The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-28
JAMES LEWIS THEIR CHOICE.
Washin9ton's Democracy Wants Hin
for GOvarnOr

Weshin1ton's Democracy Wants Him
for Governor.
Col. James Hamilton Lewis, who left
Savannah for Washington few years ago,
is about to receive the nomination of the
Democratic party for governor of the new
state. He has already held several high
positions in the territory and state.
Col. Lewis is now in Augusta visiting old
friends. Yesterdays Augusta Chronicle
has the following to say Of him: He left
US for Savannah. living in Savannah until
his admission to the bar, from the office OF
Judge w. s. Chisholm. He went west to
battle in the then territory Of Washington,
beginning very obscursly, even to manual
toll. He soon returned to the bar, took
stand as a leader, and now while that bar is
recognized by the legal directories as sec
ond in weight on the Pacific coast. he is the
admitted leader OF the trial bar, bis firm
Stratton, Lewis & Gilman-being accorded
practice Of between $4,000 and SAC. 900
per year."
Jim Lewis was elected to the territorial
Senate in a republican district, as will be
remembered, the most populous district in
the state before he was there two years.
He was reelected and had resigned before
he was "a years of age; was rendered the
office of mayor Of Seattle; was elected the
president of the first democratic state con-
vention held in the state. making speech
of such ability that it was quoted e,ly from
on the floor of congress by the California
and western congressman. He has twice
been rendered the nomination of his party
for congress, each time declining. He is
now colonel In the State Guards. and Is the
selected choice of the people of his party, and
of the state for governor. The Port Town
send Leader, the republican administration
paper Of the state, in a late issue. editorially
says:
at seems from reports gathered from the
press of Eastern Washington that the Demo-
cratic party of the state has decided upon Col.
James Hamilton Lewis is its candidate for gov
ernor. SO far as that gentleman is concerned
his party need look no further, for it has Sc
lected man of genial manner, magnetic per-
sonel and acknowledged ability. He would be the
strongest candidate the party could put in the
field and is. perhaps, the most popular man in
the ranks of the democracy OF the state.
Col Lewis seems to only need his own
county's delegation to become the democratic
nominee by acclamation. aud his own delega-
tion would most assuredly favor him."
ITO which the Independent Seattle Press
says:
ut is reported that the democrats have deci-
ded upon Hon. James Hamilton Lewis as their
their candida Q for governor. II there is any
person in the Democratic party who could be
elected, and who would be credit not only to
that party, but also to the state, that person is,
we believe, Mr. Lewis. An able jurist, and the
personiication Of honor; an eloquent orator,
and man in every sense of the word; as cour
teous and gentlenanly to the humblest and
most plainly dressed laborer as to the
most distinguished of the many prominent
people among his vast circle of friends and
acquantances throughout the country; feared
by corrupt politicians and grasping corpora
tions on account of his incorruptbilty and in
trepid championship of justice and equity. and
denuncation of injustice; respected by all
honest men who knew him, regardless of party
afiliaton-it 10 net Improbable that he will be
the next governor Of the state of Washington"
"Col. Lewis. by the way, was the counsel
who made the argument OF the Boring seq
case Of the ship W. P. Sayward, which
was originally in the United
States court at Seattle, where
the ship is from, the cause being now
in the supreme court OF the United States,
involving the disputed question of our
rights to the Bering sea. It was Ia his
honor that the sealing vessel James Hamils
ton Lewis was named"
Col. Lewis is we'll known in Savannah,
having begun his career here almost, and
having practiced law here for short time
before leaving for the west. He was in
Savannah two years ago.