The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-11
ROOSEVELT AND HANNA CONFER
The Governor viii Not he Mckinley,
Running Mate.

Governor Roosevelt had a ten minute
ate committee room yesterday What was
said has not been repeated, but it is a fact
that since the interview it has become a
generally accepted fact that Mr. Roosevelt
would not under any circumstances accept
the Vice Presidency and that. therefore. he
is not to be further regarded as in any
sense candidate. & sG
TO President Mckinley. as well as to
others besides Senator Hanna. Mr. Roose
welt has stated since he has been in Wash
ington that he does not desire to be Vice
President, but that his present ambition
goes no further than second term as Gov
ernor. His closest personal friends now
understand that he is sincere in this. and
all of them including his confidant, Sena
tor Lodge, now admit what they have here
tofOre believed, that Roosevelt's nomina-
tion as Vice President is out of the ques-
tion, as he will himself. if necessary. pre-
vent it,
Senator Lodge. it is said, will present
Secretary Longs name to the convention as
New England's candidate for Vice Presi-
dent, and will. unless present plans are
changed also act as permanent chairman.
Governor Roosevelt will second the nomina-
tion of Mr.. Mckinley. This has been decided
upon, but who will make the nominating
speech has not been determined. 1t Will
not be Senator Depew. but it may be Sena-
tor Foraker.
1t being an accepted fact that Governor
Roosevelt will not be nominated for Vice
President, the question of his political
future becomes an interesting one to his
friends and Republicans generally. 1t is
said that the President. Senator Hanna.
and other Republican leaders think that
he would make an ideal Governor General
of the Philippines, and it is not altogether
unlikely that he will be the first to hold
that office. The Chairman of the Philip
pines Commission, Judge Taft, of Gin
cinnati, now en- route to the islands, told
the President when he was appointed that
he would not hold the Office more than
two years. He may come home. there
fore, just in time to make way for Theo-
dore Roosevelt.
Following on the heels of the semi
official announcement that Roosevelt is
not to be nominated for Vice President.
boom has been started for Senator Gull
| lom, of Illinois. He won only a partial
| victory at the Illinois convention yester-
| day, and is said TO be willing to abandon
| the fight for reelection, and the constant
wear and tear Of political life in a State
where politics is so strenuous a business
for four years of peace and quiet and honor
| as Vice President of the United States
The President and Senator Hanna are in
cined to favor a Western man if they can
get the right one, and some people think
| Culom is the very man they are after.
Yesterday morning Governor Roosevelt
! breakfasted with Senator Lodge; he had
lunch with Captain Lee. the British mill
| tary attache. and in the evening a dinner
was given in his honor by Commander and
Mrs. Cowles. at their home. 1888 n Street
| northwest. The guests included Secretary
Long and Secretary Root. This evening
the Governor and Mrs. Roosevelt will be
| entertained at the White House by Presi-
dent and Mrs. Mckinley. Yesterday after
noon the Governor attended a drill at Fort
Myer