The Atlanta constitution., 1900-04-09

his life had been spent in the navy ant
that the unexpected honors which hae
been thrust upon him of elevation TO tn,
highest rank I'm the navy was more than
his ambition had ever pictured for him.
self This statement seemed so thor
oughly I'm line with the good sense he had
I displayed I'm the trying days after the dc
struction of the fleet i'm Manila today, that
!, was universally praised by the Amcri-
can people end tended to strengthen his
hold upon their affections
Ihat announcement was not only good
taste. but good sense Since shen how
ever. the admiral has had a number of
, experiences which seem To have. turned
MS mead The curiosity of the American
! people to see him and hcartincss of VOL
I come which has been extended him
i'm different places has by some freak or
the imagination been misconstrued by
him into political uprising in his behalf
number Of people who have EXPRESSED
Z dissatisfaction with either McKinlex o,
Bryan or both, have written him throwinn
out presidential suggestions and an of
TINS. combined with "A growing resent
neni because of what h. imagines has
been The unfriendly attitude OF President
Mckinley and his administration
have brought about this statement of
presidential aspirations.
hCSShAAhcnI is Real.
The resentment toward Mckinley is
feal IL Is based on social complaints
a feeling that the Admiral ana Mrs Dew-
ey have not been made enough of in the |
social circles Of the administration. Tha |
ground FOR this feeling ana these COM
piaih's Is difficult 10 discover but that
ihis ieeiinE exists was reVea led 10y a close
connection OF the admiral who said to-day
mat Dewey felt sore on Mckinley. that
the administration had snubbed him. ami
thai fearing h. might become a factor
IN the presidential campaign the admin
iSiraiion officials had been schcmIng 10
get him out Of the country.
OF course all of that would be good
democratic stun if there was an atom
oi futh in i. So far as fearing Dewey
Is concerned. President Mckinley has new
-r h'id any such feeling since Immediate
y after the admirals return. Nor has
mere been. as far as observers can see.
my 'hinS like social snubbing Of the ad-
iiiid'- II may toe true that Dewey has
lot received all Of the adulation to which
= thought himself entitled. for his ,sni-
2ti"ns IN this regards. eepccially
ince his marriage. may have b..n
t'ater than the outside world WAS in
lined 20 accord him.
IL j. unguestionably true that The nm
'rtunate controversies growing ont Of
IS acceptance of the home purchased bv
IS admirers ana some other actions an
IS part have had tendency 10 lover
I'm in the estimation Of the country. ami
iis has been maEifest il. washington as
ell as elsewhere
IrEirlcv does exist and is in a larse
.casura responsible for this announce w
.,ut. - flr as can Doe learned noh9dy -
.,s aware .f Dcwey's intention aud III. nl
r.a oil.
vas the announcement given "ut "'
,ro,l.h The New York world. tho adj
,i~,f has exclaimed that his reason Tor W
living il To- The World lay primarily in %
lc fact that that paper was perhaps th' u
rst "a mention him i'm connection with b.
h. Office.
There WAS disposition in some circles !,
q. ...nu~rt this announcement with inc Z
..ra-,.a eff0r- or a few sa~teruefS Z"
-. .bart the nomination of somebody .
--e -han Nr. Bryan as Tho democratic
..,s.r. but there Is bsoluicly nothing
b this senator GoIman gave strong =
..ui4ls today 10 any connection with sn'h
,.lar ami the adairaIs announcement 4,
udisat-s his belief that d Do" becomes q 4
.ar,iisate 70 Will he as an independent. S
u course even hc must see that there is S
absolutely M chance ~ his receiving a !
.amtuatfon at the hands 81 the great =
No Chance of Support.
- FAR as can be seen be- has absolutely &
,o chance for support among the men
who will shape the actions %: either IN" ,
-epuhlicau or democratic party. The only
man in public who has expressed himself
AS Favorable. To- the Dewey proposition is
tho eccentric J.T Lcvy. onc ~ the rep
FROM Ncw York. whose in
flu.uc. in political councils is about as
r.areut as that of Dewey himself. jon is
Tor Dewey because one ot his own ancoS-
tors served in the navy; his political con-
,frtian I'm this regard has very much the
same basis "a his democracy which rests
ilpou the ownership 81 Thomas Jefferson
famous old home. Monticello. jon. 10
MAY he said iu passing. iS taken not
.ttlirs. .s serious a- the Dewey announce
rl.slt uf course. every body lu pubic ill" .
here. believes that Dewey mas absolutely .
no chance. uf cutting figure 40 TIN prcSi-
slentf.I campaign. How much ol "a fEur" b
he might have cUf had be- placed himself .
iu the hands of aStut' politicians when f
fI,. Dewey craze Wae al fever heat Is
another question. Perhaps then his an /
rln.lfie.neut would have been taken more .
seriously Now the most charitable of
those. who discuss his action express sor-
row al the grave mistake which hc has
made. ths others only laugh at f.
Mclean Says He Is Innocent.
John II. Mclean. who is the brothcr-in-
law al the admiral. diSclaims any connec-
zion whatever with this effort to create
vag that the ticket was to be Dewey and
Mclean. ana the platform Keep II In
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