The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-08

expression to sentiments which he has
often expressed in private to his intimate
friends. / have known for some months
that Mr.. Williams was not only not
candidate for the vice presidency but was
exceedingly DESTROYS that his name should
not be put in nomination. He discussed
the matter very frankly in a recent is
sue of the Boston Herald and explained
that while the office of Vice President is
so exalted one that no man is justified
in declining 1t at all, and certainly not IN
declining il before ii has been offered
to him by a convention, yet his personal
habits of mind are such that place Of
more activity is one which he would
greatly prefer, feeling as he does that he
is constitutonally untitled for the vice
presidency. | have long believed, and
still believe that Mr.. Williams would
bring more votes to the ticket than any
other man who could possibly be nomi-
mated for second place. The response TO
this opinion is of course that he comes
from q hopelessly Republican state. which
he could not carry and that is true. BIT
in the last three years he has become
national figure one I should say of the
four or five really big men who stand
at the top of the Democratic party. He
is a more radical man by far than Mr..
Bryan. possessing many of the qualities
Of intellectual greatness which character
outspoken in the expression of his opin-
ions and hos peculiar strength with what
NAV be called the reform clement
which includes the Populists, moderate
Socialists and The men who are impatient
of the tenets of political prudence L
think the Democratic party will make
mistake if II dominates any man for sec
ond place in the hone that by his nomi-
nation il can carry certain state, and
indeed / do not think that any such ec-
ton will ne taken. The most prominent
figure to-day as a vice presidential possi-
bility is Judge Caldwell, who comes from
Arkansas a state which surely does not
need a nominee in order to be carried. His
candidacy is urged because he Is TO some
extent a national character, and would
he pleasing to the Populists. Both Of
these qualifications MIR. Williams possess
SEES to a great degree. ] don't think It
would be disappointing to great num-
Der Of men in the next convention II TINS
nomination were proffered to Mr. Will
Jams i'm such a way that he could not de-
cline.
speaking of Judge Caldwell reminds me
that stories Of his personality and OF his
unlawyerike regard for justice and con-
tempt for the legal efforts under which IN
Justice IS perpetrated are beginning to m
The newspapers. ore was told me the ON
err day which | have not seen in print. a
case was being heard before him in which
a man was suing on insurance company
for the amount OF his loss on hre Inc
company was coutesting the SUIT on one
of The legal bubbles which too many cor
rations of that sort stand ready TO take
advantage Of in order 20 avoid the pay
ment Of a Just claim. The side OF ire
plaintiff had been heard, and the attofn "
for the defense was outlining his defense,
Il was a Jury case. Aitef VIC d. .''li,,
FOR Inc defense had explained the ground
on which the company based Us refusal %
nav the claim and was about TO take up