Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-04-15
LAwToN's EXPEDITION.
The General starts with 1900 Men to
Capture Santa Cruz-Dewey
Not n Candidate.


1900 men, under Gen. Henry w. Law
ton, which started Sunday night with
the intention of crossing Laguna de
Bay, capturing the town of Santa Cruz,
on the eastern shore of the lake and
then sweeping the country to the
south, consists of 200 picked sharp
shooters, chosen from the various regi-
ments, Hawthorne's mountain battery,
Gales squadron, three troops of the
Fourth cavalry, unmounted, with
Bronko's and Tappan's battalions of
the Fourteenth infantry, Linck's bat
talon of the First Idaho infantry and
Fraino's battalion of the First North
Dakota infantry, under General King.
The flotilla of 20 canoes, towed by tugs
and conveyed by the gunboats Laguna
de Bay, Oeste and Rapidan, and pre-
ceded by the launch containing Gen.
Lawton and Gen. King, started from
San Pedro Macati, on the river Pasig,
moving toward the lake just as even
ing was setting in. 1t was truly pic
turesque scene. The men were all in
high spirits and carried rations for
ten days, with the lightest marching
equipment.
Gen. Lawton's plan was to reach San
ia Cruz Sunday morning at day
break, to capture or destroy any rebel
gunboats or shipping, to take the town
and then to scour the country to the
south of the lake, district not yet ex-
plored by the Americans. The tactics
will be those of the old-time frontier
lighting, and it is probable that the
command will be divided into squads of
IL, under noncommissioned officers.
In Gen. Lawton's absence the second
division is temporarily commanded by
Gen. Ovenshine, whose lines extend
from the beach near Malate, south of
Manila, to the shore of the Luhuna de
lay, beyond Pasig, distance of about
seven miles. The withdrawal of the is
companies constituting the expedition
ary force made a gap in the line from
the beach to Culiculi, just south of San
Pedro Macati, which was subsequently
filled by the Fourth regular infantry
The rebels on the extreme right had evil
IDENTIFY been informed of the withdrawal
of the troops, and they attempted to
sneak through after nightfall, but they
met with warm reception and fell back
in disorder on discovering that the line
was still intact.
New York, April 10.-Admiral Dewey
has given to the Manila correspondent
of Leslie's Weekly an interview regard
ing the suggestion that the admiral be
made candidate for the presidency
politics:
Il am sailor. A sailor has no poll
tics. The administration is his party,
and, republican, Cor democratic, it
makes no difference. Then, again, /
come from Vermont and you know
what that means. To be anything but
republican in Vermont is to be a
man without party. My flag lieu
tenant comes from Georgia. He tells
me that to be anything but democrat
in the south is to be a nobody. If /
lived south l would probably be dem
ocrat."
Have you ever voted?" the CORE
spondent asked.s
"Yes, years ago; but my vote was
usually lnnuenceu by personal prefer
ence or local conditions. l am not a
politician, have never held political of
flee, and am totally ignorant of party
intricacies and affiliations"
Admiral Dewey said that neither by
vocation, disposition, education or
training was he capacitated to fill the
presidency. He said that he was too
well along in life to consider such pos
sibility. His health would not admit it.
All his life's work was in different lines
of effort, aud that while the kindness
and enthusiasm ofAhis friends were
grateful to him and the generous trib-
utes of the American people were dear
to him he could not and would not be
candidate for the presidency of the
United States under any conditions.