The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-02
WOULD Head THE TICKET
ROOSeyelfS Plans for the Coming
Republican Convention.
4 scheme to BaIL senator PiRtt's In
tentiOn % Have the Former Col
oncI of the Rough Riders MONT
mated for Vice observation-disclosures
Sneers at wOodrufT's Aspirations

NEW YORK, Feb. 2.-The reported plan
by which Governor Roosevelt was 90 be
given the Republican nomination for the
Vice Presidency in the coming campaign.
seems 10 have received a setback from
the Governor himself. and bose who pro
fess TO be possessoTs Of accurate informa-
tion on the subject. openly declare that
he will seek the nomination TO head the
ticket Failing in this ambition be viii
decline To permit the use 81 his name as
running mate with the renominated Presi-
dent.
This course Of action on the part Of the
Governor is said to have been the result
Of his Discrimination to be put out OF the
way for a time. and permit the control Of
the Republican party in New York State
to remain in the hands o. Senator Plat
Being the only real factor in the way Of
this ambition OF the Senator from New
York, the plan TO permanently shelVe him
was thought TO have been well laid.
II was the intention Of the sehemers
toward this end, il is said. 10 arrange 10
have the convention nominate him BY
spontaneous vote. and in spite of any pro-
testGtious he might have made. but when
the plan became known 20 the Governor
10 is said that he concluded that ii his
uame could be forced upon the ticket sor
| second place so readily. he perhaps had
friends enough TO command The higher
honor.
Within the last few days hc has beea
/ in personal communication with many in
| duential men. and is said 10 believe that
/ he is rapidly securing Tor himself a posi-
ton which will enable him TO DO the die
/ tating, and the Mckinley Hanua-Plat
| combination be forced 30 listen He in
I tends TO see Senator Plat n once about
/ the alleged intention with which the lat
| ter has been credited. and II the inter
| view proves the truth Of the rumor, he
will. Il is believed state plainly bis uwn
/ position in the matter and act in accord
| ance without delay
| It is understood that under the skillfUi
manipulation OF Mark Hanna ,he COnvcn-
4 ton will rush his name through before he
/ can we'll checkmate the move. and his
| keenest efforts will be necessary to offset
| the fioOdtide as Planned.
! Timothy Woodruff, as a name Ter the
| second place on the ticket Is openly
/ sueered at by Senator Hanna, VINO viii see
/ 20 il that Itjs ambition is crushed IN the
| bud. The chairman OF the National Com
/ mittee does not think that the young man
/ from New York has had the necessary
] experience 20 successfully handle the pro-
| found international questions that are sure
I
| to confront the Administration the next
| four wears, and in recent interview said
/ that il was always 10 be remembered tina.
/ there wac out one life between the Vice
| Presidency and the most important post in
| the gift of this naIiCn. Considering this
| fact he put aside the possibility OF Wood
ruff in a very few words.
When asked his views respecting ROOse-
| Welt. the Senator declared that he had
! nothing to say on that subject but that
! he believed he had read somewhere thar
| Senator Plat had been reported as expect
I ing the Governor to fill the minor place
on the ticket. He said that he knew moth
| ing about it personally. but that If New
| York united on a candidate the convention
| would probably give il due consideration.
! Il understand he said. that there will
be several names submitted for Vice Presi-
Dental consideration. and no one can.
therefore say who will be the final candi-
date chosen"
A despatch from Cleveland says that
| there has been a complete change in the
! political intention of the chairman, and
that he will now so to the convention as
a deIegate-at-large and Will be candidate
for permanent chairman.
Notwithstanding the attitude OF RNOse-
welt on the subject of the nomination. TO-
gether with what ne is said to believe is
a strong command OF certain powerful in
luences that can cast his name ahead OF
Mr.. McKinley's and give him the leader
ship on the ticket. organs in his own
State and Of his own party say tsat the
! campaign has been so closely mapped out
| b. Senator Plat that he will have to take
| the second place or nothing and his name
| may be rushed through in spite OF himself
| The conspiracy to shelye the Governor
by giving him the nomination is not adj
mitted by the manager of the coming cam
paign. who says that the present occupant
| of the White House has not expressed a
| desire to name the man who shall run
with him. and il is not likely that he Will
do so. The outcome OF the game is looked
| forward to with interest by party leaders