The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-19
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United States District a ttorncysi u. i.$a
Lewis, al n I his city, ls beir & su ugges steds
with one accord as I he che ich Of he Rec
spublicansS OF tho State for the COVER
ship. IndeediG to- the prescnt ysi
who DISCUSSES tho ma tier agrees tha he lis 4
tile egman. H iTl1e 1ud & q rs not known H sbe
IN any sense az see q the honor and
1t lis not even known E.w ct her ould
accept it OF no t. sssg;
"a. ropresent tativo Sof The ~ mes Dispa tch
syesterduy ca led on y I'D sc SSLe at Ills
or lice, and d after reminding lii1nBof the frea
Squent sugg ggest IONS Of him a II ~ the atro ng-
est candid date the part y5c otlld 9 " nominal
asked him INV hnt his ntti tude was Tie
after ana Whether he ont Ell plated ahessS
Was pronp Glen nm eln phat
have thing eve "
{t1latssubje OfS coiirs ses u lnd u.
I& do Ut mean Sto Fbe d iscoIr teous2 oll
when say tla But 4; not thlng9,
whatever to nj Il l5s
What Il Does II M can?
that means each man may judge
for himself. !. IL moving that he 5isSs In no.
sense d. nscnndidate forth nomlna ton and s
Fls¬ seeking 1t, his friends do no ~ an -s
sticpate that he will saS 81 an thing on he D
subject unit til the animation shall have
been made e$ or d t least formally pronos oseel ~
In tho convention q Some q hose WHO
iknowSthe post tiYenes jpfs Judge Lewis gen.
orally arc hopefu full hat his 2language does 4
not mean that Tho would Eund ders no ell--8
cuInstances accept a 1loniinat ion pro ferF ed
him absolutely without solicitatio iona III his 4
part. ould he Very llnlisl llal FOR sl3s
man not seeking ans ffice to say ~ lIet
ielss or not he would accept 4, before a Il
nomination We're tend dered him. VI here are ID
some who bolleye$ hat r ] I'D &c 4 Lewis Il
under no circumstances would .feS G c01l-sgs
lsent to heed the call fofs his part y upon Il
him, {ho would have positively so stated III
and at once and finally put a M end M
tho efforts o G. his 10 II ical friends n
are urging him as the man fOr the n Ia ce,s3} Y
Judge Lewis is now United States al
tnrney for tho Eas tern Dis trlct, Is not
gencrally tnown, perhaps, tEa Il r sid ent$$
Roosevelt had almost determined TO nona- III
iinatc y I'D Sc Lew as dge of the Vest
'erns District tob succeed q the late a Judge eS
john Paul. \. potwi thstarplingi the fact 4 hat Il
Judge Lewis did not reside in h the judi
clal district When 4 frlends ofSnnothcrt call-gs
5tlidatn who did reside In the district pros 81
tested against the selection q a lawye err
from mnnotier5 district, tho Presiden is re- q
ported to have said !: 5S8 3sS
s53$S"Then I will appoint my friend. x Henry
e. n Mcdowell, !, and 4 will nominate Judge
~ NV S'4o
ern District,'9 AZ x t5ff
For Cabinet Position, sa
2 I'll any event the President soon after
ward sent both tho nominations In ii and "
they were confirmed and both % fflciala u
are now serving, B i # 5S u
Lately Judge Lewis has been y urged 81
by friends in Tennessee, Vlrginin and
for a Cabinet position. an honorN
absolutely unsought3 by him. Whether the y
President in the makeup of his new Cabi- N
net will Include the name OF the Yirginia n
iurist remains to be seen. He has shown
u marked disposition to honor Southern
men Of high standing, and seems dis
posed to give the various sections of the y
country representation In his official ifan,- 4
Nv. Evidences OF eXecutiY favor sarel not 5
lacking, and even II tho Richmond gems h
tleman be not appointed to the Cabinet,
ltbls not improbable that ut any time the
President may offer Judge Lewis q pos
sltlon or honor and emolument sl & "