Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-30
Prominence Of Maine Men
in Congress.
Increasing Amount Of Hard Work
Done by Senator Hale.
Appointments and Changes Of Interest
to Maine People.

washington, d. c., Dec. 29.-(Spe-
ciaD.-Although there was Il large
accession of new members to the House
of Representatives this year, none of
them were natives of Maine. 1t be-
comes more ana more apparent at
every Congress. ional election that Maine
furnishes fewer and fewer of the MEM
berS from the distant East. That is
also true of all New England. At the
same time there is an increasing num-
Der of natives of Illinois, Wisconsin,
and Iowa III the House. 1t simply
means that natives of those states are
now going father West in numbers,
along with the movements of popula-
ton, and that the few emigrantS from
Maine TO the West get to the front
politically less than they used to do.
The men from a few states in the
Union seem to have cXcellcd in politics.
For long time the natives of Maine
and Vermont eXcelled in this particular
among the residents Of such states as
Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, the
Dakotas, and the Pacific Coast states.
But these states are now rapidly get
ting into the habit of sending native
sons, as they have native sons old
enough to assume high public Offices
1t is still true that many of these
representatives come from New Eng
land families. There is one Maine man
back in the House again from Mime
sota-Isepresentative Loren Fletcher,
of Minneapolis, who used to live in
Bangor and who was born at Mount
Vernon, Me. But he had already
ago he was defeated by a Democrat.
cx-Gov. John Lind. Minnesota has
sent many Maine men to the House,
and also one to the Senate, but the ma
tive sons are now coming to the front
up there.
OF recent years the State has been
holding its own well in the Senate, but
Senator Perkins of California. and Sen
ator Dryden of New Jersey, born re-
spectively in kcnncbunkport and
Pennington, remain the only two ma
tives in that body, except the two
Maine Senators. Senator Paris Gibson,
of Great Falls, Montana, born at
BroWnville, Me-, went out last March
He is Democrat and was succeeded
by Tom Carter, Il Republican. Massa-
strongly represented by native sons in
tho Senate, but considering the Bay
States population she is considerably
behind Maine in that regard.
Mr.. George G. Danforth of Gardiner,
Nc, son of Hon. Frederick Danforth.
has been promoted by u transfer from
the United States Infantry to the
Signal Corps. Young Danforth is now
stationed at Fit. Sheridan, ILL.,, but has
been assigned for duty at Fort Wood,
n. !. The transfer was made by Gen.
A. w. Greedy, chief signal officer, upon
the application of Mr.. Danforth and
upon the earnest recommendation of
Gov. Burleigh.
F.. i. Sewcll and A. f. Griffin. both
Of Bangor, Nc, have been appointed as
railway mail clerks. and c. e. Mat
theWs of Portland, has been appointed
an assistant marine engineer at Fort
Williams, Nc. Acting Fourth Assis- |
tant Postmaster General G. A. Conrad |
has notified Gov. Burlcigh that new
rural free delivery route will be cstab-
lished out Of Belfast. Waldo County. to |
commence February l next.
Petitions have been received here for |
a change in the schedule time OF the
star route between Kent's Hill and
Mount Vernon. Letters have also been
placed on file in opposition to the
change.
The Postmaster at North Orland |
Me, has resigned on account Of tho
establishment of a free delivery route
there. which ncccssitates the discon-
tinuance of the office.
Mr.. Augustus Pease has written Gov.
i'urlciSh requesting his assistance in
The requested extension of r. F. d.
route No. 26. in Kennebec county, from
Gordon's Corner to Timothy Stones
house. There are six families that
would be accommodated by this extern
sion OF three-fourths of q mile. There
are six petitioners for the change: Tim
'thy Stone, George Bamford, Oscar L.
founS, w. w. harrington, A. T. Far
-ingtcn and A. b. Keep.
Wilbur Thing of Maine has been
designated by the assistant secretary Of
he navy as u candidate to take an ex-
animation for appointment as assist II
INT paymaster of the navy. He is one II
)f SO candidates who will take the ex-
at the navy yard in this CITY,
JGn. 9 next. II
Gov. Burleigh was much gratified at II
he selection of Robert T. Whitehouse II
If Portland to be United States dis
riot attorney for Maine. The selection II
vas made by the Maine senators. but
he fact that Mr.. Whitehouse formerly II
ived in Augusta made the nomination II
Acceptable to the Sd district II
representative.
Senator Hale bore an unexpected part II
n the debate on the Panama Canal III
bill. He had intended ii
o delegate the charge of the measure III
o Senator Allison. because Mr.. Hale /
wanted to complete his work of making |
N the committees Of the Senate, But |
Then Senator Tillman, of South Caro-
ina began to try to make trouble on
he floor. assailing the Presidents ap-