The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-17
MANY WILLING
HOST OF REPUBLICANS WOULD LIKE
TO BE VICE PRESIDENT,
But Not One Has Yet Sufficient Sup
port to Secure the Nominal
tion at Philadelphia.
MUCH UNCERTAINTY EXISTS
AND CONSIDERABLE ILL-FEELrNG
HAS BEEN ENGENDERED.
Senator Hanan and T. c. Platt Not iz
Accord and Opposing Each
Others Candidates.
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NEITHER WANTS WOODRUFF
HANNA DOES NOT LIKE ODELL AND
PLATT Is AGAINST BLISS.
New York Situation I'm Such n TansIe
that the Delegates May Pre-
sent Gen. Greene's Name.
SECRETARY LONG MAY WIN
HE Is BELIEVED TO BE THE ADMIN
IsTRATION's CANDIDATE.
New York Situation I'm Such a TansIe
that the Delegates May Pre-
sent Gen. Greene's Name.
SECRETARY LONG MAY WIN
HE is BELIEVED TO BE THE ADMIN
IsTRATION's CANDIDATE.
Dolliver, However, Has Many Friends,
and Will Be Well Supported
by Western Delegates.

PHILADELPHIA, June 1.-THE feature
publican hosts at the close of the week
preceding the assembling of the convention
is the absolutely unanimous disposition to
carry out fully the wishes of the Presi-
dent in everything relating to the coming
convention. AS the clans from every quar-
ter gather the overwhelming sentiment is
that, having served one good term, Nc
Kinley deserves another, and that good
faith and good politics demand that the
wishes of the candidate. as nearly as can
be ascertained, shall be respected in the
matter of the vice presidency well as OF
the platform on which he Is to go TO the
country.
The vice presidency is the uppermost
topic in the minds of the leaders as well
as the rank and file. 1t is the only bone
Of contention. and that contention would
cease very quickly IL anybody were au-
thorized to say exactly what the President
wants. The men who are popularity sup
posed to be McKinley's spokesmen are the
most careful to disclaim any plenipoten-
tiary power, and their reticence in pro-
claiming a candidate leads the rank and
file 10 believe that the President has de-
clared hands off," The result is that
numerous candidates are being doomed by
their respective supporters, for the time
being, at least. Either Bliss or Allison
would be the first choice of majority of
the leaders, but both of these men have
turned deaf ears to the supplications of the
managers. Secretary Long, of Massachu-
setts, they are holding in reserve IN case
another not so acceptable as he should
become too formidable
The most difficult problem arises in con-
nection with the New York delegation.
Headed by the big four-Platt, Roosevelt,
Depew and Odell-the Empire State dele
cation came to town to-day and set the
gossips agog with speculation. To New
York, the logicians argued, the nomina-
balanced ticket geographically, and if New
York pre- sented a candidate solidly backed.
unless the candidate were accepted. there
might be trouble ahead. Lieutenant Gov
ernor Woodruff, already on the ground,
| with headquarters opened and buttons en-
graved has never been considered serious
ly. but The possibility that the New York
| delegation might get together on Odell or
General Greene or Bliss, If the latter could
be induced to change his mind at the
eleventh hour. makes the political prophets
pause. Governor Roosevelt still firmly ad-
| heres to his determination not to be a can
didate. Until New York finally acts at the
meeting of Its delegation on Monday, un-
| less the situation should crystalline mean
| time. prophesies are valueless.
| In the interim the West will go on boom
] ing her candidates. She has Irving M.
/ Scott, of California, the builder of the
Oregon; Bartlett Trip. of South Dakota,
Fairbanks, of Indiana, and others In addi-
| ton to the eloquent Dolliver. None except
| the latter has arrived.
| Tomorrow marching clubs and brass
hands will invade the monotony of Phila-
| delphia Quaker Sabbath. And tomorrow
for the first time Philadelphia will take on
| the appearance of a convention city. To-
| night half a dozen banquets were given to
distinguished visitors. but the most i'm
| rortant gathering was at the Union League
| Club, where Chairman Hanna and Secre.
| tary Root dined. Secretary Root and Post
master General Smith arrived late this
| afternoon from Washington The postmas-
ter general, IT is understood. was the bearer
OF the draft Of platform that meets the
| Presidents approval.