The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-06
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v,n,d Not Have Brought Dewey
Had They Not Expected to Win.
NEW YORK, April 5.-The Herald
says; -, :, ~
nsucy candidacy as given to the Herald
last night by prominent party leader
,Sbo has successfully manipulated state
and even national conventions.
The scheme to nominate Admiral
n,way at the Kansas City convention
va, carefully planned at a series of
conferences, held principally in this
ci,y and IL Washington.
Arthur German. acknowledgedly
ors Of the most sklllful political man
ayers in the Democratic party, was ask
ID to TAKE charge of the movement.
such conspicuous long time party lead
ars as william c. Whitney, Daniel B.
lamont Richard olneY John r. Nc
Lean and edward NJ. Sheppard, partici-
mated actively in the conferences.
Convinced They Will be Successful.
They canvassed the entire situation.
until they became convinced that the
movement could be successfully carried
out and Admiral Dewey and all Of his
friends dlscredited the report that the
hero Of Manila bay would run for Presi-
dent under any circumstances.
They proposed to spring the plan sud
denly. not long before the assembling
o, the Democratic convention and on
tbe wave OF enthusiasm which Dewey's
announcement was expected to create,
calculated on sweeping aside all obsta-
Gle, and en- making Dewey the party
candidate,
Announcement Made Prematurely.
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 10 BIZ absolutely wlthou. founda-
ton, was regarded as an effort to fore
stall and side track the Dewey boom.
The exact wording OF Admiral Dew
eys statement was under discussion for
several weeks. 1t was prepared with
the utmost care and n draft of the
statement was sent to the admiral while
he was on his recent visit to St. Angus
tine Fla.
Fair Assurance of Success.
It was pointed out last night that
Democratic leaders OF the prominence
Uf,hose mentioned would not have con-
seHted to the publication of Admiral
Dewey's statement at this time unless
they knew the exact situation. They
are men too shrawd and too experienced
In political manipulation to force Ad-
mITll Dewey into the position of a can
ddate without fair assurance of sue
cess
On the other hand the Herald's In
formant added, It was expected thai a
large majority OF the members OF the
Democratic national committee and
other leaders sweep; into power by the
Bryan campaign would repudlate Adj
miral Dewcy's candidacy and would ad..
here to the cause of William ]. Bryan.
The present national COMMITTEES having
been chosen at the Chicago convention
which made Bryan It's candidate. will
expire on. the meeting Of the Kansas
City convention. They are Bryan's
friends. Many changes, II the plans of
Admiral Dewey's friends do not mis-
carry, will be made in the new national
committee, which will have great influ-
eRca over thu work OF the Kansas City
convention and which will conduct the
campaign that viii follow.