The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-04-05
Planned by German, Whitney,
Mclean and Others.
To Capture the Convention at
Kansas City.
SPRUNG PREMATURELY
Owing to Reports That Dewey
Would Go to Europe.
Candidate Says He Has Strong
Views on Porto Rico.

Views on Porto Rico.
New York. April 5.-The Herald says:
Briefly stated this is the story of the
Dewey candidacy as given to the Herald
last night by a prominent party leader,
who has successfully manipulated state
and even national conventions.
The scheme to nominate Admiral
Dewey at the Kansas City convention
was carefully planned at a series of
conferences held principally in this city
and Washington. Arthur p. German,
acknowiedgedly one of the most skill
1ul managers in the Democratic party,
was asked to take charge Of the move
ment Such conspicuous long time
party leaders as VIM. c. Whitney, Dan
iel Lamont, Richard O1ney, John r.
Mclean and Edward NJ Sheppard par
ticipated actively in the conferences.
They canvassed the entire situation.
They proposed to spring the plan sud-
denly, not long before the assembling Of
the Democratic national convention and
ON the wave Of enthusiasm which
Dewey's announcement was expected to
create calculated on sweeping aside all
obstacles and on making Dewey the
party candidate
AuIllAAdl OtNtA ACKNOWLEDGEMENT VI lAS
candidacy a this time was not con-
templated by the leaders in the move
ment. They regarded April as too early.
That the announcement should be made
by Dewey now is due to the persistent
reports from Washington that MI. and
Mrs Dewey would go abroad This lat
ter announcement, declared by the ad-
miral TO have been absolutely without
foundation was regarded as an effort to
forestal and sidetrack the Dewey
boom
The exact wording of Admiral Dewey's
statement was under discussion for sew
eral weeks. 1t was prepared with the
utmost care ana draft OF the state
ment was sent to the admiral while he
was on his recent visit to st. Augustine,
Fla.
1t was pointed out last night that
Democratic leaders of the prominence
of those mentioned would not have con-
sented to the publication of Admiral
Dewey's statement at this time unless
they knew the exact situation They
are lien too shrewd and loo experienced
in political manipulation to force Adj
miral Dewey into the position of a can
didate without fair assurance of sue
cess.
on the other hand. the Herald's in
1ormant added, it was expected that a
large majority of the members of the
present Democratic national committee
and other leaders swept into power by
the Bryan campaign would repudiate
Admiral DeWey'S candidacy and would
adhere to the cause of VIM. J. BRYAN
The present national committee having
been chosen at the Chicago convention
which made Bryan its candidate Will
expire on the meeting of the Kansas
City convention. They are Bryan's
friends. Many changes. if the plans al
Admiral Dewey's friends do not mis-
carry, viii be made in the new natfona
committee. which viii have great in
huence over the worko of the Kansas City
convention and which Will conduct tn,
campaign that will follow
A special to the Journal and Advor-
user from Washington says:
lnterviewed in regard TO his candidacy
Tor the presidency, Admiral Dewey said
y ou ask me if L have advised Will
political friends about my candidacy
have. You ask whether they are Re
pubhcans or Democrats. They ar,
both. Aou ask me what party [ Woult
expect to be nominated by I shoult
think that President Mckinley woult
be nominated by the Republican party
You ask If I have any views as to tariff
between this country ana Porto Rico
have strong opinions. L do not care [,
express them now"
CLEVELAND DIDN'T SAY A WORD
Princeton. n. J.. April 5.-Forme
President Grover Clevclanl today de
clared that he had not given an inter
view to any one on Admiral DeMev'i
candidacy Referring to published ex
presslons of mis- views, he dictated tn
following.
false from beginning to end. A mum
Der OF young men representing differ
cnt papers called on me yesterday f.
my opinion in relation TO Admira
pewey's announcement of his candi
dacy and l invariably declined to sa
anything whatever on the subject I
10y any possibility / should see fit i
the future to give any expression o-
this subject it viii be done in a wa
that viii leave no doubt as to its an
thenucity. In the meantime. it is SAT
to calculate in advance that any les
authoritative statement which may b
attributed TO me viii be an unjustifiabl
fabrication"
SURPRISED BRYAN
Portland. Ore. April 5-W. J. Rrva
arrived in Portland from Tacoma In
morning He positively refused to al.
cuss the Dewey candidacy
1t Is not yet time for that" he sal,
To a local Democrat, Mr. Bryan sal
that Dewey's announcement surprise
him, in view of the admiraIs re7eate
Ceclinations to have his name consft
cred, and he wondered what was baC
of it all.
DEWEYS GO TO PHILADELPHIA.
Washington. April Admiral ar
Mrs. Dewey left for Philadelphia at
a. m today over the Pennsylvania roe
in private car. They viii attend
concelt given under the auspices of MI
Cassatt wife of the president of u
Pennsylvania railroad for the benefit
the widows and orphans of soldiers al
sailors, who lost their lives during Il
war with SPAN.
DUE TO HIS FRIENDS.