Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-01-05

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, thorough knowledge of the rules and apt
command of that knowledge, Win q
ready. elcat. incisive style and markeu
pertinacity In debate. with close and long
continued friendship. and habits OF cor
dial cooperation with the leading men
among his associates, he has attained q
foremost place as a practical LEGISLATOR
and do not over-state the truth when
say there is no man in the Senate; TO-DAY;
who can take charge of a dificuit plll ana
secure It's passage with less friction ana
more expedition than can Eugene Hale
Indeed the American navy today. is a
witness and monument to his skiii IN this
essential field of legislative work
|, During all the years in which our new
navy has been building he has helped to
formulate every naval bill which mas Pc
come a law, and had charge Of IL on the
floor olf the Senate. pending its passage.
as has Hon. Chas. A. Boutelle on the
floor of the House.
honor to our State that the two men IN
either House or Congress who did most
to Great that splendid modern fighting
Mia bay, and with winfield s. Schley off
Santiago. smashed into smithereenS the
proud sQuadrons of naughty Spain. liter
hy seas and ner covered he American @
name with imperishabe glory, We're
Maine men.
great principles and policies of his party,
and feeling in his very soul that the wei
fare of his country was bound up IN that
success, no man in the Senate mas Deen
more prompt and vigorous In coming to
their defence when assalled, or mas seen
and seized points Of party advantages
more. quickly and held them more flrmiy. nnty
naceous he has been. but always Tor JUST
precedent and clean legislation and
against ;jobbery of every kind open or
.. a soiourner for years in Washington
as | was with opportunities to observe
the moves of men on the iegislatiye
checker board, and jealous, | trust, of the
fair fame of my native State. my heart
has often sweAed a little with honest
pride that the most unscrupulous, auda-
cious and pestiferous jobbers that infest-
| ed the corridors and halls of the Capitol,
piausibly nursing schemes of private ad-
vantage at the puolic expense, always
gave Eugene Hale wide berth, and his
nose was never counted among those
possibly susceptible to missionary work.
Mr. Chairman: | consider this prime
merit in a legislator. and am glad of the
opportunity to endorse and reward it in
Senator Hale by giving him my vote for
election to his fourth consecutive term
in the American Senate. Mr.. Chairman:
| move that Hon. Eugene Hale be the
| nominee of Nhis convention for United
States senator, and that the nomination
| he made by acclamation.
Mr.. White of Androscoggin said:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen of the
Caucus:
The opening remarks of the gentle
man who preceded me reminded me OF
a marvellous editorial which recently
appeared in one of the leading daily
newspapers of New England on the
power of Maine. The writer in this
editorial quotes a distinguished citizen
of Massachusetts as saying that for all
practical purposes OF legislation the
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in Washington than all the senator's
> and representatives of the other New
. England states, New York. New Jer-
sey and Pennsylvania combined. This,
; gentlemen, may be somewhat of all eX-
, aggeraton, and yet We all are con-
= : scious OF the fact that the State of
Maine for many years has exercised in
. :. the halls of legislation at Washington
= in shaping the policy of the nation. N
y all matters of legislation. an influence
= and a power altogether out of proper
:, ton to it's numeral strength and alto
gether out of proportion to the impor-
y tance of the State of Maine either fl
q nancially or commercially. This As not
an occasion to trace the progress
which has given Maine the proud efnl-
q nence which it has attained in the al
ever, that this position has not beer
| attained by any of the low arts of po-
a litical chicanery. There is straight
and sturdy independence of though
= among the people of Maine which mas
not submitted to the political princi'
pies which seem to obtain elsewhere
Gentlemen. the swiftly succeeding
events of the past year have brough
the nation face to face with problem:
of the greatest Importance. problems
requiring for their solution the wises
and. most experienced craftsmanship
In the solution of those questions Il
has been the happy lot of the State o.
Maine to play prominent part Trief
by all of those tests which the people
of the State of Maine have been won
to apply to their public duties. Senator
Hale Of Maine, has always commended
himself to their favor and their es
teem He is strong. fearless, coura
geous. In wise craftsmanship, his wild
experience his knowledge of public af
u fairs, commend him to the favorabi'
I consideration of the people. not only
III of the State of Maine. but of theswhol'
Y land. 1t is therefore with the creates
pleasure, indeed it is a matter OF prid
4 and..exultation with me that the par
fal1S to me to second the nomination
which has been so eloquently made
and tosask that the nomination OF tn
Hon Eklnkne Hale be made by accla
: mationssE
'e Mr.. Virgin of Portland, said: Mr.
Chairman and gentlemen of the eau,
Gus
+ 1t gives me great pleasures to second
a the nomination of Hon. Eugene Hai'
Id from the State of Maine, and after tn;
st eloquent presentation of his name by
4 the two senators who have preceded
me it sseemsawell nigh superfluous fol
le me to make any extended presentation
A. Of his name to a Maine Legislature
He is known to every member OF TINS
A. body; he is known throughout ths
til length and breadth of our State. Hi'
every effort. from the time of entering
as this hall in the performance of his pub