The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-10-11
The Republicans Consider
ing Dewey for their
Candidate.

Washington. Oct 9-There is a
possibility that Admiral Dewey will
be the republican candidate for presi'
dent, next year, instead Of President
Mckinley. A movement has been
started by prominent republicans
which has that object in view, under
certain contingencies Admiral Dew
ey has not been consulted and has
noting whatever to do with it. The
men in this movement are not after
bonoring Admiral Dewey or turning
Mr.. Mckinley down They are after
keeping the republican party in
power for another presidential term.
They are afraid that Hannaism and
Algerism will handicap Mr.. McKin-
ley to such an extent that it will be
impossible to reflect him Their
idea is to get as many prominen,
party men as possible to agree that
if after looking carefully over the
ground, McKinley's reelection should
be thought doubtful, they will nomi
nate Dewey, with or without Mr.
McKinley's consent The success
of this movment will depend largely
upon the outcome of the next cam
paign against the Filipinos /; if the
war over there isn't ended soon, Mr..
Mckinley will be still further handi.
capped.
Although he has more than once
| declared chat be would not accept
the nomination for vice president, il
has all along been believed in Wash
ington, that Gov Teddy was after
that very nomination, and that Boss
Piatt, who is anxious to get him out
Of New York politics, was actively
assisting him. The announcement
that Roosevelt was to make a flying
trip through Nebraska. speaking al.
most continually from the rear plat
form of his train, has added strength
to that belief. Republicans who
know the situation in Nebraska, are
preparing a soft spot to fall on by
saying that State pride in Col Bryan
may cause the State to 60 anti repub'
lican. In view of Col. Bryan's en-
tbusiastic reception in the State, the
use of "may" is really considerate on
the part of those who know that the
republicans are practically certain ot
defea. in the State In addition to
Roosevelt, they are trying to ge.
Mr.. Mckinley to go to Omaha while
he is in the west, ostensibly to
review the First Nebraska volunteers.
recently returned from the Philip.
pines, but really to try to stir up q
little republican enthusiasm
Atlanta. Ca, sent a delegation oi
its most prominent men to Washing,
ton to invite Admiral Dewey to visi,
that city, and Representative Living.
ston introduced the delegation. The
admiral said he would accept the
invitation and would go about the
first of November, asd would, him
self, gladly make the presentation o.
the sword, which has been bought fol-
his flag officer, Lieutenant Brumby
a native Georgian Dewey has gone
to New England, where he will be
about ten days
That imperialism is costly will be
shown by the estimates which viii
be submitted to Congress for appro.
priatlons necessary for the army and
navy for the fiscal year beginning
July 1st, 1900. Although all the es
timates of the War Department are
not complete, enough is known tc
make it certain that the aggregate
amount that will be asked for the
support of the army and navy for the
coming session of Congress will
reach. and probably exceed $780,.
600, 900. which will be about $2.65
or 50 10 per capita War depart
ment officials say the total amount
will be considerably reduced, if the
war in the Philippines is brought to
close, before the appropriations are
made. out that is very doubtful, io 8
double sense 1t is doubtful wheth.
er the war over there will be ended
by that time, and doubtful, even if il
should be, whether the American
army on the islands can be materially
reduced for long time afterwards,
if our present policy is to be contin
ued. Every government which has
tried to govern alien people by force
has found it expensive, and there are
no good reasons for believing that
the experience of this country will
differ in that respect from that ot
others
The state Of ex-Seoretary Sherman Is
health may be plead by the admiois.
traitor as an excuse for bis having
been absolutely ignored In the Dewey
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