Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-18

and serious quandry I am not an.
mindful OF the honor which you ad
want TO confer upon me, l DO not scorn
Ii or scon az u, but ] believe that J
can better serve my party I'M New fotk
State than I'M the nation. ana ! sun
think tina, ] should not be nominated
for Vice President but for governor OF
New York"
One of the delegation asked;
"Wlll you refusoY"
Roosevelt flushed and then said slow
w. and distluctively.
81 don't see how / could and quickly
added "but I have not yet entirely
made up my mind
WILL BE ROOSEVELT
These remarks were repeated 10 Mr.
Platt and he said OF think that with
out doubt Nh Roosevelt win Zoe the
candidate for Vice President
BY invitation General Ashton OF
Washington. had "a conference today
with Governor Roosevelt lie told tne
governor that the Northwest wanted 70
know exactly what bis position ls in
the vice presidential matter Notul-
ally NIn SEQ NliNW " An NN W.. 0'N'NN go t'tN
lett 1rpp. but if hir Roosevelt was
TO be a candidate they saw The uulity
Of their efforts.
The governor replied that DIE lll not
want the office but that Doe feared from
the shape the matter had taken, he
would have % take &C..
HANNA WILL WAIT
Tho conferauce I'm senator Wanna's
room ended at 1880 without any actual
result being accomplished. Senator
Hanna said:
1T seems to me that f. would be just
as well to wait until the delegates ar
rive and see what they want TO DO
about the vice presidency
He DECLARED that the administration
had no candidate.
Personally, he thought Secretary
Long was In every way qualified Tor
the position The senator believes that
IL Governor Roosevelt viii take the
same decided stand now that be took
a few weeks ago In Washington, II VIII
put a stop To- the talk about him. That
stand was that he would not accept the
nomination even II 1t We're rendered 10
him
After the conference with Governor
Roosevelt. Senator Hanna was asked:
do you think Roosevelt wants the
nomination.
We'll don't know. lie knows be
can stop it,
The latest candidate FOR Vice Presi-
dent is Senator ~ ,. Scott. Of West
Virginia Senator Scott was brought
out by the Virginia delegation, which
decided 10 give him her entire support.
His name win be presented by Hon.
J. Hampton Hoge, Of Roanoke. The
understanding Is that West Virginia
also viii throw here twelve votes to
Senator Scott
| ROOSEVELT DOES NOT DECLINE.
Gov. Roosevelt today gave out this
statement:
In view Of the revival OF the tax Of
myself as a vice presidential candidate
| / have this 10 say:
1T is impossible 10 express how deep
! " touched ] am by the attitude Of those
| delegates who have wished me TO take
this nomination Moreover, IL Is not
necessary to say how thoroughly ! un-
| derstand the high honor and the dignity
{ Of the office. an office so high and so
| honorable that Il Is well worth the ann
| bitiOn OF any man In the United States.
/ But while 1 appreciate all this to the
| fun extent nevertheless I feel most
/ deenly that the field Of my best use
| funess 10 the public and 10 the party Is
/ IN New York State, and II the party
/ should see fit 10 renominate me for gov
/ ern0r / can in that position help the
/ national ticket as In no other way /
very earnestly ask that every friend OF
/ mine In the convention respect my wish
| and my judgment in this matter"
VOICE OF THE STATES.
The Maine delegation arrived at the
| Walton today. The delegation Is for
| Long.
The Kansas delegation arrived this
/ morning and a number OF delegates
I represented that the sentiment for Vice
| President was nearly unanimous for
| Roosevelt Deliver being second choice.
The West Virginia delegates have all
| arrived. Morris Herkheimer. the prob
/ able chairman Of the delegation, said:
/ I'VE are for Roosevelt II he can be per-
| suaded TO take the nomination. II he
| cannot be- induced 10 run we will go for
Deliver the greater part Of us"
Nirginla's contingent also declared
| Itself for Roosevelt II he could be in
| duced TO make the race After Roose-
welt they were inclined to favor Dolll-
YER
Senator Mason OF Illinois, was among
/ the early arrivals He lost no time IN
taking positive position against Gov.
Roosevelt.
u am for one Of the candidates for
| Vice President ne said ut matters
not which. who want the Office and are
willing 90 say they want e. II do not
I believe that Mr. Roosevelt can In honor
/ accept ii n rendered him."
Among the most active people about
/ tho Walton corridors today was Mrs. J.
Ellen Foster. president OF the Women's
Republican league. She Is a staunch
supporter Of Mr. D0lllyer.
Chairman McCammant u the Oregon
/ delegation. said today: II hope TO have
( the honor Of placing In nomination for
| Vice President Judge Trip Of South
Dakota. I'm the event Of Roosevelts
nomination of course. ! shall not present
Judge Trip judge Trip and our
delegation believe that Roosevelt should
not be forced TO take the nomination.
Roosevelt win make a popular candi-
date. however. but we believe Judge
Trip will be a stronger man In the
West"
Must Obey the Court