New-York tribune., 1900-06-21
THE DAYS DEVELOPMENTS
woODRUFF's CANDIDACY NOT TAKEN
SERIOUSLY.
10y TELEGRAPH TO THE TR1BUNE.l

:, another +ventv-four hours II either of the
,r+erae+s which have locked horns in the issue OF
forcing second honors on Governor RooseNelt
felt at the time that last nights caucus oi
the New-York delegation had In any way
loosened the tangle that idea was quickly dis
pelIed on a moments reflection. 1t was easy
TO foresee even last night that Mr. WoodruHs )
candidacy would not be taken seriously in any
quarter and that the delegaton's declaration
,o his favor while 1t might relieve the some
what feverish tension about New-York mead
quarters left the Platt-Quay coalition even
freer than before TO pursue its plans 10 slaih
pede the Convention Tomorrow for Roseven
The New-York delegates having ostensiply
fulfilled their pledge not to put the 6oNelllol
forward as a vice-Presidential candidate ne
could no longer appeal to other would-be sup
porters TO desert him on the ground that tneS
were simply playing the game of his enemies
within the delegation If the Platt-Quay coali-
ton had chance of success, that chance lay
certainly in tmpressing on the Western ana
Southern politicians that the demand Tor MI.
Roosevelt was a spontaneous and natural one
based on grounds of political eXpedlency anu
not inspired by the petty and selfish eXlgencies
of machine politics OF New-York To give that
idea substance and currency, nothing could be
more useful than apparent acquiescence on
New-York's part in Mr Roosevelts pronounced
desire not TO be mace a NlSS-t AOSAOSAAN'NA N-
didate bv deciding to support Woodruff The
New-York delegation seemed to diVest llSeil VI
all responsibility for the Governors impress
mont as a Vice-Presidential nominee. while In
the mean time it diverted its seventy-two votes
TO an aspirant who could not possibly disturb
the lines on which preferences for the VICE
Presidency had been already shown
HANNA FORCED TO CHANGE HIS TACTICS
Moreover the attitude assumed by New-York
mt upon Mr. Hanna, who had been leading the
fight TO protect Colonel Roosevelt the burden
of finding a substitute nominee to whom the
delegates reluctantly abandoning the thought
of the Governors candidacy. would be mag
netically drawn. 1t cannot be said that the
Ohio Senator had the necessary material In
either Secretary Long or Representative Dolliver
to start a counter stampede. Neither or these
ayowed aspirants for the VicePresidency has
enjoyed at any time more than merely mega
tive support. and neither has been pushed by a
body Of advocates very deeply or devotedly at
tached 10 his political fortunes. With Colonel
Roosevelt nominally out OF the way, Mr. Hanna
was forced to change his tactics, and instead OF
merely resisting what he considered an unfair
attempt TO override the New-YOrk Governors
preferences and judgment was obliged TO face
the demand that he produce candidate likely
to create equal enthusiasm and add equal
strength to the National ticket. This demand
was admittedly difficult TO face. especially in
view Of the Presidents supposed injunction to
his chief representative here TO avoid interfering
with the Conventions freedom OF choice.
WISCONSIN FOR ROOSEVELT.
The first conspicuous sign of Mr. Hannas fail
ure to turn the inclinations Of waverng dele
cations toward Long Dolliver was the decision
Of Wisconsin this morning to give its twenty
four votes to Roosevelt in spite Of New-York's
action last night. The verdict was a unanimous
one Henry c. Payne, the Wisconsin National
Committeeman. led the movement TO nominate
Colonel Roosevelt in spite of himself. 1T is
time this factional business in New-York State
should be settled from the outside" Mr.. Payne
is reported to have said. This is a National,
not State gathering. We are here to nominate
! a National ticket. not 10 dicker over New-York
States personal affairs. Before Wisconsin Is
reached on the rcIlcall, willing or unwilling,
Theodore Roosevelt will have received - per
cent of the votes Of the Convention. I move that
Wisconsin join the popular column, and vote for
not New Yorks son. but the Nations son, Theo-
dore Roosevelt" Mr.. Payne, when spoken to
after the meeting, added: Il believe that every
thing points to Roosevelts nomination, and
don't think he dare refuse it."
BARTLETT TRIP WITHDRAWN.
About the same time 1t announced that
the delegations from the Pacific Coast and
Rocky Mountain States which had been sup
porting Bartlett Tripp, Of South Dakota, had
agreed TO transfer their strength TO the Roose-
Welt column. General James NJ. Ashton, Ma
tional Committeeman from Washington. the rec
ognized manger of the Trpp boom, made this
statement about the proposed shifting Of votes
Il am authorized by Judge Tripp" he said, ''to
state he desires his entire following in the
Northwest to go TO Governor Roosevelt, and
all of the Northwestern States which were for
Tripp will cast the votes OF their delegations for
Roosevelt They now feel confident that he
will accept the nomination"
In the group OF States referred TO by General
Ashton are Washington, Oregon. Utah. North
Dakota and South Dakota, with the Territory
of Alaska added. Combined they cast thirty
eight votes.
Ex-senator Quay. Of Pennsylvania, on his ar
rival at the Convention Hall to-day, put the case
thus for the element which IS determined TO
| force Roosevelt's nomination at any cost:
THE situation is quite unchanged. 1t still
looks very much like Roosevelt"
But how about New-York indoTsing Wood
| ruff"
"Oh. well, New-York has got TO hang up
| somewhere. That's all right"
HANNA RELUCTANT TO YIELD.
Early in the day 1t looked as though Mr..
| Hanna and those acting with him to save Gov
ernor Roosevelt from what they held to be a
| political suicide would struggle at least to hold
| the ground they had gained yesterday among
the doubtful delegations.
| THE Philadelphia Press" which is supposed
| to reflect the judgment of Postmaster General
| Smith in things political, published this morn
ing significant double loaded editorial, entitled
| 1T VIII Not Be Stampeded." This editorial de-
| cared: