The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-06
He ID Not at All Satisfied With
Mr.. Lewis Letter.
WANTS 4 DEFINITE STATEMENT.
The Land Commissioner Win AM
swer Mr. Lewis Evasive Effort
Very shortly-says His Statement
II Unsatisfactory and Intangible
General view Of ex-Congress-
mans Letter ON Expansion.

James Hamilton Lewis letter to Rob-
ert Bridges the state land commissioner,
= reply % Mr. 5riases miss, I'VE pr pns.
, WEEKS since IN .ho .,'.
intelligencer has left the Popuhst
position the e1-consresznan now occupies
with reference to the Philippines. Mr..
Hridres. latter n vii, he renAr,hsred VAS
mid chastisement Of Mr.. Lewis for hav.
ing taken position. In an interview In the
Post-Intelligencer, at variance with the at.
titude Of Mr.. Bryan on the expansion is
' ns. nnn co.. Ions .s n nasns a',sd
- - Spo .ot ~. "oN
TIM sua set a.
to speedily bring II to a victorious conclu-
sion.
Mr.. Rridrea n whom has baen IMPUTED
~ .omo acute Judges OF fusion pohucs 9
desire 70 run TOT congress- Freely expressed
himself yesterday In an interview regard
hle idea" Mr.. Bridges said. ..wheAc Mr..
Y.awi. .tood ~ ~. evnansior ,ssuc SsfAxA
- wrct soy ~. ~ ~ iattep nhi,shsd Jaw
csnfoss nf tSat NJ Iew. Pa l,test efort has
iaft ma sad,w n dcmbt a. - his views
an thaa ost Intsres aHmp' on n Ineed
iayreiw ~ nhts,,tn~ FROM hin, = sucrinct
nnd dennits statament % M Views ar,
~,hst a. - az srttra Dsrrocr et,c rartv 3
living issue. Those who read Mr.. Lewis
ieftne cer douhtias. T,,s ct,S wv Seeiinrs
Whsrs I receivsS n -
II shaii ~ = istar data eddress another
letter to M. Lewin c Sn, t this DUES
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Innv whsrn 4. stsnds an tbis cwestior
Cifhouf svss,nn or rnnit,niicitv Of words.
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nmhlic nosition that ~ sHomia lat TIE vot.
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~ AMI s,stgons ~ MI snverrrsant mon
s,9sn.o ~ ,,,sr ~ sn,s upon
M ~ ~ rnt .ot,so.a rvth ~.
repLy g my letter Letters Il T. was net not WORTHY
= e1o, "a ht,se wou'o hAe 70 near iur'hor
nT TH nm IN. $500 !. ,.a.,a.-.a l., ..r,.,r
emocsac circles e LEWIS ,t mSsierpece
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tnir ~ rnsittc "e r,, unS A., tna tar,car
consrsssmar. 1 The current fusion view Of
cnmmissicnsr scored IN he letter hut that
n III ~. rsr,srs.tic M nnsr NJ ewis &c.
niied Without savinr snvthinr.
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a.. rS s,,cE Ton,anto,s canss1,,enca. that
thew can hsrdiv he %;scm.seT Win e,thsr
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,scnHsrcs ~ contrsctsT naw.naner snace
Enrs aSsyrea NJ, No. s,r e orS @r,ord that
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sonerca psth ~ ithertias "a s,,st,rn ~ Z
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kthc9~f strsnt pHn,tiscs ,r.tit,,tirr. 90
W. r,atnteronca ~ whtch 4. esssntioi 19o 10
y prsa 1nuarnroert "a tha TeEtrwction ~
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