The age-herald., 1900-04-12
One of Mrs. DeweYs Many Reasons
 For Her Husbands Canddacv

Mrs. Dewey and her platform are sub jects that are discussed to the exclusion of other timely topics, both men and women agreeing for once upon politics as regards the Dewey ticket. There are well-known differences of opinion among members of the same family in regard to the guberna- torial and senatorial campaigns in Ala bama, but since the admiral announced his candidacy there has been peace at the breakfast tables, for every member of the family agrees that the admiral Is in the hands of an ambitious wife, who was re sponsibe for his play for the presidency.
 The admirals present bitterness against MT. Mckinley is said to be due to the fact that the latter angered Mrs. Hazen on the occasion of the Dewey celebration in Washington, and to get even with him Mrs. Dewey grasps the prospect of her husbands defeating MT. McKinleys re- election. The origin of the admirars bit terness to Mir Mckinley is written of in the Chicago Times as follows:
 ordinarily the wives of public men are and should be free from newspaper crit- cism or comment of any other than so- cial nature; but every one in Washington recognizes that George Dewey is now in tiiC Hetnus Ol HIS DTllIldnI ana wife. For months it has been the gossip of the social world that he was falling more and more under her influence, and not even the best friends of the admiral and Mrs Dewey deny that the candidacy for the presidency is her handiwork.
 Everyone comments on this more in sorrow than in anger There is everywhere genuine regret that man who has oc- cupied the high place Dewey has in the hearts of the American people should all low himself to be forced into ridiculous attitude through petticoat politics and the wreaking of feminine spite.
 Admiral Deweys anger toward Presi- dent Mckinley is of feminine fermenta- tion and had its origin in a very charac- teristic instance of feminine pique. When Dewey came to Washington to be present. ed with the sword voted him by congress, Mrs. Hagen, now Mrs Dewey, and one or two other women kinfolks thought 1t would be grand idea to have their car riages used by the admiral and President Mckinley in the triumphant procession to the capitol. So they arranged to have eight white horses hitched to the family vehicle, which should carry the hero of Manila bay through the streets of Washington
 "A certain respect is due, however to the office of president of the United States, and MT. Mckinley could not with propriety ride in private carriage on a ceremonial occasion. As the head of the state it was not fitting for him to be the guest of an- other in a public function. So he decided to ride in his own carriage, and invited Admiral Dewey to sit by his side, precisely as an outgoing president invites his suc- cessor to ride with him to the capitol to take the oath of office.
 Admiral Dewey did ride in President McKinley's carriage on that day, and Mir. Mckinley has never been forgiven his in- reference with a prettily laid plan.
 Other incidents quite as trivial have since added fuel to the fires of resentment. When the unfortunate episode of the transfer of the gift house attracted the attention of the country certain persons close to Ad- miral Dewey tried to make him believe President Mckinley and his immediate friends had promoted the criticisms which