The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-03
F1TzHUGH LEE THE MAN
Whom New York and Indiana May
Unite Upon.

Kansas City. July 3.-'I don't want it,
I wont take it, I would not have it,"
said Mayor Harrison of Chicago today,
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"
WELL" said the mayor they'd bet
ter get off, and get off quick and get
with the winner. Illinois wants man
from the east and man from New
York. 1 am for Elliot Danforth and for
him strong, and / believe the support of
the Illinois delegation will be given him.
I think he is the strongest man the
convention can nominate"
A new factor was introduced into the
vice presidential situation later in tho
day by an effort to unite the Indiana
and New York delegations on the ques-
ton.
There is a strong probability that be-
fore evening the two delegations will
have agreed upon a man whom they
will unitedly press before the conven
ton as a candidate. AS many of the
other states have already declared
themselves as being willing to accept
any man who has been proclaimed by
the Democracy of New York as capable
of carrying that state in the fall cleo
ton there is but small doubt that any
man having the dual endorsement of
Indiana and New York will be for
midable factor. 1t was reported that
as the man upon whom the two states
would agree. This story upon investiga-
tion, however, was proven to be some
what premature as at IL o'clock the two
delegations had not agreed upon any
man and there was small prospect that
they would do so for several hours.
There has been no agreement be
tween the two states that I know OF,
said Mr. ShiyeIv of Indiana land
would not care to be quoted as saying
that there will be a formal agreement
of any Sort
But will there not be any agreement
that will carry the same weight?''
THAT is a different thing" said Mr..
Shively, with a smile, "and would not
be surprised to see some such step taken
but / am quite sure that nothing OF
Importance has been done up to the
present time It will take several hours
before the matter is in definite shape,
however and what that shape will be
am unable to predict. I will say, how
ever that from what 1 know at the
present time, Mr.. Danforth- will not be
agreed upon as the most available man.
He may be, but the indications just now
are that it will be somebody else
There has been no agreement reach
ed between the two states regarding a
vice presidential candidate said Hugh
Dougherty, delegate at large from In
diana Some steps have been taken in
that direction but they have not as yet
porduced any result.
When Mr. Towne's name was men
toned Dougherty said:
1--WE all have the highest regard for
Mr.. Towne as a man and respect him
highly, but I wish to say that 1, and
there are many others of the same
opinion as myself. am not willing that
under any circumstances 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 Democrats all their lives
and I think that one of these men
should be rewarded in preference to
Mr. Towne who has not been a member
of the party all his political life Per
sonally am in favor of the nominal
ton of Fitzhugh Lee of Virginia.
HAS his name been considered by the
New York and Indiana delegationS2"
THE matter is not far enough ad-
any man has been really considered -