Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-30

and they would all say put that man in there because want something doneN to my advantage by that committee."
 .Pshaw, John Sharpp said UncIe Joe. You ought to be willing to take chance with public opinion if I do. ! own 5000 acres of land behind Mis- sissippi levee myself"
 In the early part of 1904 there was quite a little talk of Williams for the presidency, talk that he did not take seriously and out of which he had not a little dry fun One day young report, CT questioned him concerning the mat { ter. and John Sharp, with exceeding gravity, said he had quite some hopes of getting the nomination. Reports from Mississippi were especially en. couraging.
 ''Toomsuba, Ofanoma, Noxopatera Nanachehaw, Toccopola, Tabbville and Grubbs Springs, I am told" he said, "are already for me, while have ey- cry reason to believe that shall have the undivided support of such places at Nittayuma, Wahalak, Bolatusha, Hushpukena, Ittabena, Pelahatchie. { Mittayuma, Skutch, Cinqupin, Paw tickfaw, Octoc, Leggo, Yellow Rabbit, Chunkey Station, Hambone, Deoyo lente and Whynot."
 Upon being asked to spell the names he did so with great deliberation.
 On a later occasion, when the news paper men asked him concerning his candidacy, he said that Mrs. WiIliams had objected that with her sick head. aches she never could stand the White House, so he would have to give up the presidency.
 Mir. Williams was temporary chair man of the national convention of 1904. The one disappointing thing about his speech on that occasion was that his voice was not sufficient to fill the great hall. Lung power is not oratory, but it is a good asset in attempting to ad- dress 10000 people.
 A Satirical Eulogy.
 One of the minority leaders most ia. nous speeches in the house was deliy- cred during the Sampson-Schley con troversy. It was satirical eulogy of Admiral Crowninshield, "the bravest tar that never went to sea-" In it he recited a piece of homemade verse on Crowninshield that sent the audience off into spasms.
 Almost as famous was his recent oI.a aea st-t5 a designation that he fastened on to new members forevermore. MT. Whar- ton, a boyish looking recruit from Chi eago, interrupted Williams and want ed to know what he meant by "kidv congressman. \
 "Mr. Speaker said Mr. Williamsas with wave of his hand toward the youthful appearing member from Chi- cago, with that degree of reverence which the personal appearance of my interrogator excites in my mind should say that he is perhaps the last person in the house who ought to ask the question" whereat Mir. Wharton subsided.
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