The evening times., 1900-02-02
WOULD Head THE TICKET
Rooseyelfs Plans for the Coming
Republican Convention.
4 scheme to BaIk senator Platt's In
tention to Have the Former Col
mated for Vice Presidcnt-Hanna
Snecrs at WOodruf's Aspirations.

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! by which Governor Roosevelt was to be
given the Republican nomination for the
| Vice Presidency in the coming campaign.
| seems TO have received setback from
| the Governor himself, and those who pro-
| fess TO be possessoTs of accurate informa-
| ton on the subject. openly declare that
| he will seek the nomination TO head the
| ticket. Failing in this ambition. he will
| decline to permit the use OF his name as a
| running mate with the renominated Presi-
dent.
This course of action on the part OF the
! Governor is said TO have been the result
Of his disinclination to be put out OF the
way for time, and permit the control Of
| the Republican party in New York State
| to remain in the hands OF Senator Plat.
Being the only real factor in the way Of
! this ambition Of the Senator from New
| York, the plan to permanently shelve him
was thought to have been well laid
II was the intention Of the schemers
| toward this end, it is said, 10 arrange 10
| have the convention nominate him by a
spontaneous vote, and in spite of any pro-
testations he might have made. but when
the plan became known 10 the Governor
it is said that he concluded that If his
name could be forced upon the ticket tor
second place so readily lie perhaps had
friends enough to command the higher
| honor
Within the last few days he has been
in personal communication with many in
fuential men, and is said TO believe that
he is rapidly securing for himself posi-
ton which will enable him to do the die
ha NIX TfTla In mn a
combination be forced 10 listen. He in
| tends to see Senator Plstt at once about
the alleged intention with which the lat
ter has been credited and if the inter-
view proves the truth of the rumor he
will. il is believed state plainly his own
position in the matter and act in accord
ance without delay.
1t is understood that under the skillful
manipulation of Mark Hanna the conven
tion will rush his name through before he
can we'll checkmate the move. and his
keenest efforts will be necessary 10 offset
the fioodtide as Planned.
Timothy Woodruff, as 4 name fer the
second place on the ticket, is openly
sneered at by Senator Hanna. who will see
TO it that this ambition is crushed in the
bud. The chairman of the National Com
mittee does not think that the young man
from New York has had the necessary
experience to successfully handle the pro-
found international questions that are sure
to confront the Administration the next
four years, and in a recent interview said
that it was always TO be remembered tha.
there was but one life between the Vice
Presidency and the most important post in
the gift of this pation. Considering this
fact he put aside the possibility OF Wood
ruff in very few words
When asked his views respecting RoOse-
yelt the Senator declared that he had
nothing to say on that subpect. but that
he believed he had read somewhere thar
Senator Platt had been reported as expect
ing the Governor to fill the minor place
on the ticket. He said that he knew moth
ing about it personally. but that if New
York united on candidate the convention
would probably give it due consideration.
Il understand. he said that there will
be several names submitted for Vice Presi-
Dental consideration. and no one can.
therefore say who will be the final candi-
date chosen
A despatch from Cleveland says that
there has been a complete change in the
political intention of the chairman, and
that he will now go to the convention as
a delegate -at-large and will be candidate
for permanent chairman.
Notwithstanding the attitude of Roose
welt on the subject of the nomination, to-
gether with what ne is said to believe is
a strong command of certain powerful in
f1uences that can cast his name ahead OF
Mr.. McKinleys and give him the leader
ship on the ticket, organs in his own
State and of his own party say ttat the
campaign has been so closely mapped out
by Senator Platt that he will have to take
the second place or nothing, and his name
may be rushed through in spite of himself.
The conspiracy to shelve the Governor
by giving him the nomination is not ad-
mitted by the manager of the coming cam
paign, who says that the present occupant
of the White House has not expressed
desire to name the man who shall run
with him. and it is not likely that he will
do SO. The outcome of the game is looked
forward to with interest by party leaders.