Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-11
CAPITAL CHAT.
The Maine Statesmen Who
Have Died in Washington.
New Officers Elected by the Sons
and Daughters Of Maine.
Augusta and Waterviile Men Bid on
Ellsworth Contract.

w dsHlIst Ou. L. Ns.- LcC. lV-NSPSNluD
The death of ex-Speaker Reed here
last Saturday calls to mind that of the
four famous Republicans who long
represented the Pine Tree State in the
House. three died here in the National
Capital. Captain Boutelle was the
only exception, Two Of them, MIR.
Milliken and Mr.. Dingley. died in the
harness. Mr.. Milliken was the first.
His death occurred at his apartments
on the corner of Fourteenth and l
streets. where he had lived for a num-
Der of years. Mr.. Dingley was the
second to go and he died in his rooms
on the third floor of the Hamilton.
which was only one block up Four
tenth street, from where Mr.. Milliken
breathed his last. Mr.. Reed died at
the Arlington hotel. which is bit
more than block away from the MILL
ken apartments.
None of the four men were very aged
at the time of their deaths. Mr.. Reed
was 81. Mr.. Dingley was 81 at the time
of his death: MIR. Milliken was some
what younger. They had scores of col
leagues in the House, excepting posi-
bly, Mr.. Dingley. who were their seniors
five or six years.
The elder generation of men have been
rapidly dropping out of the House in
the last two or three years, so that
Uncle" Joe Cannon of Illinois. Mr..
Payne of New York, and General
Bingham of Pennsylvania, are about
the only real old timers left. 1t can
now be a question of only brief time
before the younger generation. will
come to the front i'm the House and the
country will hear of new leaders there.
In the Senate the aged men are still in
the saddle and some of them are very
active, mentally and physically along
towards 20. But in the very nature
of things the next five years will see a
good many of the venerable Senators
drop out. The first break in the ranks
has been that of Senator Hawley of
Connecticut. He has been in failing
health for two or three years and it is
thought will never be able to return 10
his senatorial duties. Allison. Platt,
of Connecticut. Hoar. Proctor. Frye.
Cullcm. Teller, Morgan, Bates and
Pettus are all past seIsntv--&ha---al~
lotted age of man. Aldrich of Rhode
Island. one of the acknowledged lead
ers in the Senate, is but CO. There are
young men too i'm the Senate but the
positions of responsibility in shaping
legislation fall in large part upon those
mentioned above and a few others who
are past the 65th milestone. They
hold the big chairmanships and when
they step aside the places will go to 4
generation of younger mer. The men
who shape the policy of the Senate
10 hav xynrkad
together in legislation for many years.
They understand each other and they
accomplish a vast deal of work in n
very felicitous way. There is little of
the hurry and hurry burly on that side
of the Capitol. which one observes on
the House side. In the first place the
numbers Of the House are much
larger. Then the Senate. while APP
pearing to work slowly and when the
mood is upon it's members. really goes
about it's tasks in a very methodical
way and meets the obstacles to legisla-
ton very philosophically.
Hon. Joseph II. Manley of Augusta,
is in town. a guest at the Arlington,
where he purposes remaining for sew
eral days.
The treasury department announces
that there have been two bidders for
completing the extension of the post
Office at Ellsworth. Me-, the lowest be-
ing Mr. A. NJ. Foster of Ellsworth.
who guarantees to do the work for
S74a0. The other bidder was II. J.
Moves of Augusta. whose bid was
s7942 The improvement at Ellsworth
was authorized at the last session OF
Congress on one of the current APP
preparation bills.
The Sons and Daughters of Maine
at their election here "A few days since
chose the following officers for the en-
suing year: President. DIR. Alonzo III.
Patten: first vice-president. Mr. r. A.
Dinsmore: second vice-president. Capt.
DeCosta: third vice president. Mrs.
Hildreth; recording secretary, Mrs.
Theodore North McLaughlin; CORE
spending secretary. Mrs. S. A. York:
treasurer. Mr.. Walter Higgins. chap
lain Mr.. George Ellis; and orator. Mr..
o. II. Briggs. An early report is ex-
pected on a proposition to revise the
constitution Of the society.
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