New-York tribune., 1900-04-10
ROOSEVELT AND THE vIcE-PREsIDENCY.
THE GOVERNORS FRIENDS IN WASHING
TON THINK HE WILL NOT ACCEPT
THE NOMINATION.

Washington April 9 (SpeciaD.-The question
to who will be the Republican nominee for the
Vice-Presidency appears to be exciting more in
terest in the minds of politicians in Wash
ington than do the Dewey candidacy for the Presi-
dency and the question to who will be Colonel
Bryan's running mate, and in all the gossip about
1t the personality of Governor Roosevelt cuts
large figure. Recent correspondence between him
and Senator Hanna that subject, 1t can be said.
was or merely incidental nature. The Governor
had occasion to write to the Senator, in the lat
ter's capacity chairman Of the Republican Ma
ttonal Committee. about personal matter relating
TO the Philadelphia Convention. and added a para
graph TO the letter saying that his determination
to be considered candidate for the Vice-Presi-
Dental nomination fixed and unalterable, and
intimating that if renominated for the office Of
Governor of New York he could be Of more service
to the party and the National ticket than as a
candidate on that ticket and he gave some of
the reasons In his reply Senator Hanna answered
that portion OF the Governors letter which re-
ferred TO the subject OF the VicePresidency by
saying that the reasons offered by Colonel Roost-
Welt for declining to have his name considered
among those of candidates for nomination TO that
office ought to be considered by anybody as sufi-
cient to justify the decision.
Governor Roosevelt has some warm friends in
Washington, in whose judgment he reposes great
confidence. who applaud both the reasons and the
decision and who declare that he viii! stick to the
latter to the point Of declining the nouina-
ton in it is rendered by the National Conven-
ton, OF which he VIII be member. one or these
friends, whose relations with him intimate
those of any other man. said to-day that strong
efforts had been used TO persuade the Governor
not to be a delegate TO the National Convention
and not to attend ii. but he had steadfastly re-
sisted all such efforts one prime consideration in
sented TO the Convention ana the noUlna tlon
actually be offered and made he ought TO be on
his reasons better than anybody else could do That
for him. and IN armanner- to make the Convention
This. friend also remarked that the Governor not
only feels that candidate for reelection he
ticket than in any other capacity. but that his
duty himself and his party in the Empire State
that the State administration will be on trial in
large sense. and he feels confident that he
trusted the office of Governor him. He also con-
siders that there is plenty of excellent Vice-Prest
number OF men could be found any one of whom
would add much strength to the ticket him
self Governor Roosevelts friend expressed the
belief that his candidacy for denomination would
be successful. and that it would encounter
strong opposition from the ''organizat ton ele-
ment in the party, which, he intimated, had other
reasons than hostility to the Governors ambition
for waiting until after the National Convention
before showing its hand.
The sentiment among prominent Western
Republicans in favor of the selection OF Western
man as a candidate for the Vice Presidency ap-
suitable candidate unsuccessful thus far. al
though II has not by means been abandoned. In
still urged is that with Bryan the opposition
candidate the West will be the battle ground. as
longer dstinctively Western State: still another
is that the incumbent of the Presidential office
active and prominent part in the campaign he
did in 1896, when he was simply the candidate of
expressed by Jealous and enthusiastic Western
Republican to-day is that we need a Vice Presi-
Dental candidate this year who can stir up the
boys set the prairies ablaze and give Bryan the
run of his life"