New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-11
ROnSEVELTAND THE TICKET
OPINION GROWING THAT HE WILL BE
NAMED FOR SECOND PLACE.
CALI, ISSUED FOR A MEETING OF THE
NETWORK DELEGATION IN PHTLA-
DELPHIA NEXT MONDAY.

The near approach Of the date for holding the
sepubiican National Convention. and the inter
ex+ in the nomination for the vice-Presidency
owing 70 the belief that there is a strong posi-
hH,rv that the nomination viii come to New
York caused a great many prominent Republi-
cans 10 visit State headquarters in the Fifth
Avenue Hotel yesterday TO ascertain what was
going on Senator Plat spent the day in his
rooms II the hotel and saw g number of callers
Lieutenant Governor Woodruff who is an
svo7ved candidate for the nomination went to
:he hotel in the forenoon and had luncheon with
3 3 Odeu. jr- chairman Of the Republican
state Committee
Mr. woodruff is an aggressive candidate for
the nomination Some one asked him when he
intended 70 move on Philadelphia He replied:
q am not going 10 move on Philadelphia at
all am going down there next Saturday. and
viii be 81 the walton"
There is talk II was suggested to the Lieu
tenant-Governor, that If you fail TO be romi-
mated for Tice-President at Philadelphia you
VIII come home and be a candidate for Lieuten-
ant-Governor again OF for Congress"
You can say for me" answered Mr. Wood
ruff. i-rpressively that am not a candidate
nor wiz 7 be e candidate. for Leutenant-Gov-
ernor again or for Congress. II am voted for
al al his fall It will be for the vice-Presi-
dency."
Nj woodruff made it very plain that he was
thoroughly IN earnest about this campaign and
that he ernphaticaIly objected TO getting out Of
the way for any candidate from New-York save
Governor Roosevelt There was some talk yes
rerday that the New-York delegation might
present the name OF Francis V. Greene or Cor
nelius y Bliss. or some New-York man other
than Lteutenaut-Goverror Woodruff. This Mr.
woodruff objected TO- He will get out OF the
way for Governor Roosevelt. but for no one else.
Mr. ODELLs KIND WORDS.
After having luncheon with the lieutenant
Governor. Mr. Odeu had g few kind words TO
say in his behalf Mr.. Woodruff has host OF
friends IN the State" said MI. Odeu, "and many
friends in the delegation His candidacy has
suffered 70 some extent because II has been
Ccnrrastsd with an ideal that cannot exist In
fact. he has been judged by a standard as high
as the Presidency itself. and that is hardly
fair" Mr.. Odeu would say nothing beyond this
IN explanation Of It
While there was talk yesterday about Wood
ruff, Bliss and Greene for the nomination for
yice-President, there was a general impression
that after al is said and done Governor Roose-
veit VIII be named Ex-senator Hill, when
matters became badly mixed IN the Demo
cratic party and he was asked what was going
or used 10 say; oh let the boys play around
awhile" The impression is general among
politicians that Plat, Odeu and the State or
ganization leaders are Just letting the boys
play around awhile" and that when 1t comes
time for action Roosevelt will be the nominee
There seems 10 be z general disposition on the
part Of the members OF the Executive Com
rnittee Ct the National Committee TO defer the
privilege OF naming q candidate for second
Qzaca- OF the ticket 20 this State H c. Payne
OF Wisconsin. and Senator Spooner OF the same
State were at the Waldorf-Astoria yesterday.
Joseph Il, Manley. Of Maine was also in the
CITY They said that II New-York named g
candidate the nomination would come to this
State
Mr.. Odeu last night issued q call for q meet
isg-Sc the Sew-York delegation to the Phrladei-
ria Convention. TO be held at the Hotel Wal
ton, IN Philadelphia one week from tonight. al
$50 o'clock At this meeting. the night before
The convention, the subject OF New-Yorks atti-
tude toward the Vice PRESIDENCY will be taken
Up.
Senator Plat when seen last night would not
make any predictions. He reiterated what he
said Saturday; Roosevelt would be the strong
est man the party could name, but he saws he
won't have II"
IF he were nominated. would he decline .t?-
was asked.
7 Go not think he would" said Senator Plat
Yet New-York has not decided upon any can
didate, and VIII not until the delegation reaches
FhiLadeIphie and has had meeting"
There was some talk yesterday that in the
event OF Governor Roosevelt being nominated for
Tice-President General Francis Vinton Greene
would be named for Governor this fall. This Is
purely problernatical vet, but II is said that
II Roosevelt be nominated at Philadelphia e
healthy boom for General Greene would probably
develop at once for the nomination for Cover
nor
VIEW OF Mr. MANLEY
Joseph Il. Marley went 10 Philadelphia yester-
Gay afternoon He said the National Committee
would meet in Philadelphia next Wednesday.
There are thirty-oue contests TO be settled by
the committee" said Mr. Manley. "One is from
New-York State. the Hess-Goddard contest"
Ny Manley asked about the vice-Presi-
cency and replied: Neither Fairbanks Allison
nor Sp0Oner is a candidate in any sense OF the
word. Al New-England Is with Secretary Long
he VII. sure accept If nominated. 7 have
no idea what New-York State will do but I
hardly think II will agree upon Woodruff, and
Roosevelt says he won't have it,
NJ Marley said that the idea was TO conduct
me coming campaign much the same lines as
N 1eSb- he added that there would be head
quarters in Chicago and New-York with mid
cay meetings. business mems organizations and
50 On 70 carry the work.
senator SpOOner. of Wisconsin, when seen at
the " alcOrf-AstOr1a, said that he was IN no
Sense q the word e candidate for the nonlina-
ton. Wisconsin, he added, will probably pre-
sem the name OF Edwin ScofieId the present
Governor Of the State. He was q good soldier
and has made good executive Roosevelt would
e acceptable Z New-York agrees upon him he
WI doubtless be nominated"