The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-06
SUPPOSE HANNA has TO run?
Guar AND PLATT HAVE OVER
RULED HIM ONCE.
Fairbanks Not a Candidate for vlce-Presl-
dent. I've Tells NHr. Platt--aauay's Smart
Wish I Had Been His Onlce hoy
About six Months, Says Plat.


They say that Indiana politicians. Re-
publicans and Democrats, are, as Thack-
cray said of the girls "coquettes from the
moment they can feel their little pink
toes in the cradle" Indiana application:
politicians in the Hoosier State arc polit
clans from the moment they can wheeze.
United States Senator Charles Warren
Fairbanks of Indianapolis, Ind. had a
long talk with Senator Thomas C. Platt at
the Oriental Hotel, Manhattan Beach, yes
terday afternoon. Little news came out
Of the visit. Senator Fairbanks's junior
in the Senate is Albert Jeremiah Beverdge,
also Of indianapolis, and Mr.. Beveridge
has been mentioned as a possible candi-
date for ice-President on the tick ct to be
headed by President Roosevelt.
Several months before President McKin-
ley was killed at Buffalo Mr. Fairbanks
started his boom for the Republican Pres-
dental nomination in 1904. His friends
visited Alabama and Tennessee and the
Republican machinists Of those two States
told Mr. Fairbanks's friends" We won't say
we're for you; We won't say we're agin
you we'll do what Hanna tells us to do.
Senator Hanna said a couple OF weeks
ago that nothing could stop President
Roosevelt's nomination next year. Then
came the talk to the effect that Mr. Hanna
should be nominated for Vice President on
the Roosevelt ticket Senator Hanna re-
piled and said, They cant force me 10
that, and genial as Mr.. Hanna usually is.
this time he seemed TO he somewhat cross.
Well, Mr.. Fairbanks told Mr.. piatt yes
terday that he. Mr. Fairbanks, was not
and would not be candidate for Vice
President.
Politics it has been said. travels in
parallel lines, and there is no lamp, like the
past to read the future by. When the
New Workers. went to Philadelphia in June.
1900. Senator Hanna. chairman of the
Republican National Committee, then and
now, proclaimed:
you must stop this Roosevelt talk for
Vice-President. It's nonsense / won't
allow Tom Platt and Matt Quay to shove
Roosevelt on to me. I want Cornelius n.
Bliss of New York. Let Platt renominate
Roosevelt Governor OF New York. and let
Quay keep out Of this matter
Quay and Platt fixed up that resolution
which Senator Quay introduced in the con
venton calling for curtalment of the
representation from the Southern States
in Republican national conventions. II was
laid upon the table. The resolution was
the pet measure of the present Postmaster
chairman of the Republican National Com
mittee, and the convention at Philadelphia
was eager TO adopt il. A quick adjourn
ment of the convention followed and Senator
Hanna was visited at his apartments in
the Hotel Walton.
when will you throw up the sponge for
ROOSEVELT Mr., Hanna was asked.
Nine o'clock tonight. boys" replied MIR.
Hanna, and promptly at that hour Senator
Hanna dict ated statement IN his bedroom
10 the effect that Roosevelt was the bulliest
candidate for Vice President that could he
named. Promptly the next morning Sena-
tor Quay in the convention solemnly winked
his off eye as he said:
"Mr. Chairman. wish to withdraw my
resolution introduced yesterday in the
matter of reducing the number Of delegates
from the Southern States TO a Republican
national convention
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, permanent
chairman, winked the other eye, the Quay
resolution was withdrawn, Plat winked
at Quay, and Roosevelt was nominated
for Vice-President in jiffy.
Senator Quay, still calm and almost solemn,
walked up to Gov. Roosevelt in the con-
vention and said: Let me congratulate
you, Governor, on your nomination here
to-day for Vice-President. Your nomina-
ton reassures my denomination for United
States Senator. Bully, wasn't it?'
The question yesterday was, If Quay and
Platt could beat Hanna at Philadelphia in
1900, cannot they force Hanna for Vice
President next year.
who is the greatest Republican poll
tician you have ever Known Senator
Plat was asked yesterday.
Senator Quay replied Mr.. Platt Il
would like to have been boy in his Office
for about six months