Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-12-25
J. HAMILTON LEWIS.
GIVES INFORMATION ON SEVERAL
MATTERS OF IMPORTANCE.
Not a Candidate for a.. 8. Senator
The Republican Deal Under the
the New wAdministratiOn-A Ex.
ira Session of Congress Probable.

An interview" published in the
Spokane papers of the Goth, has this
to say of our Congressman-elect, james
| Hamilton Lewis:
1t was on November 90 that Colonel
Lewis was married, and the press dis
patches of that day brought the first
news to his friends in the State that
he contemplated matrimony. His
bride was Miss Rose Lawton Douglas,
and the marriage took place at the
country home of the Douglas family,
at Sylvania, Ga, just out of Savannah.
There was no wedding trip, for the
Colonel was a busy man, and could
not get away from the press of duties
pnt upon him by his election to Con-
gress. With his bride he went to
Washington city, and there argued
cases before the Supreme Court, then
went to New York, then back to
Washington, and from there he came
West, reaching here over the Great
Northern Friday. From here Colonel
and Mrs. Lewis will go to Seattle.
Their wedding received considerable
attention in the Eastern and South
ern papers.
Mrs. Lewis has been spoken of as a
newspaper woman, but her work has
been in rather different direction
than what is ordinarily known as
newspaper work. She has already
made name for herself as one of the
literary characters of the South. AL
though only "a years of age, her negro
dialect stories and character sketches
of the Georgia cracker element, pnb-
lished in Philadelphia and New York
papers, particularly the Sun and
World, have given her a position
which caused the Sun to remark upon
the event of her wedding that she was
to Georgia what Thomas Nelson Page
was to Virginia.
Mrs. Lewis comes of one of the
most ancient Southern families, and is
representative type of Southern
beauties one reads of SO often and
hears so much of. She possesses in a
high degree those urbane qualities
which will render her valuable
acquisition to such a man rs Colonel
Lewis.
Colonel Lewis was asked by q
SpOkesman-Review reporter what opin-
ion he has formed on the Senatorial
contest in this State. He said that he
has had little time to consider it, and
his only knowledge of the situation is
gathered from the newspapers of the
State. Said he: "I have an abiding
confidence that the Legislature, des-
pite its enemies, will present no such
unseemly scramble and atmosphere
of polluting influences rs is reported
to have attended the last two Senator
ial contests. AS to the candidates,
not man mentioned 80 far but who
is most competent and most capable.
al am in no wise a candidate for
the Senatorship. The people have
chosen me for one office, and until
they. choose me for another l shall go
ON fulfilling the mission of the Office
| have the honor to hold the best |
can" Then the Colonel added, with
something of hopeful smile: "To
say l would not accept the Office of
Senator would stamp me either as a
fool or liar, and your readers wonld
know it. OF course 1 would accept
such an honor, as l would any other
great honor and trust the people of
the State might choose to give me-"
Continuing, Colonel Lewis said: al
saw my colleague, Mr.. Jones, at the
Hotel Ryan in st. Paul, and conferred
with him as to such a course as we
both think to the best interests of the
State. AS to the probability of an
extra session there is no doubt that
one will be called. The date for the
extra session has already been fixed for
March 10. The form of the call has
already been submitted by Mr.. Hanna
to Mr.. Dingley of Maine and Mr..
Grosvenor of Ohio. 1t is certain that
the position of Secretary of the treasury
will be rendered to Mr.. Hanna in a
way that he can decline, yet also in n
manner that there will be no en-
barrassment to the gentleman who
accepts. 1t is thought that Dingley
will be the man chosen for the posi-
tion."
Colonel Lewis expressed the en-
phatlc OPINION that the gold Demo-
Gratis would not be recognized in the
cabinet. He said, however, that to
appease the element of Democrats who
voted for Mckinley the eastern banks
will ask the continuance of Eckles as
comptroller of currency. Eckles will
remain in his position. The colonel
said that aside from his false views on
the financial question, Eckles is a
competent man. He further said that
Turner of Georgia would be rendered
one of the positions on one of the
minor commissions, such as the in
terstate commerce or the civil service.