The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-18

| date for president in 1904. Those who
are pressing his candidacy for the vice
presidency now have told him. that in
/ the. event of his making a great cam
paign on the stump this year, the credit
i for victory, if victory again should come
to the Republicans, largely would be his
and thus he would be in strong position
to appeal to the party for the presiden-
/ tial nomination.
Even if Mr.. Bliss finally should con-
/ sent to become a candidate-and a
strcng intimation is given that in GER
tain circumstances he could be induced
to stand-it is questionable whether to
nominate him oyer the heads of the
would be a desirable policy.
CAN'T STOP IT.
One of the most distinguished partici-
pants in the conference and dinner at
Mr.. Ciriscom's last night when asked to-
day whether an effort would be made to
! stem the stampede towards Roosevelt
/ begun Sunday, replied: with whom
would you stem it? You can not defeat
| something with nothing. Governor
ROosevelt's candidacy is something
1 tangible. 1t no longer can be reckoned
with ephemeral things"
In a nutshell that is the situation as
| regarded by the best political minds IL
attendance upon the convention. It is
/ intimared, but the intfmatiOn lacks even
! the tacit confirmation of Governor
Roosevelt himself, that he will rise to
| question of personal privilege in the
:
name Internationally, or state his rea--
sons fer not desiring the nomination.
! That he will decline the nomination, if
once it should be made nobody believes
| In fact ne said that no man in such cir
| cumstances can refuse to obey the par
tvs mandate and live in the hope of a
political future
The intimation. it may be said origi-
/ mated with friends of Representative
| Dolliver, the magnetic orator of Iowa,
who has made so strong q bid for the
/ vice presidential nomination.
GROSVENOR ON THE SITUATION.
In connection with the Sunday STAN
pede for Roosevelt some signed state
| ments are published today which indi-
cate that it has developed considerable
feeling. Gen. GrOsVenor, the distinguish
ed Ohioan. who is generally regarded as
| the mouth piece of the administration
on the floor Of the house and is the faith
er of the Dolliver boom, among other
| things says:
There are rumors to the effect that
because the administration is not anx-
| louS for the nomination of Governor
| Roosevelt certain persons, feeling some
! grievance against the administration,
| are organizing, or attempting to organ
lze, to force Roosevelt on the ticket.
That this can be done successfully
without the consent and connivance of
Roosevelt, no man believes
That Roosevelt in this way is playing
the part which involves duplicity no.
DOU9 - utdIli 10 assert. mat there Is a.
deep purpose to drive Roosevelt from
the campaign for governor in New York
everybody knows. 1t may be that those
OF US who live until Thursday win wit
ness one of the liveliest fights in may a
year. 1t will not be conceded that uer
like Long, Dolliver, Scott, Baldwin and
some others can be brushed aside by the
mere Will of a dictator. and a great con-
Vent1on stamEeded to aid in filing out
the political prejudices or ambitions of
any set of men. Should the name of
Roosevelt be announced in the conven-
ton, single word from him from the
platform denouncing the movement
would put an irrevocable end to the
whole performance"
Senator Thrrston. one of the dele
gates at large from Nebraska, always
a cordial supporter of the administra-
ton, makes these pungent comments in
his statement:
Certainly Governor Roosevelt will
not consent to a presentation of his
hame-about this there can be no ques-
ton. lie has too much Of what is
generally called horse sense to put him
self in the vice presidential cage, and
1t would be a cage for a man of Roose-
| VeltS temperament and bOundless am
bition. I don'r believe he will consent
2 to have his name presented to the con-
vention, and if it is presented withoui
his consent it will meet the opposition
r | OF many who now say that the manner
of it's projection is not intended as
: an Offering Of love to the president
2 and his closest friends"
e Representative Delivers friends in.
D sist that he viii not be stampeded from
the race. They declare he will remain
until the finish. Despite these state
ments, however, the feeling at this
q time is that Governor Roosevelt unles.
e political signs should fail to an unusua
- degree will be the running mate of Mr.
Mckinley.
CROWDS POURING IN.
After several days of indescribabl
s dullness today Is electric with interest
o The crowds which have been conspicu
ously absent now are arriving on ever,
- incoming train and marching clubs AM
bands are on all of the principal street
T. making things lively in true convention
S style. The perfunctOry proceedings n
s the past few days have given way t
: aggressiveness and hustle and tens o
thousands of strangers will be in tn
i city by nightfan
l. The weather today is delightful. fai1
lie cool and bracing. It is a contrast I
l. that of Saturday and Sunday durin
i which cold rain fell almost con
Stantly.
l. Delegation meetings for the purpos
Of selecting members of conventio
ID committees will he the order of the day
)e Interest of course will center in the &C
l. ton of the New York delegation, whic
l. viii convene at 8 o'clock tonight A
at that time action will be taken by til
n delegation as to Governor Roosevelt
ID and it is not unlikely that he may max
" ! some statement at the meeting Of h
S | position and desire. Distribution of til
N tickets for the convention was begu
I'd by Sergeant-at-Arms Wiseweu tn
morning. Up to that time not OF
it ticket had left the hands of Mr.. Wis,
On well. The city of Philadelphia Ws
no given 1000 of the cards, which will /
On given only to those persons who sui
ey scribed to the local convention fund
t. Each delegate received his own and tv
ch additional tickets, and every alterna
Oh was given one seat The national con
an mitteemen were each presented vii
en- % of the much sought after past
n boards while the remainder were di
n tributed among distinguished men il
at vited by the national committee
ng DEBATING WITH HIMSELF
n Governor Roosevelt arose early tn
-e morning but even while he was dres
az ing he was talking 70 visitors I