Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-02-20
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the State want il. The old Augusta
House has Il history and il could tell
many tales. Hopes have been realized
here and some have not been. 1t is in
the Augusta House where the most Of
the important legislation takes place.
The politician who does not stop here
makes a mistake. | have always stop
ped here and though my political ca
reer is almost over | have pleasant re-
membranes of the past II years,
have been here SO much. | hope our
friend Capen will continue to live here
and that the hotel may prove in the
future a mint Of money to him
Mayor Lane said that he was too
surprised at being called upon to say
much. Il am to respond for Angus
ta.' he said. Il am glad for Landlord
Capen and l may say that in express
ing something about Augusta that the
Augusta House. tonight, represents
Augusta by the men here"
After this General Choatc issued a
general order to let no orators pass OUT
of the doors. for he planned to call up
on those who were present as they were
needed. He then called upon Labor
Commissioner Matthews TO give some
thing solid
Il am like the newspaper man VINO
wrote the long letter to the editors and
said he did not have time to write Il
short one" said the commissioner. II
have but five minutes allotted me and
| must boil down what | nave to say.
1t is hard. The State House and the
Augusta House have histories that are
contemporaneous The State House ;
corner stone was laid, July {. 1899, and
it was first occupied, Jan. 4. ISL. The
Augusta House was constructed IN
1890, and the opening occurred. Decem-
Der 81. 1890. The city, which then
numbered but 1900 people. had decided
it must have suitable place for its
political guests. The opening was i
banquet served by Landlord Thomas
Stevens to $50 people and history tells
us it was an affair in which good
spirit prevailed and gay time was
enjoyed. A landlord is born and not
made, and Landlord Capen seems to be
one of those people. He seems to pos
sess all the qualities that go to make
up the successful one. | believe it will
b. for the best interest of the State to
keep him here. Look at what the no.
tells of the State are doing. today. and
the crowds they are drawing this way.
When the much discussed old Home
week arrives the hotels will have much
TO do with the accommodation and the
good time that the former sons and
daughters Of Maine will enjoy. | hope
and trust Mr.. Capen will receive some
Of the benefits of the week"
4 have travelled and | have stopped
ut many hotels as the POSTMASTER
suggests" said COL J. +. Peaks
chairman Of the railroad commissions
ers. II have thought how the extremes
meet. ! have eaten some mighty poor
dinners in this hotel in years gone IN.
ana, tonight. | have eaten one Of The
best blnquets / ever tasted. YES this
hotel T. an important one in tn lives
~ the statesmen ana p,lti. ians
have participated in some W thu rymi-
Hi~-ncrS. There an. many reasons why
m" hotel will prosper ID the future. II
a. owned ~ the right men. it has the
right landlord. ana h. came from Pts
,Itaquis county. wheT- ~, have every
thing There are many good hotels boz
Maine. Plrtlind ana Bangor have
some ~ n" very b,s.. but Mt. Car.n
keeps one here that g. equal KIP fhy 49,
~ them. | never Lja tut unv bette.
banquet. ana that VAS at thr un. tenn
f.rcI % Judge Peters. y short tim.
ago"
Il have NJ doubt t,.tt IA. men ar.
y Idr ~ The food they eat. said Julg.
-. q Han "Llwmakri~ are made.
not born II the history ~ this hou~.
were taken ana the laws 90 IN sam.
dates Were taken with them think
You would find the best laws WEI. mad.
when the best landlords wrr, here.
Then 'aprn ought L insure good
Laws"
Il have unicrstH,i that no mta
could speak here. tonight. unless BE-,
held an office or wanted To h,ld one.
said Hon. II. VI. Heath when h. Was
called upon. There are lI9 of thoS.
gentlemen here and am the odd one.
To all these compliments that have
been passing over the board t. Land
lord Capen | can but say u; the drunk
en- man did in prayer meeting Amen
over in my corner | can't add any
thing to it. for they have said 50 many
good things.
II think perhaps there has been a
great deal of legislation done in this
house. Some has been good. more has
been Indifferent and a great deal more
has been worse. | think that if in
stead of enlarging the State House they
had subsidized the Augusta House it
would have been better. But really all
candidates ought to board at the Au-
gusta House. | see many here. to-
night. including no less than nine for
sheriff of kennebec. and there would
have been more had not the roads
been so bad.
This hotel ought to be encouraged:
it ought to receive better patronage
than it does. Mr.. Capen is running as
good a hotel as there is in the State
1t is run and managed as well as any
travelling man could ask. but it is not
properly patrOnized.
"All up" commanded Toastmaster
ChOate and up all came at the early
hour of 11.20 Now three cheers for
Landlord Capen and wishes for pros
porous career
For the second time that evening the
cheers were given. The first had been
FOR Governor Powers and this time it
was for Mr.. Capen. HOnOrs We're easy
IN the two sets of cheers.
Letters of regret at being unable to
De present We're received from Hon. ].
II. Manley, Hon. l.. r. Carleton. DR.. l..
j. 'rooker and Senator Il. VI. Fernald
Of Poland.