Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-19
DELEGATIONS MEET.
VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDI-
DATES ARE REVIEWED.
Carter Chairman of Montana Delega-
ton, believes His Followers
Will Support Scott.

The Pennsylvania delegation me this
afternoon and unaniomusly elected NJ. S.
Quay national committeeman from this
state. Colonel Quay presided and he
was also made chairman of the delega-
ton. On motion of Senator Pensore the
delegation was pledged to Mckinley.
Chairman Quay said this was scarcely
necessary, III he put the motion as a
matter of form. Senator Penrose then
moved that t\n delegation be instructed
for Roosevelt for vice-president. State
Senator c. l.. Magee (anti-Quay) asked
for a roll call. Congressman M. B. Will
liams inquired whether oRosevelt would
accept if Endorsed. Senator Penrose
said: II can assure the gentleman and
the other delegates that Governor Roose-
welt will accept of the nomination is ten
dered him" Senator Flynn of Pittsburg
(anti-Quay) thought it rather early to
tie up the delegation. To this sugges
ton Chairman Quay replied that there
was nothing binding in the preferences
of the delegation. The roll was then
called, resulting: Roosevelt So. Root 1,
Long 1, Bliss /. excused from voting Z,
absent 2.
MASSACHUSETTS.
The subcommittee appointed by the
the Massachusetts delegation to V
all the states in the interest of Secretary
Long for the vice-presidency made their
reports this afternoon. The committee
uoputeu 10 OOk OVER IN ANe" LllSldllu
field reported that every state in that
section will vote solidly for Mr.. Long.
The reports from nearly all the southern
states We're to the effect in general that
the delegations from that section will
vote for the man who is acceptable to the
administration. The Cook county dele
gates of Illinois. as well as many of the
delegates from the state, lean toward
Dolliver, as do also the delegates from
Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska. The Paci-
fic states, the committees learned, will
vote for the far-Western candidates in
the field, while the sentiment among the
northern states east of the Mississippi is
strong for a New York man, provided the
empire state delegation can unite on a
candidate. Most of the subcommittee
renort that Secretary Long was very
strong as a second choice.
MONTANA.
The delegates from Montana held their
caucus tonight and selected Thomas H.
Carter to be the chairman of the delega-
ton in the convention. The Hon. Will
liam H. Dewitt was elected national
committeeman to succeed Charles r.
Leonard. When Senator Carter was
asked whom the delegation would sup
port for vice president. he said: 1.-THE
delegation came to Philadelphia unin-
structed as to the presidential and vice
presidential candidates and the dele
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purpose of deciding on any one. I be-
lieve that the Montana men Will support
Scot for the vice presidency"
NEW YORK.
The meeting Of the New York delega-
ton was sort of magnet to the delegates
from other states and the corridors in
front of the committee rooms were SC
crowded at 3 o'clock that the local police
had to be called on to make a passage
way for the New Workers. Ten minutes
after converting the meeting had ad,
journed for the afternoon without any
mention of vice-presidential candidates
Governor Roosevelt sat e to Senate,
Plat and chatted pleasantly. Senator
Platt defined to talk on the ultimatun
issued by Governor Roosevelt.
On the list of selections of committee
men from New York it was noted b,
some of the old politicians THAI all tn,
conflicting elements in the party in tn,
state are represented. Frank S. Black
former governor. is vice president Of tn,
delegation. General F. G. Greene goes OIL
the committee to notify the vice presi
dent of his nomination. Frank S. With
erbee is the state representative to no
tify the PRESIDENT; George w. Aldridg