New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-14
A TALK WITH MR.. BLISS.
WOULD NOT SAY WHETHER HE WOULD
YIELD TO A POSSIBLE DEMAND
FOR HIS NOMINATION.

To a Tribune reporter yesterday afternoon
Cornelius n. Bliss said he was not in any way
responsible for the renewal Of talk about him
a possible candidate for the Vice-Presidency.
Nothing has been said TO by any Of the
party leaders," he added. land only know what
see in the newspapers regarding the DISPOSE
ton of some Republicans to bring my name to
the front again. 1 have not encouraged and am
not encouraging. any such talk
Mr.. Bliss could not be induced 10 say if he
would yield TO a possible demand for his cand-
dacy. but he said: There is change in the
situation. far / know. since I told my
friends several months ago that was not seek
ing a nomination for the Vice-Presidency. Re-
publicans OF the West had been suggesting my
name. and friends came to me and asked If
would be a candidate. / said L felt honored
by the favorable mention of my name, but
had retired from the Office of Secretary of the
Interior with desire to keep out Of public Of
fee, and did not desire to be candidate for
the Vice-Presidency 1 do not know why there
has been a renewal of the talk about me as a
possible candidate"
Governor Roosevelt would not accept NOM
ination for the ce-Presidency If ii We're offered
to him." said Colonel William J. Youngs the
Governors secretary. at the Fifth Avenue Hotel
last evening. IF the Republican National Con-
vention nominated him, the Governor would rise
III MS place ana Oecllne, ana II that not
sufficient, he would write letter to the Ma
uonal Committee. declining the nomination. Tn
position Of the Governor is so well known now
that the convention will not think of nominat-
ing him"
Colonel Youngs had talk with Senator PIatt
al the hotel. Senator Platt said there was no
truth in a report that he had conferred with
Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts, about the
Vice-Presidency. The report declared that SEN
ator Lodge had said after such a conference that
the nomination OF Governor Roosevelt mad been
fixed
Senator Platt said last night that there was
only one avowed NewYork candidate for the
but IL was not possible to tell If the New-York
delegation would present any candidate to the
National Convention
Governor Roosevelt will pass through the CITY
to-day on his way to his home in Oyster Bav
On Saturday at p. he will start for Phila-
delphla on a special with Senator Platt
Senator Depew ard Chairman Ode of the Re-
publican State Committee Mrs. Roosevelt Mrs
Platt and Mrs Odel probably will be in the
party Several other New-York DELEGATES will
go TO Philadelphia at the same time and il Is
expected that most of the New-York delegates
VIII De IN Philadelphia by Saturday evening
The New York delegation will have a meeting at
lts headquarters in the Walton Hotel on Mon :
day evening TO discuss the question Of submit
ting the name of a New-York man to the CON
Vention as NETWORKS choice for the Vice Pres
idency. -
Senator Allison Of Iowa was a, the uo.el
Aibemarle, in this city last night hut news
paper men who sent their cards TO his room AZ
intervals until late hour were told that he
was "out." ae iie