The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1900-04-19
MRS, DEWEY MAKES n CHANG H.
Her Dcscrtion OF the Catholic Church
is Regarded AZ Movement to Help
Her Husbands Political Chances.


Her Dcsertion OF the Catholic Church
Is Regarded AZ II MoVementt to Help
Her Husbands Political ChaEcca.
ID yon want to sec q confessional
In the White House - circular
headed With the words quoted mai" its
appearance at ChicvSo In Jnly. lS96.
1t WAS scattered by thousands IN the
hotels and parts OF the city where dele.
gates to the Democratic national con-
vcntiOn would be reached. Inc clrCu.
lar mado its appearance almost stimuli
tancously with the arriva! Of the OAio
delegation and John Il. Mel 'aH rs the
OhiO candidate. II was directed against
tho nomination OF Richard l.. Bland
on the solo ground that Mrs. i}tand WAS
Is Catholic. Missouri friends of Mr..
Bland, in charge OF his inter csts, at
lributcd the failure OF his candidacy
largely to the insidious appeal TO 10.
ligious prcjldicC against him. Inc
Onio delegation, more than any o.Acr,
made use OF it.
This "Reminiscences Of the religious
issue st Chicago in 1886 for the benefit
OF John II. Mclean is recalled by the
ANNOUNCEMENT tha5 Mr.. McI.an's ; Sis
ter, Ms. Admiral Dewey, has given up
her pc" in H Catholic ChurCn Hnd has
declared her intention to attend tAt
Episcopal church with the admiral.
The mem bcrs oi the ndmi:ur- family
refused to discuss tho rcpor:, but it IS
generally believed. Tho McLa" were
not Catholics. Ia Cincinnati they were
considered Covcnanturs, attcndiuE tuu
church Of their Scotch ancestry.
Mrs. Dewey has had n rather puuu-
liar spiritual experience. Ait-r ST.
ting in WaShingt ton she became inter.
eStcd with IL number OF other ladies IN
thC"SOpEY. Sac was understood to be
Is believer in the doctrines Ot the All dcpts
Some years ago she gave up thCDSOphy
and took Il pew in the Catholic church.
After the marriage last fail il WAS an
uOuuCcd tnat the admiral. who had
been au Iuiecupullau, wOltd give up
his pew and attend SERVICES at the
Catholic church where Mrs. DewuS
belonged. This WAS promptly denied,
and it was uticin'ly stated that thu
DtweyS would continue 10 ho.u three.
different cnurch connections. Nov,
with tue admirai's political dcbu,
comes the withurawal Of Mrs. Dewey
from the Catholic church.
Admiral Dewuy refuses to utlirm or
deny the report tina. his wife has left
the ltOmHn Catholic church aud joined
the EDiscODalians. lie declines to let
any one interview Mrs. Dewey ou the
subject. Tue admiral declares that ii
Is uObOdy' business what religion Mrs.
Dewey chooses To embrace, and he
claims for himself and wife the right
TO Worship Is tncy please. The admiral
says he has no pref udice against any
enc on account OF their rcllg ion OF
curiosity rs 10 their church Affiliations,
and hc asks for his family relief from
curiosity which he deems impcrti-
ncnt.
The SUBJ .cl Of Mrs. D,wcy's convcr.
sion or remuneration has created an
Immense amount Of talk everywhere
in the national capital. The rumor was
hot started in the idicncss OF gossip
bat came from sources known to be en-
tirCly friendly with the Dowcys. There
are many who believe that t!,c story
was put out deliberately to relieve the
admlral's candidacy OF what was con-
siucreu a handicap. The result is en-
rely LiIGrGnt from that expected. II
has not pleased the members uf tue
Protestant Churches, ana it certainly
haS produced no satisfaction atnong the
ltlmanist$. Ms. Dewey has nos at
tcuded the church, the pastor Of which
married her since that Interesting
event. She rad IL pew in st. Paul's R0
man CAtnOttC church, but it has not
been rented by Ms. y wey since .Janu-
AIRY, the beginning OF the quarter year,
which is the term Of the pew rentals
t. l. said thai the aJrniral's wlfH has
hccn attending the Episcopal pro-
cathcdral occasionally. Admiral DIV
cy Is 80 EDiscopa!ian, and his parish is
tho fashionable one Of ST Johns, wh ich
has been attended by Presidents and
dlallngui5 people for nearly 100
years. To go to St. Johns church
would have attracted immediate i,tten-
tion to Mrs. Dewey, so she has visited
church Of her husbands lait. out Of
The ccnter nf fash ion