Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1910-02-25

Monday, Feb. II

Monday, Feb. II.
EDITOR PArRIor:-While away from
home 1 have usually written some
thing for the PATRIOT, bat It did not
occur 70 me until this moruang 10 keep
Il up.
Our daughter attended Mount Yer.
non Seminary two years, and gradua-
ted and during that period we came
frequently TO this city.
Having frisnds In several Of the De-
parsments, outsaas the Connccsscut d.
legation, tims never hangs heavily.
Major and Mn. williams. whom the
young ses q hone have met, ere 60
tablished here, and have home In the
marble block buiis ~ senator Proctor
from marble takes from his Vermont
quarries. Major williams, II may Be-
remembered, married the daughter Of
Colonel Ames, at one time Colonel OF
our Third c. N. G. Regiment, of New
London.
Maj. Dion Williams was with Dewey
at Manilla-then Captain of Marines
and raised the first United States flag
on Spanish territory-at Cavite-dur.
ing the Spanish war. He was soon af-
ter promoted to Major, and on the ever
to- be. remembered cruise of sixteen bat
tleships around the world, was Flag
officer in command of the marines
when on shore the largest regiment of
enlisted L. S. troops, officers and men,.
He had a prominent part in Cuba,
when thoroughly complete map was
made, covering every detail of the ISL
and-stragetic points, roads, trails, rail-
roads and last, but not least, designa-
ting every available source OF pure wa
ter supply, and the healthy locations
for an army. This series Of maps Is
for Uncle Sans private use.
Much work Of this nature, covering
different lines, Il in charge Of the In
telligence Bureau Of the Navy Depart
ment. Any Senator or Representative
may, within very short notice, be
furnished with any desired informa-
ton of this character. Major Williams
is now devoting his time to the work
of this Bureau.
The Major and his wife insisted that
/ should have come 70 their homer on
my arrival without invitation. l final
~ consented, and did SO on Saturday.
| arrived here on Thursday, having
written for reservation TO the New
Willard. On arrival ut 9:49 p. M, |
found an old friend, Charles II. LIE Roy,
awaiting me. Heis in the Government
Census Department., and has spent a
great deal of his time in different States
East and West, on delicate special sta
tistical work. lie had especially to
seek all features Of the manufacturing
interests, mpowered to demand any
such information the government de-
sired to possess.
The first call ! made on a member Of
our delegation, was at the Cochrane
Hotel, TO meet Congressman Tilson.
He and | were members of the Con-
necticut Legislature in 1905. We had
the unique duty of voting for two Uni
ted States Senators at.the same session
Senator Buckley and Senator Bran
degee, the latter to fill the unexpired
term of 0. II. Plat, deceased, and was
afterwards reelected to fullterm--as
will be Senator Morgan @. Bulkeley 10
succeed himself We do not consider
this a rash prediction. Connecticut
presidents for the last thirty years
alone assure 1t.
Major Williams provided me with a
card, covering fifteen days, As a guest
of the Metropolitan Club.
Saturday evening, with Major Will
liams, while visiting the Club, we were
fortunate i'm finding both Senators and
also Congressman Higgins-the first
time | them.
President Tafl's endorsement in his
Lincoln Day address, in New York, OF
the amendment of our Senior Connec-
ticut Senator, 10 the Postal Savings
Bank bill, should put at rest for all
time, 10 the question Of cooperation OF
our Senators with the Administration.
Moreover, on Tuesday, at 10 a. m, Sc
majors Buckley and Brandegee, and
Represen tatlye Higgins, met the Pres.
ident by appointment, aud escorted a
number OF Connecticut gentlemen, re-
presenting four OF the eight counties,
to the. meeting. The reception was
very cordial, concluding with hearty
invitation To visit him again.
might quote a business man, whose
home Is in Hartford county, Of whom
1 asked: ssDo you have any doubt Of
Senator BulkeIey's reelection ?" He
replied, ats q cinch."
On Wednesday morning 1 called on
Congressman Coles, Of Ohio, - his
rooms In the Representatives Build
ing, and found him very busy man.
He recalled my being present II the
Banques Of the Mckinley Association
OF Connecticut, al Norwich, where he
made aq eloquent and stirring address.
/ ex pressed q desire TO have him come
70 Putnam during next campaign.
~ will be glad 10 do SO, he replied.
He usually goes 70 Maine.
incidentally might say, o. h fire.
quensly the case here during the win
TER months, there were several we'll