The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-10-12

CINCINNATI. Ohio. Oct. Fin All
the States that 1 visited Bryan is sure
TO receive the electoral votes. save in
West Virginia. There it is anybody S
fight"
In these words, with charming gesture
and enunciation mellifiOus as the ripple
of bubbIing water over messy stones
there was injected into the present cam
paign that modesty and dignity which
the fight has lacked up to the present
time. Who made the remark? what
trained campaigner spoke with sucn
difndence Of the results Of his work on
the stump
It was the Hon James Hamilton
Lewis, OF the States Of Virginia, " ASH
ington, and Illinois, he Of the ceruleal
eyes and iridescent whiskers, the acme
of ELEGANCE. and the only man VINO
holds in captivity, every phrase IN tn+
dictionary. 1t was Lewis. who yields 10
no man in his chivalrous devotion 10
women and his Indebtedness to his tall
or II was Lewis, who has drawn from
Virginia superb courtesy, from WASH
ington a good living, and from Chicas'
a reputation for ability.
ne had lust arrived here after blaz-
inq the way to Democratic victory
through the Southern States. He had
traiIed the sunrise glory OF his WHISPERS
like the orIhamme OF Navarro. through
! Georgia, Alabama, North and South
Carolina. and the ViTgirtas- he ned let
the hubble look into the starry splendof
Of his eyes and gain inspiration from
the sparkling intelligence which 5hone
therein. He had pol.en often, early
and late. brushing aside Republican ar
r,,rnents with one sweep Of his mani
cured hand, deifyiEg Bryan with one
rrostration Of his perfectly gdrDed FORM.
But no voter, no ordinary citizen fSao
derived from the tour Of Lewis tlat
enthusiasm which had gone INTO tne
soul Of the Honorable Jim ham Spear
ing with that OmnlsclenCe, tHat ~ 49,
Instinct which has been his own slnB u
lar and Deculiar quality since ne could
talk. he cast his brilliant eye noFlnHdIu
and spoke of the certainty OF D SIliO
cratic success beyond Mason anu TX
/ or,'s line. In the course Of his converse,
v-itt,- as that Of Madame de Stael, and
courteous as that OF Jimmie WilllaHls,
ne cast the vote Of the entire amer iC1Ll
DeoDIe inaugurated William Jennings
/ I7ryan. and handed over the house OF
| I2ay~esentatfves to the Speakership OF
! Champ Clark OF Missouri
Accomplished Gracefully.
And. as heretofore pointed out, it was
done with that refinement OF modesty'
/ that exoulslteness OF difhdence, which
/ has handicapped the Honorable Lewis
| throughout his long and varied career.
/ He sat IN the lobby Of the Sinton Hotel
and voiced his opinions in language as
! exact as mathematics and lovely as
] maiden's first imagination Of her sweet
/ heart. His repetition Of the T. and
] his. references to the effects OF his burn
( ing not 10 say smoking, words came
not from conceit. but from his untaihng
policy Of doing justice to all men, even
/ to himself. ..,
/ His optimism shone supreme, putting
I To shame the sparkle Of his jewels, His
Confidence in the intelligence OF the
| Deople' was inspiring 10 behold The
hand with which he trained the aureoie
! Of MS beard into strange and attrac-
/ tive waves was tender and careful, as
/ II with the same motion he Dent the
! popular will TO the cause Of the Grand
/ old Democracy
/ First OF all, his thralldom 10 the laws
/ Of courtesy was apparent. Naturally,
4 man whose bow makes a dancing
/ master green with envy, and whose
/ word tints reduce q defamation teacher
/ to oceans Of tears, he is the creature
and the king OF courtesy.
/ Mr.. Kern and l." he explained.
/ Event into the South, not because we
/ feared Il would 60 Republican, but be-
cause we thought the rules Of courtesy
/ demanded that we should give the South
a sight Of one Of the candidates and
1 ,one Of the Campaigners.'
At this, he once more let his hand rise
and fall upon the atmosphere Ike