The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-15
STILL WANT GOV. ROOSEVELT.
EFFORT To GET HIM TO ACCEPT
SECOND PLACE.


Hanna Feels the Need of "A War Hero
on the Ticket - Democrats Are
Looking out for Naval Hero 10
Run With Brynn-Lindsay of Ken
lucky Names sixteen Republicans
to One Democrat Who Are Avail
able Candidates.
Washington, April 14.-Republican man
ayers are going to make another effort to
induce Gov. Roosevelt to accept the Vice
Presidential nomination. Senator Hanna
is credited with the remark:
I'VE must have a hero of the Spanish
War on the ticket with Mckinley"
Whether this remark was occasioned
through fear that Admiral Dewey may de
velop unexpected strength among the sem
timental and hero worshipping class of
voters or a sincere desire to enlist the
active services of the hero of San Juan
hill in the coming campaign, is a question
the Republican chieftain has not yet an
swered.
The Democrats are considering. the ad-
Visibility of placing naval hero on the
ticket with Mr.. Bryan; the names OF
Dewey and schley are seriously discussed
in the councils Of the Democratic party.
1t is said that the most persuasive meas
ures will be employed to convince Gov.
Roosevelt that it is his duty to respond
to the call OF his party to take second
place on the national ticket If he refuses
to obey, orders in the present emergency,
it is said, that he viii be black-listed by
the party managers, and he will find his
read to the White House in the future
impossible
The late Vice President Hobart elevated
the sec nd highest place in the gift of the
American people to a high plane, so that
man need not feel degraded or polite
ally sheIVed by accepting the position
Personal endeaVor and ability either raise
or lower the standard of a Vice Presi-
dent.
Lindsay's Retirement.
Senator lindsay of Kentucky. who is
soon to leave the Senate to make way for
the return to that body of the dashing
Joe c. S. Blackburn, takes his approach
ing retirement from active political life
philosophically. While musing over the
present political situation a few days ago
he remarked regretfully that he hates to
believe that the grand Old Democratic
party of the past has been reduced to the
COIClllOH VI Only HdNluS one uIdl III IT'S
ranks who is eligible to the office of Pres
ident of the United States. He went on to
say that he was not willing to cOncede
that such is the case yet he added that
he is confronted with the fact that Mr.
Bryan seems to be the only man in the
Democratic party who is willing to come
OUT boldly and proclaim himself an avail
able and willing candidate.
Republican Timber.
On the other hand Senator Lindsay call
ed attention to the abundance of availa-
BILE presidential timber growing in the
Republican party.
why" said the Kentucky Senator
laughing, 4 can mention off hand, six
teen presidential possibilities in the Re
publican ranks, while there is but one
visible above the Democratic horizon. Let
me enumerate them in 10 to ! order"
Republican: Mckinley, Harrison, Reed,
Roosevelt Allison, Spooner, Frye, Depew,
Lodge, Davis, Lincoln, Martin, Bliss, Man
derson, Elkins, Foraker.
Democrat: Bryan
AS a rule Democratic congressman do
not seek the honor of representing their
respective state at national conventions.
1t is the custom in many of the Demo-
cratic states to bar out senators and rep
resentaLiVes from the contest for conVen-
ton privileges. An exception 10 the prac-
tice is made in several states, as it is I'M
derstood that Senator Jones will go to
Kansas City from Arkansas. He will
probably be accompanied by Senators
Daniel and Martin of Virginia, Senator
Tilman from South Carolina, Senator
Rawlings from Utah Senator Black burn
from Kentucky, Senator Kenney from Del
aware. Senator Turner from Washington
and Senator Taliaferro from Florida.