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in $685. brought charges against him, and, at last
although he acknowledged his error, he was dis
missed, In 1886, and removed to Concord.
In the present century, witchcraf being unfashion-
able, the Paris family have only been distinguished
for fondness for Office, and Albion X. Paris has
been remarkable for his success in ofosholding b.
yond that Of any prominent man the State of Maine
has produced. He graduated at Dartmouth College,
New Hampshire, in 1906 and looking for the road to
preferment and wealth, he of course chose the pre-
fession Of law. 1t is difficult to name the time when
he was first elected appointed to Office but in 1921
we find him holding the Office Of Judge Of one Of
the caurts Of Maine William King, the first Gov
ernor of Maine, having resigned In 1921, in sonse-
queDce Of being appointed . Commissioner
under the treaty with Spain, the democracy Of
Maine were divided as to his successor. The family
Of General Dearborn, who monopolzed the best on
ces under the general government brought forward
General Wingate, the son-inlaw Of General Dear
born. To break up this influence OF the Dearborn
clique, John Holmes brought forward Judge Paris
as the peoples candidate for Governor The federal
lists also brought forward Mr.. Whitman as
. candidate. The result showed the pre-
dominance Of Holmes influence in the State,
Judge Paris being elected by majority Of six hun.
dred and twenty nine votes over both candidates
He was annually reelected until he was chosen UNI
ted States Senator to succeed John Holmes for the
term commencing March 4, 1927. He resigned his
seat in consequence of being appointed Judge Of the
Supreme Court OF Maine, in July, 1928, and John
Holmes was chosen his successor as United States
Senator, in January, 1929. Judge Paris supported
the administration of Jackson, aud from that Pres
dent received, in 1885, the appointment Of Second
Comptroller II the Treasury. Consequently he re-
signed the Office Of Judge, and removed to Washing.
ton city, where he continued in the enjoyment Of his
Office for about fifteen years, battling every attempt
to effect bis removal, until he was finally dismissed
under Fimores administration in 1851. Returning to
Portland Maine, he did not remain lopg ia private
life, but was chosen Mayor Of the city Of Portland In
opposition to the noted author Of tho Maine temper.
ance law, Neal Dow. That Office he still holds in
very respectable old age, and monument Of what
may be done by quiet perseverance in obtaining
and holding office, with the consent OF the demo
cratic party, which formerly protested rotation In
cardinal principle.
PFLEG SPRAGUB, who succeeded John Chandler
as Senator, is of an old Massachusetts family the
members Of which are very numerous in New Eng
land, and their ancestors among the earliest emil
grants of the seventeenth century Peeg Sprague
was lawyer Of Portland, and was twice elected
member of the House of Representatives In Con-
grees, where he served from 1926 to 1929. He was
then transferred to the United States Ssnats having
previously distinguished himself la the House IS
supporter OF Adams administration. In the Senate
ne took high rank as q debater and opponent Of
the administration Of jackson. He coopsrated
with Mr.. Clay In the passage Of the COM
promise tariff OF 1888, and acted with the wings
In that body uniformly az a jealous member
OF the party. In September, 1884, he was the
whig candidate for Governor Of Maine, under "a
vorabe circumstances for success but being defeated
by the democratic candidate, Mr.. Dunlap, by about
900 majority he considered II his duty to resign
the Office Of United States Senator he accordingly
resigred in November, 1884, and in his letter to the
Legislature he remarked: Peculiar circumstances
gave the canvass the character Of an appeal to the
great primary source Of power-the people. Their
decision has been pronounced; and cannot now per-
ceive that any consideration Of public duty requires
me to sacrifice ny feelings ard wishes by continuing
in Office moment longer than Is necessary to give
the Legislature an opportunity to elect another in
my stead. The precedent cannot be dangerous.
There can rarely be such q coincidence Of sircum.
stances and never without the voluntary consent Of
the Senator himself to be placed directly before the
whole people as q candidate for their sufragean
Mr.. Sprague afterwards removed to Boston, and
practced law in that city. He was leading men,
Der Of the Wing National Convection In December,
1889, which nominated Gen. Harrison, and in 1s4I
was appointed Judge Of the United States District
Court OF Massachusetts,, Office which he still holds.
JOHN RUGGLBs was the democratic successor to
Mr. Sprsgue. He was . resident Of Thonaston, and
while in the Senate was only distinguished for
quiet support of the administrations of jackson and
Van Buren,.
ErBHR SHIrLRY was . lawyer Of Bsco Maine
and while ct Washington city, a . member OF the
United States Senate, he was admired Is q regular
"Down Easter" and statesman Of the school de-
scribed by Major Jack Downing, Of Portland Is %
culiar to the State Of Maine. he was descended
from John Shepley, who emignted from England 10
salsm, Mass, in 1887. Ether Shepley graduated at
Dartmouth College In 1911, and, entering political
life, acted with the democratic party For several
years he held the Office Of United States District A.
torney for Maine, and after three years service -
United States Senator, and supporting the admins
tration Of Jackson, hs resgned, in 1885, in conse-
quence Of being appointed Associate Justice Of the
Supreme Court Of Maine.
JUDAH DANA, who held the Office Of Senator, BY
appointment Of the Governor for one session. was Of
the family Of that name in Massachusetts, whose de-
scendsnts are % numerous in various parts Of the
country. He was graduate Of Dartmouth College
Of the class Of 1895, and commenced the practice of
the law at Fryeburg. He held the Office Of
County Attorney for Oxford for six years, was Judge
Of Probate for about twenty year, and Of the Circuit
Court Of Common Pleas for ten years. He was
member Of the convention foT forming the constitu.
ton Of Maine, In 1920. He was also member Of
the executive council Of the State in 1884, and,
finally, United States Senator by executive appoint
ment. In all these Offices he maintained conscious
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