The citizen., 1899-10-13
FROM THE CAPITAL.
Our Correspondent Talks in
General About Wash
ington.
tColumunicatedl.


can candidate for President. next
year. instead OF President Nc
kinley. \ movement has been
started by prominent Republic :
cans which has that object in
view. under certain contingencies.
Admiral Dewey has not been con-
suited and has nothing whatever
to do with it. The men in this
movement are not after honoring
Admiral Dewey or turning Mr..
Mckinley down. They are after
keeping the Republican party in
power for another Presidential
term. They are afraid that Han
naiSm and AlgeriSm will handi-
cap Mr. Mckinley to such an ex-
tent that it will he impossible to
re elect him. Their idea is to get
as many prominent party men as
possible to agree that if after
looking over the ground carefully
McNinlcy'S reelection should be
thought doubtful, they will nomi-
nate Dewey, with or without Nc.
kinley'S consent. The success of
this movement will depend largely
upon the outcome of the next
campaign against the Filipinos;
if the war over there is not ended
soon. Mr.. Mckinley will be still
further handicapped.
Although he has more than
once declared that he would not
accept the nomination for Vice
President, it has all along been
believed in Washington. that
Gov. Teddy was after that very
nomination. and that Boss PLATE.
who is anxious to get him ont OF
New York politics, was actively
assisting him. The announce
ment that Roosevelt was to make
a flying trip through Nebraska,
speaking almost continually from
the rear platform of his train, has
added strength to that belief.
Republicans who know the Situa.
tion in Nebraska. are preparing
a soft spot to fall on by saying
that State pride in Colonel Bryan
may cause the State to 20 anti
Republican. In view of Colonel
Bryan's enthusiastic reception in
the State, the use of ''mayn is
/ very conSiderate on the part Of
those who know that the Republi-
cans are practically sure Of defeat
in the State. In addition to
Roosevelt, they are trying to get
Mr.. Mckinley to 90 to Omaha
while he is in the west, oStenSibly
to review the First Nebraska Vol.
unteerS, recently returned from
the Philippines, but in reality to
try to stir up little Republican
enthusiasm.
Atlanta, Ga, sent delegation
of its most prominent men to
Washington. to invite Admiral
: Dewey to visit that city, and
Representative Livingstone intro
duced the delegation. The Ad
miral said that he would accept
the invitation and would go about
the first of November. and would,
himself, gladly make the preSen-
tation of the sword, which had
been bought for his flag officer,
Lieutenant Brumby, native
Georgian. Dewey has gone to
New England, where he will be
about ten days.
That Imperialism is costly is
shown by the estimates which
will be submitted to Congress for
appropriations necessary for the
army and navy for the fiscal year
beginning July lSt, 1900. AL
though all the estimates of the
War Department are not com
plete, enough is known to make
it certain that the aggregate
amount that will be asked for the
support of the army and navy fol
the coming session of Congress
will reach, and probably exceed
5000. 900, 900, which is about S2.65
or $40 per capita. War De
partment officials say that the
total amount will be considerably
reduced, If the war in the Philip
pides is brought to close before
the appropriations are made, bu
it is very doubtful, in double
sense. 1t is doubtful whether th'
war over there will be ended b.
that time. and doubtful, even il i
= should be, whether the American
! army on the islands can be ma
terially reduced for a long tim
afterwards, if our present polio,
is to be continued. Every gov
ernment which has tried to gov
. ern alien people by force ha
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