Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-30
SURE 70 NAME BRYAN
o. q. P. Belmont Says the Nebraskan
Will Be the Democratic
Nominee
Dewey Was Misled by Schemes Of
Men Who Want to Disrupt
the Party.
Belmont Says Bryan Will Win on
Issues Of Trusts and I'm
perialism.

New York, April Oliver II. P. Bel-
mont returned from Europe Saturdayson
board the Cunard Line steamer Luca-
MIA. He has been absent about two
months, and most of his time has been
spent in Paris. Since his departure from
these shores the candidacy of ADMIRAL
Dewey for the office Of president has
been announced.
lit Was with regret, said Mr. Eel
mont, that u heard that Admiral Dew
gcy had announced himself as "a. candi-
date for the presidency. j regard il as
simply the result of the scheme of u fen
men Who ar. attempting TO disrupt the
democIa tic party
For the admiral himself I have great
admiration. and as having once served
in t!le navy 1 have for him the most
kindly feelings He has certainly served
his country We'll. and the United States
owes to him q debt of gratitude. He
has, however. been misled. predicted
months ago that something of This kind
would occur.
q think that the candidacy of Admir-
al Dewey is ii hopeless one. II is a fore
gone conclusion that Bryan Will DC the
nominee of the democratic convention.
and that Mckinley will be chosen by the
republicans. a 5 far8as votes are con-.
scerned. j think that ADMIRAL Dewey
would take more from The republicans
than from the democrats. The admiral
has been most unfortunate in the choice
of those who have represented him be-.
fore the people in the public press.
Admiral Deweys platform, i see is
the American flag and thsBconstitution.
That is all Very Well. but all Americans
believe in the flag and the constitution.
1T is only n question of determining up.
on those principles Which are necessary
10 the carrying ailt of the constitution
and the preserving the honor of the
flag.
DO you think, then. that Mr.. Bryan
will be elected if nominated?" was
asked
Undoubtedly. was the reply. Tho
democratic party will win On the issues
OF trusts and Of nti-imperialisin. No
matter What the republican party may
say on the subject of trusts, ii is not
likely that the American people will be
disposed to accept it. The republicans
have been so allied With trusts that 1t
Will be difficult for them to define their
position.
ON the question Of anti-imperalism
the democratic party has alright totake1
tbs stand, for j It was pre- ninent,y the
War party. 1t has developed that the OBJ
5ject OF the republican party is merely
colonial expansion or colonial exploita-
ton. The position of the administration
With regard to Porto Rico will alone
condemn the republicans.
r Mr.. Belmont said that during his visit
in Europe he had heard many express;
lsiolas concerning the attitude of the
United states whit regard TO the pres
erit troubles between Great Britain and
the TransSaal.
1T is generally thought he said,
that it is too late for the United States
to take any definite position from the
one it has assumed. notwithstanding
the general sympathy in this country
With the Beers. and rightly so. in nay
opinion, because of their republican.
form OF government and the fact that
they are fighting TO preserve their cot,n-
try. | Think it would be the worst pos
sible policy for either party to assume
to make the Boers war an issue in the
coming campaign This because it
would be regarded in Europe as "a semi
official act. i would be improper for
us to NEEDLE with q question between
foreign nations in which we are not vi
tally interested. lit would only be re-
Eceived in the same way that foreign in
terference would be received by u.s.
# Mr.. Belmont was much interested in
the utterances of Elihu Root. who said
that the United states either aban-
don the Monroe doctrine orSf1ght Cor it.
He regarded ii as an inspired utterance.
coming from the administration. and
said that he wondered what effect it
would have upon the -Pauncefote
treaty.
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