Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-02-26

AUGUSTA. Feb. %, 1874.

OF mien. painstaking and conscientious.
As Chairman Of Fisheries. he has the cares
Of HOLSTERS on his shoulders, bnt he has
preserved himself serene In the raging con-
nict. Next to him, sits the junior Senator
from Hancock. more forward and laxative
perhaps, but not more useful Next to the
left, is Boyle OF Waldo. an able Senator.
full of pluck, and fighting the battle of life
vigorously. Further on, sits Webb of Ken
nebec. Chairman Of Judiciary, and as such,
the leader of the Senate. His ability and
experience fully qualify him for his honor
able position. A little beyond him is
Rounds Of Androscoggin, a plnm,. pros
porous man, with good heart and level
head.
On the other side of the chamber is
Palmer OF Penobscot. an excellent man of
business, liberal in spirit, genial in heart,
and with lots of ''horse sense" Near the
extreme right sits Webster of Knox famil-
iarly called "Uncle Moses" one OF the
granite kings of Vinalhaven. a quiet, mod
est man, and of such excellent heart. rs to
win the regard of all.
In front OF the Hancock Senators, sit
those from Washington. Harmon. an ell
derby white-headed legislator, careful and
conservative. Crandon, a younger man,
brimiul of energy, enterprise, and pluck.
Near by is the other W aldo Senator. Coffin.
plain, blunt man. with mind of his own.
and not afraid of responsibility.
BY mentioning the above Senators. | do
not mean that the rest are less worthy of
mention. but these occur to me, as l write,
as the Senators your readers are interested
in. The President of the Senate. Butler of
York. is most accomplished presiding
officer, alert. and self-possessed.
The House is the centre of attraction,
because of its much larger number aud
much greater variety. The members all
sit in rows, like boys in school. and as
they draw lots for seats, the county dele
cations are all scattered. Beginning at
the Speakers lett find, from Hancock
County, Clark of fremont. tall, well
looking man, with just enough tinge OF
gray ia his hair TO give him an air of ex-
perience. lie reflects credit on his
district. In the front seat OF the next
row, i WATSON of Surry, Chairman OF
Agriculture, aud power among the
'Grangers." Wa>son. besides his long ex-
perience. has an alertness of mind and "A
clearness of thought. that make him a very
influential and valuable member.
Directly in front of the Speaker, sits
Hall of Ellsworth, tall. 1.-The, and vigor-
Gus. His eyes have a quick. impatient
look, and hi, shoulders occasionally have
an uneasy hitch, Is if he wanted to throw
OIL his coat seize a pick hand-spike and
shove the business faster along. In the
next division is Silsby OF Amherst, 4
bright looking, pleasant fellow. attentive
10 business. liberal in his views, aud much
esteemed by those who know him. Next
beyond him. is Babbidge OF Deer Isle. the
only Democrat in the delegation. IA careful
and intelligent member. In the same seat
with him. is Wentworth OF BucAs sport. now
man, careful! of business put upon him.
In front of him is Blodgett OF Brook syllle.
OF a cautious and retiring disposition. vet
not shrinking from any responsibility. on
tue Speakers extreme right can be seen
Huichings of Penobscot, youthful. clean
looking fellow. who watches business
closely and votes intelligently every time
A little behind him, is Guptll of Goulds-
boro, with dark eyes deep set in hi. head
aud with a calm. intelligent expression OF
countenance. lie does good service on
the Educational committee
From Washington county. | notice. at
the Speakers left. the shining face OF san
Leavitt OF Eastport, an independent. sam.
Is one OF the wits OF the House, and seems
to move always in an atmosphere OF good
humor. Near him Is another San-Slm.
Campbell of Cherryiield, one of those
thrifty Scotch-y Campbells OF that thriving
burg. He makes business of legislation
and attends right to ii. He is prominently
named for Senator from that county anoih-
er year. Away of in another part of the
Hall, is Corthell of Calais. Chairman of
Committee on Education. Corthell is tall.
slender, and of quite scholarly appear
ance. He is a good thinker and speaker.
and man OF fine culture.
The leader OF the Democratic side of the
House Is unquestionably John c. Talbot
OF East Machias, war horse OF the Bour.
Dons. He has returned here TO fight his
battles over again. for in the halcyon days
of the Democracy he was here in full
feather as a majority leader.
From Penobscot county, is Frank A.
Wilson of Bangor, sitting nearly in front
OF the Speaker. Wilson has to an eminent
degree what Matthew Arnold calls. a .tat
ent for affairs" He can do things with a
very level head and excellent powers OF
argument, he possesses a warm heart and
an Infinite fund of humor. that is continu-
ally bubbling and sparkling. In the same
seat with him is Pullen of Portland. we'll
known as the editor of the Portland Press
fuiien possesses a fine physique. being
tall. and straight as all arrow. He is cul-
tured and talented, aud besides all that. is
noble, generous-hearted fellow. He rel
ishes the humorous, as much as ever, and
recites with great gustO, "Hen-ree,r and
other stories of Ellsworth. "reminiscences
OF his visit there. He declares Ellsworth
to possess more original fanny characters.
than any other town.
Another gentleman-welI known to YOU
is Capt. VIM. McGilvery of Searsport
who sits in the rear of the Hall. The
capt. Is gentleman Of large and success
ful business experience. and he also DOS
sesses large legislative experience. having
been member of the Senate and also of
the House previous to this winter. He
was very properly made chairman OF Com
merce Committee, where his varied intelli
gence, and great good sense have much
weight. While possessing strong convic-
tons Of his own. he is tolerant of the opin-
ions of others