The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-25

Something About the Man WHO Succeed
DooilttIe. OF Washington.

Something About the Man WHO Succeeds
DooilttIe. OF Washington.
Colonel James Hamilton Lewis, Demo
cratic Concrossmau-oloct from the State
OF WASHINGTON. the lrst arrival of al the
new men of Inc FIny-nfth Congress. lelt
sunday for S|yllaIIl. Ga. where his la-
renfs reside. out iu the Evergreen state
fnov call the Colonel a magnetic orator,
and anon "the Scrrt. s. prentiss of tie
Pacific COasf.' and various other titles
which Indicate hla popularity. Indeed
his success in tho race Tor Congress was
somcthing phenomenal. Ills Republican
opponent was Representative Doolttle,
who took so prominent % part In the last
Congress in carr}iug on the Nicaragua
Canal iu~vostrators before the House
Committee ON Interstate and Foreign
Commerce. Doolfflo was returned
20 the present Courrofs two years ago hy
o. Republican plurality Of nearly lNN'l
over the p0uulist candidate. and bod
over the Democratic candidate. Lewis
plurality over Dolilttle d. about 1000, and
his vote was over iD| ahead OF that
given 90 the Democratic electoral ticket.
Papers nd his home give him the credit
of hsing the author Of The successful tu-
sion OF the silver forces in his State, ana
saw that DE delivered l1 speeches in 50
DAVIS. "a record cxcelled only b. Alr. Bry-
a political opponent Of Colonel Lewis,
now i'm thc city. Says he "a came
paien only cquallcd by the late Carter
harrison. Of Chicac0. When the cOnycn-
iion of Creek and italian fishermen met
al Seattle. Lewis nllcd their hearts 20
bursting by has pathetic references 70
their native countries, recalled the policy
OF Greece. which placed her for "a time
in the power Of the Turks. ana cited inc
policy OF Sian0r CrIspi and the banks of
Florence and Of Rome TO prove that ms
silver arguments were correct.
over in another county he addressed a
colony OF Germans in their native tongue.
read them the letter of Bismarck 90 Gov
ernor Culhorson aud the address If Prince
Vox Hohculoho. and converted every man
TO the white metal cause. I'm the grape
GROWING districts i the northern part
Of the state no lomhardcd his audience
with the best French he could muster.
trying 10 prove that Chevalier. the goid-
standard authority. was an wrong. and
Cerunlschi. the b.mcta.list OF France, all
right.
Aside from his oratorical abilities. Lewis
is 20 lawyer of the first rank I'm his own
state. is something OK am athlete. can
sing an aria from Gounod in a wcil-cultl-
waited baritone. has written a paper crlu-
clslnr the nine symphonies Of Beethoven.
and i'm art can detect the difference at
sight between a Holbcin and a REM
brandt. lie IS n Virginlan by birth. dn-
ishine his education az the University Of
virginia. and has many personal friends
I'm this city. About ten years aco he went
10 the then Territory of Washington.
where he has attained all the honors
his party could offer him while I'm the
minority. as they have always been in
that state heretofore. from nominations
Tor Governor 10 complimentary votes for
United States Senator. and the comnli-
mcntarv vote OF his State delegation. and
several votes from Georgia. as well, for