Nyorai mberi kweiyi ndima - Lewis akasarudzwa senhengo yeDemocratic yeNew Jersey General Assembly kubva kuHudson County muna 1878. Akanga ariwo nhume kuDemocratic National Convention ya1880
uye nhengo yeDemocratic State Committee yeNew Jersey muna 1884, apo akanga achishanda mumushandirapamwe wemutungamiri weGrover Cleveland. Mushure mekusarudzwa kwaCleveland, Lewis akagadzwa &lt;a href="United%20States%20Ambassador%20to%20Portugal"&gt;Minister Resident/Consul General kuPortugal&lt;/a&gt; musi waApril 2, 1885. Akashanda kusvikira June 14, 1889, paakadzokera kuHoboken kuti atangezve basa rake remutemo.