The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-06-19
Delegates Flock to His I'm
furled Standard.
HAY FORCE HIM TO ACCEPT,
u Is Said He Could Not Afford to De-
Cline-He Expressed = Belief That Hs
Could Check the Boom--Put Forth b.
Platt and Backed by Quay.


such as to indicate that it probably can
not be checked. Nothing but posi-.
tive declaration from Governor Roose.
velt that he would not accept the nomi-
LAtion after 1t was made would stop it
and he will not make that declara-
ton.
Looking to the future, Governor
Roosevelt and his friends realize that
the declination Of q popular and enthu.
may be with the idea that 1t will con.
tribute to the success of the party in
the campaign. would no doubt mean pol.
ttical oblivion.
1t is accepted by leaders that Rose
welt was sincere in his emphatic decla-
rations that he would not accept
and was not o candidate, but he now
realizes that the political movement to
force the nomination upon him has
reached o point beyond his control.
From the very beginning Senator
Hanna declared that the president was
not taking any part in the selection of
his running mate, and the senator gave
no indication Of his own choice. He
had favored Mr.. Bliss, but he announced
upon his arrival here that for personal
reasons Bliss could not accept.
While Roosevelt admitted that the
situation looked as II he would be forced
into a nomination, he was hoping that
such would not be the case and was
using every effort to change the senti-
ment. He said:
"My place is at the head of the ticket
In New York state. feel that Mr..
Hanna is right, and that can do more
to help Mr.. Mckinley by running in
New York state than by being on the
national ticket"
Rooseveit's appearance in the Hotel
Walton raised the enthusiasm of the
people in the corridor to a.high pitch.
Platt had declared against Bliss and
Hanna would not accept Woodruff.
Upon this rock the two leaders split.
Platt, backed by Pennsylvania, pressed
upon Roosevelt's candidacy.
Governor Roosevelt said that he was
sanguine that he could overcome the
sentiment in his favor and convince the
delegates that it was for President Nc
Kinley's best interests to have him stay
in New York as candidate for gov.
ernor.
Tie Dolliver people were unshaken in
their confidence that their man had an
excellent chance for the vice presidency
even when the Roosevelt boom is taken
into consideration. They based their
hopes upon the assumption that Gov.
ernor Roosevelt would, in the end, de.
cline to accept the nomination or to
have it forced upon him.
PHILADELPHIA, June 1S.-A move
ment was go tten under way here boom.
ing Roosevelt for the vice presidency
The Pennsylvania delegation, those that
were here; met and it was soon an
nounced that the state delegation had
taken positive position for the Cover.
nor for the second place Oh the ticket.
This announcement was soon fol
lowed by the statement which was
made upon excellent authority, that
Colon el Quay and Platt and others are
in sympathy with him had held con.
ference and had decided upon a cam.
paign which was intended to bring
Roosevelt to the tltLtas candidate
stampede the convention for him and
force his acceptance of the nomination.
Among others who were taken into
the confidence OF Quay and Platt was
National Committeeman Saunders, who
has been doing Jealous work in bring.
ing over the mountain states to
the support OF Roosevelt's candidacy.
Senator Penrose, of Pennsylvania, and
Senator Wolcott, of Colorado, were both
in the movement, and the managers
were claiming the votes not only of the
New York and Pennsylvania delegates
but Of California, Kansas, Nebraska,
Colorado, Indiana and Illinois, as well
as Of many others. All this, of course,
is upon the supposition that favorite
sons will be eliminated from the fight.
Colonel Quay announced himself as
for Roosevelt because of his confidence
that the governors nomination would
assure the success Of the Republican
ticket in November, but there are those
and they are not enemies of the colo.
nel-who announced this belief that his
position was the result OF antagonism on
his part to Senator Hanna, chairman OF
the national committee. 1t was also ac
cepted that Quay still remembered the
fact that the Ohio senator had cast his
influence against him in his recent ef.
fort to secure his old seat in the senate
by gubernatorial appointments. Quay
did not admit the truth Of these state.
ments, saying there We're broader rea.
sons for nominating Roosevelt.
1t was also asserted by those in posi-
ton to know that Roosevelts accept
ance in case Of his nomination was as
sured. but this was not put upon
stronger grounds than that Senator
Platt had given this assurance. There
can be no doubt, however, regardless of
Roosevelt's own position, that he is to
be the Plat, Quay candidate and they
feel safe in the confidence that he win
not decline the office II it is forced upon
him.
The development of the movement in
Roosevelt's behalf had the effect of
bringing former Secretary Bliss con-
spiculously forward as the opposing
candidate, and the fact was announced
by those very close to him that he would
accept IL nominated. From the first
Senator Hanna and his followers have
advocated the nomination Of either Bliss
or Allison.
The latter has made his own deolina-
tion absolutely uuequivocal. thus fore.
tng Bliss to tho front despite his own
disinclination to accept the position.
Mr. Bliss rep0at0d his desire To ba ra-