The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-25
MAINE MEN IN CONGRESS.
Pine Tree State Well Represented in Wash
jngton.

Washington, March 24.-The Fifty fifth
Congress has brought into the House
several natives of Maine besides the -four
representatives from the State. and three
natives of other States who were eduCa'
ted Ia Maine. Mr.. Hilborn, of the Oak
of Minot, Me. and Richard G. Shan
non, of New York, graduate of Colby,
have been frequently mentioned, as they
were members Of the last Congress.
Loren Fletcher, of Minneapolis, and a
native CT Mt. Vernon, Me-, was also q
memter of the last House.
Frederick Clement Stevens, the Con-
gresham from the st. Paul district 10
Minnesota, while a native of Boston,
was educated in the common schools OF
Rookland, Me-, and in Bowdoin college,
where he graduated in the class OF loeI.
Subsequently he graduated from the law
school of the State University OF Iowa
and began practice in st. Paul. lie en-
tered the State legislature in 1888, serv-
ing two sessions. He has for long
time been very influential in the politics
of his district, and might have come TO
Congress before had he SO desired. But
he has a large and pr0fita BILE law rracIlce
which he did not wish to leave Mr.
Stevens is BIZ years of age; and II ne re-
mains in the House will probably make
an enviable record for himself.
DR.. ALVIN Stanwood Alexander, of the
Buffalo district, New York, is native of
ioh Mo Ia intO the
at the age of 10 years; ana after his SER
vice was over went to Edward Little
High School in Auburn, and later to
Bowdoin College, where he was gradu-
ated in the class of 1870. Mr.. Alexander
first settled in Indianapolis, and In 1881
WAS appointed Fifth Auditor OF the
United States Treasury from Indiana.
On leaving Washington he went to Buff
falo and formed law partnership with
classmate at Bowdoin, and is now State
Auditor of New York. MIR. Stanwood is
q man of high character, fine personal
presence and great popularity in Buffalo.
where he took the nomination from
Judge Daniels, al influential Republican
and the mem Der in the Fifty-fourth
Congress. Mr.. Alexander, like Mr.. Ste
vens is Republican.
The next native of Maine is Populist,
L F66Iflhu hDGWl6B u OOutu bhhONh. T.
Knowles was born in Harmony, Me-,
and educated at the old Bloomfield Acad-
envy at Skowhegan. He enlisted in the
Sixteenth Maine regiment at the age of
sixteen years and served thee years, un-
til he was captured at the battle of
Reams's Station. He was then held ms
prisoner at Libby, Belle Isle and Sails
bury. After the war he moved to Iowa,
where he studied law, praotioinR in
that State and Nebraska. In. 1885 he re-
moved to the Black Hills and began the
publication of labor paper, the organ
of the miners He was one of the foun-
ders of the Populist party in South Da-
kota, although be has never had much
experience in politics beyond the'sphere
of his newspaper. It goes without saying
that Mr.. Knowles is always up early in
the morning, and he will Undoubtedly
be heard from.
Adm Ballou Capron. of Rhode Island,
can hardly be claimed for Maine, al
though before the war he attended West
brook Seminary for time. He served
in the war and has, been prominent in
the politics of his State since. > &C.,