The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1907-08-23

- of its use in his
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N# ~ most famous KAN
WMA ~ Piles of his irony
AS was a satirical trib-
ute to Admiral Crowinshield during
the Sampson-Schley inquiry. This de-
iicious take-off was done in verse-Wil-
liams occasionally drops into poetry
and wound up by declaring that
Great Crowninshield's the bravest tar
that always stayed ashore.
At the time Mr.. Williams vas men,
toned as a presidential candidate he
had considerable dry fun with the re-
porters over the matter. To one news
paper man he said: my boom is max
ing tremendous strides. My private
secretary is unreservedly for me, and
1 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 1 have ev-
cry reason to believe that 1 shall have
the undivided support of such places
as Nittayuma, Wahalak, Bolatusha,
Hushpukena, Ittabena, Pelahatchie,
Mittayuma, Skutch, Cinqupin, Paw
tickfaw, Octoc, Lego. Yellow Rabbit
Chunkey Station. Hambone, Deovo-
lente and Whynot."
Upon being asked to spell the names
he did so with great gravity.
On q 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 raj afoul Of Tom
Reed. This is the way he tells the
story himself:
81 met Mr.. Reed coming out Of the
cloakroom, and he said to me in that
peculiar drawl of his, Williams, what
ever makes you such a bitter parti-
san2
"'Well, Mr.. Speaker, that's pretty
good coming from you, isn't itF 1 re-
piled.
"rNever mind me- he replied. But
why are you such a bitter partisanF
"'Well, I'll tell you,' 1 said. You
know I never saw a Republican until
I was thirty-eight years old, and I
can't get used to them somehow
HE looked at me reproachfully and
walked away without another word"
At a Washington banquet Mr.. VIII
liams once proposed this toast:
Here's to President Roosevelt, whom
the world has grossly overestimated
an author and whom the Democrat
ic party grossly underestimated as a
politician"
It was Williams who fastened the
new members. Mr.. Wharton, a boy
ish looking recruit from Chicago, in
terrupted and wanted to know what
he 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
of my interrogation excites
In my mind I should say that he is
perhaps the last person in the house
who ought to ask the question:" where
at Mr.. Wharton subsidized.
General Grosvenor was designated
by MI. Williams as "the most exuber-
ant and INSCRIPTIONS prophet that
this part of the world ever saw"
The minority leader once had a
were wild to find out the rea- |
SOD. Williams was very short with
them at first, but finally thawed out
and said:
Boys, l have decided to confde in
you. 1 called that caucus for the pur-
pose Of advocating a return to govern
ment by c~onsuls, under which system
the Roman republic prospered for a
thousand years"
Nobody bothered him after that.
John Sharp was once denouncing the
on rules, popularity known
the house machine.
1.-THE gentleman himself is a mem
Der of the committee On rules put In
q member.