Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-16
WORK IN DENVER
SUITS WILLIAMS
in EVERY WAY
NOTED DEMOCRATIC LEADER
WELL SATISFIED
SLIPS INTO LOS ANGELES ON
WAY TO LONG BEACH
Mississippian Says He Will Pay a
Return Visit to California Next
Year When the EIks
Come Here

Registered simply as John Sharp
Williams, Yazoo City, Miss, the long
time Democratic leader of the house
visited Los Angeles yesterday unknown
to Democrats here and none was on
hand to bid the distinguished southern
er welcome.
Congressman Williams reached Los
Angeles about o'clock, hurried to the
Alexandria and soon afterward asked
for long distance telephone connection
to Long Beach, as he came here pri-
marily to fulfill a Chautauqua lecture
engagement.
He feared that somehow he or the
bureau had got his Long Beach and
Pacific Grove engagements confused
and he wanted to be sure. The tele-
phonic way proved to be unsatisfactory
and Mr.. Williams boarded an electric
car for Long Beach.
There the arrangement was found to
be that Mr.. Williams will speak the
evening of Friday, July II, on Public
Speaking"
Thus he will have two full days for
Southern California and the distin-
guished men of his party will doubt
less see to it that he has no idle time
ON his hands.
Mr.. Williams was at Denver recent
ly. Some newspapers intimated that
he was at outs with the leaders, with
Mr.. Bryan and with the platform MAX
ers, mainly because he did not make
speech there. His friends have already
explained that he was at Denver mere
ly as a spectator, having been called
west by lecture engagements. He pur-
raf11ainpd In the hpnkQFOnnd
Mr.. Williams sought repose at the
Alexandria at o'clock on his return
from a few hours spent near the
beach. He was very tired, he said
II shall try a bit of your California
red wine" said he, land then / will
much as / can of Los Angeles in two
days, as this is my first visit here.
Pleased with Denver Work
"Yes, the work at Denver suits me.
am always satif1ed with what the
majority of the party decrees."
AS Mr.. Williams said this he knotted
his brows, for some newspapers had
given out the impression that he was
displeased with the nominations. He in
dorsed without equivocation both the
nominees and the platform.
Being asked casually about Califor-
mia, he said:
Allen told on himself. Allen was cam
sdidate, you know, and some darkies
who liked him deemed it their duty to
make campaign speeches.
"One old fellow got up, interrupted
speaker and stopped the speech by
saying:
"'You need not say nuthin' bout the
candidate. Enough has already been
said. We know he's best and finest
and all dat
$50 it is with California. She needs
no one to praise her. That has already
been done. The whole world knows of
her matchless climate, her beautiful
scenery, her boosters
"I want to catch the first train on the
morning of the 18th for Ell Paso," he
continued.
1t was suggested that few days ago
when the Elks passed through Ell Paso
en- route to Dallas he would have found
things lively there.
Yes, I don't doubt it," said Mr.. Will
liams. Il see the Elks are coming here
next year. I'm coming here, too, when
the Elks come.''
Mr. Williams affects gray suits and
gray fedora hats. He does not show
any marked southern drawl in his con-
versation. He is exceedingly affable.