The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-05
MRS. DEWEY STEERING THE SHIP.
She Prompts the Admiral When He
Replies to an interviewer.

Replies TO an interviewer.
NEW YORK, April 4.-The Brooklyn
Eagle on Tuesday. printed an editorial
discussing the possibility of Dewey's cam
didacy for the presidency. 1t strongly adj
vised against his accepting such an honor
II offered him, and declared that he would
prove a weak candidate. Yesterday the
Eagles Washington correspondent inter-
viewed Dewey in his home on the subject.
The correspondent telegraphed:
There can be little doubt that Admiral
Dewey is at least receptive candidate for
the nomination for President. After a talk
with the admiral at his house, the Eagle
correspondent left with the firm impress
sion, and the conviction that he would not
decline nomination were 1t rendered TO
him. either by the Republican or by the
ing in the matter is shown by the fact that
he was made really angry by the sugges-
ton that ii would be wise for him to de-
cline the nomination.
THE admiral was seen at the home In
Rhode Island avenue presented to him by
the people of the Nation, and was asked
whether he cared to comment upon the
editorial in the Eagle regarding the adj
The admiral had just finished his break
fast and was in splendid humor. He took
the paper containing the editorial. glanced
at the heading, Dewey and the Presi-
dency,' and then remarked:
II should first like to call in Mrs.
Dewey before making any comments on 1t. :
when Mrs. Dewey had been seated the
naval hero explained the editorial, and
said he would be pleased to read 1t to her.
With a gratified expression the admiral
began to read aloud, his bronzed face
showing every evidence of appreciation at
having his name mentioned SO prominently
as a presidential possibility. As he got
further into the editorial there was
change in his manner. and he found some
to- &c hov aad
the paragraphs which declared that
great naval hero did not necessarily make
an ideal candidate for the presidency.
These portions were plainly displeasing to
him and seemed to hurt him.
Mrs. Dewey caught the drift of the edi-
torial before the admiral did, and sug-
gested that 1t was not necessary for him
to finish reading II. She said: The writer
put the question in the best light possible
i'm saying that Ii was matter to be left
to the people to decide.
Admiral Dewey declared that he would
read the editorial through, and, with
heightened color. proceeded to the end He
then rose to his feet and walked up and
down the room in rather excited manner.
and demanded to know what was expected
of him. He was told that the Eagle wished
to know whether he cared to comment
upon the views expressed in the editorial
well you may say for me- snapped
the admiral in a manner far from affable.
that | think ii is bad, wretched.'
"'You had better say, interposed Mrs.
Dewey, that the admiral does not approve
of the editorial views.
And you may also stop sending the
Eagle to me- added the admiral. turning
to leave the room. L don't care to read it
any more
"A few moments later Admiral Dewey
changed his mind and said his paper need
not be stopped The correspondent inter-
viewed a number of senators and repre-
sentatives to Deweys place in politics.
and all united I'm saying that Dewey would
make a mistake If he went into politics.
and. moreover, would be weak candi-
date"