Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-14
VICE PRESIDENT
MCKINLEY HAS NO CANDIDATE
IN VIEW.
THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE.
Hanna Talks on the Vice-Presidency
Bliss and Allison Out of the
Question.

Philadelphia, June 13.-With the meet
hng of the national committee today FOR
the purpose of framing the prelimlnarles
and adjusting the claims OF eonteseihs
delegates the a~nte-convention work set
in. Next to the committee meeting the
feature of interest today was the ARRIVAL
of Chairman Hanna, who reached mere
at l o'clock. The chairman was met os
a committee of citizens and escorted 70
the Hotel Walton. AS soon as ne reacheu
his rooms, Mr.. Hanna was besleseo by
callers, who came in a steady stream.
There was a great influx of visitors
today. All but a few of the natlonal
committee are now here. Many dele
gates are also arriving. Quite a num-
Der of southern delegates are here.
Senator Hanna was asked after MS ar
rival whether it was true that the presi-
dent had a candidate for the vice presl-
dency.
.sThere is no truth in that report. ne
said ..none whatever. The president
will not interfere. He has no canol-
date"
''Then who is your c~andidate?' he was
asked.
II have none. My only desire is to get
you are quoted as being opposed to
Mr.. Woodruff"
II have said, when asked whether Mr..
Woodruff was a candidate, hat I hoped
not. and l do not retract thaH state
ment. That is the way l feel. AS lof
Mr.. Bliss, he is an admirable man, out
he is out of the question; he cannot ac-
cept. Senator Allison, WE'LL came over
on the train with him. and he is absolute
in his refusal. There is no doubt or ms
sincerity-in not wanting the place. Ana
as a matter of fact. we cannot spare MN
from his present place in the senate.
He is worth a dozen of us other ieilo"s
there"
what are Delivers chances?'
stMr. Deliver is an avoWed candidate,
and he has a large following among his
friends in the house, but l cannot say as
to his prospects. The truth is hat there
is as yet no approach to a settlement OF
the matter
With the arrival of the advance guard
and the opening session of the national
republican committee today, Phlladel-
phia has begun to assume a convention
air.
The committee a it's first formal
meeting today at the Hotel Walton ana
Immediately began the consideration OF
contests for membership of the conven-
ton. Practically the only contests OF
Importance are those from Delaware and
Tennessee, although developments this
afternoon have a~ccentuated the Ala
bama case. From Delaware Mr.. Addicks
is again seking admission n the fight
is especially interesting because Of the
bearing it may have upon the election
of two senators next winter.
The friends of Pension Commissioner
Evans and Representative Brownlow of
Tennessee are fighting for control of the
republican organization of that state,
and both are on the ground. AS is the
case in the Tennessee contest, the main
point involved in all of the other contro-
N-arSioS iS tho ntrn1 Of tho 1nn11 or.
ganiZation.
The contests from Alabama consumed
the entire afternoon and resulted in a
decision of the committee not to place
the names Of any of the contesting dele
gates of either faction on the temporary
rolls of the convention except those from
the Ninth district. The action of the
committee was controlled largely by the
fact developed in the hearing that fed
eral ofticeholders have aiken a very ac.
tive part on both sides of the contro.
Fersy IN shaping the results. This cir.
cumstanee was, indeed, SO rersistently
brought out that Acting Chairman
Payne introduced a resolution late in nh,
session calling upon the president tt
nave their participation investigated.
TractlcaLy the only topic OF converse
llon among the republican leaders VIII,
rave arrived in Philadelphia is the cues
ton of the selection of a candidate fn
the vice presidency. Senator Hanna ha
devoted almost the entire time since hi
arrival TO his question and has been i
frequent conference with other leader
upon the subject. He says absolutel
1nat no candidate has yet been ~selecte
either by the president, by himself or h
anyone for them. During the noon re
cess OF the committee, Senator Ham
held a prolonged conference with Senate
scott of West Virginia, Hon. Josep
Manley and Henry B. Payne, probabl
thu thrnn n0Inr
COMMITTEES in point Of service. When the
dispersed all agreed that the question c
the vice presidency was still open. Their
was a general confession of concern owe
the situation. but at the same time
feeling that in the end the right ma
would be found.
w want said a member of TIL
quartette, "a man for vice president VIII
would be a big enough man for preside1
IN case the necessity should arise fc
him to become such. We don't cal
where he comes from He added: "W
will waive the geographical question
We can get the right man in other n
spects."
This statement expresses the gener;
sentiment among the members of tt
committee.
National Chairman Hanna will prol
ably not preside at any Of the meetins
OF the national committee. He will |
very busy with other matters and M
Payne, who occupied the chair at t,
days meeting, will continue to act
chairman.
A practical and thorough test W;
made of the acoustic properties of Il
convention hall this afternoon. Membe
OF the national committee and the loo
organization that have taken part in Il
preparation of the building for conve
ton purposes assembled and listened
test speeches by Mayor Ashbridge, Sc
geant-at-Arms Wisewell, Chairman Do
bins of the building committee al
Others. The band was in the place
will occupy during the convention al
men went to the remotest corners of t
hall to listen to the speeches and t
band. ENerYOne said the acnlrntics W.