The age-herald., 1900-04-14
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Washington, April s.-(Special. )-Tt being conceded on all hands that President Mc- Klnley will be renominated at Philadelphia and Colonel Bryan at Kansas City, specu- lation centers upon probable nominees Tor second place upon the respective tickets. As the republican convention will be the first to be held, there is more talk at the moment about the choice of that party for vice president than of that of the demo- crats. Governor Roosevelt of New York could have had the vice presidential nomi- nation, but declaration tAat he would not accept has taken him out of the run ming. There was at one time talk in cer- tain quarters of General Joe Wheeler, but he is a democrat, and the republicans are not going to run any democrat
 The man most talked of just now for the nomination for vice president on the ticket with Mckinley is Lieutenant Gov ernor Woodruff of New York. When he first intimated his willingness to accept the place not much attention was paid to it, because his reputation was chiefly local, but he has gained great deal of strength in the past month in various parts of the country. The republican leaders now rec ognize that Woodruff's candidacy must be reckoned with. Mark Hanna told Wood ruff bluntly that he was too young for the place, but that was several weeks ago. Since then Woodruff has been growing in strength at a rate that compels the respect of MT. Hanna and the other dominating leaders of the republican party. His ohar hot i, amusing when one learns that he is two years older than Colonel Bryan, and six years older than that gentleman was when he was nominated for the first place on the democratic ticket in 1896. President Mo- Kinleyfs friends are now saying that there is no disposition on the part of the presi- dent to interfere in the nomination of his running mate; that, in fact, he will posi- lively refuse to use his influence for or against any candidate for that position.
 Governor Woodruff and his friends &C., cept that statement in good faith and the woodruff boom is growing rapidly. Dele gates were elected the other day to Phila- delphia from Brooklyn, Woodruff's home They were instructed for Mckinley and Woodruff. The significance of this in New York politics is that it has become poli- tical axiom that as goes Brooklyn so goes Kings county, in which 1t is situated, and As goes Kings county so goes the state of New York. Tidal wave years aside, it is automatic that as goes New York so goes the presidency.
 Last week the republican state senators of New York in conference at Albany en- dorsed Governor Woodruff for vice-presi- dent with cordial enthusiasm. They have known him as their presiding officer for more than two years, and as a republican leader in his city, county and state for a mercially he has been remarkably success ful and is now very rich man. a quality that seems to be regarded as desirable in vice-presidential candidates. He has made two trips to the west during the past few months on both of which he gained hosts of friends among the leading republicans of that section. Southern leaders who have been in Washington recently have made special inquiries about him, from which it is inferred that the sentiment in his favor is spreading in that section as well as in the east and west. Senator Platt and Governor Roosevelt are both for him, which would not be the case unless they knew that he measures fully up to the requirements of the great office to which he aspires. In truth it looks might fly as though the republican ticket this year would be Mckinley and Woodruff.