Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-06-18

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State delegation had taken a positive
position for the Governor for the Sec
ond place on the ticket.
| This announcement was soon follow
ed by the statement which was made
upon excellent authority, that Col.
Quay and Plat and others who are in
sympathy with him had held a confer
ence last night and had decided upon
a plan OF campaign which was intend
ed to bring Roosevelt 20 the front as a
candidate,
Stampede the Convention
for him and force his acceptance of
the nomination.
Among others who were taken into
the confidence Of Quay and Platt was
National Chairman Saunders, who has
| been doing jealous work in bringing
over the inter-mountain State TO the
| support of Roosevelt's candidacy. Sen
ator Penrose, of Pennsylvania, and
Senator Walcott, of Colorado, are both
in the movement, and the managers
are claiming the votes, not only of
the New York and Pennsylvania dele
gates, but of California, Kansas, Ne
braska, Colorado, Indiana and Illinois,
as we'll as of many others. Ali this, of
course, is upon the supposition that
favorite sons will be eliminated from
the fight.
Col. Quay announced himself as for
Roosevelt because of his confidence
that the Governors nomination would
assure the success Of the Republican
ticket in November, but there are those
and they are not enemies Of the Col
onel-who announced this belief that
his position is
The Result of AntaGonism
on his part to Hanna as chairman of
the National Committee. 1t was also
asserted that Quay still remembered
the fact that the Ohio Senator had cast
his influence against him in his recent
effort to secure his old seat in the
Senate by g~ubernatorial appointment.
Quay did not admit the truth of these
statements, saying there were broader
reasons for nominating Roosevelt.
1t was also asserted by those in po-
sition to know that Roosevelt would
accept in case his nomination was
assured, but this was not put upon
stronger grounds than that Senator
Platt had given this assurance. There
can be no doubt, however, regardless
of Roosevelt's own position. that he is
to be the Platt-Quay candidate and
they feel safe in the confidence that
he will not decline the Office if it is
forced upon him.
The development Of the movement
in Roosevelt's behalf had the effect
of bringing former Secretary Bliss con-
spicuously forward as the opposing
candidate, and the fact was announced
late in tahe afternoon by those very
close to him that he would
Accept if Nominated.
From the first Senator Hanna and his
followers have advocated the nomina-
ton of either Bliss or Allison. The
latter has made his declination abso-
lutely unequivocal, thus forcing Bliss
to the front despite his own disinclina-
ton to accept the position. He repeat
ed to-day his desire to be relieved of
the responsibility, but his friends left
him with the knowledge that if the
nomination should be rendered it would
not be declined.
don't want to say that will not
accept before the tender is made, for
that would be premature he said,
'but do say for the h~undredth time
that l hope the right man will be
found for the place and that l will
not be asked to serve. On the other
hand" ne added after a little en-
treaty, Il will not say that If nomi-
mated I would decline. / know of no
American who has ever declined so
high an Office and I shall not say that
I would do So"
Upon tHlS assurance MI. Bliss s
friends went forth with renewed our
age. They accepted this declaration
as
A Positive Willingness
to enter the contest, and they lost no
time in letting the fact be known.
The Pennsylvania delegation will
meet tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock,
when it is understood a resolution will
be adopted declaring for Roosevelt.
1t is stated that at least IS Of the 81
delegates from this State will be for
Roosevelt. Col. Quay this afternoon
gave an interview to the Associated
Press in which he said:
81 do not know what Pennsylvania
will do as all of the delegates have not
yet arrived here. l have looked over
the situation and find there is moth
ing else in view except the election OF
Mckinley. l intend to vote for Gov
ernor Roosevelt for Vice President. ,
The election or defeat of Mckinley Is
a question of five hundred millions OF |
dollars to Pennsylvania, and viii cast
my vote on the Vice Presidency in
the interest of my State to /
S~tren-then Mckinley |