Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-07-04
CAPITAL CHAT.
Naval Personnel Bill Interests
Col. Chas. Haywood.
Another Maine Man Will Probably Be
Appointed Major Genera.
Two Pension Bills Presented by Congressman
Burieish Fayorabiy Reportd.

(SpeciaD.-One of the familiar figur'
about the Capitol these dys is ca
Charles Haywood. commanant OF II
marine corps and the higfhet officer
| the organization. He was born
| Waterville, Me-, and is TYPICAL Main
| man. Col Haywood, Sldier ever
inch of him, almost hauns the Hous
corridors in the vicinity the Hous
committee on naval affaFs, OF whic
| Representative Charles a Boutelle .
| Maine, is chairman. ca Haywood
| interest is in the naval ,ersonnel bill
which would reorganiZe The navy an
| the marine corps and maze him a brig
adler general. For yeas the officer
of the navy have been clamorlng 10
the bill but now the tine seems to b.
ripe for the consumntion of the.i
hopes. The great increse Of the navy
during the present Wal and the pros
pect that it will be i,creased muci
more in the years that will follow max
it certain that something like the nava
personnel bill must soos become law.
Many have undertaken the task oi
pushing the bill 'througl the House and
Senate and have failed With the dill
gence and industry tat is character
istic of the man CD Haywood has
been working in seasm and out of sea-
son to induce the HMse to undertak =
the legislation. 1t isnOt probable that
he will be SucceSsfulat this session IF
Congress, for there is a disposition
against undertaking any important
legislation in the House, when there is
a !, IN, 81.
city, and when ii i difficult to secure
attention to anything that transpires
in the House. NeFertheless Col. Hey
wood makes god impression with
the legislators ahput the Capitol and
his work will tel when Congress at
last finds time to.ake up the measure.
The outlook seems TO be that Maine
will soon have aiother major general
At the beginningof the war the Presi-
dent nominated Brigadier General
Henry C. Merrhm to be a major gen.
eral He was Mrn up in Houlton. Me
1t was though, at one time that he
would be designated by the President
to 90 to the Philippines in charge of
the expedition but the position was
given to Mai Gen. Merritt Now the |
report is going the rounds that Brig |
Gen Royal r Frank. who has lately |
been in command of the department of |
the east Wit headquarters in New |
York. is to k made a major general. |
For many years Gen. Frank was colonei |
Of the1st Artllery Regiment stationed at
Fortress Maroe, Va, where he was in |
charge of tie artillery school. He was
promoted tom the rank of colonel to
the rank oibrigadier general a [ the be-
ginning OF the war. Gen. Frank is a
native of Portland. Me. ana a brother
Of NJ p Frank. the Portland lawyer,
who was Democratic candidate fol
governor Of Maine two years ag0' So
Maine is airing pretty we'll in her Snare
Of the pNminent officers. Besides Sc
curing The appointment of Gen. Charles
F. Matt@ks of Portland, to be a briga-
der gehsral. the State really has the
right 70 claim Gen. Adelbert Ames,
native II Rockland. but a resident OF
Lowell Mass, who was a major gen
aral In the War of the Rebellion and
United States senator from
the state of Mississippi. Maine has
good Military timber fast enough. not
only for the high places but for the
ranks as is shown by the splendid
.,,,rl of bar troons 81 Chfa,.a,,,.
,a,5
,f,n1. stot.s ,ro ,o,,.;. s-
,a tal,ing of tho nav. -, -
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,.,rtno ., chonoa j., tt,a. , 80
ian in C,op,r,ss ,rh;s ,,'i,,
,s.et in tba ct,,a 80 ,,.i.
.a,rs ago tho c,a+o ie
sntativa tbronch ,.a toni,
,,nu1o,inn JTo5 -, 7 o'i III
syt census Maine vim s.in ~ oo.,.,n', Ili ,
VIM sum oe chtltieu
,era con hn no 1o,,,xt - - nv. NV
the Western etotas Iii 49,,
lin ana arc a,rn,.,u ,r,.,r .9
increased newer ~ thn H.,
re- rec,nt avan+e or;n,l,a ~ -
attic nartv ana moda ~. ~
. immediat. tntura go, ,.e,,9,i y
. Democrats NV. ,,,,.,
curing Ia o,, - ad1aaian,, .l..i,' "i"'
-es in the West tbrou~b ia ironaas,",
pulation of the sectinn .
There will he several o,,., oeioo,, =; j
aine during tha o,,,,r,.,r., ti,,,, le ~" |
pulation. T,as. s,,,a,.,.;,,,,,,, :
ecial agents for tba St,tn MI, ,,r1t
rs he appointed Within N ~ -
onths. The census hill hoe already
ssed the Senate ana Snaaror pnoT
is week. has snnnintoa q oo,,a,;,ta +
ceusus for ,hn House r,ha ,,;,, ,,..,,