The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-06-19

ing It from couple of sheets of man
uscript:
I'm view OF the revival Of the talk OF
myself as a vice presidential candidate
have this to say: tits impossible to
express how deeply touched ! am by the
attitude of those delegates who have
wished me to take this nomination.
Moreover. It is not necessary to say
how thoroughly understand the high
honor and dignity of the Office, an office
so high and so honorable that It is well
worthy the ambition Of any man in the
United States.
His Field in New York.
But while appreciate all
this to the fullest extent
nevertheless, feel most deeply that
the feid of my best usefulness to
the public and to the party Is in New
York state, and II the party should see
ut to re-nominate me for governor
can, in that position, help the national
ticket as in no other way. 1 very ear
nestiy ask that every friend of mine In
the convention respect my wish and my
judgment in this matter"
The document was in his own hand
writing, and In lead pencil copy. and he
read 1t with the same compIaoence
that he would have given a platform
speech. The scene bordered on the
dramatic.
Twas a Dramatic Scene.
Sitting near him as he spoke were
Congressman Llttauer and Sherman, OF
New York, and Prof. jerks, Of Colum-
bia College, who have all along urged
the governor not to accept. Just be-
hind the row OF newspaper men stood
Frank Platt, Lcmuel E. ouigg and b.
B. odell, of the New York organization.
AS the governor read and waited for
the newspaper men to write down the
statement, he frequently glanced In the
direction of the group of politicians
When he finished he said:
gentlemen, that is all, have moth
ing moro to say"
Mr.. Littauer said he thought the
statement timely and believed that It
would give the delegates who were
friendly to Governor Roosevelt an idea
Of the situation. And don't mean by
that he said rather aggressIvely, "the
Pennsylvania delegation Of those who
for Interior motives are pressing the
governors nomination"
Believes Statement Unwise.
Then Mr.. Qulgg and Mr.. Frank Platt
simultaneously declared that they be-
lleved the statement unwise and they
left the room refusing to talk to the
waiting newspapermen. The statement
acted as a cold-water douche on those
members of the New York delegation
who had planned to nominate some 9TH
er candidate for governor than Atr.
Roosevelt. However, the statement was
received by many of the delegations as
mere relteration Of Roosevelt's origi-
nal declaration of lack Of desire for the
nomination. Several delegates express
ed the opinion that the situation would
not change and that II Roosevelt's
name was presented to the convention
he would be nominated and would not
dare to refuse.
1t is pointed out as significant that
Governor Roosevelt will not assent that
he will decline the office II nominated.
He hopes, however. with the aid of
Senator Hanna to defeat the plan to
nominate him.
Lodge Supporter Of Long.
Senator Lodge contradlcts the cur
rent report concerning his utterances in
the conferences in Governor Roosevelts
rooms to-day in which he participated
with the governor and Senator Hanna.
He says that he went to Governor
Roosevelts room supporter Of secre-
tary Long and that the governor knew
his position.
"I have been a personal friend Of
Governor Roosevelt's for many years"
he said, "and as his friend 1t would be
impossible for me to take the position
there attributed to me, or to use the
language placed in my mouth. He does
not want the Office, and there is no rea-
son why 1t should be forced upon him.
He knows how I feel and he knows
that I am for Long first, last and all
the time. The whole story is d tissue
OF invention"
A Day of Conferences.
It has been a day of conferences on
the vice presidential situation. Begin
ming with gathering In the room of
Governor Roosevelt, attended by sena-
tor Hanna, Senator Lodge and Mr..
odel. of New York, It was continued In
the rooms of Senator Hanna later, when
nearly all the leaders In the city were
from time to time in conference with
the chairman Of the national commit
1,c. There were Senators Allison,
Scott, Elkins, Carter, Lodge, Burrows,
shoup; also. Mr.. Bliss. beside many
representatives of the New York lead
crs, both Governor Roosevelt and Sena-
tor Platt being represented When the
last man had disappeared, Senator
Hanna looked weary but satisfied. He
was ready to announce that Governor
Roosevelt would not be nominated, that
the men who are going to make the
nomination would accept the declara-
ton Of Roosevelt made during the day,
and supplemental OF more emphatic de-