The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-17

Tne result was only a wholesome purx-
lhE Fasteners would investigate. and
not allow their eyes 20 De closed hy part
sth Or sectional prejudice. they would
Te@c2 the same conclusion and have a
gsIlsr understanding o. things that other
The new congressman-elect. Co. James
hamilton Lewis. has also acquired great
csa4 OF farne from lis trip 20 the CAPITOL
80 soon after his esecs.oB- Thexe was a
FuFnor afi0at IN THIS city when sc passed
through on h-s way 20 Georgia without
Delng interviewed. q very unusual tsnx
Tor the colonel. 70 the effect thai be would
De married before taxing his sezs n con-
gFess. but nothing arfast. was knoTn
concerning his interviews. A so~xsal Dis
patch 70 me Post from Sylvanaa. Georgia.
gss.ng quite an extended account II the
coloneTs wedding Al thzt place came IN
ne nature e surprise 70 h.s friends n
tais CITY. HIS BRIDE Was Miss Rose Law
ton Douglass. young Newspaper woman
81 considerable note n the Easf who
gained quite a reputation from ber success
- Interviewing + Hung Chang when snat
high Chinese dIgn5sary vas iB New York.
The fact OF Lewss' presence IN the capital
heeonn.ng Known BY hls apps arancs IN the
supreme court "a the Eordssrom ard krug
cases. the Posf gave a somewhat extended
notice OF h m s'as TIE man wEso beat Doc
little, % Wash .ngt0a." In the article he
VAS called the ma gnstic orator and the
Sergeant s. Prentiss OF the Pacific coast"
The following extract from a. article IN
the Post, showing the reputation wh.ch
preeesieH I.eHss n his congressional career
81 ..Esh.ngton may be OF Interest 20 the
many thousands % voters VINO sent him
here.
A political opponent Of Col Lewis now
IN the city. says he conducted cam
paiEn only sgualled by the IaEe Carter
Harrison. OF Chicago. When the c0FtFen-
ton Of Greek AID Italian fishermen met
as Seattle Lewis sled their hearts 70
bursting ~ MS pathetic references 70
their native countries. recalled tbe policy
Of Greece, watch placed her for time IN
tae power Of the TURKS. and cited the
policy % Sigaor crisDl and the banks OF
Florence and OF ft0fne 10 prove tAat his
silver arguments were correct
over III another county he addressed
eoIo1y 81 Germans Ia their native tongue,
read them the letter 81 Bismarck - Gov
iasiaesa9n 4aa tie address Is Prince on
Hoaenlohe, and converted every man 10
the white metal cause. Ia The gfape-
growlaN Districts Ia The northern part OF
tse sta&e be oona5aFded has audience with
tRe 9aaf Preach he could muster. trying
- prove snat Chevaller. the gold standard
authority VAS all wrong and Ceruulschi.
Aside from ais oragor.caI abilities.
Lewis Is a agyer Of khe Arsi RANK Ia his
own state. Is something u an atalete.
can sing an aria from Counod In we'll
cultivated baritone. has written a paper
craticising the uIBa symphonies Of Bee
tnoyen. aad ia ari can detect the difler-
eLce at sight between a HoIbein and a
Rembrandt. he Is virgiHlan BY birth.
finishing ais education al the University
Of Virginia. and has many personal
friends III this city. About ten years ago
he went 70 the then territory Of Wash
tnEton, where he has attained all the
honors his party could offer him while in
the minority. as they have always been
in that state heretofore. from nomination
for governor to complimentary votes for
United States senator. and the compli-
mensary vote OF his state delegation and
several votes from Georgia, as well. for
TIE vice presidential nomination at Chi
eago last July.
senator y l4son, as Is well known. does
not regard the states representative with
ass h,gn degree 8I favor. Speaking OF
him The other day. ne said Congress
has never seen nythng Ike Il. Marx my
words. when IL enters the house. silk hat.
9hiSkefs and al, there VIII be sensa-
t.oa You remember what a laugh all
over the country Speaker Reed created
when he appointed a man TIA the house
win tae fsu1ESt KIND OF a nose 20 De caaAf-
man on the committee OF alcoholic Iqu0r
traffic. Well. Il were speaker. the first
time ! set my eyes on Lewis | would throw
% both hands and say: An. tAere's just
the man for chairman OF the woman SUI
frage committee
Perhaps this sighting remark l. due in
Some measure 10 the fact thai when Col.
Lewis and Senator Wt.son met ia the
streets VI Spokane during the campaign.
. f,r hstrH ffs f.h at
ia such tones as 70 draw a crowd. when
Col Lew.s Is sad 10 have repuked him by
saying. .If Il Is not beneath the dignity
or a United States senator 10 discuss Pol,
ties on the cufbstone. Il IL beneath nine.
Good day. STR"