Show 1IL HE rLL RUN 11U 11I I Deweys Candidacy Part of Plan of the Eastern 1 1i i DcmoGrat jI j I I TO HEAD OFF SHY AN Admiral Claims He is in the 1 Hands American People WILLING TO OBEY ORDERS Ho Says Ho Has Every Reason to Believe Be-lieve That There is a Popular Demand De-mand for His Refuses I Re-fuses However to Say Whether He is n Democrat or Republican Wants to Bo the Peoples Candidate Will Not Admit That There is Any Organization Behind His Candidacy Can-didacy Impression in Washing is That His Advent Into the Political Arena Will Cause His Retirement from the Navy It ii Also Said He Has Recently Intimated Purpose to Retire His Friends Surprised I TRIBUNE BUREAU L J GDI Fourteenth ntreet r Washington D C April 11000 1 Admiral Dewey has twice surprised his fellowcountrymen 1 hen he smashed the Spanish fleet at Manila and now with his announcement that he la l a candidate for President The first was balled with joy the second Is received with pain There was a time when he mjght by sklUful political 1 1 maneuvering have been made the can djdatc of one of the great parties but f that time has long since passed But 1 two men hot the nominee ofl a political party have ever become President George Washington and John Quincy Adams the latter running In the free forall race of 181 which was finally nettled in the House of Representa tlACS LIBERAL AS TO PARTY The Admiral Is liberal as to party being Avllllng apparently to accept the nomination o either of the two great parties He Is moreover as liberal ns to platform as he Is about party Indicating In-dicating a willingness to run on any platform or no platform at all UNLESS A REGULAR NOMINEE But without a party nomination and a declaration of political principles his candidacy would be meaningless and has canvas hopeless Such is the opinIon opin-ion of every public man In Washington Washing-ton Irrespective of party As an Independent In-dependent or third party candidate he might HO confuse the campaign as to change the result from what It would he without him Inlhe fIeld for he would afford a flncjrallyliig point for the malcontents of the 1 ole parties But r beyond l that It i Is not belloAcd that hisS his-S candiclacy would have any effect INFLUENCE BEHIND MOVE Conjecture Is rife as to the Influences back of his announcement One theory Is that itIs put forward by the Democratic Demo-cratic clement opposed to Mr Bryans randldacj but that finds no support L here Another Is l that It Is I due to family fam-ily influences and ambitions 4 WHAT MLEAN SAYS I L I probably is true that Mrs Dewey p would like to sec lie Admiral exchange ex-change that title for that of President Sho Is an accomplished woman a sot so-t cial loader AvenHh In her own rlcrht and Avould like to become the First Lady ofthe Land but the Admirals brothorInlaAA Mrs Deweys brother r John R McLeanyt politician with few pl illusions disclaims all knowledge of the Admirals political hopes or Intentions Inten-tions DEWEYS CONCLUSIONS The fact scorns to be that Admiral Dcwey on his return to this country finding himself an object of unbounded ro14F admIration liy big fellowcountrymen received everywhere with the most flattering attentions and courtesies 1l lauded us a hero of heroes followed by admiring crowds wherever he goes han arrived at the opinion that the only thing necessary to Insure his m election WAS to announce his wllllnj Jicis to accept the place and he has announced himself accordingly without with-out consultation with any one who Is acquainted with the sentiments and feelings that underlie the action o American people In the selection of their Chief Executive HIS SURPRISING STATEMENT This view finds support In what Is I rwl all things considered the most remarkable re-markable assertion In the Admirals 4 surprising statement Ho Fays he has studied the Hubject and Is now con Alnccd that The ofHce of President 13 not such a difficult one to fill his Ei1 duties being mainly to execute the law of Congress j0S This Is the view of a simple sailor c5 mon whose opportunities have not been such as to enable him to grasp tho duties which devolve upon the 1 President oC the United States Ills viw 1 Is that I Congress would Issu It I I onleru to him and that he would cany tlIll1 out just as he did those he ref re-f crlAed from his superiors In the navy 1tE EASILY EXPLAINED Vli I has often been n subject of speculation lt specu-lation why the American people have never taken n naval hero for the Presidency The answer Is found In I Admiral DeAveys explanation of his view of the highly complex Intricate and difficult duties of the President Ho thinks they aie no greater than those which fall to thc lot of a subaltern sub-altern In the navy A llf upon the sea a home upon thc rolling deep Is not calculated to give one leading It n correct conception of the duties of I high civil office and the American people this fact haAe Instinctively recognized I I |