The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-06-21
The Ohio Boss Gave Out q Slate
ment Last Night.
Iowa Will Withdraw
Dolliver.
Massachusetts, Will Withdraw
Long and Second Nomination.

Philadelphia, June Ex-senator Hanna
tonight authorized the following state
ment:
1.-The administration has had no can
tiidiate for Vice-P President. 1t has not
been for or against any candidate. IL
has deemed that the convention should
make the candidate and that has been
my position throughout. 1t has bee n
n free field for all. In these circum-
stances several eminent Republicans have
been proposed; all of them distinguished
men with many friends. will now say
that on behalf OF all Of those candidates,
and l except none, that have within
the last 12 hours. been asked to give my
advice. After consulting with as many
delegates as possible in time within my
disposal, have concluded to accept the
responsibility involved In this request.
In the present situation, with the strong
and earnest sentiment of the delegates
from all parts of the country for Gov
Roosevelt and since President NC
Kinley is to be nominated without a
dissenting voice, it is my Judgment that
Gov. Roosevelt should be nominated for
Vice President with the same unanimi-
ty."
This announcement of Mr.. Hanna was
made after long consultation with
many leaders OF the party. He called all
the newspaper men In one of the rooms
where the consultations had taken place
and read 1t from manuscript. just
before the statement was given out
Chairman Odell Of New York spent a
few minutes In the room and when he
came out he said:
1.-The whole matter got into a snarl
and was left to Senator Hanna to arbi-
trate and his decision is that the Vice
Presidency should go to New York and
Roosevelt should be nominated"
The programme is to have Iowa with
draw Dolliver and nominate Roosevelt.
Massachusetts, will withdraw Long and
second the nomination. Probably other
states with candidates will foil ow suit.
This will enable the convention to finish
its business and adjourn tomorrow.
Theodore Roosevelt probably will be
nominated for Vice President by accla-
nation. The plan Is simple and the
result sought can easily be brought
about. There will be no necessity for
q roll call tomorrow. When the time
arrives for nominating Vice-President,
the roll of states win be called. When
Iowa Is reached some delegate will arise
and withdraw Dolliver and place Roose-
Welt in nomination. Massachusetts, will
follow, Withdrawing Long and seeding
the nomination OF the New York man.
This is the plan and If 1t is done there
will be no need of a ballot. The stampede
which began on Sunday and which
seemed to have received cneck on Mon
day will have ended in the nomination
of Roosevelt. A part of this scheme has
already bean carried out. The conven-
ton did not proceed to nominations to-
day because all parties in interest could
not be reached.
Secretary Longs friends had not been
able to communicate with him and they
did not feel authorized to withdraw him
until he could be informed Of the situa-
ton and his consent obtained. 1t is
quite probable that had 1t been possible
to gain Secretary Longs consent both
nominations would have been made to-
day. 1t was deemed desirable not to NOM
mate Mckinley until the convention was
also ready to name his running mate. In
fact it is known that the plan for nomi-
mating Roosevelt by reclamation Is
tied up with the nomination of McKin-
ley in order to crafty the wishes of some
of the men who have been pushing Roose-
velt's claims very hard and those who are