Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-09-30

returned to Gardiner where he re-
sulncd the study OF law in the office
of Charles Danforth.
After studying law four years and
finding the occupation of writing for
the public more to his inclination and
taste. he chose newspaper employment
for his profession. He began his career
as newspaper correspondent in the
year 1850 in the service Of the Boston
Atlas and in 1852 with the Boston Jour
nal, and he continued Lis relations
with tie Journal as a correspondent %
years, rsnS the Pen name of Toby
Candor, which became familiar to
newspaper readers throughout the
country. He also had Il long engage
mcnt as correspondent and special
writer with the Boston Herald. termi-
mating in 1896.
In the national political campaign Of
1884 when James &. Blaine and Grover
dates for the Presidency. Mr.. Whitman
WAS in the employ of ii of the great
daily newspapers of the country as
their political correspondent from
Maine. representing the Republican.
Democratic Prohibition and Mug
vump parties. He was likewise stimuli
taneously the Maine correspondent of
the Herald and the Tribune OF New
York during the era of Mr. Blaine's
prominence in national politics.
While he was the correspondent Of
the Boston Journal he went to South
Carolina in the line of his duty and
telegraphel to his paper a graphic ac-
count of the unfurlins of the American
flag over the ruins of Fort Sumter,
April II. 1865.
EeS ides his work as a correspondent,
Mr.. Whitman performed considerable
other. literary work. He was an as
sistant editor of the Portland Daily
Courier in 1868. and he owned and edit
ed the Bath Daily Times and the
American Sentinel in 1S69-1o.
In 1872 Mr.. Whitman was appointed
by Governor Perham to the position of
State statistician-an Office then newly
created by the Legislature-and COM
rilad ana published in 1873 a substan-
tial report as the record OF his ollclai
services. He went to California sec
ond time in 1873 but returned after two
wears and resumed his former conhec-
| ton with the public press.
Mr.. Whitman's home was nominaily
At Gardiner with his father until after
his marriage in 1859, but he spent much
of his time at the State capital Where
hi. professional duties called MIN. he
removed to Augusta and became "a clti-
zen here in November, 1870.
Mr. Whitman was writer Of re-
roarkable nucncy and versatility. He
; had A powerful imagination that was
not urfrequently displayed in his COM
nocitions and which invariably made
them readable and interesting. re was
j nioneer in the field occupied by the
r,odorn newspaper reporter.
| Ia vas an intimate of Charles +.
J prov,,,e when the latter as rowing
nrinter in the sos sojourned While at
ca,.ainar and Augusta before he as
! curved the humorous role of a mock
/ Snowman in wax hgures- Arttihus
! ward and Toby Candor were boon
! coucaniors when both were entering
uDon their careers as purveyors LOT 'ie
nawsoapers. Both attained distinction
among their contemporaries.
/ :, person in Maine has ever had
e1rh !, wide and intimate an acqualht-
,pce with public men of all politlcai
! nartic. as Mr.. Whitman. Polltlcians
| especially cultivated his friendship
and eagerly coveted favorable mention
from his pen. Hannibal Hamiih DIS
rovered early in his political career
the value of Mr. Whitman personal
support and was diligent to retain II
Will he continued in puphc life.
lanes G. Blaine found him uselul
factor in his ambitions ina suc'esSiui
struggle for his political autocracy OF
the state in the 1O's ana commissioner
him TO perform service Oh the te
and confidential sort Inc Dei'i''rdtio
leaders also divuised to MN t'iei. cam
paign secrets in confidence when ne
/, never betrayed. MI. ii'ii,aii W. 'he
most youminous writer VINO ever
F. lived on the kcnneher-