Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-04-05
True Story Of beWeY'S Ac-
knOWledged Candidacy.
IS CAREFULLY PLANNED
Will be Many Changes In New Demo-
cratic National Committee Which
VIII Largely Influence Kansas
City Convention.

New York, April 5.-A special to the
journal n Advertiser from Washing
ton says: Interviewed in regard to his
candidacy for the presidency, Admiral
Dewey said:
you ask me if I have advised with
political friends about my candidacy. I
have. You ask whether they are repub-
llcans or democrats. They are both. You
ask what party I would accept to be
nominated by. 1 should think resident
Mckinley would be nominated by the
republican party. You ask me If 1 have
any views as to tariff between this coun-
try and Porto Rico. 1 have strong opin-
IONS l don't care to express them now
The Herald says: Briefly stated, this
is the story of the Dewey candidacy as
given to the Herald last night by a prom
inert party leader, who has successfully
manipulated state and even national con-
ventions:
1.-The scheme to nominate Admiral
Dewey at the Kansas City convention
was carefully planned at a series of con-
ferences held principally in this city and
in Washington.
arthur p. German. acknowledged to
be one of the most skillful political man.
ayers in the democratic party, was asked
to take charge of the movement. Such
conspicuous longtime party leaders as
William G. Whitney, Daniel Lamont,
Richard Olney. John r. Mclean and Ed
ward M. Sheppard participated actively
IN the conferences.
They canvassed the entire situation,
until they became convinced that the
movement could be successfully carried
out. Admira Dewey md all of his
friends discredited the reports that the
nero OF Manila bay would run for pres
ident under any circumstances. They
proposed to spring the plan suddenly,
not long before the assembling of the
democratic national convention, and on
the wave of enthusiasm which Dewey's
announcement was expected to create,
calculated on sweeping aside all obsta.
cles and on making Dewey the party can
didate.
Admiral Dewey's announcement of his
candidacy at this time was not contem-
plated by the leaders in the movement.
They regarded April as too early. That
the announcement should be made by
Dewey now is due to the persistent re-
ports from Washington that Mr.. and
Mrs. Dewey would go abroad. This lat
Ter announcement, declared by the ad-
mlral to have been absolutely without
foundation. was regarded as an effort t.
forestall and sidetrack the Dewey boom.
The a wording of Admiral Dew
eys statement was under discussion for
several weeks. It was prepared with the
utmost care. and a draft Of the state
ment was sent to the admiral while he
was on his recent visit to st. Augustine,
Fla. 1t was pointed out last night thai
democratic leaders Of the prominence of
those mentioned would not nave con-
scented to the publication of Admiral
Dewey statement at this time unless.
they knew the exact situation. They are
men too shrewd and too experienced in
political manipulation to force Admiral
peWey INTO the position of a candidate
without a fair assurance of success.
I'm the ether hand. tho IJorold,o ~
Iorman added. it was expected that a
large majority of the members of the
present national democratic committee
and other leaders, swept into power by
me Bryan campaign, would repudiata
dm1r Dewey's candidacy and would
adhere to the cause of William J. BRYAN.
the present rational committee, having
been chosen at the Chicago convention.
which made Bryan its candidate. will ex-
pre- On the meeting Of the Kansa CITY
convention. They are Bryan's friends.
many changes. if the plans of Admiral
DeWey's friends do not miscarry, will be
MADE In the new national committee.
which Will have great Influence over the
work of the Kansas City convention and
which will conduct the campaign that
will follow
Perry Belmont said last might:
Admiral DeWey's ominatio for tho
presidency of the democratic party would
be a most welcome end to the issues Of
1896. In his published statement he gives
expression to a democratic idea. when
he says that the duties Of a president are
mainly to execute laws enacted by con-
gress. The admiral thus recognizes the
theory of popular government.
the chances of eleeting a democratic
candidate for governor of New York are
growing brighter every day. The i'm
portance OF selecting a candidate for
president who will not be a load for the
state ticket to carry, makes the respon-
slbil,ty of the New York delegation to
the national convention a great one."