Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-16
NO CHOICE As YET
VICE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE
STILL IN THE DARK.
GOSSIP AND SPECULATION.

GOSSIP AND SPECULATION.
Senator Hanna Says No Conclusion
Will Be Reached Until Different
Delegations Can Confer.
philadelphia, June 16.-Speculation.
gossip and information today amonR
national committeeman and other lead
Ing republicans who are here has failed
10 indicate a capitalization Of sentiment
around any individual. Neither SenStor
hanna nor those who are close to Him
give any ~lnti1nation that the administra-
uon mas a choice. The number OF dele
gates who will vote for any man that
the administration favors seems to nc
cehtuate the general impression that the
tory to the president.
IN You VIII take us into your conf
dence on this matter 1t would simplify
the matter greatly and give us an OPP
portunlty to do what the president
can to Senator Hanna today, and t
reply he made was: You know all that
l know about It,"
senator Hannais only observation on
the situation today was that until the
ACAC6 dllO1S arrived and there
was an opportunity for them to con-
suit no conclusion could be reached.
Senator Platt's talk of O'Dell Of New
York caused a little f1utter here. and
Dofllver stock took an upward turn
about the same time. the cause being
the impression that in case OiDell should
be pressed by New York there would be
a concentration on the Iowa congress-
man by those who do not favor the New
Yorker.
The candidacy of Lieutenant Governor
woodruff of New York, who arrived to-
day, is still being kept in evidence by his
friends, but apparently without any
backing from the republican managers
and with the distinct d]isapproval of Sem
ator Hanna. When questioned tonight
regarding the statement made by SEN
ator Ham to the effect that MI. Wood
ruff was not a satisfactory candidate for
the vice presidency the latter said:
Had I any information from the ad-
mlnistration that my candidacy was not
desirable I would not have allowed my
friends to support me to the extent they
have"
Mr.. Woodruff WAS asked If he would
continue a candidate In the event of the
New York delegation failing to support
him. To this he replied:
There will be no such event."
The position of Secretary Long causes
considerable comment. n it is being
freely asked why the Long candidacy
sAou4u proceeu SO uar unless II mas the
tacit consent of the president. The fact
that Long is a member of McKinley's
cabinet gives rise to an undeniably wide
spread belief that the secretary of the
navy will finally receive the support of
the administration. If such is the case,
however. 1t Is being carefully kept from
everybody. AS matters stand tonight it
would seem that Long, Dolliver and
Fairbanks are the leading possibilities
for vice president.
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ton arrived today. having come via
Washington. He brought assurances
from Senator Allison that he could not
and would not be a candidate for vice
president. Mr.. Payne stated that Mr.
Allison told him that he not only would
ed he would decline.
IF they should place me in nominal
tion," the senator is represented as hay
ing said, II will decline and I will find
means of letting the delegates know my
position before they cav the hail.
Senator Fairbanks of Indiana was an
other arrival today and has been besieg-
ed by those who were anxious to know if
he was q candidate for vice president.
While he would not be interviewed, he
did not deny any aspirations for the of
flee. The position of Senator Fairbanks.
however. is well known. He does not
want the vice presidency. He likes a
senatorial career and has every prospect
OIL remaining Ill The ScHdl dS lOA6 DIS Its
party remains in power in Indiana. How
ever. there are a number of republican
leaders who think it possible that a con-
tingency may arise where it will be nee
essary to nominate Senator Fairbanks.
In such an event it is believed by those
who know the senator's loyalty lat he
would accept. 1t has been suggested
that he will make the speech placing Nc
Kinley in nomination, but SO far no such
arrangement has been made.
1y- 80 Al-A Do~4H1
Trip will be presented to the
ton for vice president is not allowed to
be hidden by the energetic men of the
Pacific coast who are in charge of his
interests. Just now they consist of Ma
tional Committeeman Ashton of Wash
ington and Steele of Oregon. They will
be reinforced tomorrow when the delega-
lions from Oregon n washington ar
rive. Mr.. Ashton had an interview with
Senator Hanna today and told him that
the nomination of Trip would mean the
retention of a million and ! half OF vot-
ers known as gold standard democrats,
who would appreciate the compliment
paid to them by nominating a former
~staunch Cleveland democrat. although he
has left the party and Joined the republic
cans on the none and expansion issues.
Mr.. Ashton says that Judge Trip will be
backed by many other western states be-
sides Oregon and Washington.
At a regular meeting of the Stationary
Engineers at Butte June 14th, 1900 a reso-
luton was unanimously passed thanking
the many friends who contributed so Lib
orally to the entertainment of the engin-
/ GERS on Miners Union day. The follow
ing is a list OF those who c~ontributed3
Centennial Brewing CO., Butte Brew
ing Co, Olympia Brewing Co, Silver Bow
Brewing Co, J. A. Stromberg, North
western Bottling Co., Arnold Liquor Co.,
Sayin Lisa, P. c. ellis Co.. ]. e. Open
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