The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-19

ator was supporting Long he had little
hope that Long would be nominated. SEN
ator Hanna continued:
well. what is the matter with Fair
banks?"
Nothing in the world" responded Lodge.
Go ahead and nominate him. Nominate
anybody you can We are all standing
ready to help you"
From this conversation 1t is apparent that
the chairman OF the national COMMITTEES is
still sanguine that a nomination for the
vice presidency Will be made only after an
open struggle in the convention.
OTHER BOOMERS TAKE HEART.
With the appearance Of Colonel Roose-
velt's statement the managers of the vice
presidential ''booms'' withdrawn last night
took heart again and renewed the sus-
pended work Of canvassing- or the avowed
and willing candidates for the Office Repre-
sentative Dolliver has perhaps the largest
and most aggressive following. and it is
thought that rather thar. see Roosevelt
succeed through a Quay-Platt alliance. the
Onio senator will throw his strength TO the
Iowan- Dolliver il undoubtedly the second
choice OF a great number OF Western dele
gates who would gladly support Governor
Roosevelt IL he gave them half oppor-
tuDity.
Cornelius ~. Bliss, of New York, who
was regarded as Mr.. Hanna's reciprocal
candidate, for second place on the ticket,
has again declared himself out of the
race II never was candidate and am not
a candidate" he said this afternoon. MY
name viii not go before the convention.
You may regard this statement as final.
State Senator Christopher Magee, OF
Pennsylvania, an anti-Quay delegate, will
haruny vote in the convention for Governor
Roosevelt. II don't think that the vice
presidency with all its possibilities is
place that man can sheer at He said
this morning what he has been saying for
the past month or two, OF making positive
statements. IL the newspapers are to be
believed. in prohibiting the use Of his name
IN connection with that place. / don't
think the result OF the November election
will hinge on the selection of a vice presi-i
GENITAL candidate. In my opinion the cleo
ton will turn on the success or failure of
the Mckinley administration. L do not
think the people of this country will con-
slider il failure when they contrast the
prosperity that prevailed during the past
tour years with the distress of the previous
Democrat administration from 1893 to 1885,.
II Is not reasonable to suppose that the
people have so soon forgotten the misery OF
the Cleveland administration
nrrty AMI Or ,-Ou-
IF Governor Roosevelt Is nominated 1t
will not be because Quay and Plat will be
for him, but because the convention in it's
wisdom believes that he is the strongest
candidate Quay and Platt have been in
combinations before TO prevent the nominal
tion OF particular candidates and they have
failed. At Minneapolis in 1892, they an
tagonized President Harrison's renomina-
ton and again in ST. Louis four years ago
they and their senatorial and national COM
mittee colleagues opposed Mckinley. In
neither case. with all the credit due them
as a managing politician in their several
States, did they make a respectable show
Ing Unless they satisfy the convention
that Roosevelt would De the best candidate
to nominate. Quay and Plat will not sue
coed In their latest combination any more
than they did formerly. The candidate for
Vice President should be as big man as
the candidate for first place think Dolli-
make excellent running mates with McKin-
ley. There is plenty OF good material"
Oregon and Washington are said to have
abandoned Irving Scott as vice presi-
Dental possibility. and agreed to support
Bartiett Trip. General Samuel K Ashton.
Of Washington. will place Trips name be-
fore the convention and Wallace Nc
Camant. chairman of the Oregon delega-
ton, will second the nomination. Trips
friends claim that he already has forty
votes. as follows: Oregon. s: Washington,
3; South Dakota, s; North Dakota. 6; Utah,
s; Alaska, 4. The Oregon delegation is To-
Gated at the Bingham House.
IF Governor Roosevelt will only take the
vice presidential nomination we are all for
him out in Missouri" said w. s. Shirk,
one OF the delegates from that State IF
Teddy will not take it. then our delegation
will divide up. Dolliver is probably the
strongest candidate, with Roosevelt out.
Many or our delegation favor Bliss. think
It ought to be an Eastern man. provided
he IL not from State that is divided
One of the members OF the Nebraska del
esation. speaking of the vice presidential
said this morning: lowing to
the many conflicting runors now afioat
the position OF Governor Roose-
Welt our delegation is largely at sea. While
We would like to see some man from west
Of the Missouri named for the second
place on the ticket. there is a very strong
sentiment in favor OF Roosevelt, and IL he