Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-04-11
ALL ARE READY.
Names Delegation in Con-
gress Can Be Depended on
TO Defend the Nations Honor When
Critical Hour Arrives.
They Will Act in Countp's Best Interests Re.
CARELESS OF Criticism.

| Washington, D. c.. April 10.-(SpeciaD.
The excitement of an impending war
brought a number of Maine people to
Washington during the past week,
| Probably not in half century could
one find more interesting time to be
| IN Washington. The succession of
events are undoubtedly more interest
ing and will probably be more historic
imam any inauguration for many years.
| among the Maine people here is Mr.,
| Byron Boyd, secretary of State at Au-
gusta, who is making his first visit to
the National Capitol Capt Joshua
Adams Of Camden Me-, is also here.
| the guest of Mr.. Justice White Of the
| supreme court of the United States
Justice White is a Louisiana man. but
spent last summer at Camden, Me-
where ne was charmed not only with
the location ana fine air of Camden, but
equally with certain of the quaint
1ankee residents. particularly Capt
ADAMS a fast friendship sprung up
between the two and Justice White in
| Flted the captain to become his guest
sometime during the winter in Wash
lngton. Justice White is a large man
almost as large as Mr.. Justice Gray.
who halls from Massachusetts. He
was formerly senator from Louisiana
ana was appointed to the supreme
court bench by President Cleveland.
Mr.. Edwin Plummer of Lisbon. who
has been Sojourning at Ashville N. G.
FOR little time also found it pleasant
TO step off at Washington a few DAYS
on his light northward. Mr.. and Mrs.
Elmer +. Page Of Saco, are also taking
IN the sights and scenes OF the week at
the Capitol
Perhaps Maine people hardly realize
what large number of their citizens
travel South in the winter. Nearly
half of the Maine people who make a
visit to Washington during the winter
take a peep into the country to the
South. Some only go to Richmond the
capital of the old confederacy and the
present capital of the state of Virginia.
while many go down into North Caro-
Ina and witness the habits of the most
characteristic American population IN
the entire South. Others go still further
down into Florida. where winter is per-
petual summer and where the rigors of
snow and biting winds are never
known.
few business men and others from
Maine have been telegraph the mast
week to the Maine congressman asLiuu
Tor conservative action by the President
senator Frye has received number of
telesrams, most of them from Portland
representative Burleigh received a SIM
liar request from the Republican commit
tee of kennebec county. He presented
TINS request TO the President. From some
congressional districts in different parts
or the country these kilograms have come
IN great numbers ana it is no uncommon
tnlng TO see senators members of the
Rouse walking about the floor with a
handful of these communications There
mas been charge that in some sections
or the country attempts have been made
70 manufacture sentiment against war
through this means, many telegrams
have been received in substantially the
same wording. The great insurance COM
panies of New York are said to have been
ms rumental in securing many of these
communications to members of Congress
On the other hand there are, of course
many honest communicat tons made BY
business men and others of their own ac-
cord and not at the request of any one
else There is a very strong sentiment in
Congress as we'll out of Congress-
against a conflict This sentiment is ali
the stronger because il is believed that
there are many hotheads in House and
Senate who would vote for war hastily
without counting the sacrifice it means
II is worthy of note, however, that the
Maine men. both those who are represent
tatives from the old Pine Tree State and
those who represent other constituencies
nave been very conservative. A couSid-
cradle faction in the House has been dis
posed to kick over the traces and demand
action quicker than the President thought
was wise. Nearly every afternoon for
some days. as soon as the House has adj
Journed, these Republicans, who have
been facetiously termed "reconcentra-
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