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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-12-25
Is A MAINE MAN.
The Manager ofthe philadelphia Hotel
which VIII he Maine Quarters.

The selection Of the Hotel Walton as
adquar.ers for the Maine delegation at
the Republican National convention In
Philadelphia 10 eminently fitting and 1t
u ay be of Interest to know that the man
ager Of the hotel is Mr.. Geo. ". Swett.
who was born in Washington county In
this state and has been in the hotel busl-
mess nearly all his life, having ut one
time been a CLERK In the United states
hotel in this city, and later for while
acting us Pullman conductor on the Maine
Central, there nttra5ting the attention OF
parties interests in the hotsl 'Duferin'
at st. John, n. b., who secured his SER
vices as manager
in contact with officials of the Canadian
Faciiic Railway who had about that time
obtained control Of the Windsor hotel at
Montreal, While the Windsor hotel
al not been u pay Ing institution. With
the advent of Mr. SWEET as manager II
soon became this ltaiing hotel OF canada
and at the time was probably tho largest
hotel ON the continent, and within few
years under Mr.. SWEET hegsp to pay divi-
bends.
Mr. SWEET left the winds7r to ASSUME
charge of Hotel Brunswick. New York,
and later ON of the Hotel Chsin berlain, oil
Old Point Comfort, of which he Is now
OpHeuitlhg iAoboSst - W.. 80
of the Wslton In Philadelphia as stated.
It's certain then, that nil who make the
Walton their home at the time OF the
National Republican Convention Will no
| be dissppo ntsd.
While speaking Of Mr. SWEET, 1t is
worthy OF note tbas of the most famous
| hotel men Of tie United States, five OF
them are from Nnine. MIR. .. d.
Seayey, proprietor and owner Of tho Mag
nolia, ST. John River. Fla, and In sum.
mer, mans ger OF the Champlain, Bluff
Point n. Y. Henry G. Lewis, a native
OF Portland, manager Of the Southern
hotel Of 81. Louie; Mr.. Charles q. Hilton
"a native CT Portland. manager OF the
Southern hotel OF st. Louis; MIR. Chariel
U. Hilton, a native Of Augusta, now OF
the Victoria hotel. Chicago; Mir. George
Warren, a native Of Portland. manager Of
this Palace hotel, san Francisco, and MIR.
49,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-12-25

Lord ROBERTS has had as long exgeri-
ence "a any government general In the
British army, yet he has never CON-
msuded an army tenth as large as the
enc nor being gather ed in South Afric Ia
Els fame rests large iy upon his ezpeai'
tion to Can6ahar, but the army he hao
w tn him then did not number ~ ooe'
Neither he nor any other British COM
ipandsr living. or dead ever cav gathered
IN one army so many krglish soldiers a.
Re bsing sent to South Afsioa. Lord
Roberts has manoeuvred small armies
with gieAt skin and success. Whether he
can handle large ones with equal suoosss
remains to be seen. Oar experience In
TIE war CT the Rebellion showed that
many generals who made brilliant di
vision or corps commanders were fail
ures when placed In charge of d large
army.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-12-25

The French Canadians of Quebec are
anything but enthusiastic for sending
out Canadian contiengent to help the
English in the war against the Beers
Mr.. Tarte, minister Of public works,
openly oriticises the Premier tor Offering
England troops, and MIR. Monet, a promi-
nent Liberal member of Parliament, an
nounces that he will attack Laurier for
doing 30. Laurier is Frenchman him
self. and the attitude OF Quebec from which
he derives most Of his support Is proving
very embarrassing to him. Indeed 1t il
highly probable that his admins
tration will fall before long on account
of this question. Outside OF Quebec
there IL an adverse majority. and the dis
affeci lon of q few OF the Liberal members
from that provinces will be sufficient TO
overthrow him. The reluctance of the
Q iebsc Frenchmen to help the English IL
natural enough. 1hsir ancestors wsrs
conquered by the English and lost
Canada. The enmity then engendsred
survives In their descendants. Eng
land has given them equal rights in
the country 1t has not conquered their
aversion.