Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-12-07
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in larg" chunks. Somo two Years acn
Gen Cotton. who closed lip his law otiC"
in Lewiston to hang his shinglc forth iE
Washington. believed after clos" -
animation Of tn. Law. that there w"r"
several states of th' North entitled to
payments for interest On bonds sold ami
on money invested hy th"ir governors i'll
tn. ouuiurlcnt ANA training OF soldiers
for In,. civil war to night for tn" pres
crvItiOn nr tn" union. Nt'r prnhHhlN aS
much a. ~ Years d.luy in som, cases
the principal Of ibcs" bonds had been
paid also the first sums advanced. pro-
vid.d the states had money in their
treasures at tha time Ia use for "quil-
ping troops. The government had laid
down the rne that no interest was pay
all. on such claims but II was fought
through the Court of Claims in the case
Of New York stat" and the court ruled
that such interest WAS allo~abl" and in
fac; must To- regarded rs Part of the
principal.
MANY people in Augusta m" familiar
with how Gen. Cotton went to work.
getting authority :rom the Stat" to pros
.cl-c MninrS claim. which he c"nt"ndcd
was something lik" NSHmn. From the
start hc wa- not c',tircly hopeful ri gel
ting SlJ1.osc Of this bat. 10 shorten long
story. he secured a verdict the Other day
In the court awarding the STATE over
sl3l.t.' all nf which. excepting for Gen.
Cotton's lee. will before many months he
placed III tn" treasury of thu state. Not
only for Nauc hu; for Rhod" Island and
likewise aWi now still other states havr
entrusted him with similar claims ANA
,;cn. Cotton secs thousands oi good dol
lars ahead ii him il fat t""s. That sort
uf litigation pays good money e. III" law
NcrS and Gen. tOjton viii have a ipc
bank account. il addition 70 his pres, 1T
holdings. when h. squares III with All the
states. n"w his clients. Tor the 'Xccn"rt
service he has rendered them III collect
in- dHnt, that WI, long supposed t. h'
worthless lie has been assisted in IA"
r'ec by Mr.. Carter III Lewiston. ana also
hy his partner. Nj. ". +. White, Srn-
ator Frlc'~ grandson. who EIs been in
III" firm With him for two or thrr, years.
Coy. Powers Is getting on ilh"lY III
Washington ana gains host ~ friends
Ills striking personality makes him q
conspicuous figure tV"rywhtr. h" goes.
Wha; man is Their in Maine VIII" wOulI
resist the temptation Of going to ii great
murder trial II h had tin. time Ia spare ::
That is what the governor lid the other
day ANA thereby hangs y it'll" Story.
ON tn" opening days OF tn. session both
the Leading newspapers oi Washington
didn't know how the artists secured
their sketches OF him. II happened in
TINS wise. The governor WAS ON" Of III"
interested spectators last week. before
Congress met, III the trial "f Mrs. Eonin".
accounts nj which have been pnhlish,.
quite i"!l;' in the Maine papers. Seclr
ing entranc" to the historic room. where
Garfield assassin was tried, IN" govern
lists of two "f tn" local papers learned
III his identity ami forthwith transferred
his likeness to paper. Tn" pictures were
kept till Congress met. and used on the
opening day. II is suspected that Mr.
carter Il. kernc. formerly "f kcnts
Win. VIII" knows the governor well. IS
largely guilty of this. surprise tor Names
Junior member Of tn" House of Repre-
s"ntatiNcs. Mr.. kernr is on" Of the at
torlryS for the defence
II has been No unusual sight OF lat. 70
see three governors Of N. Stat" OF
Nam" on tn" floor Of the House, b.
sides III" two ot III, delegation Is .N-
GOV. Perham. who. although n years old,
retains ms activity to 81 remarkable de-
gree anu frequently goes to tht House.
p" mas don" Tor Tho last three or -four
Years. T. watch tn" proceedings Il am
in good health and active said III" aged
governor I" tn" Journal correspondent
thr other LAY. because | have led Il
temperate and a regular life. II is a Won
dcriui preS"rNer Of the physical energies
of any man..
of course the governors vigorous COLI
1iitutton. such as most Maine men in
htr1f from iiVing in the rigorous climate"
ais" mad much 20 do with it, The Maine
men VINO come to Washington generally
ar" as me physical specimens rs come
rom amy section of the great union.