Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-06-10
INTERVIEW
WITH HANNA
Ohio Senator EmphaticaIly Denies
That He Is a Candidate for the
Presidency.
WANTS REELECTION TO SENATE
Thinks That Roosevelt viii be the
Unanimous Choice Of the Re-
publican Convention.

Newark, N. j., June 6.-The news
prints an interview with Senator Hal
ma from a staff correspondent sent
to Cleveland for that purpose.
Senator Marcus A. Hanna, iron man.
ufacturer and maker of presidents,
today emphatically denied that he was
a candidate for the presidential NOM
ination. He declared that Roosevelt
would be the only candidate for the
Republican nomination in 1904. In the
reception room leading to Senator
Hanna's office there are large pic
lures of the late President Mckinley
and the present occupant Of the white
house. On the wall directly opposite
the portrait of President Roosevelt
was a large picture Of Senator Han
ma, cycling the rough rider intently.
Passing through to where the sena-
tor was seated he at once anticipated
the interviewer and said:
IL cannot make a political forecast
now, and you must not ask me to-
But you can talk about our long
period of great business prosperity.
Everybody knows about that. There
is nothing to do or to say about It,
except to stay right where we are,"
said the senator.
do you think, senator, as many do,
that this country has several very
serious national problems to encoun-
ter during the next four years, such,
for instance, as trusts In both capital
and labor, the negro question and the
Filipino charges?"
in regard to all these matters the
Republican party stands on its rec
ord. That tells the whole story of the
past, the present and the future.
There are no problems except those
that Democrats will endeavor to man.
ufacture for us. They have been hunt
ing for problems for a long time"
said the senator.
"The idea has gone out to a consid-
cradle extent, SENATOR" 1t was sug-
gested, that the administration Of
President Roosevelt itself was not in
dorsed by the Ohio state convention,
except enough to make the Ohio state
convention in good FORM"
President Roosevelt's administra-
ton was u~nequivocally Endorsed by
the Ohio state convention at Colum'
bus" said the senator.
Twill there be any candidates for
the Republican nomination before the
national convention when 1t convenes
next summer"
There will be but n candidate
before the convention, in all proba-
bility," without, however, naming that
one.
twill that be President Roosevelt"
ne was asked.
Certainly"
There seems to be an idea in some
quarters that President Roosevelt as
a candidate will stand a chance Of
losing New York and New Jersey and
that his strength is in the west, al.
most entirely?"
"As l told you," said Senator Han
ma, IL am not making forecasts at
this time. l do not care to express
an opinion on that now"
The country has heard a good deal
about yourself as a presidential can
didate, or for yice-president, next
year,"
81 am not a candidate for anything
except for reelection to the United
States Senate, as regards myself
was the quick reply. THE News IL
at liberty to announce me as that kind
of a candidate, but for nothing else
IF you are not a candidate at this
time, senator, there might come a
time next year, when the welfare Of
the Republican party demanded you
for second place on the presidential
ticket" was suggested. ut has beer
said that your name would strength
en- the national ticket with the great
bulk of the financial and business In
~terests of the east"
THAT is unfair" he said. Il can
not talk about what probabilities may
be. l am not a candidate for any
office except the one which ! have al
ready told you about"