The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-04-05
GLEEFUL
DEWEY
Titkitd aud Tslks oi his Plans
sfOr Caudid.c..

WASHINGTON. APRIL Admiral
Dewey tonight expressed himself as err,
much gratidcd over the manner In which
his announcement to be candidate for
the presidency has been received by his
friends His manner lileew Sc In doatel
that fact az he chatted with reporter
OF the Associate Press at his homo thi,
evening
Many telegr ms have come to linn To-
day particularly from the souGi and
some from the far West endo sing his
course and stating that he viii receive
the support of the signers IN the ram-
raign which he viii make The admiral
was IN excellent humor and talked Inter-
estlngly OF n number OF things In COM
nection with his proposed candidacy
though concerning most questiors asked
him, he requested that nothing be said
az this time, as IN due time he would
make a statement TO the publ on the sub
jcet
why Is It. Admiral Dewey. that you
have decided TO become n candidate for
the presidency" he was asked
Really on that point" be answered.
N4+NAN - AAVNAAAAAt " hAA W MlthA nNH III
ready been printed on the subject II the
American people want me to be candI-
date for this high office / shall gladly
serve them My determ nation TO aspire
to 1t was Influenced by my many friends
who have written me letters suggesting
that Ishould be a candidate These com
munications have come from an over the
country, some from New York, large
number fro mthe South and some from
the Pacific coast 1t WAS In response 10
these suggestions that / have taken the
course announced. Since the announce
ment was made, / have recsiveJ num-
Der Of telegrams from my friends com
mending the action I have taken and
promising me their support. am deeply
gratihed to them for their Kindness
These are the considerations which have
urged me- 10 change my mind from the
original statement made on my return
from Manila that would not be a card =
date for the office"
Now tell me something about your
plans for the future?" suggested the re-
walls were left standing. Fortunately
the school children had not returned 10
their rooms after the noon hour and all
were gotten to places OF safety. Next
the flames caught the Williamson flats.
across the alley from the hall, on the
north, on 18th street, and thesa were gut
ted. The fats occupied a half block and
were brick and three stories in height
/ Flying eTnbers started blazes on a doz-
en- different residences within a radius
OF two blocks and famed by stin
breeze and aided by a low water pres-
sure threatened a general connagration.
The FIRE, which was finally gotten un-
der control at 2.39, proved one OF the
quickest and most dangerous eSper1enc-
ed in Kansas city for many years
Convention hall had been classed by
travellers as one OF the largest and most
perfectly constructed auditoriums in the
world, The building was erected In 1895
at cost OF 1926 900. which was raised en-
tirely by public subscription It occupied
a piece OF ground 314 by 200 feet i'm ex-
tent, was two stories high and built Of
native stone, cream brick and terra cot
Ia. The first story was OF the Rsnais-
sance style OF architecture and the Sec
ond story in peristyle form with groups
and columns. The building was OF
bridge construction, without a column
the roof being supported by great steel
girders. IT'S general seating arrangement
was modelled somewhat upon the plan OF
the Metropolitan opera house, New York
The floor space was divided into arena
arena balcony, balcony and roof gar'sn
boxes skinting the arena ande the arena
balcony, The total SEATING capacity was
Ilarly 1000 and with standing room the
bdilding was capable Of holding more
than 1900 people The arena alone seat
ed 1000 The building had no stairways
the upper statings being reached BY
means OF incine planes. Separate exits
were used for the balconies and roo
gardsn and Il Is estimated that the hal
could ne emptlcd az the rate OF 5000 peo