The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-03-07


CNtX rich vein OF humor.
.$A but is rather sp.ring
-x<If<I<I<AHn OF Its use In his
neTF<tNF4 speeches. One OF the
~. W most famous exam
80 pies Of his irony
was satirlcal trib-
ute 70 Admiral Crowinshield during
the Sampson Schley inquiry This de-
licious 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 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 IL max
ing tremendous strides. My private
secretary is unreservedly for me, and
! have hopes Of securing the support
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. l am told" he said.
"arc already for me, while have ev-
cry reason 10 believe that I shall have
the undivided support OF such places
MS Nittayuma. Wahalak, Bolatusha.
uushpukena, Ittabena. Pelahatchie,
Mittayuma. Skutch. Cinqupin, Paw
tickfaw, Octoc. Leggo. Yellow Rabbit,
Chunkey station. Hambone Deovo-
lente and whynot"
Upon being asked 10 spell the names
he dill 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
Houee. so he would have 10 give up the
presidency.
John Sharp once ran afoul of Tom
Reed This II the way he tells the
story himself
II met Mr.. Reed coming out OF the
cloakroom. ana he said 90 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 itr | re-
piled.
Never mind me, he replied. But
why are you such bitter partisanT
"Wen. I'll tell YOU said. You
know | never saw Republican until
/ was thirty-eight years old, and
can't got used 60 them somehow
"He looked at me reproachfully and
walked away without another word"
Az Washington banquet Mr.. VII
Hams once proposed this toast:
Here's 20 President Roosevelt, whom
the world has grossly overestimated
as an author and whom the Democrat
&c party grossly underestimate as a
politician"
1t was Williams who fastened the
designation OF kid" congressman 10
new members. Mr.. Wharton. n 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
appearance OF my interrogation excltes
in my mind | should say that he IS
perhaps the last person In the house
who ought 20 ask the question" where
at Mr.. Wharton subsidized.
General Grosvenor was designated
by MIR. Williams as "the most exuber-
ant and interruptions prophet that
this part OF the world ever saw"
The minority leader once had
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 ont
end said:
"Boys, l have decided TO confde In
you. called that caucus for the pur-
pose OF advocating a return to govern
ment by consuls. under which system
the Roman republic prospered for n
thousand years"
Nobody bothered him after that.
John Sharp was once denouncing the
committee on rules. popularity known
as the house machine.
THE gentleman himself is mem
Der OF the committee on rules" put In
n member.
YES" drawlcd Williams. nominal
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