The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-10
WEST WANTS PLACE
DEMANDS THE RIGHT To NA,,n
THE RUNNING MATE FOR
M'KINLEY
HOBART IS OUT OF IT

the Minnesota Man, 1t Ia Said.
Has No Desire to- BE Vice Pres
tdent.
CHICAGO, June 9.-Western Republican
congressman are nearly a unit for tba
Idea OF selecting the vice presidential car
oldate who is to be President McKinIev.s
running mate next year from the region
west OF the Mississippi river. 1t has Leak
ed out that during Congressman Heuder-
sons stay in Chicago, when representa-
tfves of various state congressional Dole
cations were calling on him at the Annex
TIE question of selecting a running mate
TOT the president was discussed quite az
fully as the speakership contest.
Practically without exception the con-
gressmen were firm In the belief that
not only is Vice President Hobart out OF
the question as the party nominee to sue
coed himself. but that there Is an unsur-
passed opportunity for the Republican
party to make a strong political PLAY by
selecting man from one OF the states
west of the Mississippi.
The single objection offered to Mr.. Ho-
bart was that he halls from the state
OIL New Jersey, the home OF the great
trusts that are to become one Of the most
important issues of the next campafgn
The congressman said that the vice presi-
dents denomination would be tantamouat
to confession by the Republican party
that its declarations against the trusts
were not made in good faith. His identi-
ncation with big financial interests in
Guiding of he r1a IND
combinations, would be used by the Dem
ocrats as an argument to support claim
that his denomination was forced by Wall
street.
The effect Of the congressional discus
sion of the vice presidents political status
is indicated by news dispatches from the
national capital stating that Mr. Hobert
would not permit his name to be present
ed to the national convention. The news
was offered on the authority of an in
huential member of the Republican ma
tional committee. Two Chicago congress
men who read the dispatches said that it
was evident that President Mckinley had
talked with the vice president and had
conveyed to him his own as well as the
desire of a majority of the Republican
leaders in the West that ne should take
Immediate steps to make public an
nouncerent of his withdrawal from pub
lie life at the close of his term.
AGAINST HOBART.
1t Is known that Mr. Hobart until a
few days ago, expected to be renomiEat-
ed. and that his Eastern friends were
industriously at work among members
of the national committee endeavoring
to arrange matters so that he would have
no opposition either before or during the
convention. They urged his denomination
on the ground that the ticket of 1895
would be stronger next year than ticket
with new candidate for vice president
The action of the Ohio convention in
enunciating an unequivocal declaration
against trusts brought the Hobart work
ers to q halt. Then came the personal
declarations of Western congressman
against the vice president. And finally ap-
peals from a number of national com
mitteemen to the president and Senator
Hanna urging Mr.. Hoharts retirement.
Congressman Henderson, who is to be
speaker Of the next house or representa-
tives, was very frank in declaring him
self a strong partisan of the idea of Sc
lecting the vice president candidate from
state west of the Mississippi river. His
colleagues of the Iowa delegation shared
his views about the political expediency
of such a course, and 1t is understood
that they are prepared to offer the
tional convention a man, who. in their
judgment. would be q first-rate candi-
date. Their offer did not meet with
favor, however, because It was taken for
granted that Iowa has had enough hon
or thrust upon 1t in the selection of Col.
Henderson for speaker.
Illinois congressman, who dined with
Col. Henderson at the Union League club
az hap Twas foxrn HI to
a Western man for vice president Ohio,
Michigan, Indiana. Wisconsin and Mime
sofa are said to be a unit-that is, the
congressional delegates are. In the West,
with the possible exception of Chicago,
where bosses are in control of the ma
chinery of the Republican party. the
ideas of members of congress have a po-
litical significance, for the reason that
they are in a position to deliver real dele
gates to the national convention.
The supporters OF the plan of selecting
a man from the Mississippi region
have abundant reasons for their course.
which. in their minds, are ample to JUS
tify themselves. They say in the first
place, that it would be a departure from
party traditions. which would be grateful
to the Republicans of the West. The
trans Mississippi country has never been
represented on the national Republican
ticket.
Another reason that was offered by the
congressman was that a Western man
running with President Mckinley would
make deep inrOads into the ranks of Mr..
Bryan's followers.
TALK OF DAVIS.
Senator Cushman X Davis of Mime
sofa. was discussed freely in connection
with the nomination, but his friends ex-
pressed the conviction that he would un-
der no circumstances accept it. Senat
Wolcott. of Colorado who remained loyal
to Mckinley in 1885, In the face of almost
unanimous opposition in his own safe,
was discussed, but his name was dismiss
ed because 1t was stated that his recent
domestic troubles would have an unfor-
tunate influence on the campaign FIX
Senator Henderson, of Nebraska. Senator
Thurstcn. OF the same state, and a num-
Der of other weil-known Republican lead
ers were talked about. but wholly in a
tentative way
Chicago congressman. who would
not permit the use of his name in con-
nection with the movement. said that
Vice President Hobart's withdrawal is
practically certain.
1.-The West" the congressman said
will not stand for Hobart There is no
objection to him as a man or as a Re
publican, but the fact that he lives in
New Jersey is enough to make his re-
nomination in a critical year impossible.
Western congressman are in favor of a
AZ estern man. They believe that such q
choice will be more nearly In line with
some of the proposed declarations of the
Republican party"
EX-Gov. Altgeld said that Senator
Jones will not resign the Craftsmanship
of the Democratic national committee.
L have been aware OF Senator Jones'
plans for a long time" said the ex-gov-
n