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VICE-PRESIDENTIAL TALK.
BELIEF IN WASHINGTON THAT PLATT
WILL TRY TO FORCE ROOSEVELT
ON THE TICKET.
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Washington. June IA few Senators and
Representatives stin Iinger in Washington.
do few other politicians of prominence. and
gossip about the Vice-Presdency is thus kept
alive. Some Of the dinner table 1alk at Senator
Hanna's on Saturday night. where number OF
influential Republicans present has leaked
out. and the outside gossips relating it with
variations and amplificatiOns. One of the cur
rent reports is that on the occasion referred to
the chairman of the Republican National Com
mittee expressed himself strongly In favor OF
the candidacy of Representative Dolliver, OF
Iowa, assigning. among other reasons, that the
Iowa man'wa one on whom the delegates from
Ohio westward could readily and heartily unite.
and that Western candidate would help the
National ticket. This bit of gossip is given for
what il may be worth. II is not discredted IN
the least by the fact that among Mr.. Delivers
most earnest and enthusiastic supporters is
General Grosvenor of Ohio.
Governor ROOsevelts- name however is the
one that is oftenest heard in the discussions
about the second place the Republican Ma
tional ticket, despite the emphatic and repeated
declarations of such close friends OF his as Sem
ator Lodge and Representative Littauer that
the Governor doesn't desire the nomination
and wouldn't accept it. which facts he viii make
plain to the National Convention if the neces-
sity shall arise" And yet there is a strong i'm
preston among the political wiseacres here that
the nomination will go TO New-York and that
Governor Roosevelt will probably be the NOM
inee- 1t is believed here that Senator Platt viii
use all the power of the machine to force the
Governor on the National ticket not because of
any desire to help Mr. Mckinley but solely TO
get Governor Roosevelt out OF the way. and
give Mr Platt an opportunity to elect tool of
MS own as Governor through the impulse and
enthusiasm aroused by a National campaign
The name Of Secretary Long is stin regarded
with apparent favor by many of the politicians.
among them being several Western Senators and
Representatives. who are inclined to the opinion
that an Eastern man should be chosen as the
Vice-PresidentiaI candidate 1t is fair 70 say
however, that none of them seem 10 be very
hopeful of his nomination. good many have
recently expressed views in substance the same
as a prominent Western Senator did some days
ago:
We'll. for Long-but 1 am not hopeful
that he will be nominated"
There have been some indications very re-
Gently of a desire 10 bring forward again the
names of Senator Allison ana Senator Spooner
each of whom has repeatedly declared that he
did not desire the honor Some OF Mr.. Delivers
friends profess to see in these latter manifesto
tions. as we'll in the suggestion of Repre-
sentative Hits name. desire to handicap their
favcrte on the part Of the men who, they be-
lieve, are determined TO force the nomination OF
Governor Roosevelt some other Eastern man.
| Representative Stallings. of Alabama. who re-
Gently suffered so disastrous defeat as eandl
date for thu Democratic nomination Tor Gov
ernor OF that State. kindI.- consented to-day to
contribute his views the subject of Vice
Presidential candidates for both the Democratic
and Republican parties He said:
If it left to if it left the
two parties in the House of Representatives,, ths
nominees for Vice-President would be Dolliver and
Mcclellan. They are both square men OF fine char
acter and good attachments. and have impressed
themselves upon the public as worthy OF the high
honor Mr.. Dollfver is big-hearted fellow above
all narrow partisanshtp; he never 1nduges in mean
personalities; and is personally as popular as any
in public life to-day Mr. Mcclellan IS a little
younger than Mr.. Dolliver, bur he is also popular
and esteemed for his qualities OF mind and heart
think the two conventions can do no better than
TO nominate Dolliver and Mcclellan
Mr.. Stallings believes that the Democratic
Convention will briefly reaffrm in general terms
the Chicago platform of 1896. merely adding
pIanks on imperialism trusts and militarisnl-
Representative Clayton, also of Alabama, says
that the reafiI nation will be brief and in gen
erai terms. not specifying subjects or touching
ratios.