Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-20

Secretary JGi: u I.,-siv.
| however, the action of the delegation Is
| calculated to discourage the Roosevelt en-.
| thusiasts of other states.
HnnE. Fail OF Resource.
| Hanna is full of resource and his power
! full will necessarily has influence over such
| delegates as have not firmly fixed pur-
| pose. He is undertaking to undermine the
| Roosevelt boom by taking the delegates of
| the several states in detail The effort is
| being made to induce each delegation in
| turn to agree that whatever is done shall
be done with de.iberation, with the assUr-
| ance that if 1t is the sober judgment of
| the convention that Roosevelt would make
| the best candidate his nomination will be
| acquiesced in. This means, OF course. tina:
| if most of the delegates can be induced, in
| dividually, to assume the role of calm con-
servators of temperate action, a stampede
| will be rendered impossible: and Mr. Hanna
thinks that his only danger lies in a stam-
pede
a proposition has been made to have the
several state delegations each designate a
representative to a joint conference for
| the purpose of settling the controversy
| without further friction. This is in line
with Mr.. Hanna's general policy of having
the work of the convention cut out as far
| as possible by committee and conference,
avoiding the uncertainties involved in the
decision of any question to a large and
unwieldy body of men. Contraction and
compactness of council Is his policy.
The Woodruff Boom By-Play.
The opinion expressed by all sides after
| fully canvassing the question: is that the
| Endorsement Of Woodruff by the New York
| delegation does not change the vice presi-
Dental situation and that the action was
merely side play in the furtherance of
Platt's plan to nominate Roosevelt. Even
Representative Grosvenor, who is most ac-
| tive in opposing the governors nomination.
! expresses this opinion and says that he
| does not think the situation has changed in
| any respect, except that there is more talk
| of Long.
| 1t is insisted that Platt has arrangements
| made to have Roosevelt in nominati and
| that New York will support him. Notwith-
standing that the President has forbade the
use of his name in opposition to Roosevelt.
| it is being industrousy circulated among
| the delegations that Long is the choice of
| the administration.
| Mr.. Abner Mckinley has arrived here and
has been circulating very actively among
the delegates and has been holding whis-
pered talks with all the prominent admin
| istration men he has come in contact with
| in the Walton corridor. He has been much
| in evidence all the morning.
Mr.. Hanna was jocular and secretive this
morning. When asked what the action of
New York indicated, he replied that every
thing was leading to one thing; the cleo
ton of Mckinley in November. The rest
of the interview was confined to jocularity
and shoulder shrugs.
Roosevelt Seems Inevitable.
Some of the leaders who are recognized
as closest to the President, and who have
been resisting the Roosevelt movement, say
cGntidentially this morning that Roosevelt
is sure to be nominated. The reason given
for this conclusion is that the Rough Rider
is so manifestly the favorite of the con-
vention that his nomination could not be
prevented. except by the active support of
some other candidate by the administra-
ton. and that the President declined to
give such support to any one. The opinion
is further expressed in the same quarter
that as soon as Mckinley is nominated the
convention will insist upon going ahead
with the work, and will nominate Roosevelt
before adjourning.
Woodruff Interviews Hanna.
Timothy L. Woodruff had an interview
with Senator Hanna this morning to learn
the latter's position in regard to New
York's action last night in indorsng him
for the vice presidential nomna ton. Mr..
Woodruff found Mr.. Hanna at breakfast
| and in a good humor, and the two con-
versed for some minutes. Senator Hanna
| told Mr.. Woodruff that he had nothing fur
ther to add to what he had already said in
regard to Mr.. Woodruff'S candidacy, but he
added: THE race is now free for all. If
| the New York delegation is sincere in its
advocacy of your nomination you will have
| to stand your chances before the conven-
| ton the same as any other candidate"
The senator, however. gave the New
Yorker no encouragement of any aid, bur
also told Woodruff that he had not yet eX-
pressed a personal preference
After Mr.. Woodruff had gone Senator
Hanna declared that he did not know who
v ould be nominated. "AH I can say" he
remarked, '.is that the contest is free to
all. and l will add, let the best man win
I have always contended that the conven-
ton should choose the candidate and the
delegates make the nomination. 1 say SO
again today, for l think the delegates will
do this. 1 do not look for any fight OF
stubborn contest, but think there will be
several candidates. I have not announced
any personal preference, but confess that
I do not think Mr.. Bliss is to be any longer
considered in the matter. What Mr. Wood
ruff's vote will be depends entirely upon
the sincerity Of New York's Endorsement"
President NOn-COmmittal.
An attempt was made at an early hour
this morning to get an expression of opin-
ion from the President. About 2 o'clock
this morning Controller Dawes opened tel
egraphic communication with the White
House, and told the President the situation,
stating that the delegates who wanted to
respect Mr.. Roosevelt'S wishes We're so di-
vided between Long and Dolliver that un-
less some preference was expressed for one
of the two there seemed an increasing
probability that the majority Of the state
delegations would go to Roosevelt on the
first roll call. He asked the President If
he would express preference for either
of the two named or any one else. The
President, however, declined to do this,
still holding to his policy of non-interfer-
ence with the work of the delegates and
declaring that the convention must decide
on the nominee.
This attitude of the President is the
cause of the strong revival of the Roose-
welt talk since the convention has been in
ernor's nomination is assured. ]. p M
PAYNE TURNS TO ROOSEVELT.
Attitude of the wisconsin Delegation
Changes the Situation.
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