The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-10-21
WASHINGTON LETTER.
M'KINLEY REPUBLICANS AFRAID OF
DEWEY.
Mormon Roberts Thinks He VIII
BE Seated in Congress.

BE Seated in Congress.
Washington, Oct. 16. The
Dewey fright Of the Mckinleyites
is fast reaching an acute stage.
1t is no longer a secret that Sen
ator. Proctor is grooming Dewey
for the presidential nomination,
next year, and a statement made
to Vermont friends that "no man
hasgever yet refused to accept
the presidency" is significant of
his belief that he can count upon
Dewey's S acceptance, il he can
show him that he can be nomi-
mated. Said prominent re-
publican official: ''Proctor's at.
titude must bo highly enjoyable
to Tom Reed, whom he betrayed
in 1896. As a reward for be-
traying Reed at time when Nc
Kinley's nomination was in doubt,
Proctor has been given the dis
position of more patronage under
this administration, than any one
man, excepting Hanna, OF course,
has had; and now he is showing
his gratitude. Proctor's po-
litical shrewdness is unquestion-
ed, and if the democrats can only
carry Ohio, he will got all the
assistance he wishes in booming
Dewey for the republican nomi.
nation next year. Nothing short
of overwhelming republican sue
cess in Ohio, can give Mr.. Me-
Kinley a reasona le degree Of
certainty that he will be nominat-
ed, and that seems doubtful in
deed, at this time. A Vermonter
who claims to know Senator
Proctor's plan says he has no in
tention Of bringing Dewey out as
candidate unless he is certain
that he can be nominated, that
he is only preparing things so
that he can use him to supplant
Nj. Mckinley, if ne thinks it ad-
visable to do so.
Col. Isaac Hill, who has been
an Official of the house for many
years, says of the Ohio campaign
in which he has been participa-
ting: 1.-THE democrats have the
best chance they have had in
years to carry this fall 8 election
in the buckeye state. They will
poll the full strength Of the party
and capture many votes besides,
while the disaffection among the
republicans will keep several
thousand of them from the polls.
The Mclean forces are thorough
ly united, and are making the
greatest canvass ever conducted
by the democrats in Ohio. | am
going back in a few days to again
take hand in the campaign. +"
Admiral Schley's response to a
committee from the Woman's
National Industrial League,
which called on him to present a
copy OF resolution adopted by
the league, asking contributions
from Industrial workers to pur-
chase home for him, was worthy
of the man and his record. He
said: while | feel deeply
touched by the desire of your
committee, which the purpose
and wishes you SO kindly sug-
gest to me, | feel that Il ought TO
ask you to defer this matter until
the wants and needs Of a cold
winter now coming on, have
passed, and it's demands in the
households of some OF the great
army of industrial workers have
first been met before any provis-
ion is made for me. With ex.
pressions of deep gratitude to
you, the matter is left to your
consideration. /"
Representative elect Roberts
of Utah, now in the East says
the fight against HIN is largely
political and that he intends Ia
stand up for his rights all the way
through. He says he was elect
ed as a democrat, not as Nor
mon; that prominent Mormons
were on the stump against him
and that he carried a number ol
nom Mormon voting districts.
He denies that he came east to
avoid a warrant issued for him
in Utah; also that he has evel
violated the anti-polygamy law.
He expresses confidence that ht
will serve his full term in tht