The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-11
BLISS Is THE MAN
Who Has Been Selected as President
McKiuley's Running Mate.
BOSS PLAT INSISTED ON IT.
Root Has Gracefully Accepted the Sit.
uatiun and Sidetracks.
HAY VERY HOSTILE TO THE Beers.
This win Be Shown as Soon as His Son Is
Turned Down,
HAY VERY HOSTILE TO THE Beers.
YOUNG MAN NOT ACCEPTABLE TO KRUGER
The President OF the TrsnsvasI Has
Good Grounds for Declining
TO Accept Credentials.
tspeciai 70 The post.)

Washington. January l0,-As indicated
In these dispatches last night, Mr.. Root
Is out OF the running for vice presidential
candidate on the republican ticket. He
announced today that he would not be
candidate for vice president after long
conference with Mr. Bliss
This makes practical certainty that
Bliss is the slate candidate and will get
through with Mckinley by reclamation,
Mr.. Root seems to be cnamored of his sob
as secretary OF war and It may be said
also that he Is very plastic and plisble IN
tho hands OF the administration. Back OF
MI this movement 10 sidetrack Root and
put MIR. Bliss to the fore is Plat OF New
York. 1t is understood that he protested
against Root and insisted on Bliss. That
accounts for the sudden change OF heart
on the part OF the administration anent
tho vice presidential candidate, coupled
with the fact that Bliss has millions to
spend for campaign purposes and Root
has not.
The news that Adelbert Hay is persona
non grata at Pretoria seems based on
facts. II is vouched for by an authority
so high that 1t is received with oredenoe
wherever it has been told, AZ tho state
department no denial of II is vouchsafed.
hut the statement that it was conceived by
persons hostile to the administration is
given out.
Prcaident kruger's objection to young
Hay is said to be based upon the pro-
English sympathes OF his father. the Sec
rotary OF state, frequently expressed in
public while he was ambassador TO Great
Britain. and exhibited since the beginning
OF the Boer war by his failure 10 prevent
the English government obtaining unlim
tied supplies OF arms and ammunition from
manufacturers and dealers In this coun-
try.
Another objection that It Is said viii he
urged against the young man Is his con
duct in spending nearly two weeks In Lon
don hohnobbing with British officials, re-
celying secret messages to British prison
I ers at Pretoria and otherwise betrayinq
/ hts sympathics for British arms. President
/ Kruger IA known 10 be in possession OF
detailed information about young Hays
attitude toward the Transvsal, What h'
said about the merits Of the war, as h'
understood them: what he did and wnon
/ he saw IN London before he left tho Brit
! sh capital for South Africa The old Boel
Statesman is said to have a keen apprecla
I ton of the possible effect of the step b.
contemplates taking. but he is nevertheless
Determined 10 take It. lie understand
! that he will excite the anger aud the hos
tllity Of Secretary Hay, but he believes
I that he is standing on his rights.
story is current In Washington thai
young Hay had an intimation Of the at
/ titude Of President Kruger before he lief
/ London. and that he had communication
with his father about IT., but owing 10 tn
extreme reticence Of the state department
/ II can not be verified
Friends Of President Kruger IN wash
ington admit the ignoring OF young Ha,
will undoubtedly be made a pretext By
Secretary Hay for a more positive stand
I than tho secretary OF state has dared e
assume. Indications during the past TWO
I DAYS have shown that there is a strong
disposition on the part OF the state depart
J ment TO resent the attitude OF President
/ Kruger toward Consul Hollis and the Brit
/ ish prisoners.
! A yelled threat. indeed was made ia
enforce the position Of the administration
I that the United States consul has the
/ right TO act for England In looking after
| the interests Of the British prisoners OF
war;
Representative Sheppard today intro
duced a bill to appropriate 100000 fol
the Improvement Of Cypress bayou and
the lakes between Shreveport. La, and
Jefferson, Texas.