Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-20
To NAME M'KINLEY
BY ACCLAMATIO
Enthusiastic Endorsement OF the Presidents
COurse-Vice Presidential Uncertain
Roosevelt Leads.


crrar Woodrun's headquarters very
rrtiya work was going on. Col. NJ. d.
Dadv. speaking OF the boom said;
,,Ve are doing our best to Keep the
tho thing going. and we are making
progress. Mr. Hanna is not, as has pee,n
stated. letting things alone. he 10 SEND
inc FOR heads Of delegations ana rs tell
Inc tnem that they must not vote Tor
Roosevelt but further than that ne rs
not Vet committed He has no definite
candidate. Tie told Mr. Woodrow TINS
morning that he would not interfere
and II he (Woodrun) could get the dele
gates he would not object TO his nomin-
Mr. Hanna when told Of this, smiled
isPart Of Il is true. have not settled
upon any candidate. II 10 a free open
fight"
There was additional Joy over that Of
laet night. when at the Roosevelt head
Quarters IL was learned that the MIS-
souri, delegation, which yesterday de-
clared for Roosevelt. had Withdrawn
their support and would be for Dolliver'
A plan was being discussed during the
morning Of having Alabama give way
90 New York on the roll call for nomlh-
stions and have Gov. Roosevelt antlc-
ipate a slide towards him by putting
Mr.. Woodruff In nomination.
PAYNE PREDICTS ROOSEVELT.
At II o'clock and before Gov. Roose-
Welt had arrived az his room, the Joy
over Missourl's action was overwhelmed
by q rushing blow az ROoseyelts hopes
of escape. aimed by Henry c. Payne,
and the Wisconsin delegation. Wiscon-
ain had a meeting and hardly were the
doors closed when Mr. Payne arose ana
I'm vehement speech declared that
Roosevelt would be the nominee OF the
convention.
1T is time this fractional business In
New York State should be settled from
the outside he said. This Is ma
tl0nal. not q State gathering We are
here to nominate national ticket, NOT
20 dlcker over New York States person
al affairs" (Applause) Then, raising
his hand hs said In an impressive and
impassioned manner. Before Wlscon-
ain is reported on the roll call, willing
,Or unwilling. Theo. Roosevelt viii have
received seventy-fve per cent Of the
votes OF the convention. / move that
Wisconsin join the popular column and
vote for. not New Y0rk's son, but the
national son. Theo Roosevelt
Amid a burst " applause the resolu-
ton was adopted by unanimous xote'
PAYNE AGAINST HANNA.
Mr. Payne, when spoken to after the
meeting. said:
Il believe that everything points TO
Rooseyelt's nomination ana / don't
think he darpg refuse ~ D."
Al Governor RoOseyelts headquarters
It was said that Mr. Payne's action was
expected. and that he was simply for
Mr.. RoOsevelt's nomination because
Mr.. Hanna was against It.
Senator Hanna Is by no means as
sured that the Roosevelt candidacy Is
ended When seen today he said sig
nidcantly. 1T all depends upon the
man upstairs
(Which man?'
Roosevelt"
Asked IL he expected to have any
further conferences with Platt or Quay.
he answered that he would II they
wanted TO see him. He was not seeking
any interviews with them.
During their conversation this morn
ing Hanna asked Woodruff what game
New York was playing.
Its on the square said Woodruff.
II am a candidate with New YORK be-
hind me and supporting me loyalty
"All right then responded Hanna,
we VIII make it a free fight and the
best man win win
AT the same time there is a prevalent
belief that the convention VIII nominate
Roosevelt I'm spite Of all that has been
done TO prevent the stampede.
UTAH FOR ROOSEVELT.
Judge Bartlett Trip today authorized
James NJ. Ashton. OF Washington, for
mally to announce that he had with
draw from the Vice Presidential con-
test Judge Trips desire was, Mr..
Ashton said that the delegates who
had formed the nucleus Of his support
should cast their votes for Governor
Roosevelt. Pursuant 10 this request,
Mr. Ashton announced a large ma
j0rty OF the delegates from the States
OF Washington. oregon, Utah and North
and South Dakota would support the
Empire State governor II Is known,
however that the Oregon delegation
OF eight, whose policy hitherto with
Trip eliminated from the contest, was
10 support Roosevelt. has q very friend
~ feeling for Secretary Long. That the
delegation win support Long, accepting
Roosevelts statement that he does not
desire the nomination, Is asserted con-
fdently by member OF the delegation
today.
A caucus OF the Minnesota delegation
was held In the early hours Of the day
After a free discussion Of the vice
presidential question, the delegation
decided by a unanimous vote 10 present
the convention the name OF former
Senator W D. Washbun as Mime
sofas choice for the vice presidency.
SENATOR HANNA wEAKENs.
AT II o'clock Senator Hanna went
into a conference with Senators Lodge
ana spooner b. b. ODell was present
part OF the time For the first time