The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-18

flourish because Massachusetts, candi-
date did not impress the delegates as CIV
ing additional strength to the ticket
With doubt as TO the choice OF the adj
ministration. and with the desire TO make
New York safe, with a belief among many
delegates that Roosevelt was the one man
who would add strength to the ticket East
and West 1t was not difficult TO start the
stampede. and tonight 1t is generally ac-
cepted that the national Republican ticket
will be Mckinley and Roosevelt.
Towards midnight there was a rumor that
Senator Platt had stated that the New
York delegation would. at its meeting to-
morrow night, indorse Governor Roosevelt
for Vice President. The rumor was brought
to the attention of Governor Roosevelt and
at the moment 1t was told him, State Chair
man Odell entered the room.
"Mr. Odell." asked the Governor, sis
there any truth in that statement
Not that know Of" said Mr.. odell.
"Mr. Plat made the statement in the
presence of several newspaper men," said
one of the party.
at understand" said Mr.. Odell, that
candidate for Vice President / don't think
there has been any change on the part of
the delegation
Just before he retired for the night. Gov
ernor Roosevelt said that he was sanguine
that he could overcome the sentiment In his
favor and convince the delegates that ii
was for President McKinleys best interests
to have him stay in New York as a candi-
date for Governor.
DOLLIvER MEN CONFIDENT.
The Dolliver people. at midnight, were
mistaken i'm their confidence that their man
had an excellent chance for the vice pres
idency, even when the Roosevelt boom is
taken into consideration. They base their
hopes entirely on the assumption that Gov
ernor Roosevelt will in the end decline TO
accept the nomination or have it forced
upon him. This being the case, they say
in the field, and has every chance of being
nominated.
LATE Young and Director of the Mint
Roberts, who have the Dolliver boom in
charge. united in giving the following in
terview late tonight:
I'VE have every reason to believe that
Governor Roosevelt will be able to stand
off the pressure that Is now being placed
upon him, and that he will eventually make
it plain to the convention that he cannot
accept the nomination This being the
case, We are certain that there is at pres
ent no man in the field who will be able to
poll more votes than Mr.. Dolliver. We
have the strongest assurances from two
men. who were among the closest personal
friends that Governor Roosevelt has
in the world. that he has not changed his
mind in the slightest particular. He does
not want the nomination and will, to the
end, fight against having it forced upon
him. We know positively that these men
and others have advised Governor Roose-
welt to stand firmly by the position he has
taken and not to recede from it on any
account. They have advised him to let
Powell Clayton go ahead and nominate
him; to let Senator Wolcott go ahead and
second the nomination, and then, before a
vote can be taken to rise I'm the conven-
ton and demand to be heard as a question
Of personal privilege. He will then. If he
follows the advice of his friends, assert
that he has the right to refuse the nominal
ton If he so desires, and will ask that the
convention not persist in forcing 1t down
his throat. We do not think that the con
vention will insist upon his being candi
date if he makes this appeal to the dele
gates.
I'VE expect to poll our full vote for Dol
liver when the roll is called. and we are
confident that in the end il will be found
that our man will be the running mate Of
President Mckinley
A significant occurrence of the evening
was the appearance on the Iapels of the
coats of the members of the New York
state delegation of buttons bearing the
pictures of Mckinley and Roosevelt. 1t
was looked upon by the delegates from
other States as tacit acknowledgment
that, while New York was not forcing the
vice presidency upon Roosevelt, the dele
gates were willing that the other States
should do so.