New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-15
TALK OF E-PRESIDENT
FAIR FIELD AND NO FAVOR
AT PHILADELP PHLA.
VARIED VIEWS OF NATIONAL COMMIT.
TEEMEN-DADY SAYS WOODRUFF
OR NO NEW-YORKER-NEW
NAMES BROUGHT OUT.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO TIE rR1nUxE.I


kinley's this year on the Republican National
ticket. Senator Hanna, chairman OF the Ma
topal Committee. whose facilities for progncs-
tication certainly peculiar and exceptional.
processes to be much in the dark about the
Vice-Presidency is the obscurest and least
Imaginative Mississippi or Texas delegate.
When asked to-day if there any signs Of
concentration in any particular candidates in
terest. the Ohio manager replied;
Il haven't seen or heard of any. The field is
open. and may the best win. I really wish
you interviewers would believe me when I say
that 1 honestly know nothing more of the
chances OF any candidate than you do. To make
a choice is the business of the Convention"
Have you heard anything from Senator Al
lison yet?''
Nothing"
What do you think of the Democratic out
look?"
We'll. of course. it will be Bryan and defeat"
do you think Dewey will be nominated for
Vice -President?'
Il wouldn't like TO guess. think he would
accept the nomination. but I rather fancy it will
go TO Hearst. OF New-York."
CHOICE OF NATIONAL COMMITTEEMAN.
Other leading members of the National Com
mittee taking their from Mr. Hanna. ex-
press equal uncertainty about the conven-
tion's probable action. How widely the views
and judgments of the ffty-one National Com
mitteemen differ is demonstrated by a canvass
made last night to determine their preferences
among the Vice-Presidential candidates. OF the
fifty-one. nineteen said they had no positive
choice. seven committeeman preferred Cornelius
n. Bliss, of New-York; six. Secretary Long: five.
Representative Dollver. of Iowa: seven. Senator
Edward o. Wolcott of Colorado; two Senator
Stephen B. Elkins. OF West Virginia; one Sem
ator Allison. of Iowa; one, Senator Fairbanks, OF
Indiana; one, ex-senator Washburn. of Mime
sofa; one. Henry c. Payne. of Wisconsin, and
one. Ex-Governor William o. Bradley of Ken
lucky
There can be no question that Mr.. Hannas
sighting references TO Lt>Srnant-Governor
Woodruffs candidacy for theNSice-P Presidency
and Frederick S. Gibbs's open declaration OF
preference for Cornelius n. Bliss have greatly
irritated Mr.. Woodruffs representatives here
With Governor Roosevelt cut of the competition,
Mr. Woodrun's spokesmen seem TO think that
New-York's united support, should have been
thrown TO the Brooklyn statesman In the cur
rent talk about the availability of Messrs Bliss
and Odell Mr. woodruffs friends see only
covert effort to distract opinion in the New-York
delegation and thus prevent a unanimous in
dorsement of the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS candi-
dacy in next Monday evenings caucus
Colonel Michael j. Dady, who has charge Of
Mr.. Woodruff's interests here. is indignant at
what he considers the insincerfty of the New
York politicians who are behind the Bliss
movement.
WOODRUFF OR NO NEw-YoRKER
TT will be Lieutenant-Csoyernor Woodruff for
vice-President or nobody from New-York State"
declared Colonel Dady
Does that mean that Lieutenant ]iovernor
Woodruff's friends in the convention would re-
fuse their support to any else. even though
it were known that President Mckinley had a
preference eIsewhere?'
When it becomes known that President Nc
Kinley has a favorite for the nomination Mr.
Woodruff will not be a candidate"
Suppose the President desires the nomination
of Mr.. BIiss?"
Under no conditions Mr. Bliss get a solid
delegation from New-York- Mr. Woodruff has
been and is a candidate for Vice-Presdent and
I believe if the delegates from New-York In
caucus should decide TO present his name. he
will be nominated. notwithstanding the remarks
attributed to Senator Hanna
Can you say what strength Mr.. Woodruff
will develop at the convention?"
Mr.. Woodruff has more than half of the
delegates in New-York pledged TO his support
He has ten from Brooklyn and the delegates
from New-York City. with a few exceptions In
the State of New-York there are sufficient dele
gates pledged to constitute. with the New-YorIe
and Brooklyn men. majority OF the delegation
from the State. Outside of the State OF New
York Mr.. Woodruff has pledged TO him more
than two hundred delegates"
1T is understood that Frank H Platt SON OF
Senator Platt, has pledged himself TO the sup
port Of Mr.. Woodruff. How far does his in
dorsement of Mr.. Woodruff carry with It tho
support of the Senator?"
The younger Platt has. II is true pledged
himself to vote for Mr.. Woodruff the
vention. and to use also all his efforts TO bring
about Mr.. Woodruff's nomination What Sena-
tor Platt will do 1 at present presume
to say do know. however. that if Senator
Platt gives Mr.. Woodruff his support. the Lieu
tenant-Governor OF New-York will be the next
Vice-President. Mr.. Platt's decision cannot be
known until the caucus of the New-York dele
gates. which will be held in this city AT $50
o'clock next Monday evening"
QUAY'S ANTI-HANNA ATTITUDE
1t has been limited here for several DAYS past
that ex-senator Quay. in order TO emphasize his
hostility TO Senator Hanna for the latter's share
in excluding him from the Senate would try to
throw the vote OF Pennsylvania TO Mr.. Woodrufr
or any other candidate distinctly unacceptable
to the chairman of the National Committee If
Mr.. Platt should decide TO present Lieutenant
Governor Woodruff New-Yorks choice for the
second place the National ticket. there can
be little question that Mr.. Quay will transfer
most OF Pennsylvania's vote 10 the Woodruff
column. But unless Mr.. Platt really desires to
push Mr. Woodrufrs fortunes. which seems
trenlely doubtful. the proposed anti-Hanna DEM
onstration will not be made.
Discussing the Vice-Presidential nomination.
Mr.. Penrose who is acting Mr.. Quays proxy