Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-19

Roosevelt told Henry G. Payne. of
Wisconsin, that he would decline, If
nomina ted for vice president.
s, The committee on resolutions organ
txed Immediately after adjournment |
to, meet at meet at 5. Fairbanks, of |
Indiana. was chosen chairman, r.
Of Nebraska, secretary.
THAT ROOSEVELT STATEMENT.
Opinions Differ as to Meaning and
Encct-Fails 10 Clear situation.
New York, June 19.-Opinions differ
widely as to the effect and meaning OF
the; statement issued by Governor
Roosevelt last evening, in accordance
with his promise to give decision on
the question of his candidacy for the
vice presidency. as reported In these
dispatches yesterday afternoon. The
statement is as follows:
.In view OF the revival Of the talk of
myself as vice presidential candidate,
have this to say: 1t is impossible to
express how deeply touched ] am by
the attitude OF those delegates who
have wished me to take this nomina-
ton. Moreover. it is unnecessary to
say how thoroughly I understand the
high honor and dignity of the office
an Office SO high and SO honorable that
lit is we'll worthy the ambition OF any
man in the United States. But while I
| appreciate all this to the full. ] never
Itheless feel most deeply that the field
of my best usefulness to the public ano
to the party is in New York state, and
THAT If the party Should see fit to re-
nominate me for governor can in hat
position help the national ticket more
than in any other way. earnestly ask
that every friend in the country respect
4 my wish in the matter.
When the statement was read to tho
Headers some of them called it "Roose-
velt's letter of acceptance. They said
he had given in to pressure. Senator
IPenrose and Col. Bingham, of Pennsyl-
vania, declared that the statement did
not alter the situation in the least:
that every one knew that Roosevelt
did not want to be nominated for vice
president and that, he was simply put
ting into written form what he had
been saying all day. Thev said tha
4 lPennsylvan had no second choice;
that the delegation would vote for
j Roosevelt and that he would be nomi-
4 mated. In fact, they seemed to regard
j the governors statement as a complete
Il I.surrender to the forces which they,
4 With Mr.. Quay, had turned upon him
4 the day before.
Il Senator Platt read copy OF the
4 Roosevelt statement. He refused to
i say anything for publication. for in
q common with the other New York men
!. they had decided to wait till the New
i. York delegation had come to some de-
! cision. However,. the inference wal
! Idrawn that he believed Roosevelt's
statement might put him out of the
race. and so far as New York was con-
cerned the situation could be cleared
I. Up only by nominating some other man
lpreferably Mr.. Odell or Mr.. Dolliver OF
i IIowa.
j, The Pennsylvania delegation held q
short meeting before Roosevelt's state
ment had been given out. and the vote
for vice presidential preference was a:
follows: For Roosevelt, 50: Bliss. Il
/ Long, L; Root, 9: a bsent. .; not voting
i E6. Those who did not vote are counted
!, 4 for Roosevelt.
When Governor Roosevelt issued hi.
o statement in the afternoon that HI
S really did not want the Office OF vic,
7 president the Dolliver boom started t
n grow with greater vigor than ever. Th
+ air of listlessness around the low;
E Headquarters in the Stratford is re
n placed BY some "ta!! hustling" on tn
Z ipart OF Iowa politicians.
: Messengers armed with all sorts o
d credentials We're hurried out to TIL
!. state delegations with or
ders to work for Dolliver for all the
: We're worth. One of the best men in tn
II Iowa delegation was sent to find tn
e Texans and get them into line for tn
i Iowa congressman. Another was sen
y|yto see the Minnesota men, and thus
e was with all the states
d Dolliver himself kept we'll out of sigh
% until after Roosevelt placed his state
o nlent in the hands of the press and put
Z lie. Then Mr.. Dolliver appeared at tn
: Iowa headquarters. A meeting wa
hastily called by Governor Leslie \
e Shaw, chairman of the delegation. an
Is amid great enthusiasm it was decided
{ take all restraint off the boom for Do
liver and go in to win-to fight for Do
IT liver from the fret ballot to the last.
N "A number of delegations from vario,
q states, in whole or in part, came to Il
r. Iowan to tender him encouragement ar
promiass of support. One Of the greats
81 surprises of the day was the action
Be Connecticut when that state, which he
" all along been counted in the Long co
ID umn came over to the Dolliver crow
" Some Of the delegates still hung out +,
st the New England candidate, but Il
lp leaders OF the delegation said that the
IN would be able to land the enti
is strength OF the delegation for Dollive
lyi The Kansas delegates sent word tn
! they We're for Dolliver.
From Chicago came more encourag
G. ment when Congressman Lorimer al
ed National Committeeman Jamison car
y. to the Iowa headquarters to tender
It. large portion Of the Illinois delegate
as 10 Dolliver. Congressman Lorimer du
ed ing the visit said:
H. Personally I am in favor of the nor
is. ination of Dolliver. He will strength
he the ticket greatly with the farmers al
til the men of the middle west. !"
of West Virginin delegates paid Co
II gressn,an Dolliver a personal call al
said that they favored him for secol
to place. Michigan in caucus during I
zee morning tabled resolution to suppc
DIS Roosevelt for vice president. This W
he because the delegates did not want
a. embarrass the New Yorker. Michig
delegates came to Iowa at once with I
n news. for Dolliver has many friends
ag the delegation. They said that wl
d. Roosevelt out Of the race the streng
OF the state vote could safely be couI
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