Show TEDDY MAx s A STATEMENT Ho Does Not However Say He Would Refuse Nomination I Philadelphia June 18Gov Theodore 1 Roosevelt has made as specific a refusal of the nomination for VicePrcsl enl as he could possibly make in vIew of the fact that the nominating convention has not as yet met and that few of the delegations have caucused Standing In a small room facing a crowd of newsptrper men this afternoon he made the following statement reading It from a couple of sheets of manuscript ROOSEVELTS STATEMENT In view I of the revival 1 of the talk of myself as a VicePresidential candidate can-didate I have this to say un is Impossible to express how deeply deep-ly touched I am by the attitude of those delegates who have wished mo to take this nomination Moreover it is not necessary to say how thoroughly I understand un-derstand the high honor and the dignity dig-nity of the office an office so high and so honorable that It Is well worth the ambition of any man in the United States But while I appreciate all this to I tho fullest extent nevertheless I feel most deeply that the field of my best usefulness to the nubile and to the party is in New York State and If I the party should see fit to renominate me for Governor I can In that position help the national ticket as In no other way I very earnestly ask that every friend of mine In the convention respect my wish and Judgment in this matter mat-ter BORDERED ON DRAMATIC The document was in his own handwriting hand-writing in leadpencil copy and he l rend It with the same complaisance I that he would have given a platform speech The scene bordered on the dramatic Sitting near him as he spoke were Congressmen Llttauer and Sherman Sher-man of New York and Prof Jenks of Columbia college who have all along urged the Governor not to accept Just behind tho row of newspaper men stood Frank Platt Lemuel Quigg and B B ODell of the Now York organization As the Governor read and waited for the newspaper men to write down the statement ho frequently glanced In thin direction of the group of politicians When ho finished ho said Gentlemen Gentle-men that Is all I have nothing more to say THINKS STATEMENT IS TIMELY Mr LItlaucr SaId he thought tho statement timely and bslleved that It J would give the delegates who were friendly to Gov Roosevelt an Idea of the situation And I dont mean by I that he said rather aggicsslvely the Pennsylvania delegation or those who for ulterior motives are pressing the Governors nomination I Then Mr Quigg and Mr Frank Platt simultaneously declared that they bo lleved tho statement to be unwise and they left the room refusing to talk to the waiting newspaper men LIKE COLDWATER DOUCHE The statement acted as a coldwater douche on those members of tho New York delegation who hud planned to nominate some other candidate for Governor Gov-ernor than Mr Roosevelt However the statement was received by many of delegations as a mere reiteration of Tloosevelts original declaration of lock of desire for the nomination Several delegates expressed ex-pressed the opinion that the situation I would not change gml that If Roose veiLs name was presented to the convention con-vention he would be nominated and would not dare to ivfut STATEMENT EVASIVE I II IB pointed out amBJffnlflcanfc Ifaalr Gov Roosevelt will not assert that he I will decline the office if nominated He hopes however with the aid of Senator I Sena-tor Hanna to defeat the plan to nominate nomi-nate him I LODGES POSITION Senator Lodge contradicts the current I report concerning his utterances In thc I conference in Gov Roosevelts rooms today in which he participated with lie 1 IhG Governor and Senator Hanna says that he went to Gov Roosevelts of Secretary Long room as a supporter and that the Governor knew his position posi-tion I tionI have been personal friend of GOY Roosevelt for many years ho said and ns his friend It would be Impossible Im-possible for me to take the position there attributed to me or use the hm guigo placed in my mouth He does not want tho office and there Is no reason I rea-son why It should be forced upon him He knows how I feel and he knows that I lam for Iqng first last and all the time The whole story Is a tissue of Invention In-vention f 1 < DAY OF CONFERENCES It has been a day of conferences on the VicePresidential situation Beginning Be-ginning with the gathering the room I attended by Sena of Gov Iltfoaevclt tor llanna Senator Lodge und Mr ODell of New York it was continued in the rooms of Senator Hanna later when nearly all the leaders In tho city were from time to time conference with the chairman of the national committee com-mittee There were Senators Allison Scott Elkins Carter Lodge Burrows Shoup also Mr Bliss besides many representatives of the New York leaders lead-ers both Gov Roosevelt and Senator Platt being represented HANNAS CONCLUSION When the last man had disappeared Senator Hanna looked weary but satisfied I sat-isfied He was ready to announce that Gov Roosevelt would not be nominated I that tho men who were going to maka I the nomination would accept the declaration declar-ation oC Roosevelt made during the day and supplemental of moic emphatic declarations made some time ago as final and would not force the nomination nomina-tion upon him LABORS WITH NEW YORKERS Among the last men to see Senalor Hanna were Chairman ODell of the New York committee and L E Qulgg who discussed the situation at great length It was with these men that Senator Hanna labored Ho told them that six weeks ago Roosevelt was wanted as a VlccPresldeaitlal candidate candi-date He and other warm friends of the Administration believed that he would be a satisfactory candidate The bare suggestion brought out a protest from Roosevelt a declaration emphatic em-phatic terms that he would not accept the place After this declaration had bren reiterated several times it was taken up by Senator Platt who publicly pub-licly announced that Gov Roosevelt was not to considered as a Vice Presidential candidate Then other candidates appeared and In a dignified manner their interests were put forward for-ward by their friends throughout the country ONE NEW YORKER APPEARED The only man appearing in New York was LleutGov Woodruff The suggestion of Secretary Bliss brought forth a declination from him coupled by a statement from Mr Hanna Han-na himself that Bliss could not be cons con-s l1ere for personal reasona lie then pointed out that when the delegates began arriving the name of Roosevelt was suddenly sprung with an effort to stampede the convention and force a nomination upon a man who did not want It apparently because Homo other candidate was desIred for Governor OHIO SENATOR WARMS UP As the Ohio Senator rehearsed the conditions he warmed up and pointed out that under the existing conditions the nomination of Roosevelt was not fair to the men who had come out for the place and who should have an equal show before the convention BUCKEYE WILL FIGHT This plain talk from Senator Hanna cleared up what had been In doubt all day It was evident that Hanna was not going to He down It was a distinct dis-tinct show of fight and a signal to the friends of Administration that opposition to forcing Roosevelt upon the ticket against his will would meet with favor This tip did not circulate until late In the evening but the effect was soon apparent There were many I real friends of Roosevelt who accepted hh < declaration as absolutely voicing his wish It changed the current of talk and men who were confident twentyfour hours ago that Roosevelti nomination was a foregone conclusion began asking Well who will It beLONG be-LONG STOCK RISING The answer was generally John Dong D-ong of Massachusetts Secretary of the Navy At once delegates begun to reason that Long must be perfectly satisfactory to the Administration of which he is a part or he would not ben be-n I candidate for the place This idea ccei red encouragement In quartern which made tho Massachusetts man prime prime favorite Of couree there watt talk of othor men The friends of Dol Utsi renewjgd thcJc PfloctB 9J JJia young Iowa orator There was some talk of Fairbanks but the prevailing I feeling was that only men who were willing to accept the place should be considered Tt was urged that an unwilling un-willing candidate was not advisable and therefore the men most talked of were Long and Dolliver but with the general Impression that Long would bu the Ultimate selection SAYS STAMPEDE IS CHECKED And so the stampede for Roosevelt was checked and turned and that which seemed so certain last night seems well nigh impossible tonight Roosevelt himself his close personal friends working among delegates and assuring them that nomination was not desired de-sired by him Senator Hanna and his lieutenants all working together are responsible for this result It has been a day of hard work of earncst endeavor and tonight the men most Interested believe that the Roosevelt boom has finally been laid to rest |