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sentiment In favor OF his nomination.
He had conferences with Henry {.
Payne of Wisconsin, Senator Lodge OF
Massachusetts. Senator Hanna. nation
al Committeeman Gibbs of New York
and BENJAMIN ID. Odell, in addition TO
other leaders.
Senator Hanna, IL is stated. advised
that the proposed course for him 10
pursue was 10 issue a statement posi-
lively declining the nomination. IT
will be entirely consistent with our
previous statement" Senator Hanna Is
said 10 have uttered. "and will convince
people that you have lost none OF your
determination when you set out 10 ac-
complish a result.
But 1 have never asserted" an
swered Gov. Roosevelt. that l would
decline If nominated. / do not want the
nomination, but / am not sure / can
refuse II the convention fails TO listen
10 my protest"
You had better take a razor and cut
your throat" suggested Senator Lodge.
ITO decline the nomination would be
equally as fatal"
Congressman Littauer, another of the
governors political friends. in New
York. said: The thing has gone TOO
far to stopit with appeals TO delegates.
1T cannot be stopped in that way. The
only way liz for the governor to say
that he will not accept under any cir
eumstances. He would then carry out
the general belief that he Is a man of
his word and determination"
Several other friends OF the governor
urged him to positively decline. and af-
ter finding that he was about equally
advised on both sides OF the controver-
~ by his close political friends he an
nounced that he would come to de-
cision by 3 o'clock this afternoon. At
Il. 49, 49,.
decided i'm the matter. but Ii was deter
mined that the result lay principally
with him. and that Il was useless to try
and work change OF sentiment In the
delegations.
delegation from Kansas headed by
the candidate for ti. $. Senator j. r.
Burton. called and the governor chatted
with them. Turning To Mr.. Burton.
just as they were leaving. he said: MY
dear fellow. ] want to do what is right
by the party but honestly believe my
path OF duty Hes in New York state"
Well said Mr.. Burton. III we don't
vote for you. We'll vote for Woodruff"
A delegation OF Iowa men also had a
long interview with Roosevelt.
DIDN'T SAY HE WOULD OR NOT
AT the conclusion Of the interview the
situation was summed up as follows by
J afe Young. who headed the delega-
did not say he wouldn't. and az we
came out Of his room. Mark Hanna was
waiting to see him TO urge him 10 REFUSE
the nomination. and Henry Cabot
Lodge was waiting to urge him TO take
II. That Is the situation as we left IT,"
HANNA ANSWERS.
II transpired during the conference
I'M Roosevelt's room that Senator Han
ma. combating what is now the popular
impression that Roosevelt is the only
man who can be nominated, said II
think we can nominate some one else
besides Roosevelt"
Tor Gods sake go ahead and do It,"
responded the governor.
That's right. said Senator Lodge
''let's 20. ahead and nominate some
other man.
What IL the matter with Long?"
asked Hanna.
Moth ng." replied Lodge. Go ahead
and nominate him.
Gathering from the tone OF Senator
Lodges remark. that although the sem
ator was supporting Long he had very