Deseret Evening News | 1900-01-10 | Page 1 | Root Not a Candidate

ROOT NOT A CANDIDATE Dos Does Not Intend to Enter Into the Scramble Would 11 in Cite War ar No Now le lie 11 hiss Learned tile the Lilies MI aukee Wis Jan C Payne Pane national Republica Republican committee committeeman man of Wisconsin toa today received a let tot ter from lion Hon Elihu Root Hoot secretary of wa war In which Mr Hot hoot states he will 1 not b be a a candidate for the tho vice pr l dency of oC the United States In the let letter letter ter Mr Rot Root said he d deemed mc it far Car mor more important to the country countr the trUon and the Republican party at this critical time ot of war hI he should continue to attend to the business of the tho war omee not that there arc aro no other men who could well discharge the tho duties ot of secretary ot of war but havIn having spent fire or six alx months In becoming familiar with Ith the subject no other man could Ite step itt In and take up the work without goIng through the same train training In ing Being a candIdate for VIce 10 President dent woUld woOld mean his practical with withdrawal withdrawal from the dute duties of the war ot of office f fice within a very ry short time