The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-17

overwhelming sentiment Is that. having
served one term, Mckinley deserves an
other. and that good faith and good poll
tics demand that the wishes Of the can
didats. ~ nearly as can be ascertained.
shall be respected in the matter OF the
vice presidency as well as OF the plat
form upon which he IL to 90 TO the coun-
Try.
The national COMMITTEES completed its
iabors in connection with the contests
today by leaving the Delaware factions
suspended in mid-air
No one Knows Yet.
The vice presidency Is tho uppermost
tonic IN the minds OF thu leaders, as wen
as the rank and file II is the only bone
OF contention, and that contention wouia
cease very quickly II anybody were au-
thorixed to say exactly what the ptesi-
dent wants. II there IL any plenipoten.
tfary OF the preeident here. ne mas nov
presented his credentials. The men VINO
are populariy supposed to be MoKinleys
epokeemen are the most careful 10 ais
claim any power OF attorney. ana tneir
reticence In procla!ming candidate
leads the rank and fle to believe tnat Ine
president has declared hands on Tne
result IL that anybody and everybody
who has q candidate feels AZ noery ~
boom him TO his hearts content Tor tno
time being at least. Either Bliss or Al
rson would be first choice OF the ma
Yority OF the leaders. but both or these
men have turned deaf ears to the snppn-
cation of the managers. Secretary Long
of Massachusetts. they are holding IN re.
serve in case another not 50 acoeptapio
formidable.
New York's Mig Fosr.
-. ,no., ain,cuIt problem arises in con-
nection with the New York Delegation.
geaded nv the big four" Plat Roose-
welt. Depew and odeil, the Empire state
sitts Alteration came 20 town ana set the
eossips mad with speculation: TO ne"
York, the iogicians argued, the nomina-
tion naturally should go to secure wen.
balanced ticket geographically. and IL
Me- york should present a candidate,
soiiAiy backed. unless the candida,e
were acceptable there might be trouble
ahead for the managers.
woodruR Not Taken serfously.
lieut.. Gov. Timothy Woodruff. already
on the ground with headquarters opened
ana buttons engraved. has never Deen
considered seriously. but the possiniiity
that the New York delegation might get
together on odell or Gen. Green. or Bliss.
mind at the eleventh hour. makes the po-
Htical prophets pause.
Gov Roosevelt still firmly ndheres TO
his determination not 70 be cnhoiohte'
ROT wi,hstnaalng his wonderful hold upon
IN, in.hainaiions OF all. Until New
York finally acts at tho meeting OF tho
deierntion on Monday, unless the situa-
tion should trystaiIixs meanwhile proph-
ectss srN vs.ueiess. In the interim TIE
wsst wtii 20 on shouting itself hoarss.
rhe has irving N. Scott. OF California,
the builder OF the Oregon: Bartlett Trip.
OF South Dakota: Fairbanks OF In
diana, and others. In addition to the elo-
quent Dollivsr. None except the latter
has arrived. Tomorrow, with marching
clubs and brass bands. they will invade
the mcnotony Of Philadelphia Quaker
sabbath and make tho weikfn ring with
their vocifsrous actions in true Western
style.
Danauets to visitors.
And tomorrow. for the first time. Phil
adslphla will take on the appearance OK
. convention city. Tonight. half dozen
banauets are being given 10 distinguished
yfs,torr. but the most important gather
me h AZ the Union League Club. where
Chairman Hanna and "6Scretary Root
are dining. Secretary Root and Postmas-
ter General Smith. fresh from Washing
ton. arrived late this afternoon. Tho post
master general. Il IL Understood. was the
beasur Of the platform that meets the
predicate approval
the vice presidency there would be alb
eoiuteiy nothing 10 reiievs the monoteny
OF the Republican gathering in Philads!-
phia.
new York IL the Pfvot.
During the day the svics prcsidentia,
question seemed 20 revolvs around New
Yortx. The position OF the state. with
four men available for candidates. the
feeling IN some quarters that mere po-
uticaI considerations should give the seq
ond place on the ticket to the Empire
state, and tho somewhat strained relations
between Senator Hanna ana Senator fiatt
eli serve 20 turn attention to New York.
Tonight tho situation In New York IL
Just this: They want the vice presidency.
Senator Plat does not want Bliss because
he believes his selection would be VIC
tory for Hanna In New York. Bliss ana
Hanna do not want Odeli because II would
be an absolute surrender to Plat. MAI
Their wants Woodruff. riatt Is not fully
determined about Odsii. and the del~ga-
ton may finally get around 20 the pres
entation OF Gen Francis Green.
HARD Work for poiiiver.
Meanwhile the friends OF the other can
didates have not been inactive. The hard
cat KIND OF WORK IN bTihx done Tor KEEP
rsssntatisc Deliver. tho Iowa candidate.
who arrived this afternoon. The Iowa DEL
eGAtion Is hero. ana has decided 10 pre-
sent Delivers name. Lafayette Young.
editor OF the Dee Moines Capital having
been selected To make the nominating
speech Mr. Do.iivrr IL not talking Ito
says that his position Ia such that Il
does no; justify him b. saying anything
further than that no Ia sratiaed at the
ccrdialiiy with which hts friends assure
him OF their support Mr.. Burton. who
heads the Kansas delegation. says that
the suggestion ~ nolnvsr has been well
received in that state
The other Candidates.
Riiss talk continues in spits OF the re-
peatsS assertions OF MIR Bliss himself
supplemented BY the statement ~ Mr.
Hanna. that he would no longer be con-
s'derea u candidate Mr. Rllks arrived to.
day. and eald there was nothing TO add TO
what he hA. saia before
There has net been much saia about Son
atcr FAIRBANKS today. though thev. fs
s,iil . possibility that he will - nAmsi