The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-12
SONG OF THE SIREN
Is What Turned Dewey's Head From
Military to Civil Ambitions.
BUSY SESSION OF CONGRESS.
Present House of Representatives
has Lost Seventeen, Ten Of the
Number Having Died-Mnny Inn
pOEtant Bills Passed

WASHINGTON, D. c., April IL
There IS certainly no new development
In washington to indicate that Admiral
Dewey's presidential candidacy Is any
stronger. The FIRST effects Of the an
nouncement having passed of, 1t Is
possible to view It in calmer mood. And
vet people here do not regard II with
any more favor and on all sides and
from people Of all shades of political
opinion are heard sincere expressions
Of regret that the admiral should have
permitted himself to be announced as 4
presidential candidate. Not only do the
politicians consider his candidacy as
humlliating. but the people of WASH
ington generally are wondering how he
could have been so unwise.
The suggestion is heard but very In
frequently, that perhaps the politicians
fearing his strength before the people.
are belittlIng his candidacy in order to
weaken 1t, but the fact is that every
expression that has been made has
been spontaneous and sincere.
The impression prevails that the adj
miral has simply misunderstood the
Iopuiar ovations given him In the south
and has permitted himself to be used
by designing politicians such as John
r. Mclean, his brother-in-law;' ex-
Senator German, William c, Whitney
and some eastern Democrats, in the
hope OF breaking the force Of Bryan's
popularity and making his nomination
on the tlrst ballot, under the two-thirds
rule, impossible. In that event. they
thought the Democrats might turn to
Admiral Dewey Then the admiral has
been much Influenced by his wIfe's am
billion, She always has been an ambI'
tlous woman.
It Is Entirely Too Late.
That there can be anything done to
destroy Bryan's boom is not deemed
possible by cooI-headed politicians of
both parties. The verdict is: 1T is en-
tlreIy too late" Not that Democrats
cannot be found to say privately that
Bryan should be beaten, but they rea-
lie that he is the inevitable nominee Of
the Kansas City convention. The fact
that the admiral has no political plat
form to announce also weakens his
candidacy, an then he has given out
some remarkable Interviews, which do
not tend to maxi pubic opinion more
favorable. but to cause surprised COM
ment as his reputa IN has been SO
striking for gooi sense and good judg-
ment. Perhapc the interview published
with him in the New York Journal is
the strangest. In that he said among
other things:
THE responsibilities had In Manila
! have had in degree in other parts of
the world. Perhaps they were as
great responsibilities as any Presldens
ever had. They were greater RESPONSE
.blllties than many persons who asplred
TO the presidency have ever had /
have performed service that some OF
these CLOVIS who aspire to the preslden-
tial Office have never performed
II Admiral Dewey actually spoke in
that vein he lost his dignity, and GER
tnInly has helped neither his candidacy
nor his reputation. Who are the
clowns? Why should the admiral think
1t necessary to exait himself by thus
blowing his own horn?
Fighting Tayler
FfNLz rtn.,. ..,,,ar, 49,. at. 49,
Representative Taylcr, who represents
the old Mckinley district, is finding
himself opposed for denomination by
the Mormon influence, and that large
sums OF money have been poured into
his district from Utah to defeat him.
Tayier. 1t viii be remembered. chal-
ienged Brigham H. Roberts right to n
seat in the house. was chairman OF the
Roberts Investigation committee, and
did more. perhaps. than any other
member Of Congress TO secure the I'M
seating OF the Mormon congressman. 1t
would he, perhaps, natural for the Nor
mons to seek to prevent his return to
Congress, but would they be 30 unwise
as TO risk further agitation of the poly
glmy question By trying to defeat Tay-
Ter? Is Il not natural. too. that. finding
opposition to their friend. supporters OK
Taylor should assume that Mormon in
fluence is behind Il? These are dues-
lions that naturally occur In view OF
the Ohio story.
Has Lost Seventeen Members.
The present house Of representatives
has lost seventeen members since 1t
was elected in November. 1895. There
have been ten deaths, four reslgna-
tons and three members have been
unseated and barred. Seven members
did before they could take their seats
as representatives, In the Fifty-slxth
Congress. These were Nelson Dingley.
of Maine, chairman Of the ways and
means committee In the Flfty.Gfth
Congress. William J.. Greene, Of Ne.
braEka; Samuel r. Balrd. Of Louisiana:
Richard F. Bland, OF Missouri. one OF
the old warehouses; OF the Democracy
whO became famous as silver Dick:
Lorenzo Dnnford, OF Ohio: Daniel Err
mpntrout. Of Pennsylvania. and Evan
j., settlc. Successors have been oho-
sen to fiji the vacancies thus caused In
the persons OF Charles E. Llttleneld. OF
Maine. who sprang 20 national promI-
hence by his speeches on Roberts. the
Utah polysamist; William Neville. Of
Nebraska, Joseph T.. Fansdell, OF Lou
islana; d. W. sheckleford, OF Missouri: