Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-12-04
CAPITAL CHAT. j
Unusually Lively Interest in
Opening Of Congress.
Maine Men Prominent Among Those
at the National Capital.
Washington Homes o! the Maine Delegation
No Tariff Revision likely

W dGiililt, tpll- ~ -, Let. D. litIldlI.
! -eot for many years has there been
50 lively = n interest 1T the beginning OF
Il session in the federal Capital as nov.
IT VIII BE- remembered that the Span
ish war made Washington ana Con-
gress decidedly interesting for while
to The country, but the war cloud Gid
not appear until after tn" first session
Of the 18th Congress had begun. This
year there is important political agi-
tatior in thu air. There mas been in q
sense Il change of administra the
action Of the two political parties is i'm
portant in the bearing on the Congress
sional campaign of next year, as Speak
er Henderson himself told the Republi-
, can caucus the other afternoon, and,
| because OF the prosperity throughout
! the country. scores of wealthy people
| are tlOcking 10 the capital in hopes OF
| a pleasant social winter. Literary
! lions, people Of note and culture always
follow in the wake Of such a year in
Washington. This winter promises to
ne 4 most remarkable one in that par
ticular. Charming hostesses will give
many elaborate dinners, the intrigues
and cours Of politics will prevail, as
| ever. GaYety will go hand in hand
I
| Usually the commencement of a SeS-
| sion of Congress brings quite a contin-
gent OF Maine people to Washington
| for a time, outside Of the delegation
and their families. Thus far. however
the exodus south has been meagrc i'll
numbers. This probably will change
| when the neaVF winter travel to South
Carolina and Florida sets in. Maine
I
| liberal patrons If the far Southern re-
sorts and they naturally stop off in
Washington both going and coming.
! All the Maine delegation are settled in
i familiar quarters. The two senators
| have had permanent abiding places for
years. Senator Hale at his residence
on the corner of 10th and X streets.
only three or four blocks from the
White House and Senator Frye at the
| Hamilton. Although his apartments on
the southwest corner. second floor. 81
that famous hosiery, which has quar-
tered many famous Maine men. must
at times be lonesome to the senator
since the death of his estimabe wife.
| he sticks to thu m as closely as to his
, own home. The proprietor Of the
| Hamilton never thinks of letting those
apartments to any one else during thtsn
winter The greatest care is observed
in keeping them in order for his cont
ing ana a telegram of notification from
| Maine when the senator starts on his
annual journey to the capital, is suffi-
cicnt to assure him homeikc place to
stay when he arrives here.
There are several Maine men who
have come in times past to BE- regarded
as almost Unidentified with q winter at
said OF Gov. Burleigh ana his family
ut the Richmond There is q delightful
Congressional circle ar the Richmond
and ever since he was elected to Con-
greSs over four years ago. he has had
u comfortable ana homcIikc suite OF
apartments on tn" third floor Of that
hosiery. fronting on IL street and al
mos; within view Of the White House
acrpss historic Lafayette square. Sena-
tor Hoar of Massachusetts,. is one of the
distinguished guests at the same hotel
During their residence at the Richmond
he and Mrs IIoar have occupied thr
same table in the dining room with
Coy. ana Mrs. iurleigh. Representa-
live Littlelield. y no has come to be re-
gnF.Ird ~ permanent guest at the
Hamilton. il; comfortably located in the
apartments on thc same floor as
Senator Frye and looking out on Nth
street
Their * still another acquisition at
the Hamilton. this winter. in whom the
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