Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-12-11
The REPUBLICAN FIELD
Payne Says He Has Been Mis-
quoted About Hanna.
Ex-Secretary Bliss Suggested for Vice
President-Concerning the Ma
t;onal Convention-Its Location
Desired by Several Cities.

| New I Ofk, Dec. 1O.-Ine hon. henry
C. Payne, republican national commit
teeman for Wisconsin is at the Wal
! dorf-Astoria. He is on his way to
| Washington to attend the n ting of
the republican national COMMITTEES 10
! be held on December 10. Mr. Payne has
/ been in the public eye within the last
week or two for the reason that some
of the western newspapers, notably
those in Cleveland Che home of the
Hon. Marcus A. Hanna, chairman of
the republican national committed,
have quoted him as saying that he
was quite sure that Mr.. Hanna was to
retire as chairman of the republican
national committee. Mr.. Payne dis
avowed last night any utterances TO
that effect. He said that he had had
certain. private conversation and that
possibly part of his words had leaked
out and had been misinterpreted and
misunderstood. Mr.. Payne went on 10
say that he was for the rec .ection of
Mr.. Hanna as chairman, if MI Hanna
desired the distinction. In any event,
he, Mr.. Payne, would be guided by the
wishes of Mr. Hanna and Mr.. Hanna
triends.
Speaking of his proposition to have
the representation in republican ma
tionaI convention based on the acrua. re-
publican vote in congressional districts.
Alr. Payne said that he would recon-
mend the adoption OF mis- plan at tae
forthcoming meeting of the republican
national committee in Washington,
and he believed that the commiclee
would adopt it. Ii is well known that
President Harrison was renominated
at Minneapolis in 1892 by the delegates
from states which invariably cast
their electoral vote for democratic
presidential candidates. In the same
year at Chicago. Mr.. Cleveland was
nominated by delegates from republi-
can states, and this situation has ap-
pealed to Mr.. Payne and other eminent
political mathematicians.
Speaking of vice presidential candi-
dates as running mates for Mckinley
next year, Mr.. Payne said without the
slightest doubt the nomination be-
1 Ionged to the east. He went on to say
that he had heard good Geal about
the proposition to nominate Hon.
Elihu Root, secretary of war, and
moreover, he had heard much about
the desire toAnominate Governor Roose-
welt. He confessed that up to last
night he had not heard much discus
sion of Lieutenant Governor Wood
ruff's chances but said that he was
not competent to speak as to Mr..
Woodruffs future in national politics.
a new name has appeared. 1t is that
of the Hon. Cornelius n. Bliss, first
secretary of the interior in Mr.. Nc
Kinley's cabinet. Mr.. Bliss name was
first mentioned by his personal friend
Wilbur F. Wak5man, aI&braiser of the
port of New York. 1t is not known if
/ Mr. Bliss desires to enter the field.
/ BY common consent the candidate for
vice president should come from the
state of New York. It is known that
/ Secretary Root desires the nomination.
But one thing is known and that has
been said positively a number of times.
Governor Roosevelt does not desire 1t
nor does the republican organization
of that state at the moment desire him
to take it. But the republican organi-
zation of the state will be guided a
good deal by the wishes of President
Mckinley and the presidents friends.
At present the organization desires to
renominate Roosevelt for governor, and
many of Mr.. Roosevelt's friends in the
state believe that in 1901 he may pos
sibly be available presidential timber /
Many republicans, however, do not |
believe that their party will within the
next twenty five years find q candidate /
for president east of the Allegheny |
mountains.
Baltimore and Philadelphia are put |
ting up a great fight to secure the re-
publican national convention. At the |
same time, St Louis, Kansas City and |
Chicago are not moving with leaden
heels, and New York is putting in q
claim. 1t has been said pretty posi-
lively within the last week or two that
Chicago will be selected. Nothing de-
finite will be known, however, until
this matter is fully discussed at Wash
ington.
MIR. PARIS APPOINTED.