Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-13
REPUBLICAN POLITICS.
HAS DRAWN A CROWD OF NOTED
MEN TO WASHINGTON
MkINLEI AND ROOT,

h NINLE1 AND ltOOI.
dispatch to the L..oer SAYS: Washing
ton Just now is a hive of political indus
ny. Inc Arlington hotel is one Of the
reading centelS of political activity and
one cannot enter the lobby of that hos
terry OF an evening without seeing in one
corner or another small groups of promi-
nent 1igufes in the republican party en-
gagged IN serious and earnest consultation.
conferences are held also in the apart
mehts of Senator Hanna and Henry {.
PAYNE, respectively the chairman and
wee chairman of the national committee.
VINO are guests OF the hotel: Senator platt
OF New York, Senator Spooner of Wiscon-
SIN. senator Scott of West Virginia, Sena-
Tor ilatt of Connecticut who live there.
While other well known men. emb of
the senate nightly throng the lobby. Lots
OF tnese men are always visible and poll
tlcs is the agn which brings them to-
gothcr.
Two of the creates questions that are
receiving the attention of these men are,
1llst who shall be Mckinley's running
mate next year? Second, shall we nomin-
ate our ticket by reclamation? In the
hight OF information that has been gath
cred within the last three days from
contact with leaders in politics. it may
pe stated almost without qualification
mat the republican national ticket next
year will be Mckinley and Root. Tina
the president Will be renominated there
Will be no doubt. There is no nominee for
vice president and the sentiment for Eli
nu Root, the secretary of war, which be-
came apparent several months ago. has
assumed proportions which, in the opin-
ION OF men who are masters in the art OF
poitlcs, pratically inSures him being Civ
en- second place on the ticket, Careful.
conservative men, such as Mr.. Payne is
Known to be, do not hesitate az This time
tn rJI2jat M 90
vice presidency by the republican party
next year.
IF | We're prophesying on the ticket, !
would say it would be Mckinley and
Root, said Mr.. Payne. "Allhough | am a
western man, can see reasons which adj
mt OF ho argument for the Vice-presiuen-
tlal nomination going to an eastern man.
MI. Root would give the strength, firm
ness and prestige to the ticket which an
othcr man would not do and which are
needed. He has made a splendid record
for himself as the head of the wal depart
ment and is in every way fitted for the
place which Mr.. Hobart graced."
Iaat Mr.. Root is willing to go on the
ticket with Mr.. Mckinley, there is not
the slightest doubt. 1t may be said even
that the secretary is ambitious to procure
the vice-presidential nomination.
When Mir. Piatt was asked whom he ia
Vored for the vice-presidential nominal
ton, he said:
ANY good New York man would suit
me-
How about Mr.. Root?'
Mr.. Root would be satisfactory" was
Mr.. Platt's reply. "Mckinley will be
nominated by acclamation."
AS to the matter of nominating the
entire ticket by reclamation, there is rca-
son to believe that the next republican
convention will establish such a prece-
dent. Senator Hanna has conceived the
l1nn. n nd - &c ,,,, n ,ly I 1,n,,, lt.-N
it is being received. The senator has con
fided his proposition to a few friends and
they are enthusiastic over it. Mr.. Hanna
believes that inasmuch as Mr.. Mckinley
will b., renoninated in that manner, his
running mate should be accorded the
same distinction.
1T seems to me- he said, that a con-,
test in the convention for the vice-presi-
denry should be avoided for the reason
chiefly that President Mckinley will be
named for first place without opposition.
The nomination for second place undes
the circumstances should be made. in my
opinion, with the same absence of frio-
ton and contest. If we could go before
the country with a ticket chosen in sucn
a way the effect upon the party through
out the United States and upon he r"u-
pie of all parties would be markeH.'
Vice Chairman Payne agrees heartily
with Mr.. Hanna's plan. The more he con-
si6arS it the more pleased he bcco 5
with it. He said tonight that he Wou d
be happy to see the convention adopt i
and hat he believed that ii Would d.
SO.
In all probability the convention Will
be held the second week of June. Mr..
Payne said it would assemble very likely
On the 18th of that month, which will b.
on Tuesday. This date, he believes, will
be fixed by the national committee at its
on Friday of this week. The
viii be in session mo days
and among other matters that will BE- de-
termined on the first day is the place of
holding the convention next year. 1t
seems to be agreed that thu great repub-
lican gathering will go to Chicago or
Philadelphia. The latter city is hard
after it and today a large delegation of
quaker City boomers arrived in Wash
established headquarters at the
Arlington and began the work Of cap
Cleveland, o., Dec. ia Washington