The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-06-21
ROOSEVELT BY ACCLAMATION
Is the Only Vice Presidential Predic-
ton Now


Philadelphia, June 2o.-Theodore Roose-
welt will probably be nominated for vice
president by acclamaIon. The plan is
simple and the result y .yht can easily
be brought about. ThI viii be no ne
cessity for a roll call tosnorrow. When
the time arrives for non-V ating a vice
president the roll Of states viii be called.
When Iowa is reached some delegate will
arise and withdraw Dolliver and place
Roosevelt in nomination. Massachusetts,
viii follow, Withdrawing Long and sec
ording The nomination Of the New York
man. This is the plan, and If it is done
there will be no need Of a ballot. The
stampede which began on Sunday, and
which seemed to have received a check
On Monday. will have ended IN the nom
ination Of Roosevelt. A part of this
scheme has already been carried out. The
convention did not proceed to nominal
tons today. because all parties in inter
est could not be reached. Secretary
Longs friends had not been able TO COM
municate with him, and they did NOT feel
authorized 10 withdraw him until he
could be informed of the situation and
his consent obtained. II is quite probable
that had It been possible to gain Secre-
tary Longs consent both nominations
would have been made today. It was
deemed desirable not to nominate Nc
Kinley until thu convention was also
ready to name MS running mate. In fact.
it is known that the plan for nominate
Roosevelt by reclamation IS tied up with
the nomination OF Mckinley. in order 70
. - -grI-r .
who have been pushing Rooeevelt's elair.
very hard. and those Who are engineering
the latest arrangement had no objection,
Something might occur TO upset the pres
ent program, in vfick event the n0mina-
tion Of all candidates will be made and
a roll call forced. But even in this con-
tinsency there is little doubt now Of the
nomination of Roosevelt.
There are two men who might prevent
his nomination. but II is doubtful if even
they could stem the tide. They are Will
lam Mckinley and Theodore Roosevelt
The latter possibly could do so by MAX
ing an absolute declaration that he would
not accept the nomination If made, but
now II is doubtful If even that kind Of a
declaration would stop the stampede. II
there was q direct intimation from the
president that he did not want Roosevelt
nominated it would cause a pause, but 1t
would not necessarily prevent the con-
summation Of the plan for the selection
Of Roosevelt. But no such action is in
the least anticipated. In fact, the news
pervaded the convention and circulated
among the delegates today that the pres
ident did not want the administration
used 70 influence the delegates for or
against any candidate. Mr.. Hanna de-
clared that this had been the position of
the president all along and that his
wishes had been respected. The free
choice Of the convention has been Roose-
Welt from the first. and it has been his
own personally expressed wish that he
should not be dominated, together with
the earnest work OF Mr.. Hanna in the
same direction, that has stayed the tide
even cor a short time.
Roosevelt himself knows that he will
he nominated, and will make no further
statement. nor is there the least proba-
biHtv that be will decline the nomination
when made. This IS 50 well understood
shat delegation after delegation today
either by direct vote or by a general IN
Outstanding among themselves came ove-
to him and made his nomination assured
no matter how it IS brought about
Another matter which has contribute
10 q general acquiescence In the selection
Of Roosevelt is the fact that his person