The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-07-17

speeches. One of the
most famous exam
~ pies of his irony
Nas satirical trib-
ute to Admiral Crowinshield during
the Sanpson-Schley inquiry This de-
licious take-ofr was done in verse-Wil-
liams occasionally drops into poetry
and wound up by declaring that
Great Crowninshie:d's the brayest tar
That always stayed ashore.
At the time Mr.. Williams was men,
toned as a presidential candidate he
had considerable dry fun with the re-
porters over the matter. To one news
per man he said: My boom is max
ing tremendous strides. My private
secretary is unreservedly for me, and
have hopes of securing the support
I of Charley Edwards, the clerk Of the
minority room."
To somewhat young and callow re-
porter John Sharp. with exceeding
gravity, said he had quite some hopes
of getting the nomination. Reports
from Mississippi were especially en-
couraging.
"Toomsuba, Ofanoma, Noxopater,
Nanachehaw, Toccopola, Tabbville and
Grubbs Springs, am told,' he said,
"are already for me, while 1 have ev-
cry reason to believe that l shall have
the undivided support of such places
as Nittayuma, Wahalak, Bolatusha,
Hushpukena, Ittabena, Pelahatchie,
Mittayuma, skutch, Cinqupin, Paw
tickfaw, Octoc, Leggo, Yellow Rabbit,
Chunkey Station, Hambone, Deovo-
lente and Whynot."
Upon being asked to spell the names
he did SO with great gravity.
On later occasion. when the news
paper men asked him concerning his
candidacy, he said that Mrs. Williams
had objected that with her sick head
aches she never could stand the White
House. so he would have to give up the
presidency
John Sharp once ran afoul of Tom
Reed. This is the way he tells the
story himself:
~ met Mr.. Reed coming out of the
cloalroom. and lie said to me in that
peculiar drawl of his, Williams, what
ever makes you such a bitter parti-
SAM
"'Well, Mr.. Speaker, that's pretty
good coming from you, isn't itT re-
Piled
"'Never mind me- he replied. But
why are you such bitter partisanT
"Well, I'll tell YOU said. You
know / never saw Republican until
1 was thirty-eight years old, and
can't get used to them somehow
He looked at me reproachfully and
walked away without another word"
At Washington banquet Mr.. VIII
liams once proposed this toast:
Here's to President Roosevelt, whom
the world has grossly overestimated
as an author and whom the Democrat
ic party grossly underestimated as a
politician"
1t was Williams who fastened the
designation of "Bid" congressman to
new members. Mr. Wharton, q boy
ish looking recruit from Chicago, in
terrupted and wanted to know what
lie meant by kid" congressman.
"Mr. Speaker" said Mr.. Williams,
with a wave of his hand toward the
member from Chicago, with that de-
gree Of reverence which the personal
appearance of my interrogation excites
in my mind l should say that he is
perhaps the last person in the house
who ought to ask the question" where
at Mr.. Wharton subsided.
General Grosvenor was designated
by Mr.. Williams as "the most exuber-
ant and unscrupulous prophet that
this part of the world ever saw"
The minority leader once had a
Democratic caucus called, and the re.
porters were wild to find out the rea-
son. Williams was very short with
them at first, but finally thawed out
and said:
Boys, have decided to confde in
YOU. called that caucus for the pur-
pose of advocating q return to govern
ment by consuls, under which system
ne Roman republic prospered for a
t1Dusand years"
l;,,, Ga. k1,oA
John Sharp was once denounclng the
committee on rules, popularly known
as the house machine.
'The gentleman himself is men,
Der of the committee on rules" put in
member.
Yes" drawled Williams, nominal
ly"
The house recognized the thrust with
n roar, but the other man persisted.
"You attend the meetings of that
committee" he said.
Il am invited TO the seances," re.
turned Williams, "but 1 am never con-
suited about the spiritualistic appear
ances.'
When Williams first ran for congress
his opponent was famous coon hunt
er and gained much support by the
fact Williams had never hunted
coons, but saw that something had to
be done. Buying a bunch of roman
candles, he went out with the boys,
fired the candles among the branches
till he scared the coons out of the trees,
made record hunt and won the elec-
ton.
shoeins the Geese For Market.
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