Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1909-11-03
SENATOR AND MRS. HALE
THEIR HOME LIFE AT THE
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
A GLANCE AT THEIR HOME AT 10TH
AND K STREETS - MRS. HALE
DELIGHTFUL HOSTESS.
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| Fillmore Collins in Portland Sunday Tsls-
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| The Pine Tree State has been pretty
regular in its adherence to republica n
principles since the memorable time whom
"Maine went hellbent for Governor
KENT.
! For many years Maine has held the
honorable position given her by solid
republican delegation, and is noted for
the high official standing and influence
OF that delegation in Congress.
James g. Blame and Thomas Bracket
Reed were both men Of lordly bearing
and commanding talents, and both ex-
erted tremendous influence on the age
in which they lived and the people with
whom they came in contact. Both were
great, but greatly different and as long a.
they lived were rivals for the endorsement
OF their State for the "presidental Office.
Each received the endorsement and
enthusiastic admiration Of the State, but
each in turn failed to reach the goal Of his
ambition and went to the grave full of
chagrin and bitter disappointment.
4 We
parliamentarian and the greatest speaker
that ever sat in the American Congress;
moreover, his honor and integrity were
never called in question; he was virtuous
even to austerity and his bitterest enemies
respected him.
| But the people in Maine are no doubt
aware that the craftsmanship OF her dele
CATION in Congress at present compares
very favorably with even the illustrious
Dislne ana neeo.
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ms wishes, ana aIter more tnan thirty
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REFUSED CABINET POSITIONS.
That he had no higher aspirations in life
than to serve his party and State in the
Senate. must be concluded from the fact
that he has declined many cabinet offers.
When Grant was elected President he
named Senator Hale as his postmaster
general. which honor was declined, and
again when Hayes became President, he
proffered him the navy portfolio, but after
Mr.. Hale had come into his own, he could
not be induced to surrender it even for so
fiattering an exchange as that OF cabinet
officer.
While Senator Hale is a man OF very
dignifed bearing, his social instincts are
as keen as are his political. He has few
diversions. but these rev are like the
choice recipes from a good housewives
cook book-they are SO palatable that he
has no desire to take up any new fads or
amusements. Senator Hale is first of all
an indefatieable reader, as the broad,
well chosen, well-filled shelves OF his
magnificent library will testify; history
and mythology. poetry and the classics
form the larger part of Mr.. HaIe's reading,
as well as the bible, for Senator Hale is
| also BILE student of considerab BILE ability,
His chief recreations are driving, swim
ming and cards, and in each of these he is
an expert. He is very fond OF horses, and
has several beautiful tboroughbreds
Both the senator and Mrs. Hale eschew
the automobile (which as means OF loco
motion has almost superseded the horse
among the wealthy, preferring that horse
should remain king, at least with them.
His chief athletic snort ia swimming.