Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-11
Mr.. BLISS ANNOYED
he is Not a Vice Presidential Can
didate.
Mr.. HANNA NOT SELECTING MEN
Nominations Must Come From the
National Convention.
NO CON ERENCES HELD

Secretary Root confirms the assertion In
letter to Mr.. Payne, national committee
man for Wisconsin, that he Is not candi-
date for the vice presidential nomination.
Mr.. Root left Washington for New York
this morning. but 1t is asserted that his
visit has nothing to do with any PROPOSE
ton to make ex-Secretary Bliss the candi-
date for Vice President. The reports that
conferences have been held between the
President and Mr.. Bliss on the subject of
the vice presidency are based on the mere
fact that Mr.. Bliss has called on the Pres
ident and dined with him.
MIR. Bliss Annoyed.
Mr.. Bliss Is very much annoyed by the
constant iteration and reiteration of the
statement that he is to be the vice pres-
Dental candidate on the ticket with Mr.
Mckinley. 1t Is extremely annoying and
irritating to him to have this persisted in
after he has repeatedly explained that there
Is not and cannot be anything in it.. AS is
we'll known Mr.. Bliss retired from the cab
met on account of ill-health Of his wife
and the demands of his business. In leav-
ing the cabinet, he retired from public Iife
and 1t Is not his intention, as he has said
repeatedly to his friends. to re-enter it.
lhose who are thoroughly familiar with the
situation. and can speak with authority
declare with great emphasis that there is
sip that is being induged in to the effect
that Mr. Bliss is the admins tration candi-
date for Vice President
Hanna Not Making Selections.
1t Is particularly annoying to Senator
Hanna to have 1t stated that he is making
selections OF vice presidential candidate
to go on the ticket with Mr.. Mckinley. 1t
is the function Of the republican national
convention to nominate the candidate for
Vice President. well as that for Presi-
dent. The denomination of President Nc
kinley Is assured, not because he Is the
choice of Mr.. Hanna. but because he Is the
choice of the republican party. The sue
cess of his administration will be the basis
OF the claim to popular approval, and there
is no opposition to 1t within the party. As
far as the selection of the vice presidential
candidate Is concerned. however, the field
is open to every republican having support
enough to take his name into the conven-
ton. 1t Is said by Mr.. Hannas friends that
Mr.. Hanna has no disposition to arrogate
to himself the powers of the republican na-
tional convention, and that all talk of such
proceedings on his part is Idle nonsense.
The Convention VIII Choose.
No doubt Is felt. however that the con-
vention which renominates Mr. Mckinley
will place upon the ticket with him man
who will be acceptable to all of the repub-
lican leaders, including the President and
SNhie@soA iiohhid SidiIIidH OIL the national
committee, and one who in their 1udg-
men will add strength to the ticket and
not be burden. simply carried along on
the popularity of the President. 1t is also
a reasonable assumption that no man will
be nominated for Vice President who is
opposed by the party leaders in his own
state. or who is the object Of factionaI di-
visions within his state.
1t Is very generally understood that the
suggestion Of the name of Mr.. Root or of
Mr.. Bliss. merely as a suggestion. was
gratifying to the President; but the idea
that either the President or Mr.. Hanna
would assume to dictate the nomination In
advance of the convention is repugnant
and as far as Mr.. Bliss is concerned 1t is
disaSreeahle TO him to be constantly nut
before the public desiring re-entrance
into public life.
No Conferences.
1t IS denied that there have been fire.
quent conferences at the White House be-
tween the President and Mr.. Bliss, with
the object of making him the candidate for
Vice President. Much stress has been laid
upon Mr.. Bliss visits to the Executive
Mansion Tuesday but these are explained
by the TACT that owing to the close friendly
relations between the two Mr.. Bliss called
on the President soon after his arrival but
as the cabinet was about to meet, and the
flrst visit was necessarily short the Presi-
dent invited Mr.. Bliss to dine with him
that evening, and the invitation was ac-
cepted. and he dined alone with the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Mckinley.