The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-20
wOODRUFF
Action of New York De1egatiOn-Han-
ma Still Fighting Roosevelt.

PHILADELPHIA, June 19.-Lieutenant
Governor Timothy l.. Woodruff will be pre-
sented TO the national convention as the
candidate of New York for Vice President.
Ii was decided to do this after a four
hours stormy session of the New York
delegation, during which every kind of APP
peal was made to get Roosevelt to say that
he would accept a nomination.
The vice presidential situation is still
mixed because it is asserted that New York
makes this move so as to go into the con-
vention with a candidate and yet hoping
that Governor Roosevelt will be nominated.
Senator Hanna has stated that he controls
the delegates to such an extent that he can
nominate any candidate he pleases and Il
is not known that he has withdrawn his
objections to Mr.. Woodruff. The latter was
as much surprised as anybody over the
result. In general the idea seems TO be
prevalent that Secretary Long is the most
favored candidate with a probability that
Roosevelt may still be nominated. Governor
Roosevelt believes that his wishes having
been respected by his own delegation. that
he is finally out of the race.
What is the situation tonight. senator?''
Roosevelt is out of il and will not be
nominated
The question was put to Senator Hanna
and that is the way he answered ii. This
was after another effort during the day to
stampede the delegates 10 Roosevelt. AS
before. the effort was made by New York
and Pennsylvania, Platt and Quay, through
their l~ieutenants. working all day to make
Roosevelt the candidate. The stampede
which had been checked and turned last
night was begun early i'm the morning.
Many stories were circulated. Roosevelt
was quoted as saying absolutely that he
would accept if nominated, He was also
quoted as having had a change of heart
and wanted the nomination. In fact all
kinds of rumors were i'm circulation and
the situation remained cloudy all day and
did not clear very much in the evening.
One thing definitely developed. There is
TO be a fight. The nomination is not to be
made without a contest. Senator Hanna
is doing all he can TO defeat Roosevelt. and
has determined to continue on that line to
the end. He is lining up the friends of the
administration against Roosevelt. In this
he is acting i'm harmony with the wishes of
Roosevelt. who has urged all delegates
visiting him not to vote for him for Vice
President.
HANNA'S DILEMMA.
The next serious proposition that con-
fronts Mr.. Hanna is what he shall do as
between Long and. Dolliver. There Is a
popular sentiment for Dolliver i'm the West
that is hard TO overcome. Long is re-
garded as a passive kind of a candidate,
and while no objection is urged against
him. he does not attract the delegates. But
he is Mr.. Hanna's personal choice. and is
preferred by the President. Delivers
friends have pointed out TO Senator Hanna
that the Iowa candidate has now got into
the fight so far that he wants 10 win, to
which Hanna replied that defeat would not
injure Deliver. He has already acquired
a great deal OF prominence. says Senator
Hanna. and he will not be injured IL he
should be defeated by a candidate like Sec
rotary Long.
In making the fight against Roosevelt
Senator Hanna hnds the opponents of
Roosevelt divided. some for Long and some
for Dolliver. The question OF transferring
the vote from one to the other without
nominating the man they wish 10 defeat Is
the dfnlcult problem. If we cannot do 1t.