The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-21
Statement from Senator Hanna, Who Was
Selected to Unravel the SnarI.
Pressure of Public Sentiment for the New Yorker
was Too Strong to Be Overcome and Mckin-
ley Declined to Interfere.

ator Hanna's rooms he stated his name
would not be presented TO the convention
as candidate for Vice President He
also predicted the nomination Of Governor
Roosevelt.
Lieutenant Governor Woodruff. of New
York. who was in his headquarters. two
flights up stairs, said frankly that he
aoubted If he should be nominated for Vice
President, and that In his opinion Governor
Roosevelt would be nominated for Vice
President by acclamation tomorrow.
HANNA WAS ARBITER-
Benjamin b. Odell. jr.. emerged from
Senator Hannas rooms about IL o'clock
and said TO the newspaper correspondents:
THE matter of the vice presidency got into
such snarl that it was lsfi IN Senator
Hanna for arbitration among the candi-
dates, and he has given assurances that
the nomination should go to New York and
that the candidate would be Governor
Roosevelt. Senator Hanna will soon make
a public statement on this matter.
But Senator Hanna delayed making his
announcement for some time, and it was
apparent that he was awaiting word from
some one Finally William ]. Youngs. the
private secretary of Governor Roosevelt.
and DIR. Nicholas Murry Butler, entered
the hotel and proceeded to Senator Hanna's
rooms, and there was an instant suspicion
that they had come from Governor Roose-
Welt, who, throughout the afternoon and
on Spruce street Five minutes passed,
and then Mr.. Youngs and Mr.. Butler came
out of Senator Hanna's room. and Senator
Hanna sent word TO the newspaper corre-
spondents that he had something TO say
TO them. When they had gathered I'm his
room he read the statement outlined above.
Senator Hanna was then asked IL Mr..
Longs friends acquiesced in his selection
as arbitrator:
Long. Mr.. Dolliver, Mr.. Scott. Lieutenant
Governor Woodruff, in fact all the candi-
dates did"
WAS Governor Roosevelt consulted?''
Governor Roosevelt" replied Senator
Hanna, put his affairs in my hands also"
SITUATION SUMMED Up
The vice presidential situation. as II has
developed. and will end I'm the nomination
of Theodore Roosevelt. is summed up By
Roosevelt was perfectly honest and above
board I'm the position he has taken and
idential office. BY nature he IL untitled FOR
it, for he is very vitally clever and needs
work to care for his surplus energy. The
vice presidency does not supply this. Nom
inally. the Vice President presides over the
Senate, but that august body always elects
a president, who can act In the absence OF
the Vice President. who is. in reality. the
superfiuous fifth wheel to the governmental
coach. 1t is an office that. too entails en-
tcitdihiAS dnt tdiio Aoi tttdt ptnuitAfcs
when properly kept up. and Roosevelt is
comparatively poor man. The Office. too.
is looked on as a burial ground OF political
hopes. and all these things combined to
harden the Governors determination not to
run for the Office. Such was the situation
when Roosevelt came here from New York.
and he came here firmly determined TO ad-
here 10 his announcement that he would
not run for the Office. But he was abso-
lutely unprepared for the overwhelming de-
mand for his nomination he was TO be
called on TO face, and 1t is not too much to
say that he was absolutely overcome by IL
AS delegation after delegation came 10 him
and urged him 10 run. little by little IL was
borne In on him that he must respond TO
this demand OF the country for his serv-
ices. In the meantime. however. other
forces had been at work and there were
those who had axes 70 grind. Platt was
and Is. at any and al hazards, crazy 70 set