The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-04


to New York State headquarters. There
they found Mr.. Danforth chatting with his
friends. Mr.. Mcguire called him aside and
said:
''Mr. Danforth. If you are candidate for
Vice President, we are with you
Mr.. Danforth then replied. al am not a
candidate. All my DESIRES as you gentle
men know, are confined TO my own State.
i do not desire to go to Washington, and
if nominated it would interfere with all my
plans. 1 am much obliged. but my highest
aspiration in politics is to serve my party
in my State
Mr. Maguire-But if the people want you.
you can't decline.
Mr.. Danforth replied: "No. but / don't
want it. You know what 1 want in New
York"
Mr.. Maguire-Well, if the matter Is
brought UP in the New York State delega-
ton this afternoon, we shall vote for you.
The significance of this interview was
said to be that as Mr.. Mcguire is close to
Mr.. Bryan and had just returned from sew
eral days visit. he may voice the wish of
Mr. Bryan TO have New York State rep
resented on the ticket and by Mr.. Danforth.
Asked, point blank. by the Associated Press
representative IL that was the case, Mr..
Mcguire said cautiously: Mr.. Bryan feels
friendly towards Mr.. Danforth. He would
not, I am sure, object to his being on the
ticket"
1t was rumored that New York and In
diana had made deal. This was denied,
however. as premature. There has been
no agreement between the two States that
/ know Of" said Mr.. Shively, of Indiana.
''and would not care to be quoted as say
ing that there will be formal agreement
of any Sort
"But will there not be an informal agree
ment that will carry the same weight?"
INDIANA AND NEW YORK.
"That is different thing" said Mr..
Shively, with a smile. ''And 1 would not
be surprised TO see some such step taken.
but / am quite sure that nothing of i'm
portance has been done up TO the present
time. 1t will take several hours before
the matter is in definite shape, however,
and what that shape will be 1 am un-
able to predict. will say, however, that
from what / know at the present time
Mr.. Danforth will not be agreed upon as
the most available man. He may be, but
the indications just are that it will
be somebody else
There has been no agreement reached
between the two States regarding vice
presidential candidate" said Hugh Dough-
erty delegate at large from Indiana.
Some steps have been taken in that direc-
ton. but they have not. as yet, produced
any result. 1t is likely that they will have
choxr time
however. No man has been agreed upon
as yet, but Mr.. Danforth's name may have
been considered 1 will not say whether it
has been not. but no definite agree
ment has been reached regarding him.
When Mr. Towne's name mentioned
Mr. Dougherty said I'VE all have the
highest regard for Mr.. Towne as a man.
and respect him highly, but 1 wish to say
that I, and there are many others Of the
same opinion as myself, am not willing
that under any eilentnstances shall Mr..
Towne have the second place on the ticket.
He is a most excellent man, but there are
other excellent men who have been Demo-
Gratis all their lives, have given much time
and work and made many sacrifices for the
good of the Democratic party, and 1 think
one of these men should be rewarded In
preference TO Mr.. Towne, who has not
been member of the party all Of his
political life. Personally 1 am in favor of
the nomination of Fitzhugh Lee, Of Vir-
ginia."
HAS his name been considered by the
New York and Indiana delegations?"
"The matter is not far enough advanced
at this time for me to say that any man
has been really considered" was the most
definite reply that Mr.. Dougherty could
be induced to make. Mr.. Dougherty wished
| it distinctly understood that there was no
| hard and fast agreement between the
States of New York and Indiana. They
were simply trying TO get together on a
vice presidential candidate who would run
stronger in both States than any other
man."
HARRISON DON'T WANT 1T.
'I don't want it, 1 won't take it,
wouldn't have it," said Mayor Harrison,
of Chicago, to-day, when asked If he was
a candidate for the vice presidency. I'm
not looking for anything he continued.
But some of the Illinois delegation are for
you for Vice President. Said the mayor:
They'd better get off quick, and get with
York L am for Elliott Danforth, and for
him strong, and / believe the support of
the Illinois delegation will be given him.
think he is the strongest man the conven-
ton can nominate"
A distinct development of the day was
the springing of the name of eX-Vice Presi-
dent Adlai z. Stevenson as a candidate
upon whom all could unite. Ben ID. Cable
of Illinois, was ore of the first to suggest
Mr. Stevenson and he found the sugges-
ton met with great deal of favor among
members of the Illinois delegation and also
with others. He consulted Clark Howell
of Georgia, and was told that if Stevenson
was presented and would accept that Geor-
gia would give him a solid delegation
Henry d. Clayton spoke for Alabama in
much the same way. and as the suggestion
was passed around it met with such gem
eral approval that many delegates be-
ueved that Stevenson would not only ac-
cept the nomination, but there was pos
sibiity of his being selected.
RUSH OF GERMAN ORDERS.