Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-04-11
0hEYFOR PRESIDENT
The Hero Of Manila Bay Yield, to
PRESSURE.
WOULD ACCEPT THE NOMINATION.

He Declines TO Say whether He II q DEM
ocrat or Republican. but II the People So
Desire He will Enter the Race for the
Presiden0y-whatthe Admiral Said to =
New York Newspaper Correspondents
CONCERNING the Matter.
Washington, April 5.-Admiral
Jorge Dewey has confirmed the inter-
ew published In the New York
prld to the effect that he will accept
" presidency of the United States
fuld the American people desire
n to fill that Office. He refused to
AXE any further statement.
Naturally the chief point Of inquiry
AIS as to which of the great political
arties Admiral Dewey would be the
lndidate of. but to questions of this
character the replies indicated that no
positive determination had been
reached.
Plan Of Eastern Democrats.
New York, April ga Washington
dispatch to The Evening Telegram
says: 1t has developed that the an.
nouncement of Admiral Dewey's can
didacy is part of well-laid plan Of
eastern Democrats to head of Mr..
Bryan's nomination. The Evening Tel
egram's dispatch continues:
'The admiral will not admit that
there Is any organization behind his
candidacy or state whether he would
like the Republican or the Democratic
nomination. He told me today that he
was In the hands Of the American peo-
pie and was as willing to obey orders
from them as he has been from his SUI
peri0rs In the navy.
"He said: Il have every reason to
believe that there isl popular demand
for my nomination. decline to say
whether am Democrat or Repub-
lican. want to be the peoples can
didate. fully realize that In an
nouncing my willingness to become a
candidate that my troubles are begin
ming, but man who has the interest
of his country at heart cannot escape
his share of them, and / am willing to
risk all that may come to me- From
every state in the Union and from all
classes of the people | have received
gratifying evidence OF a desire for my
nomination.
Conditions Have Changed.
The demand has become so gener-
al that felt constrained to give seri.
Gus consideration to the matter, and
although l had previously stated that
would not accept nomination, con.
ditions have SO changed in the few
past months that can no longer. as
a loyal American citizen. say that 1
will not obey the will of the American
people IL their decision should be that
am a suitable candidate for the presi-
dency. Beyond confirming my an
n0uncement Of this morning. there Is
nothing more that l can properly say
at present" $3.50
Washington. April 6.-Admiral Dew
ey has intimated that he does not ex-
pect the nomination Of the Republican
party.
you ask me what party l expect to
be nominated by" he said, when In
terviewed: my reply to. that Is:
should think that President Mckinley
would be nominated by the Republic
ans" AS to his platform no one has
been able to get definite statement
from him. He Is known to have ex-
pressed himself as opposed to the free
coinage Of silver, but this view may
now be changed. He intimated in his
interview that his platform will be
"the American flag" He has strong
opinions upon the question of tariff
between this country and Puerto Rico.
he admits, but he Is as uncOmmunica-
tive on that point as on others.