Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-06-21
DOLL|vER'S CHANCES
LOOK BRIGHTER NOW
New York Delegation Decides to
Present Woodruff Instead
Of Roosevelt.
"1E0DY" THINKS He is OUT OF IT
Believes He Has Succeeded in Stem.
ming the Stampede ia His
FavOr.--Looks Like Long
or Dollivcr.

Philadelphia, June 21.-Lieutenant
Governor Timothy L. Woodruff will
be presented to the national conven-
ton as New Works candidate for vice
president. 1t was agreed to after
an hours session of the New
York delegation, during which every
kind of appeal was made to get Gov
ernor Roosevelt to say that he would
accept the nomination. Governor
Roosevelt believes that his wishes,
having been respected by his own
delegation, he is finally out of the
race. Platt and Quay, through their
lieutenants, worked all day to make
Roosevelt the candidate Many stor-
les were circulated.
Roosevelt was quoted us saying alb
solutely that he would accept if nom
mated. He was also quoted as hav-
ing had change of heart, and want
cd the nomination. Senator Hanna is
doing all he can to defeat Roosevelt,
and has determined to continue OH
that line to the end.
The next serious proposition that
do as between Long and Dolliver.
There is popular sentiment for Dol
liver in the west that is hard to over
come. Long is regarded as a passive
kind of candidate, and while no OBJ
lection Is urged against him. lie does
not attract the delegates. But he is
Mr.. Hanna's personal choice, and is
preferred by the president. Delivers
friends have pointed out to Senator
Hanna that the Iowa candidate has
now got into the fight so far that he
wants to win, to which Hanna replied
that defeat would not injnre Dolliver.
He has already acquired great deal
of prominence, says Senator Hanna,
and he will not be injured ii he should
be defeated by a candidate like Secre-
tary Long. In making the fight
against Roosevelt, Senator Hanna
finds the opponents of Roosevelt di-
.vided, some for Long and some for
Dollivcr. The question of Transfers
ring the vote from one to the other
without nominating the man they
wish to defeat is the difficult prob
lem.
eff we can't do it, then we have not
got control of the convention" said
Senator Hanna. elf the friends of the
president cannot agree upon q candi-
date, and by their differences cause
the nomination of man that is not
wanted and does not want the place,
they will have to take the RESPONSE
bility for it,"
The senator did not believe that
there would be loss of more than q
few votes, although Dolliver men in
the west declare they will not vote
for Long, and there seems to be a
large number of eastern men who are
now for Long who say they prefer
Roosevelt to Dollivcr.
The conferences between Senator
Hanna and Senator Platt were on in
terestng feature of the vice prcsi-
Dental contest. Hanna talked to
Platt as he had talked to Odell and
Quigg the day before. lie told him
that because Platt did not want
Roosevelt in New York was no reason
why he should attempt to force him
upon the party in national politics.
Platt tried to get an agreement from
Hanna to support Odell, and this was
refused OH the ground of being unjust
to the other candidates in the field.
Platt asked for time and the matter
went back to the New York delega-
ton.
The contest has not assumed any
such definite form as to even appruXi-
mate the relative strength of the
three candidates, for the votes for the
others in view of the developments
cannot be considered more than COM
plimentary.
While there has been great deal
of talk about the influence of the adj
ministration in the vice presidential
contest, it is taken for granted that
the president favors Long, or the sec
rotary would not be candidate.