join Gen eral Funston's border patrol, " Secre tary Baker said, was to nil In gaps in the guard such as that near Laredo. It will be composed of 10 companies of coast artillery and a battalion of engineers. The artillerymen will be withdrawn from fortifications between Portland, Me., and Sandy Hook, and the engineers go from barracks In this city. The secretary said there was no present intention of calling out addi tional guard regiments for border duty. The coast artillery ordered to the border Includes two companies from Portland, Mo.; two from Boston, two from Narragansett Bay, two from Long Island; one from eastern New York and one from Sandy Hook. Ap proximately 1,000 men will compose this provisional Infantry regiment. The engineer battalion, about 500 strong, is composed of companies A, B, C and D. - MANNING ORDERS NATIONAL GUARD TO BE PREPARED South Carolina Executive Asks Troops to Get Ready In Case Ser vice Is Needed on Border. Columbia. Orders to get ready for mobilization, in case orders come for service on tha Mexican border, were issued to the South Carolina National Guard here by Gov. Richard I. Man ning just before his departure for St. Louis. The governor, who was just back from Washington, would not say why he promulgated the get-ready or ders further than he wanted the com panies warned of what might happen. He said he was issuing the orders be cause there might be a call for the troops any day. In unofficial circles the belief was expressed that the orders for the South Carolina militia to go to the Mexican border will be issued in Washington immediately after the St. Louis convention. The liveliest In terest was taken In the governor's or ders for the militia to get ready for mobilization in all military circles. Adjt. Gen. W. W- Moore was In conference with Governor Manning just prior to the latter's departure on the Carolina Special for the Demo cratic convention. The South Carolina militia Is com posed of two regiments of Infantry, four companies of naval militia, five companies of coast artillery, and one troop of cavalry. In an a little over 2,000 men. 114,000 AUSTRIAN PRISONERS TAKEN IN RUSSIAN DRIVE Petrograd. via London. The num ber of Austrians captured by the Rus sians in the new offensive movement has been Increased to more than 114,000. In many sectors of the front the official statement says the Rus sians are still pursuing defeated Aus trians. The statement says Russian troops anproached the outskirts of Czernowitz. the capital of Bukowina, and that they attacked the bridge-. 1e? at Zalescyky. TO UNVEIL STATUE OF VANCE JUNE 27 CEREMONY WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE STATUARY HALL IN WASHINGTON. ALL TAR HEELS ARE INVITED Committee Sends Out General In vita tion to All North Carolinians to Be Present Raleigh. The staute of Zeuhlon B. Vance, prsented by the State of North Carolina to the United States, will be unveiled in Statuary Hall, in Washington, June 22. An invitation, addressed to the people of North Car olina, to attend the unveiling cere mony, has been issued and signed by the committee. The statute governing the placing of statues in Statuary Hall allows to each state the privilege of selecting the two sons which each one deems most worthy of this memorial. Some states have had an embarrassment of riches from which to select; some have had .an embarrassing poverty, and ludricous choices have been made in both instances. But in the case of North Carolina, though there have been many who might fitly be assigned to this post of emfhence In , the halls of time, there was never any doubt and there is no division of opinion as to Vance's right to a place ' there. If his name had been submit ted to the popular vote, the answer would likely have been unanimous. -Whatever the secret of his grip on men, his absolute sincerity, his thor ough whole-souled humanness his lack of cant and hypocrisy, his per sonal courage and his genuine' love for his feilowmen must have had much to do with it. The following Invitation "To the People of North Carolina" has been issued: "On the 22d day of June, 1916, in Statuary Hall, the Capitol, Washing ton, D. C, there will be unveiled and -presented to the people of (he United States a statue of the late Senator Zebulan Balrd Vance. This Js being done by direction of Governor Craig and the Council of State, under a joint resolution of the Legislature of North Carolina, . 1907, and pursuant to the Act of Congress dedicating this hall to the purpose of thus honoring the memory of the good and great men of the nation and giving to each state the right to place therein two of her distinguished citizens, illustrious for civic and mili tary virtues. You 'are cordially Invited to be present. W .A. HOKE, MRS. M. V. MOORE. MISS LAURA CARTER, CLEMENT MANLY, JOHN HENRY MARTIN, Committer. Inspect Beaufort School Children, Washington. The county commis sioners and the Board of Education each made an appropriation of $250 for the purpose of having every school child In Beaufort county undergo an inspection by the state board of health at the start of the next term. It le believed that this appropriation will become an ' annual event and that a yearly Inspection of the children win be made in the future. The board $f health official will visit each school in the county. He will make a personal inspection of every child, paying particular atten tion to eyes and teeth. Weaver vs. Justice In Truth. Raleigh. Official notices went to Zeb Vance Weaver and Judge M. n. Justice from the state board of elec tlons that it will be necessary for them to try out a second primary in order to settle the contest for the nomination for Congress. Vote In Seventh District. Raleigh. The vote in the Seventh Congressional IMstrict was Robinson 6,316; Spence, 3,600; Varner, 2,528; T, B. Flnley, 1.583. Pou Bill Passes House. Washington. The House passa-d bill introduced by Congressman Pou authorizing payment of $225,000 to mail carriers of the south who served from January to May, 1860. Approxi mately $15,000 will be distributed la North Carolina among carries or thelt heirs. . Congressman Pou, chairman of the Claims Committee, has been gather ing the data on these claims for sev eral years. No contest came from the Treasury . Department, where the books showed tb claims credited.