Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-05-15
j. HAM. LEWIS TALKS.
THINKS The POLITICAL OUTCOME
WILL AFFORD SURPRISES.

i'INNS IHE IiIISAI w ICOM c
WILL AFFORD SURPRISES.
Judge Grosscup May Be the Republican Nom
inss. and Judge George Gray the Democrat
ic Candidate-he Suggests Concise Demo-
ocratic Platform. with Demand for AboIi-
tion Of Tariff on Coal, Iron, Wood and Lum.
Der.
Examiner, Sd inst.
Former Congressman j. Hamilton
Lewis is at the Palace. The widely
known Democratic politician, now a
citizen of Chicago, was not adverse to
talking politics, in which he takes the
keenest interest in spite of the fact
that he declined the nomination for
Congress on the Democratic ticket
for the Ninth District in Chicago.
No one who has once seen either a
portrait or a caricature of Mr.. Lewis
could fail to recognize him, as he is
still very dressy man and wears his
beard fantastically parted in the mid
die. His affable manner is as fresh as
ever, and he makes point of remem.
bering the names OF those he meets.
What is your opinion of the
chances of Democratic success at the
coming national election, and who are
likely to be the party candidates."
This seemed to be a question that
suited the iormer Congressman, for he
opened up the whole subject with
eagerness.
al will answer the latter part OF
your question first" he began. ." 1t is
my opinion that the approaching na-
tional campaign will be productive Of
surprises for both parties. The fight
between the d. b. Hill and Tammany
forces will give to Mr.. Hearst, think,
the weight OF the New York delegation
in the Democratic party. The war be-
tween President Roosevelt and Cover
nor Odell will result in giving Sc nator
Hanna the control OF the Republican
National Convention. Thes conflicts
may prevent any candid ate being
named from New York. l think that
il Mr.. Hearst cannot be nominated he
will have friends enough to enable
him to dictate the Democratic nomi-
nation.
"Mr. Hanna with his influence will
be able to dictate the nomination OF
the Republican party. He will refuse
to be a candidate himself, fearing to be
charged that his welfare has been for
himself instead OF what he and his
friends are pleased to call the business
interests Of the country. This means
that New York for both parties is likely
to throw the nomination to some man
from the West. On the Republican
ticket l prophesy the conflicting ele-
ments reaching an agreement by
choosing United States Circuit Judge
Peter S. Grosscup, who has taken lately
independent positions upon public
questions, that rank him in the high
regard Judge Gresham was held.
"If Mr.. Hearst should not be nomi-
mated, for the reason / have intimated,
then he, with others, will probably agree
upon United States Judge George Gray
of Delaware, who was for so long in
the Senate and has been recently
brought before the public as the Chair
man of the Anthracite Coal Commits.
sion and wrote that remarkably equi-
table decision upon the rights of labor
and capital. Thus we may have be.
fore the country two eminent judges
coutending for the Presidency"
"What do you think of the probable
issues of the coming campaign from
the standpoint of Democat?" was
asked.
"My advice to the Democratic par
ty," was the reply, is to have a short,
concise platform. We have been max
ing a mistake-a sort of sociological
school of our platforms. We should
oppose further holding OF the Philip
pines on on the ground that as a busi-
ness proposition they will bankrupt
the treasury by forcing hundreds OF
millions to be raised each year by tax
alton in the form OF tariff taxes, max
ing impossible proper reduction OF the
trust tariff schedule. We should
cease general declarations upon tariff
reductions. We frighten our own
friends. We should demand specifi'
cally the complete abolishment of mo-
nopoly tariff upon coal, iron, lumber,