The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-19

anti-Reesevelt sides. The friends OF the
governor were disposed to find some
fault with his pronunciamento. Said
one of the United States senators who
started the movement in Governor
Roosevelt's behalf:
We can nominate if he viii only say
he wants the office, but his hating
attitude renders the task difficult. II
Governor Roosevelt is the politician he
is credited with being, he will come out
in plain terms as a candidate. Standing
as he does now between the lines, he is
liable to get shot at by both armies,
and it is. quite probable. that if he fails
in the vice presidential nomination he
will also fail in securing the New York
governorship. He who hesitates is
lost
On the other hand there is sharp crit
icisrn of the selection of Secretary Long
as the administration candidate on the
ground that it looks as if the friends of
the president, thought there was no cap
able man to be found outside the circle
of his immediate official coterie. It
don't think we want candidate from
New England" said Senator Cullom, of
Illinois, New England is surely Repub-
lican and we want a man nearer the
heart Of the country. Furthermore there
is no necessity to bring the administra-
ton any more into the campaign than
viii be done by the presidents own can
didacy.
Il don't believe" he concluded, that
Ll1Sy can peat SQly WITH the secretary,
much as L like the secretary
Senator Thomas c. Platt said this
morning:
Il am Of the opinion that nothing can
stop the nomination of Governor Roose-
welt The majority of the delegates
seem to be in favor of him.
viii New York state cast their votes
for him2' was asked.
4 can NOT say he replied evasiveIy,
the delega ton meets this afternoon.
and 7 do know a hax mill r.
Has not Mr.. Quay asked you to cast
New Yorks vote for ROOSEVELT"
I can not discuss the matter The
delegation will control it's own bust
ness. !"
These questions were asked Mr.. Plat
because of rumors that the leaders of
the New York delegation would break
) their pledge to Governor Roosevelt, and
vote this afternoon at it's meeting to
make him the vice presidential candi-
date. Mr.. Odell and Mr. Quigg both
said that they had heard of no such
plan, but both added significantly, and
IN the same manner as had Mr. Platt,
that they did not speak for the major
ity of the delegates.
But If such a plan is made public in
the delegations meeting it will cause a
pltter row. Governor Roosevelt as a
4 member. of the delegation will fight anv
/ such proposition and he has MANY
/ friends, although not a majority of the
/ delegation behind him When the thing
! was suggested to him this morning he
/ said Vehemently:
4 don't believe it. I have Mr.. Plstt's
| word, and it is as good as his bond. that
/ II VIII not be done. I have also Mr.
/ OdelIs assurances"
/ ! Senator Hanna came to the conven-
ton hall directly from his conference
I with senator Platt. He said that Sen
/ ator Platt did not want anything I'M
! til this evening after the meeting OF
the New York delegation. Senator
! Hanna said he was informed Roose-
! Welt was willing to make his declara-
ton OF yesterday even still stronger il
necessary.
Senator Burrows of Michigan is au-
thority for the statement that Roose-
/ Welt said to Henry c. Payne and the
chairman of the Wisconsin delegation
that he would decline if he was nomi-
| mated for vice president
Governor Roosevelt sent for Henry
| c. Payne and Senator Lodge just be
fore he left for the cow hall
but could not find them. Odeli of tn,
/ New York committee sent word tt
the room: Don't make any statemen
or talk for publication. / have some
thing to tell you of Importance tina
Will please you"
1t is. generally believed that Plat
and Hanna have arranged a pro
gramme and that Roosevelt will no
be nominated. Governor Roosevelt lef
the hotel at 1901 with Senator. Depey
to the hall. He received an ovation a
the hotel and along the streets anC
at the entrance to the hall. Governo
Roosevelt said after he came into tn
hall, when asked about the reDorte,
remark to Henry G. Payne, that he hat
made no statement except the one mad
direct to the public.
If you hear rumors of statements,
he continued. you can go to Chair
man Odell of New York, and unless h
says they are genuine you need not be
lieve them
He then added in his emphatic way
Il earnestly hope that there will b
no necessity for any statement"
AS if in direct contradiction of thes
late rumOrs, Mr. Odell, when ap
preached in the convention hall, an
after refusing at first to talk, sal
bluntly: why, there's little doubt tina
it is Roosevelt. It can't be stopped"
HAS Mr.. Hanna agreed to it?''
Il don't know; I simply believe tina
an overwhelming sentiment will prob
ably nominate Roosevelt"
At the conference between Senate
Platt and Senator Hanna today tn
former indicated a desire to agree upo
Odell. the same proposition that wa
submitted yesterday. Senator Ham
returned almost the same answer a
given yesterday regarding the othe
candidates now being in the field, tha
it would be unfair to them. He ais
! said that it had been given out tha
Roosevelt was to be forced upon til
convention against his own wish be
cause he was no longer wanted in Ne
York and so far as Hanna was cor
r cerned he did not propose to accept i
CONVENTION HALL.