Theodore Roosevelt was made VP because a certain NY senator couldn't stand his political stance and wanted to make him irrelevant. Party boss Mark Hanna wasn't

Theodore Roosevelt was made VP because a certain NY senator couldn't stand his political stance and wanted to make him irrelevant. Party boss Mark Hanna wasn't against his selection as VP but TR's overwhelming popularity due to his military actions in Cuba prevented him from inhibiting Roosevelt's momentum at the Republican convention. "Don't any of you realize that there's only one life between that madman and the Presidency?" Prophetic. Less than a year after the election, McKinley was killed by an anarchist and Roosevelt ascended to the presidency. Hanna considered challenging him in the 1904 election (he really hated Roosevelt) but failing health prevented him from doing so—he died of typhoid fever before the campaign was under way, much to the disappointment of business interests (especially J.P. Morgan) who were fearful of Roosevelt's anti-trust tendencies. Morgan supported Hanna partially as retribution for Roosevelt's targeting of his rail combination.