Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-17
Prominent Maine Men Now In
Washington.
Gen. Mattocks, Gen. Hyde, CIV. Hol-
man and Others.
Capitol Gossip from the Journals Special
Correspondent.

February. Many Maine people hav
business before Congress, and the clos
ing days of the session bring them on
IN force to secure the ultimate passag'
Vi THIS measure or that measure. befor,
the curtain falls on the stage of legis
iation. General c. p. Mattocks o
Portland, has been one of the lates
arrivals. He was here not many
months ago en- route to Maine after his
service as IA .brigadier general in the
| war with Spain. The general is pic.
ture of excellent health, and he steps
ABOUT the lobby of the Ebbitt House as
sprightly as boy Of 49, In his inside
coat pocket he has copy of bill for
the relief of Edwin l.. Field of GRAY
| Cumberland county 1t is proposed
that Congress shall pay him $500
which is the amount of Judgment re-
| covered from his by James r. Ztkins
Tor personal injuries, caused by the
parting of guy to IA derrick owned by
| the United States at Cape Elizabeth.
General Mattocks is here to get that
bill passed through Congress. He
came on similar errand, last winter.
The bill was introduced in the Senate.
passed there and has now been favor
ably reported from the House com
mittee. General Mattocks will devote
his attention to the measure for a few
days.
Uptown some three blocks at the
Wellington are {. Vey Holman and
wife. Of ltockand. This is the hotel
that Mr. +. l.. Page of Phillips. used
10 run. Mr.. Holman also has a con-
gressidnal paper in his inside pocket
His bushy black whiskers and general
makeup have led many people to take
him for the band leader, Sousa. Sousa
is native of this city. and long re-
sided here as the leader of the marine
band. Mr.. Holman. however, is less
ready to have it known that he is try
ing to have a bill passed through Con-
gress. If he fails he thinks the people
of Maine will say he came 10 do a
thing and didn't do 1T. Mr.. Holman
doesn't know. as General Mattocks
does, that it is often herculean task
to have a bill passed. General Mat
tocks started. last winter. ana may
fail. Mr.. Holman has just started.
and. while he may win out. il is more
probable that he will fail, and it won't
he his fault in the least.
But Mr.. Holman hugs close to the
big blazing hearth at the Wellnsto1
these days and he talks politics co. =
daily. lie says he is here on Alaskan.
matters and that is true. Mrs. Hol-
man Is a large owner in gold mines in
Alaska, and her husband represents
several Alaskan mine owners
Up Mt the Capitol these days one FIRE.
quently sees General T. w. Hyde of
Bath. who is well known in Washing
ton. in the departments. by members
OF the House and Senate, and in the
social world of the Capitol. than Cen
crat Hyde. The first thing everybody
speaks about is the generals health.
lie is not very vigorous physically. and
yet the journal correspondent has seen
nm several times recently, walking
out boldly in the Washington weather
1t should be remembered that there is
over foot of snow on the ground in
Washington now. The city has expert
enced the severest winter and the
heaviest snow fall of 40 years. But in
all this General Hyde goes knocking
about the same as other men. He is
greatly interested in the Hanna Payne
shipping bill. and frequently goes to
the Capitol to consult with Senator
fianna. Speaker Reed. or other nota bles
about it, But like Mr.. Holman, Cen
efai hyde carries copy of this bill
IN mis- inside coat pocket with every
prospect that he will go home. and the
people will be able to say of him. He
went to Washington to do .hing and
didn't do it," But that won't be Cen
eral Hyde's fault any more than it will
be Mr. Holmans fault He tackled a
proposition that can't be realized at
this session of Congress Men VIII,
have legislation before Congress must
be patient. There is no doubt that
General Hyde is Il man. who could rep
resent the district creditably because
he has the advantage of knowing the
congressional ropes thoroughly. For
years General Hyde has been comm"
to Washington constantly getting con-
tracts for ships and attending 70 bust
ness connected Herewith.
Then there is another man i'm Wash
ngton of Maine interest-Colonel
Andrew j. Smith. He used to be gov
ernor of the Soldiers Home at Togus
on a salary of $3.50 IA year. Subse-
quently Governor Smith went to
Leavenworth. where he was governor
OF a branch of the home at that place
| He became involved in controversy.
| dynamite was placed under hi, house
hold. and he was transferred To the
| branch at Santa Monica. Nor very
| long ago the veterans there fired upon
him and the trouble resulted in his
dismissal 1t is believed here that
| Colonel Smith is very efficient officer.
but there is class in every soldiers
home that fight against efficient dis
cipline and cleanliness Accordingly
| Colonel Smith suffered thereby. His
| friends are trying TO secure him some
| good position under the government
| General Hyde is one of the colonel's
| friends who are working in his behalf.
| Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Libby OF Port
| land, and Mr.. f. p Donnell of Dath.
| have also been in Washington the past
! week. Mr.. Libby is of the j. r. Libby
| Company of the Forest City. He has
/ been looking around the town. called