Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-08-16

was q Satirical trio ute to Admiral Crowinshield during the Sampson Schley inquiry. This de lcious takc-off was done in verse-Wil Hams occasionally drops into poetry and wound up by declaring that
 Great Crowninshield' the bravest tar
 That always stayed ashore.
 At the time MT. Williams was men toned as presidential candidate he had considerable dry fun with the re porters over the matter. To one news paper man he said: My boom is mak- ing tremendous strides. My private secretary is unreservedly for me, and I have hopes of securing the support of Charley Edwards, the clerk of the minority rOOm.'
 To a 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, 1 am told" he said, "are already for me, while l 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 tckfaw, Octoc. Leggo, Yellow Rabbit, Chunkey Station. Hambone. Deovo' lnnte 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 tue story himself:
 II met Mr. Reed coming out of the cloakroom, and he said to n,e in that peculiar drawl of his. Williams. what ever makes you such Il bitter parti san?'
 "'Well, Mr. Speaker. that's prett' good coming from you. isn't it?' 1 re piled.
 "'Never mind me- he replied. 'Hu. why are you such q bitter partisan:
 "'Wcll, I'll tell you l said Y"" know I never saw a Republjcan uAti I was thirty eight years old, and can't get used to them somehow
 He looked at me responsibility amt walked away without another word"
 At Washington banquet Mr. Vii Hams 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 i, politician.'
 It was Williams who fastened the designation of "kidH congressman to new members. Mir. Wharton, a boy ish looking recruit from Chicago, in- terrupted and wanted to know what te meant by "kid" congressman.
 "Mr. Speaker" said MT. Williams. with wave of his hand toward the member from Chicago, with that de gree of reverence which the personal appearance of my interrOgator excites in my mind 1 should say that he is perhaps the last person in the house who ought to ask the question: where at Mir. Wharton subsided
 General GrOSvenor was designated by Mr. Williams as "the most exuber- ant and interruptions 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 req son. Williams was very short with them at first, but finally thawed out aud said:
 Boys. l have decided to confde in you. I called that caucus for the pur- pose of advocating return to govern. ment by consuls, under which system the Roman republic prospered for a thousand years"
 Nobody bothered him after that.
 John Sharp was once denouncing the committee on rules, popularly known as the house machine.
 The gentleman himself is mem. Der of the committee on rules," put in member.
 'Yes," drawled Williams, "nominal. ly."
 The house recognized the thrust with a roar but the other man persisted
 You attend the meetings of that committed" he said.
 II am invited to the seances," re. turned Williams. but l am never con, suited about the spiritualistic appear. auces.'
 When Williams first ran for congress- his opponen was a famous coon hunt CT and gaired much support by the fact. Williams had never hunted