New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-28
THE PASSING THRONG.

Senator RedGcd Proctor, Of Vermont. is here to
greet Admiral Dewey, who is just AT present the
most famous Of that State
REDFIELD The Senator said yesterday tIat as
PROCTOR soon Dewey had been properly
AND received here. had gone TO Wash
DEWEY ngton and performed his duties
there. and had got somewhat set
tied. Vermont expected him 10 come there and get
welcome from his home State. In the letters |
have received from Admiral Dewey, said the Sen
ator yesterday. he has always expressed himself
as most anxious to get back 10 Vermont He loves
the old State. and we will give him a royal wei
come. We don't know just when he will come. but
he can have all ne wants when he does come
Senator Proctor asked about the reports that
Dewey might be candidate for the Preside eaI
"a question ne must answer for himself In all
my correspondence with him politics has only been
touched upon I'm general way. and cannot speak
for him. Some time ago ! had talk with his
brother Charles Dewey, and asked him whether
said then that he never knew o. the Admiral being
home to vote hut at one election, and that ne was
of the impression that he voted the ReRubIlcan
ticket then We have no actual contest in Vermont
in Presidential election You see our state cleo;
ton comes short time ahead OF the national
election. We make some effort to get the vote our
for the State election and this tells how the other
and everything is so Overwhelmingly Republican
whatever way man votes does not necessarily oe
tcrmnc his political status | believe Dewey Is :!
Republican and believes I'm Republican principles
Brlgadler General Charles King. the soldier and
upon which the insurgents made
GENERAL, their first attack at Manila on the
KING KEEPS night Of February ,, is in the city.
HIS WORD. and yesterday said that he was
here to welcome Admiral Dewey.
I'm pursuance OF a promise he made the Admiral
just previous to leaving Manila.
AT the last luncheon that Admiral Dewey and
myself had together" said General King. in Ma
Mia ! promised the Admiral that would be on
hand to greet him on his return to This country,
Ttia Inn. xtrpg trfN a l.DD
whose home had been in the thick Of The =, tight
The village of Santa Ana lay to the east OF Manila
Mcleod house was surrounded by stone walls the
Me SR n this G io o%er n mr. Mceod and his four
little daughters and the family Of a Mr.. FIFTEEN
were shot through with our shells and musketry
but the sunday before came a"ay, IN nd me story
charming luncheon to Admiral Dewey. and as
happened 10 be the commander of the brigade that
speak Of to Admiral Dewey"
Philip Finn, Of Pittsburg, one OF the prominent
business men of that city, and a Republican poll
tcidn of influence in Pennsyl
MANY vania is in the city You have
LABORERS. got me into all kinds Of trouble
But THE said Mr.. Finn yesterday in greet
WRONG KIND. ing a Tribune When Mr.
Finn was here several weeks ago
The Tribune printed talk with him. in which he
told how hard it was to get labor in Plttsburs
Mr.. Finn is a large employer of labor and he
said THAT article you printed about the scarcity
Of labor brought down a host of letters upon me
received letters from all over the country; AS
tried explain before. it Is easy to get clerks and
professional men In fact, there are too many or
them. What is wanted are day laborers Well
most of these writers incosed stamps for reply
| answered nearly all and told them that only
day laborers were wanted. One man replied. and
said he would Ike to have work if it was not too
hard ana asked what kind OF work was expect
ed. | answered and told him He replied and said
that he didn't believe he would be able to stand
UNDERGROUND seemed
think this was delicate rejection upon the at
mosphere of Piusburg. lie says that times are
still good In Pittsburg. and that things are boom
ing. He believes that every other man in Pitts
burg is over here 70 see the Dewey parade.