Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-28
CAPITAL CHAT.
Three Maine Men Who
Are Ex-Governors.
Inauguration Visitors Are
Crowding Into Washington.
The Return Of the Captured Confeder
ate Battle Flags.

Washington. Feb. Especial -
Maine men uf Interesting history are
family drifting IN here from all
nartS of The country. One such now q
guest At the Raleigh LCtel. is Hon.
John Fl. Mr'iraw. Of Washington
state. He left I'tnOLScot County. Me,
as poor young man and sought his
fortunes in The far West. Ultimately
h" rose to BE- governor OF that state for
four Years IN he made {, good gov
trnor. But his term closed in he heart
~ the depression period that swept
the country few years ago and
McGr:tv. fourl himself again poor
l"an. 4 when ne left the banks of tho
i'enobscot. lust when he became en-
titled Ia put the prefix "Ex-GOv." Il"
his name.
Thetilr cfsp2"ula1ion in Washington
state at that time vas towards Alaska.
hailed as an E'dOraGo. Thither
MrGraw went with the ether fortune
seekers and he had good luck. lie re-
tTrred To Seattle. his home few
years as". with property enough TO
.rIke him "oinforta ole tOi life. FIX
Gov. McGraw comes down to this city
almost every YEAR. generally On bust
ness but he also makes ii u period of
r''st and recreation. He is Il great
boomer for Seattle. which he believes
is destined to hs com, the greatest city
on The Pacific Coast.
Another ex-governor. who was born
in Maine and has been staying here
nost Of the Winter, is y. o. Murphy
Of Arizona. He is almost as much at
home at the Arlington Hotel in this
city as he is n PhOe nix. AriZ.. and
generally spends part of every VIM
ter here This winter. however. FIX
Gov Murphy hls 4 finger in the state
hood light and has been here for many
weeks trying to influence the statehood
legislation his way. lie is known to
have Senatorial aspirations. SHOULD
Arizona, or Arizona and New Mexico
come into the ,'nion rs q state. Gov.
Murphy is Republican. was an
pointed as 4 Republican governor of
Arizona ard was at one time elected
as 4 Republican delegate from that
Democratic territory.
Another ex-governor. who was an
ox- governor of Maine many years back
and who keeps around Washington 1
great deal, is Hon. Sidney Perham.
Although the winter here has been
very severe and men of advanced age
have been exceedingly careful about
III aving either the cold or the change
able temperatures Ex-Gov. Perham
has been about mora during the last
three or four weeks thar for anv
similar previoIs period in several
years. He mas recently resumed his
habit of visiting the House of Repre-
scntatives almost daily bat likewise
spends good deal Ct time in the
Senate gallery, where he is fond OF
listening to me proceedings in the
.wayne Impeachment trial. He has
the right to the House floor on account
% his membe.snip there prior to his
service as governor of Maine H.
frequently takes a seat with Govern0"
PiIrleigh on the main aisle directly in
front o. the Speaker.
The members of the Maine delegation
are wen satisfied on the whole with the
work of The session. now just drawing
to close. They have not accom-
rl;shcd as much as they wished but
many things Rave beer done and all
will leave town, having the Congress
eional work cOmplet al.
REPRESENTATIVE Allen. Of the First
District. said Today that he should not
hurry in getting away from Washing
ton. II always like to take plenty Of
time in cleaning up my Department
work, - said he amt then there is
nothing pressing on me to hurry back
10 New England The other three
elaine members viii probably leave
mere within a f.w days after President
Roosevelt is iniugurlted.
G.n. G. P. Mattocks. of Portland,
who came here 4 few days ago in be-
half or n pardon FOR David F. Murdork,
1nx,. serving a sentence tor thf illegal
s,te Of hostage stamps. for which he
,vas convicted Under federal Laws. is
,xnacted hack here agllr III n few days
an tho same errlnd. The outlook is
said not TO he very favorable for the |
granting of the Lard"n.
TIvd,npraphers OF the United States |
-.e,Iop;c,, survey have made, during |
he mast wear survey of kennebec |
.;t.a,, Maine. from Skowhegan to the |
Forks The field work was done under |
he direction w 49, - ~ t''A wv - |
district nydrographer 70" New England.
,nd NJ 4. D. Butterfield as chief of
,or,v The survey was made by tram
i ,ra stadia and covered both banks
r tho river and varying width on
.,cb side. Horizontal distances were
,h4cked by readings at both ends Of
,,cb course: angles We're checked by
bearings and by observations
>, p,laris every 10 miles. The profit.
~ determined by lirnct lcveling with
he transit and checked at frequent in
nr,,,s I'M bench marks established b,
~ III McMlush. topographer TIL,
,,,r,.a,, has been combined with one
o,do in 1903 to construct a plan and
roll. of the river from tidewater to
Noosehead Lake
Tha complete plan has been pub
;sha., q, FIVE sheets. with horizontal
.caIa or aOc0 feet to the inch and con-
our intervals of 20 feet On land and one
49,. water. The profile appears IN
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