Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-08-15
What G, A, R, Veterans Have to
Say Regarding the Proposition,
GIVE FREE EXPRESSION.
some Are For aud some Against Ea-
commandments for PresI-
dent Of the uBlied states

Gen Miles during his brief visit IN
Salt Lake yesterday cmQhatcally de-
clined to discuss politics in any shape
on form. The question Of Cen Miles as
"a presidential poasibility however. is
being freely discussed among the g, a,
r. veterans who lave been passing
through Salt Lake by tie thousands en-
route for the grand cnoanpment ut san
Francleco. There Is great variance
OF opinion ON the Miles candidacy
among the veterans, with the majority
against him. Tire expression Of G., a..
HAHN, a Denver veteran Is "a sample
OF the almost general opinion expressed
Mr Hahn says he fought under Miles
and found him n master soldier. but
when Il came 10 hls being u candidate
for the highest gift In the hands OF the
people that was another matter 1T
would be another Dewey Incident,
fear" he said.
From a number Of opinions expressed
by the old soldiers now passing through
salt Loke the following interviews show
the sentiments some for and some
against
II. 5. vaughn department commander
Of Colorado-Why I'm a Republican,
and to say that You are a Republican
nowadays Is az much as TO herald from
the housetOps your opinion that no one
or the face of the earth II In It with
Theodore Roosevelt Cen Miles as a
presidential possibility, indeed Gen.
Miles Is presidential impossbility
j. T. Howard a Vermont delegate. Is
an enthusiastic Miles man. and accord
ing 70 him the retired general would be
good presidential timber tn the next
campaign IN those districts where they
have Democrats But Mr. Howard add
cd that down In Vermont they don't
have Democrats and even the @. A. Il.
men would be unable 70 overcome their
political scruples enough TO vote for
Gen, Miles on the Democratic presiden-
tlal ticket.
G. D. BOWMAN Of tho Vermont dele.
cation believes that Gen. Miles stands
q good chance of becoming the next
conman1er.in-chief Of the G. A. r..
but when asked what sort of a Demo.
cratic presidential candidate the general
said
R'Af HiiNn dAltlflllN 10 run Tor |
president In the next campaign his fate
WIN be similar 70 DeWevs. IL were |
an Intimate friend Of the generals | !
would advise him to withdraw from
everything that gives him publicity ana |
Tor time to try to drop clear out Of the
public view"
G. j. Woodford, New York-Ncyer |
was a mar Worse msused or worse |
abused than Nelson A. Miles. and be.
lieve the real colder sentiment is for
him. HeWas a valiant fighter in war and |
mas Fought for the public cool since |
lipt this latter fight has been, politically !
ms injury and possibly his undoIng. He |
mas not been, politically, success and |
% rot feel assured thai he could be |
elected president, because OF the enc. !
mics he has thus made. He was a |
splendid soldier. but war and politics |
are not counterparts aud the valor OF |
man In one might not save him from |
the vaccinations OF the other.
l., Longfellow-The Grand Army has
done all II can do for Gen. Miles. II |
VIII not support him as a candidate for
the presidency. ! hardly think that tho
general viii be candidate. | think
that he realizes that he Is a soldier and |