The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-12
MILES LAYING WIRES
HE IS AN OPEN CANDIDATE FOR
 THE PRESIDENCY
In the Democratic Race-Ambition to Enter the White House Active ly in Evidence Since the Recent
 Administration Rebuke.

Walter Wellman's Washington Speciai
 to Chicago Record Herald. .
 Two canuiuates tor the presidency il 1904 uined together at the White House tonight. One was President Rooseveit, the most. and the other was Lieutenant General Miles, one of the guests at the diplomatic dinner. General Miles IS now an open candidate for presloeh.lal non ors. lie has long had an inclination m that direction. but since he was repri- manded by the President for his lnter- view on the Schley case the commanoing general of the army has made little 1T any concealment of his intention 10 VIII the Democratic nomination two years hence if he can. ,.,
 He is actively playing his cards with that end in view In fact. the decision of Admiral Schley to appeal ms case to the President is said on good authority embarrass MT. Roosevelt. The national capital is full ot most interesting gossip concerning this latest phase o1 the ceie brated controversy and the pians oi of the Schley case with himself as the central figure. General Miles would llkc to be nominated for President in l94, with either Schley or Dewey as his rum ming mate. He believes ti,ket reading Miles and Scbley or Miles and Dewey would bring victory against President Roosevelt or any other man the Republi- cans could put up.
 General Miles is very much in earnest in his candidacy for the presidency, He talks of little else to his intimate friends, and already by anticipation is enjoying a victory oyer The President who dared administer to h.m a severe public rep rimand.
 On account of this known political ann bition of the head of the army there is some surprise that General and Mrs. Miles are guests of the President at to- nights diplomatic dinner. The presence of General Miles af the Presidents ta- ble so soon after the famous reprimand bas been construed in some quarters as an indication that MT. Roosevelt regrets his action in cansuring the General and is trying to hold out the olive branch with this invitation to dinner. There is no warrant for this assumption.
 The invitation to General and M g. Miles to the diplomatic dinner was sent out several weeks ago, at least ten days before the occurrence of the reprimand- could not recall # after it had been &C., cepted. It is customary to have the army and the navy represented at the diplomatic dinner by their ranking off, cers. and Admiral and Mrs. Dewey were also invited at the same time General and Mrs. Miles were. But Admiral and Mrs Dewey had manned to go to Flor ida on account of Mrs. Dewey's health, and they declined the invitation on that account.
 Some newspaper publicity has been giv- en to the fact that General Miles was in- vited to tonight's dinner. and journals friendly to him have regarded it as an indication of weakening" on MT. Roos F. velts part. This has led to the remark bv one of the Presidents closest friends: Only two men knew General Miles had been asked to dinner. ana of course 1t was the President who advertised it in the newspapers"
 In Washington everything runs into pol itics sooner or later.