Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-05-01
ROOSEVELT SAYS NO.
Would Rather be Private Citizen
than Vice-President Of the
United States.


Chicago, H.. April 27.-'I will not be
q candidate for ce-president on the Re-
publican ticket My statement is abso-
lutte. This is the third time l have made
it, and three times ought to be out.
do not want to be vice-president. | pre-
fer private life. | appreciate the impor-
lance Of the Office and the honor shown
me by those who would like to see me
occupy it. But beyond any shadow Of
doubt the place for me 20 render good
service to the state and the party IS the
position / now hold. Ii the Republic
ans of New York see tit to rcnOminatc
me for governor | shall be glad. / can
render ut this time the best service to
the party by running for governor, and
the best service to the public as govern
Or
But cannot the Philadelphia conven-
ton be stampeded for your
No. | shall second the nomination of
President Mckinley, which is the proper
thing for me to do, and the ticket will
have my loyal support throughout the,
campaign"
So spoke Gov. Theodore Roosevelt of
New York yesterday afternoon as the
train on which he was O passenger ap-
preached Chicago. Gov. Roosevelt's
statements other than the public one
as to the utter impossiblity of making
him President Mckinley's running mate
this year.
Will be Governor Again.
He believes it to be in the plain line of
his duty to his party and the people that
he should seek d second term as govern
Or of New York. and tn1s-and this alone
he proposes to do.
who will be the vice-presidentiai
nominee?" he was asked.
Il do not know
Bartlett Trip, now of the state of
Washington, is said to have several dele,
cations pledged to him for the nominal
ton"
HE is an excellent man. If the Pa
cific coast has a good man to present for
the place | will be in favor of recognize
ing its candidate"
The governor turned interviewer him
self. He asked:
How does the West take the Porto
Rican tariff bill?''
1T is opposed to it."
Il thought so. have gained that idea
from what | have heard
About the Democrats.
And the Hay-Pauncefote treaty-what
does the West think of that"
1T is opposed to it."
'Of course. and it wants the Nicara-
guam canal fortified and absolutely CON
/ trollcd by this government"
Yes"
Gov. Roosevelt was asked: "Where are
the Democrats at nationally!
We'll, | am an outsider, but [ should
say that the Democrats stand precisely
where they did in 1896, save that they
have added to their heterogeneous group
of sO-called principles the further prin-
clple of anti-eXpansiOn or anti-American-
ism. The Democrats are still for free
silver--for an unstable currency. Follow
IL
are strong in the East to make hypocrit-
zeal pretensions the other way, though
nOminally for free silver to catch the far
| West and Southern votes. They intend
If in power to betray these votes, though,
by inactiOn.
Il suppose Mr.. Bryan will be rcnomi-
mated. although he cannot be elected. As
regards the genuineness of the Demo
cratic antitrust cry would like to point
out the difference between promise and
performance. In my own state we have
done more to attack corporation abuses
and wrongs than have ali the profess
slOnal Shriekers put together
For President in 1904
Gov. Roosevelt dined with the members
of the Marquette club last night, and
Joined i'll the chorus of "A Hot Time in
the Old Town Tonight with the same
vigor with which his troopers sang it
when they swept up San Juan HILL re-
ceived broadside after broadside of cheers
and made a speech in which he said
nothing about the vice-presidency. The
members Of the Marquette club want
Gov. Roosevelt to be President McKin-
ley's successor four years from now. and
last night they carefully avoided all ref
erence to the hero of Santiago as a vice
presidential possibility for 1900. Toast
master Frank O. LOwden said
THE members of the Marquette club
brought out the last President, and after
we have four years more of Mckinley
it will bring out the next President. The
odore Roosevelt. In 1904 the people of
this country will follow that gallant lead
err to the white house as the Rough Ri
ders followed him up to the little block,
house on San Juan hiil.''
At the utterance of these words the
banqueters broke into a tumult OF ap-
plause, and after that no one had the
| temerity to say anything about the vice
presidency in SO far as Col. Roosevelt
was concerned One hilarious guest,
however, nominated Tim Woodruff for
! the second place within the gift of the
nation and was squelched promptly by
| the POSTMASTER amid laughter.
Gov. Roosevelts speech was anent the
young man in politics. At the close of
/ his address he was given three Mar