The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-18

made so strong bid for the vice presi-
Dental nomination.
SELECTING COMMITTEE.
The weather today is delightful, fair.
: cool and bracing. Delegates meetings,
for the purpose Of selecting members
| or the convention committees arefthe
order of the day. Interest Of course, will
centre in the action OF the New York
| delegation. which will convene at 8
o'clock. At that time action will be taxi
en- by the delegation as TO Governor
Roosevelt and II is not unlikely that he
| may make some statement at the meet
ing OF his position and desires.
| The distribution Of tickets for the
| convention was begun by Sergeant-at-
| Arms Wiswell this morning. Up to that
| time not one ticket had left the hands
! OF Mr.. Wiswell. The city OF Philadel-
| phia was given 1000 OF the cards which
will be given only to those persons
fund. each delegate received his
/ own and two additional tick
| cts and every alternate WAS
| given one seat. The National commit
tee were each presented with Is of the
pasteboards. while the remainder were
distributed among distinguished men
| invited by the national committee.
ROOSEVELT TALKS.
Gov Roosevelt arose early this morn
| ing but even while he was dressing he
| was talking to visitors. He breakfasted
at $3.50 and while eating grasped at ev-
cry bit OF gossip that was brought in,
1 as eagerly as IL he expected to get some
| relief from the pressure. Ar
He was told that Congressman Gros-
venor, Senator Fairbanks and some
| other prominent people were out work.
ing against his nomination and he ex-
pressed satisfaction.
1t Is said with a show of authority
that Gov. Roosevelt Is now busy with
the problem OF deciding whether he will
I absolutely decline the nomination. even
IL it is offered In the convention. He
was OF the opinion up to 8 o'clock this
| morning that he could decline II 1t was
! thrust upon him, and he Is only waver-
ing because of the advice of personal
| friends that he cannot hurt himself any
more by declining than he can by ac-
cepting.
wOODRUFTs OPINION.
Lieut.. Governor. Woodruff. himself
candidate for the vice-presidency, took
new view of the situation. He says:
They cannot stop. In my opinion, the
nomination Of Gov. Roosevelt for Vice.
/ president. In fact, that Is as good as
| made. do not see, either, how Gov.
Roosevelt can possibly, with benefit to
himself either stop the boom or decline
the nomination If ii is given to him. In
/ tllutT tNtnts IL WOulu DC ItBaI0SQ dS -
tacit surrender to Hanna, and the coun-
| try at large would assert that either he
had been forced out OF the nomination
by Hanna, and the administration or
compelled to decline 1t by the same
forces"
HE WILL NOT CONSENT.
Gov. Roosevelt was asked whether
the persistent rumors that New York
would endorse him tonight had any
foundation. He said rather sharply:
None whatever. The delegation ID
pledged not to do so. and I am assured
this morning that they will not attempt
to endorse me-"
Perhaps they hope to get your con-
sent to such an endorsement" was sug-
gested.
Never, Never, Never," he said in
his emphatic way. "I will not consent.
No matter what happens. ] shall not
allow my own state delegation to sup
port my nomination. You may rest as
sured that they will not endorse it.">
| Among the New York state delega-
tion 1t was the opinion That there
would be no attempt TO endorse any
vice presidential candidate. George w.
Aldridge said TO the Associated Press
today In the presence of Congressman
Payne
'I don't think they can stop Roose-
velts nomination but don't believe
II New lOTk Will lbTTndDy tHuVItt niIN
because the delegation will consider IL
wise to support the governor in his at
tempt to meet the situation"
| HANNA ARRIVES.
| Senator Hanna arrived In the city q
GAS this morning having spent the
night with Mr.. Grlscom at Haverford.
He went directly to the Hotel Walton
and hustled through the crowd In the
corridor as rapidly as he could TO his
own apartments. But IL took a deal Of
effort both on his own part and also
on the part of Col. Dick who had met
him at the door to get through the
crowd that thronged about him.
Among those who pressed upon him
were many newly arrived delegates.
who merely wanted TO shake hands
and many OF them wore badges pro-
claiming themselves as advocates OF
Mckinley and Roosevelt. The Senator
looked upon these with good natured
smile. but he declined 10 talk. To the
small army OF newspaper men he would
only say that he was not then prepar-
ed 10 say anything II have just come
10 the city" he said. how can say
anything? I have seen nobody.
but you have thoughts of your own
on the sltuation7" was asked
Hardly. so early In the morning"
with this the elevator snstched him
| out of the hands OF the crovd anu ne
went to his own apartments vh>r1 NJ
went over the situation with Col, DICK
and Others OF his faithful followers.
Senator Hanna's friends genc~rily ad-
nit very frankly that unless there ir :
radical change the nomination or
Roosevelt r. inevitable.
ROOSEVELT AND HANNA.
Toward II O'Clock Gov. Roosevelt be-
gan active work TO stem the tide of