The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-18
LEWIS REJkcrs THE CROWN.
He spurns Haszard's offered Prize with
Fine show OF Sarcasm.


Col. James Hamilton Lewis was seen in
his office last night and asked IL he was a
candidate for congress, or would accept
the nomination rendered him by George
Hazard. The colonel looked M from a
pile of letters and papers on his desk and
said:
Whose nomination. ohi You mean
Mr.. HazEardi think a great deal OF Mr.
Hazard. A better organizer of uncertain
forces doesn't exist than George Hazard.
formerly Of Newcastle. Ind, anu for
epistolafy style l have no doubt he ex-
poets his letter 90 stand side by side
with the refined proposition written by
Talleyrand To Louis Philippe psopos-
ing that he take the crown of France
from the house OF Orleans. As gentle
sarcasm and delicate inveetive, | know
a has Justly been credited In the commu-
nifty as equal TO anything that the great
Junins wrote to the Duke of Bedford
Certainly n man Of my humble mien
would be an migrate could he not appre-
ciate tho magnARimous tender of this al
ready secured nomination from Mr.. Hax-
sard.
Il deeply regret that my lack OF inclina-
ton 60 ofier myself for the nomination
my want II any desire for the nomlna-
toB. nav inability to accept. II nominated.
aud my incapaeity 20 oh the office. IL
gracious boon rendered. Whatever might
have been said of Hazards lack
of fitnes. for this oihee~~if such
has ever been mootad-oan hardly nov be
repeated. Tor IL anything would "a man
Cor any honor the state could give IL is
certainly tins display Of magnanimous
generosity rendered In AZ tine a style Of
spistolary hnish az even Pope could find
o. praise in Bolinghroke."
'Rut aside from Mr.. Hazards tender
ing the nomination, suppose the conven-
tion would assume 10 say something on
the question, would you accept the narni-
nation :" vas asked
'sAppreelsting. As I said before. the
hindnoss Of Mr.. Hazard and 81 all the
Democrats in thls state. | repeat irreso-
cably that am not a candidate and would
not accept the nomination, even If |
tiattsred myself that the convention
would tender e.
Ii 10 quits apparent that Col Lewis
pmacks a little Of ingratituae after having
frightened, by his refusal to support. ths
now immortal naEsard from the track. 10
now kick the tossed haahls back iato the
air unclaimed hut abe refusal by this
Cesar OF the crown rendered BY an An
tony seems 10 have method ia
It. The colonel declined this noml.
nation 50 Spokane In tsS> when
VOORHEES, Was nominated for abe last
time and hsssen by John n. Allen- lie
also pat away the prize when rendered
him unanimously AZ EiiensoUrg. ~ the
convention 81 iNsN. As rsssrd for tie
speech be made a. permanent chairman,
o. which he referred 70 the protective sAriii
90 "shr arm Of he'll stealing out Of The
sleeve 81 night"
The sisslaps - have Lssis ran fos con
srsss ~ thts particular tims = doubtless
e~sn into very thoi ouEhly by i.ewss ard
h. frisaix II the gentleman coald ee
forced 81 ran nos. and ~ beaten. s. be
would. fof hossxrs p4suaib.e ia defending
sufdsfsrs he could hnd 20 defense IN de-
Ssnasas shs Democrats party. tais defeat
vsale 10 s0ms eHtsns dispose Of