The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-25
jim HAM LEWIS AT THE TICKER
ONE EYE on STOCKS AND ONE on
POLITICS ron 1901.
Leaves tir> Gland Out. hut Won't Bet !
10 10 Against Ills Nomination Picks
Fairbanks for Republican Candidate
Himself Now an OctOcods Pod

Propelled by nervously powerful fingers
an ordinary writing pen inscribed with
flowing elegance on the Hoffman register
yesterday this name:
james Hamilton Lewis. Chicago. H. =
There il stood boldly. without abbre-
Walton or eXpurgatiun. But the person
described was the same Jim Ham Lewis
who two short years ago was representa-
tive in Congress from the State of Washing
ton. u representative fiery in speech when
"A trust showed horn or hoof always
there with a Delaying pin when the octopus
es got fussy.
The eyebrows of the hotel clerk tilted bit
when jim Ham signed Chicago III" Later
in the day the statesman made a full con-
fession. He has gone the way of Charles A.
Towne of Minnesota and James Hogg Of
Texas and other distinguished Democrats
who used to go trust throttling when ever
there was hail to let, a holiday To cele-
brate or "A legislative floor that wasn't
occupied.
Mr. Lewis is now attorney for the Beet
Sugar Trust. He has removed from the
State Of Washington and has offices in
Chicago. bounded on every side by other
Offices where the hired men of the trusts
work merrily.
From the wreck of his former self Mr.
Lewis has saved AN impressive fringe of his
individuality. The whiskers that were
he centre of cults when he aired hi. vocabu-
larry in the House of Representatives are
ill with him. The Beet Sugar Trust has
allowed him to retain them and each pink
hair continues To grow in different
direction.
' hen callers sought Mr. Lewis az the
Hoffman House they were told that he
was not Ia his room.
Mehbc he's II the brokers' Office" said
one Of the boliboyS Hes been running
i'll aud out of there all day"
Jim Ham. a slave Of the ticker. called
for all the elasticity of the imaginat ion
There he was, ,Iiatchiug glimpses at the
tape and seemingly absorbed in Air Brake.
Two years ago they couldn't put the air
brak" on him wheneer he rose until h.d
filled four numbers Of the Congressional
fCcord
Between quotations which showed the
operations of the hellish Money Power
down in Wall Street. MIR. Lewis dropped
thes., observations about the Democracy:
What do | think of Cleveland's latest?
Mr.. Cleveland lives in the memory of yes
terday. He can't sec anything hut the
tarin In his mind tho god II Democracy
has but one prophe, and he's at Princeton
!" 'iIl bultlt ll~'u dlpllp
by he history of the past II must look
al the sign posts Of tho future. The tariff
- only part Of the question of taxation,
and taxation l. only one of the many due--
tons with which the party Of the future
must deal
Just now there are only three mon who
have a chance for the Democrats nomira-
tion for the Presidency. BRYAN could not
hc nominated or elected II the radical
end of tho party controls the next conven-
ton, IN" section that nominated Bryan.
II VIII not be strange # Tom l.. johnson
Is The candidate. True he was whipped
pretty we'll in Ohio, hut think my CON
ciuslon still holds good. Hill will be
candidate. suppose. but II seems doubtful
very doubtful II he cap be- nominated
out West they don't believe he'll hc able
to get the support of New York Richard
Olney will be the man for the conservative
Democracy; and If Hin should forget him
self for once in his life. he could bring ahou.
IN" nomination of Mr. Olney-
Mr. lewis cooked his eye AT the ascend
ing Traction stocks and started in To settle
the Republican situation
Much the same situation will exist in
the Republican party. If existing con-
ditlons develop along natural lines there
will be two candidates. Hanna and Roose-
Welt, and | believe that by 1894 the CON
s"rvatiye Republicans will bc for Hanna
~ against Roosevelt But Roosevelt. if
beaten may be- able Ia defeat Hanna He'll
turn of course to Senator Spoonrr of Wis
Con.in as his man. Then naturally Tho PARTY
viii hook elsewhere. II will be politics 10
TAX" the candidate from a doubtful State
80 Senator Beveridgo Of Indiana will be
the choice.
4 bet you thousand dollars 10 a hum
dred' said n bystandor. that Mr.. Clcye-
land is nominated in 1904 bv the Democratic
party. and that, as Mckinley was elected
IN 1890 ly Democratic votes, 50 will Mr.
Cleveland he elected in 1904 by Republican
business mems votes
Won't take you, replied Mr. Lewis but
! VIII bet you a thousand dollars To a hun
bred, that senator Fairbanks Of Indiana
: nominated for President 10y the Ropub-
Leans in 1904 +"
Wont take YOU" said the bvstandcr