New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-13
DEPEW ON THE CANDIDAT ES.
SAYS WORTH is THE ONLY QUESTION
ENTERING INTO THE CHOICE
FOR SECOND PLACE

| Senator Chauncey NJ. Depew closed his house
| in Washington on Saturday and came to New
York. He was at his office in the Grand Cen
trail Station yesterday The Senator will go to
Philadelphia on Saturday In order to attend the
dinner which the Union League Club of that
city will give for Senator Hanna Saturday even
ing. He will return from Philadelphia and sail
| for Europe June 81. In talking over the
situation in the Republican party yesterday the
| Senator commented upon the various candidates
| for Vice President
| The situation in the Republican party to-
| day said Senator Depew, rs one that is
| paralleled in my memory. We are going to
| Philadelphia practically unit for the nom
ination of one for the Presidency. That in
itself is unusual thing but still
| usual in the Vice Presidential situation. To-
day. one day before the Convention. I do not
think that the Administration leaders have the
slightest idea who will be nominated. OF course,
the field has been threshed and many
names have been eliminated but still there
dozen men talked of, and any would make
an acceptable candidate
For the last forty years within my memory of
National conventions the Vice Presidential NOM
nation has nearly always been given to the can
dld&te who could log roll more votes in the Con-
Ventlon TO the successful candidate for the Pres
dental nomination 1t has gone to the one
L
DRY or to the candidate who could strengthen the
ticket the most. 1t has always been a matter of
pontlcal expediency decker This year there is
absolutely nothing Of this element in it, There
is just one question: and that is as TO who is the
best fitted for the place
another odd thing is the utter lack of par
tisanshp in the discussion Every one Of tho
oozen candidates prominently named has warm
Hlehus, and the merits Of each one have been
ueiiheo concisely, but there is no unseemly
scramble after the nomination The friends Of
each candidate have quietly and In dipnifed
way stated the case Of the candidate in ques-
ton and always followed it up with the cour
teous suggestion that while the candidate In
question had the merits stated still some one
else might be more acceptable, and it would he
well to go fully into the matter before deciding
The question of who shall be nominated for
Vlce-President has caused much talk in Wash
lngton, and will continue to cause talk until
some decision is reached In Philadelphia I'm
doubtedly New-York could have the nonl,na-
ton If the delegation decided upon any one
man. Roosevelt has been talked Of but we
know the Governors attitude There IL grow
ing 1eeIlng among the leaders that he need not
De considered. The leaders point out that this Is
great, big, dignifed office, with tremendous
posslolhtles and resources. as shown by the late
Garret A. Hobart and then there is the possi-
unity OF succession to the chief magistracy
ITSELF They believe that it is too big an office to
be chased or for any man to be shunted into
for any reason. Woodruff is making an ag-
gressive campaign, and says that he has
strength greater than he is credited with Gem
eral Greene is talked of, and has friends in the
delegation"
How about Mr.. Odell?" was asked.
thlnk Mr. Odell would have the enthusiastic
support OF every delegate from New-York State
If he should agree to be a candidate He il able
safe, conservative and powerful"
Then, continued Mr.. Depew I'VE come to
NeW-Englanq. The name of John D. Long will
De presented by New England. Mr.. Long is a.
scholar, student and a good executive His
department ran like some wonderful piece of
mechanism through the late war and stands
out bri1lia 7tly. Iowa suggests Governor Shaw
He has many friends. but has not the National
reputation of some Others Wisconsin suggests
Governor Scofield and Senator Spooner The
latter doesn't want it, and the objection to Gov
ernor Shaw may be cited against Governor SEQ
field. Fairbanks would be ideal man, but
the question of juxtapositon to Ohio comes up.
Then Indiana is a close State, and the Legslat-
ure might be lost, and Fairbanks is a great
power in the Senate. Dolliver, of Iowa, is much
talked of. He is brilliant man. eloquent and
treless. He stands without stain or a blem-
ish, and is popular with the Western people,
1t is pointed out that he could be put on Bryan's
track and would tear the arguments of that
statesman to tatters, and when it came to
physical endurance would go talking after
Bryan had gone to bed.
THE whole situation summed up is that the
the place. and no favortism partisanship is
being shown. 1t is healthy sign when this is
the qualification to make the candidate eligi-
BILE 1T isn't question of political wirepulling
or ability to deliver delegates. It is worth, and
the party is in good shape when that is all it
demands. There isn't even the question of put
ting some one to counteract the nomination
of the Democrats. Bryan stands for anti-every-
g-anti-imperialism, anti-expansion, anti
corporations anti-commercial growth. anti
sound money, and fdVOrs the great monotOnous
level He wants the dry rot to enter into the
country rather than have it branch out and
grow 1t should 1t is good deal better for a
country TO go to pieces through nervous pros
tration owing to tremendous growth and devel-
opment than to die slowly but surely, through
the most painless but at the time the
certain of deaths, from dry rot and internal
decay.
1.-The Democrats will probably put somebody
on the ticket with Bryan to relieve this dreary
monotony of opposition to every hing; some one
with war record, with q bit OF the soldier or
the sailor the veneer of gold about him, to
break the dead level: but the Republicans need
such contrast. In fact they are looking for
as near duplicate possible for the WISE
able and patriotic statesman who will be
nominated for President"
SCOTS CANDIDACY IN CALIFORNIA.
MUCH INTEREST IN IT IN HIS sTATE-soME DELE
GATES INSTRUCTED FOR LONG.
San Francisco June 12-Mention of Irving
NJ. Scott as candidate for the Vice Presidential
nomination the Republican ticket has
aroused considerable interest in California. Ow-
ing to the fact that several of the members of
the State delegation already in the East
no general expression of opinion could be Sc
cured. 1t is stated that the delegates from the
lid Congress District have been instructed to
| support Secretary Long for Vice-President. but
delegates from other districts had hesitancy
!