Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 April 1900 — DEWEY NOW A CANDIDATE. [ARTICLE]

DEWEY NOW A CANDIDATE.

Admiral Annonncea HU Desire to Become President. A special to the New York World from Washington says: “Admiral Dewey authorizes the World to announce to the American people that after mature reflection and in response to the earnest entreaties from all parts of the country, his former decision not under any circumstances to run for the presidency is rescinded. < “A World correspondent saw the admiral at his home Tuesday evening. Admiral Dewey said: ‘I realize that the time arrived when I must definitely define my posltiotlv When I arrived In this country last geirtffißfeer.JLWkLiheu that nothing would induce me to be n~ date' for the presidency. Since then, however, I hayc had the leisure ami inclination tojAuayfnl matter, and have reached a difrej-enGconelusloiL as so many irWurafrces haVe conitrtcY'me from jny countryinen that I would be aeceptanigh office I shall be only Too \vMing to riFtteideht da ftot kuffiimttW Oiffleolt on* Infill, his dfttiek.being mgiuL- to execute the laws of Congress.’ Aamii'al Dewey •fed ho#;state 'Gbieh phrtfy’s nomination he would accept.” jMitWMii