Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-12-11
CAPITAL CHAT.
Former Maine Men After
Office in the South.
Meeting Of Sons and Daughters Of
Maine in Washington.
Fight Agains. OIeo Calls Its Opponents 10
Capital in Great Numbers.

Washington, ID. a.. Dee. l0.-tSpcciaD.
There is on frequent proof here N
Washington Of the number of Maine
men in other states of the union than
the on, of their hirth--it is tho appe ais
Of iho foster sons Who have left tn"
Mills and valleys of tn. most northeast
.ru commonwealth for other climes and
II" now seek the political influence Of
M:tine's senators or c"ngrcssmen. TO
boost hem into Office. Much of this is
undoubt"dly du" to the prominenc.
! that th,. Main" delegation has attained
F, III national politics. for their influence
| il tfus effrc.iyr. IN these days the two
! senators are Ecrv often and earnestly
| brscuSht Ia help the Republicans of
This class. who formerly claimed Maine
as !hoir home.
| TIM South sends many such randI-
! dates ~ tn CaT;tal. fnr Maine men
/ have settled All over thc South. Tney
Hr, almost uua<s Republicans and
! consequently have no aid from the
/ Deluncrat. in their own states. while
| tne -,il ~ Southern Republicans gem
| orally avaiIs but little - il happens
| tint Maine man from the South these
| days rarely gets an of'icr unless the en-
! Gnieemeut OF one of the Maine senators
IT representatives. is upon his papers.
! Naturally the Maine senators and rep
resentutivrs have to hC chary Of these
| endorsement. ID ~ not 10 prejudice thc
interests Of their constituent At home,
but there are always ways Of doing
! these things satisfactorily.
! one OF the latest Maine asplrants
I from the South is George F. Jackson. q
1 valiant officer II thc lst Maine -Artil~
( l4ry. VINO is hcrr seeking appointment
~ postmaster Ut Birmingham, Ma. u
till about 10 years ago he lived at Mon
/ son. M. where be was a manager ana
] part owner in the slate quarreS. Then
! lsc went South for the health of mem
! berS of his family. He has been honor
! ed by election as commander Of the de-
| partment Of Alabama. G.. a. r.. and
! has the business men Of birmingham
/ behind him for the big office of pos =
| master. capt. Jackson has been at The
! Itbbtt for several days and thinks he
| is going 10 reach the plum through the
| aid Of ona Of the Maine senators. chief
! Il. There is 4 bitter factional War
among tho Republicans OF Alabama
|
out because II. violated the civil ser
/ vice laws a sericus offense under the
present administration. and for that
reason. in III" midst Of the general
scramble for the place. capt. Jackson
! thinks he is going to be able 'tO get
! there
| y Coodly portion of the Maine colony
! "f Washington hold enjoyable meetings
| during the winter. having organized
I themselves into q society, known as the
Sons and Daughters Of Maine. Their
| first meeting of the season. for they
suspend during the summer. was held,
/ Saturday evening. at their hall, .lH
! Sixth street. y. W. The first order Of
| business was the election Of officers,
.yho are as follows for the ensuing
year:
President ana treasurer. Walter Hig
gins: first vice president. George w.
Hall: second vice president. Mrs. Mar
ian Longfellow O'Donoghue; third vice
president Mrs. G. :. York: recording
! SECRETARY. Mrs. &. 4. Metcalf: corrc-
snnndinG secretary. Mrs. .. II. Briggs
orator +. y. De Costcr. ana usher. &.
:. Sands. Tie executive committee is
| composed at Que member chosen from
each county in the state of Maine, and
is as follows hndroscoggin. NJ NJ.
| Thomas: Aroostook q. II. briggs
cumberland. Thomas T.. Cleaves !:
Franklin William :. Hopkins: Han
cock. j. w. !;abSol,: <"nncbec. DR. A.
Patton: KNOX Gen. Ellis Spear; Lin
colI r. > Dnsmorc: oxford Hon.
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