Show sc TALK WITH ADMIRAL DEWEY He Wouldnt Be a Candidate Per the I Presidency Admiral Dower has talked to the Ma ails correspondent of Lesles Weekly I asked Dewey says the correspondent If ho objected to spek upon the subject that was Interesting the millions at po ole to whom his name was a housl oJr worlutmon the subject of his possible candidacy for the Jlresidency In IJ No I have no objections to talking oC that subject bu you see they wnnt to know whether I am a Democrat or I Re oublican And which then are you I said Dewey looked at me a moment and smiled Well you sec I am I sailor A sailor has nO polities TIme administration 15 his party and Republican or Democratic It make no difference Then again I come from Vermont and you know what that means To be anything but a Republican In Vermont Is t < he a man wtholt a party My lice lieutenant Bnlmhy comes from Georgia tie tells me that to h but a Denm crmit in time J south be anything 1 1frW Ioi i set = be nobody if 1 lived south I would protably be a Democrat 1 IJe vee t Have you ever voted I asked Yes ers ago but my vote was lu1 ally influenced I personal IlreCerence 01 local conditions 1 am not a politician have never held political office and am totally ignorant ot part intricacies and affilIations 1 understand Senator Proctor says Vermont will propose you for the pros denc I continued Is that 50 How dO you know the admiral questioned me I then read him nn article referring to an IntervIew to that effect Had Senator Proctor reason to think you would accept such a nomination r said The senator is an old staunch friend oC mine I have known him all my life He has written me on this subject Others have asked permissIon to use my acme Dont you think It would be presumpu cue to accept 1 nominatIon before It 13 oC feredperhaps I would be equally prl ous to reject i The admllJ discussed the question gravely and seriously lie dwelt upon the gremit responsibilities of the offIce the at cessity of a lifes training to equip tie most able of men to occupy such an cx ailed and arduous oflice and Ilnaily he said that neither by vocation tlispositlrn education nor training was he capacitated to tilt such a position Ito said that las was too well along In life to consider such a possibility His health weuli not adrnt it All his lifes work was in differont lines of effort and that while the kindness and enthusiasm of his friends were grat rut to him and the generous tributes of the American people were dear to him Ce could not anti would net be me candidate for the presidency of the United Staaes under any conditions I snake this statement with the full consent and on time authority of Admiral Dewey If there is such a tills of senti mont It must be stemmed time admiral closed |