Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-04-29
HERE WE ARE AGAIN"
J. HAMILTON LEWIS "BOBS UP
SERENECY."

J. HAMILTON LEWIS "sOBS UF
SERENELY."
al Am Opposed to Nomination Of Judge Par.
ksr--He's a Cloak for HiIl." Says CoIone
A Westerner's Blast - Ex.Consressmar
Lewis Of Washington Sounds the Tocsin to
Democratic Warriors Man Of the Divided.
Skirt Whiskers Sees Only Hill in Parker,
Candidacy.
New York Globe, 9th inst.
Ex-Congressman James Hamilton
Lewis, whose radiant whiskers used to
cast sunset spell over the amiable
legislators OF the nation, and whose
splendid waistcoasts are known from
Tacoma to Havana, has dropped into
town, and is thinking up the political
situation. When "Jim Ham," as he
is fondiy known in Washington State,
gets to thinking up anything there is
very little left for the common herd.
Col. Lewis has been retained as
counsel in the suit brought by the Con.
tinental Securities Company against
the Northern Securities Company in
Jersey City last Friday. Between the
thoughts he was thinking on this mat.
ter, he expressed the following thought
to reporter for The Globe to-day on
the political situation.
"For myself, / am not deceived by
what is known as the Parker BOOM"
The ex-Congressman halted here
and looked thoughtfully into space
After the fact that he of all men was
not deceived had sunk into the mind
of his auditor, he continued solemnly
"The obtaining OF pledged delegates
Tor Judge Parker is but clever ruse
to nominate David Bennett Hill.
Judge Parker does not expect to be q
candidate, and for that reason declines
to declare himself or give expression
to any political principles"
Here Mr.. Lewis halted again. His
face darkened, and his brows clouded
as thunderstorm comes up over the
Cascade mountains in far-off Washing.
ton.
II am opposed" he said sternly and
unyieldingly, "to the nomination OF
Judge Parker" He paused, and add.
ed, I" or any other man whose political
views are withheld to conform to a
platform in order to obtain the Office,
or who has views opposed to the plat.
form and who declines to let q party
know them when he is seeking from
such party the position of its highest
public agent"
Mr.. Lewis was silent once more. He
thought hard aud sternly until great
bulbs of corrugated thought twisted
the skylight of his noble forehead into
q succession of seismic curves. Then
be proceeded:
Knowing Judge Parker to be o
man Of intelligence and political ex-
perience, judged by his management
OF the campaign OF Governor Hill
when the latter was elected Governor
OF New York, l must conclude that
his attitude respecting his duty to de.
cline to discuss his views upon ma
tional questions is due to the fact that
he knows he il being put forth as q
general for the purpose of delivering
his army to his present Field Marshal,
Senator Hill"
"If the ultra.reactionists," be went
on bitterly, in the Democratic party
are to dictate the nomination, Senator
Hill is, indeed, an appropriate candi-
date" Then sarcastically: HE at
least will not need . card of introduc-
ton stating his public address and
postofice every time he is presented
to an audience in person or by a polit.
ical speaker. However, if one of the
Cleveland regime is to be nominated
let him come from the west, where the
great body of Democracy exists. Illi-
nois has q good man in James H.
Eckles. former Controller OF the Treas.
ury."
When the reporter had transferred
Col. Lewis thoughts TO the paper the
Colonel gazed out of the window into
Broadway and shook bis head sadly.
"For myself" he said, letting each
word fall with lead-like monotony,
for myself, sir, declare-that-the
democratic c-party-ought-to-b
beaten n-ff-it-nominates-any-
man upon-any-declaration-of- -
principles which-have-for their
purposes - -only-to-appeal-to- -
that - Observation-Disclosures -
country who - desire-their-ques
tionably- gotten - wealth - exempt -
from-the-processes--of-th
With the last word Col. Lewis piff.
paff-pouffed his divided skirt whiskers
in an impatient way, turned on his
heel, smote his brow q whitening blow,
and then turning his radioactive eye
into space, said that in the event oil
Gov. Yates being nominated by the
Republicans and Judge Parker by the
Democrats, the State OF Illinois would
60 Democratic.
Col. Lewis delivered his ultimatum
from the Hoffman House, where he il
staying. Democratic circles were great.
ly alarmed at his announced opposi'
ton to the possible nominee for Presi.
: dent OF the Democratic party.