The age-herald., 1900-04-22
DEWEY, WHITNEY, LAMONT
Interesting Gossip of the Admiral and
 His Friends
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun.
 Some of Admiral Dewey's friends, and for that. matter the admiral himself, seem to think that if he is not nominated for president on the democratic national ticket, fe could raln an independent candidate for the ur5 Y. To those experienced ia sach matters the question has come, Who is to foot the bills for this independ- ent movement? ~. the lowest calculation f would cost 2,05a 900 to organize this in- dependent movement in all the states and territories and to have the admirals name placed upon ballot which could be voted. Then there is the additional expense of campaign headquarters, national, state and local, and thousand incidental expenses which would easily swell the expenditure to nearly $5,000,000. Where is this money to come from? Who is to put it up? These are the questions eagerly asked by polti- clans in all political centers.
 The new friends of the Hon. Daniel S. Lamont invariably speaking to him as MT. Secretary" in recognition of the war portfolio he held in President Clevelands s cabinet from March 4, 1895, to March 1, 1897 The old friends of MT. Lamont still call him "ColoneL" When the Dewey boom was launched couple of weeks ago some of the eastern and a great many of the western newspapers said, That is the work of Dan Lamont" All were ecquaint- eU Nlln the Warln lTleHCSnip anu tion that Colonel Lamont entertained for the admiral While Colonel Lamont is quite rcticent in giving utterance in the newsDa pers to his status in the political world at this time he. nevertheless, has no hesitancy in telling his personal friends that he is out of politics.; and yet, to his personal friends thfs seems almost incredi- ble. As a matter of fact, many persons will not accept this statement to be seri- ous. Hardly a day passes in which some democratic politicians does not visit the Mills building for the purpose of submit ting to Colonel Lamont a boom for some distinguished democrat Only the other day the anti-room of the Northern Pacific office in the Mills building held a number of enthusiasts waiting to see the colonel, andS desiring very much to present to him a boom for General Nelson A Miles of the United States army for president. Colonel Lamont was too busy to receive the en- thusiasts. He only sent out word that he was not in the boom business these days
 The Hon. William Collins Whitney is not talking politics nowadays. He has been resterod for weeks to give his views as to the political situation in the nation. When the Dewey boom was sprung the effort to get Mir Whitney to speak was redoubled. He declined to say word for print except to deny that he was behind it, and to all recent requests he has been persistent in his refusal It has been charged that MT Whitney. along with iSx-Snnator Arthur Pue Gorran of Maryland end others, is interested in getting up an anti-Bryan movement similar to that headed by Paim- CT and Puckner in 1896 While Mir. Whit ney will have nothing to say of an authori- tative character, he has told his personal frien,ls that all such stories are without the slightest foundation. and he has even beer heard to say: Bryan will be nomi- nated on the first ballot at Kansas City" In q word. MT. Whitney seems to be ut taflv indifferent to the course of Bryan and his followers, who have captured the i organization of the democratic party in the nation. Yet MT. Whitney has always been q wa:E, fricr.d of Admiral Dewey.