Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-03-21
MAINE MEN
Very Largely in Evidence at
the National Capital.
Hardly a Government Department or
Profession or Occupation
But What Has Maine Men in Highly Response
Bile Positions.

nence of many Ohio statesmen in ibe
Capital city the resources of the Buck
eye State in that most rrmarkabl eff
all products. its men, has been freely
drawn upon and Ohio men ara founI
1ilnS important positions of trust un-
der, the government but also in civil
life III Washington.
But ohio has not dWarfed Maine in
StatrsiuanShil--tnr who on coming. ~
Washington does not ask Sonn,.,. Ia s.p
Speaker Reed than President Mckinney
and Maine men are today foremost IL,
the professions and occupations by
which men earn living in The city
The" Journal had 4 special dispatch
from Washington 4 FEW week agn an
npuncinG the death Of Samuel =
Brown, a native Of Hluehill Mo. Whu
was for many years. following the war.
h" most influential ANA public spiritr,l
citizen here. Eut he has been only one
of many. ON the supreme bench Of th~
District Of Columbia Sits Justice
Charles G.. cole, who was born in
Hiram. Oxford county and WHO il
recognized as one Of the ablest jurists
that ever adorned the bench III the Dis
trict Of Columbia. After Judge cole
left Maine he settled In West Virginia,
where he practiced lax for whlo.
finally opening an office III WASHINGTON
With Col. William Cook. who was ut
one time associated with Gen. Henia.
min Butler. And Hen Butler ID should
not he forgotten, was educated al colby
University. ~ miles above Auguet.l.
Judge Cole as lawyer was indus
trous and energetic ana won for him
self fame as a prosecutor He served
as United States district attorney fe.,
the District Of Columbia His services
in that Office We're 50 efficient that
President Harrison nominated him for
the bench. Judge Cole has ONT, brother
III Washington, Mr Wyman L. cole.
who practices law here. He is on, If
the cnterprislnS citizens Of Mount
Plea SAINT, suburb Of Washington.
founded ny the Mr. Brown mentioned
above.
There is another Maine man sitting
ON the bench in Washington He Is
Judge ivory G. kimban. who wa born
up III jay, Franklin county. Nv judge
himball has recently been re-appointei
for a term of six years as police court
judge 10y President Mckinley but he
was first appointed by President Har-
lison. 10 whom H. Was y4r,. ,.all
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'I = - -i"''i~ '""9'
Nilll'dH lH"Ned 70 lNdlana with MS
parents WHEN he WaS VERY Young ami
much nf his ra,tv III. NaS id.n,in.3
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of years in the Internal revenue office
If liz treasury department. ana wrote
certain l.aaf lnnli4 tbat aft,,~,a,.4,
-
'''"''t' 0'"'''i''N ''"NH'iit''S III tiLt'
branch OF law
Judge kimhall has acquired Il pttu.
lial, fame in NaSbinutnr A.. Il kr.,,n
m
- " 9tt'H II anu t'IchtltS9 JHlEN htN SUI
knows how To show mercy when eases
are. oXcpntinuaI He has fn1. wears hrr,,
rrun,iuan,l id.,tid.1 y,;,h ,i...i,,,,
i.,I.
M'i ~ "ltu - 'iit tl'itF "i tnc NtiitIdi
| nion Mission. an institution whose
work is not aItoeuth.r unlike that az
,l,. cal.,,; ,, IL t t1 -
'i> wv" 'N''''S ~ ~ i"'H'N ~
great many enemies IN ashlnGtpn,
hut. nevertheless has Il host Of ~taunrh
W, !,
i'' - inns '"''' ~ T WY W.
proprietor ~ y Sh"" store. Whirh ~
SuperNiScS the " hilr lie attends tu his
duties a>; ind,.. prnhallv ~ na,.e,,,, y,
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