The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-04-11
Dewey as Independent
Would Help Bryan.
General News aud Political
Gossip In Washington.

Ysvosovustes uomtuuttOu nave t00 re-
nossss idss that hs can get The
democratic nomiustion away from
Dol Bsysu. they have another guess
eoaips TO them. There 10 not q
.dsooorst 10 either branch Of cou-
gress. 10 sympsshy with tho Chicsgo
platform. Who does not regard Col
Bgyaa's nominations ~ already made.
ssd the Ksnsas City conveutiop % Q
aaaioasl meeting that will be held to
ssai(y that pominstiou Admiral
DpWeg says he b dsnoosst and he's
slvsys besn one. bot that be he's
sever osss . vote IL hs had made
ohss ssssswsat whom he 6rst reformed
kca msaila when his friend, Senssor
Proctor, Of vsraons. wss repeatedly
6selssing that ha wss sepablican,
70 woold hsve carried moro weight.
Bat. snywsy. democratic who do not
vo>s ase pes ihs The sort Of democrats
vho help the party to win elections
q vbo dseesvs o0loe from the party
10 Adnissl Dewey becomes On inde
pendent candidate for president, be
oill sssdss ossssisl cid towards the
slsosios Of COL Brysn. % he would
probably get votes which would 9th
sswiss 90 TO MoKieley.
10 every democratic member of The
Aosss wiIl oooopy bic ssss aud vote
agsisst The Porto Rico bill that
iaiqsilous measure osn be defeated
whsu u b taken up this week. The
republlean oauous has declared in
favor Of psssing the bill juss % IL
sa0s from the senate. bot there are
qaite . number Of republicans who
ssy they vii; no. vote for the bill
ssd few VINO will sctuslly vote
agsiass Il. and u 10 practically oer,aiu
shst owing to sbsentees. . vote
egeipss lhe bill equal to the foil
Democratic msmbership of the house,
, viii defect it Both sides are work
iag hard 10 get their absensees in
Washiogson 10 time TO vote Bad %
ths tariff olsuse 70 10 princ,ple, the
section Of The bill providing Q civil
govssnmeus for Porto Roo 10 even
worss Under il. the real govern.
asss Of the island csn be pu. into
the hsnds Of carpet bsggsrs. and ,hs,
o1oh . governoent would be pro
duesivs of sossdals wss fully shown
by ths experience during the recon.
sesuosion period In southern states
The dissipg uished audience which
hessd HoG Webster Davis 6rss
leoaurs on the var in South Africa
isdiossss that those who claim that Q
nejssity of our people sympa.hlze
With the Boers are right The leo
tpse. which abounds with srgumsnts
showing Why We should symps,hiss
With the two republics which are
sssugsliog for their lives sgsins, one
a The wor,d's greatest empires, wss
spplsudsd from start to finish. Mr.
Davis 10 receiving invitstions to
speak 10 behalf of the Beers from
every section Of the country
Hesrings Of the CLARK case have
been closed and the senate commit
tse on elections 10 considering the
evidence and the arguments of coun.
col An sdvsrse report 10 looked
for from the committee, bot IL 10
generally expected that the vots of
she senate will be 10 favor Of Senate,
CLARK. 10 would require swo.thirds
vote 10 unseat him.
lt h regarded % significant of
eowisg change 10 she administrations
Philippias policy ,hss the ohiois,
saseusosmsns 10 msds ihs, Gen Otis
viii start for ths Urited States st
sbess The sime the new Philippine
comoissioo arrives st Manila
lt 10 veil known that there wss
necb clsshing beswees Oils and the
old commission although be IVES .
oenber Of that body, % wss Dewey
The sdminissrs,iou does not intend
shss . decision from tho supreme
eoert sbsll be had on the question Of
the constitution following the flag
before the presidential election il il
oso possibly prevent IL This has
been shown By the action Of Secfe-
tsry Gage In ordering that y coutrsc,
lsborer. brought from Porto Rico to
New York. for the express purpose
OF making . test csse. be allowed
70 land Representative Mcclellan,
ef New York. has offered q resolu
sion 10 the house. calling upon SEQ
rssssy Gsgs for the correspondence
10 this cssc, end Senator Joues,. Of
Asksosss. offered . similar resolu
ton In the senate, which was st
once adopted How this action on
tho part Of Secretary Gage strikes
the democrats sud populists in con
gress may be jsdged from the fol
lowing expressions OF op,u:on Sen
ssor Tillman-"I don't blame the