The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-04-21
HALE W|THDRAWS
FROM The FIELD
Declines to Engage in
Conflict for Office
Aldrich Is the Leader of Senate; Hale
Oldest In Service.

Positive announcement was made
Monday of Senator Eugene Hale's
withdrawal from the senatorial field
in a letter received by Chairman
Boyd of the State Republican COM
mittee.
Senator Hale took occasion to pre-
dict that should the Democrats car
ry the next House of Representa-
tives. within 80 days after the open
ing of the next Congress a free trade
tariff bill will be sent to the Senate
in which Names principal industries
and interests will be marked for
slaughter" The senior senator from
Maine also declined the invitation
of the State committee to accept the
temporary Craftsmanship of the Re-
publican State convention to be held
in Augusta June 20.
AS far as known here, Senator
Hale will complete his term, which
will end March 3, 1911.
ington, April 49," was as follows:
Honorable Byron Boyd, Chairman,
Republican State Committee:
My Dear Mr.. Chairman-Your no
tice that the State committee requests
me to preside at the June convention
has been received, and fully appre-
ciate the honor and the confidence
,inI1 fl,n . to
not at all certain that the session of
Congress will end before July. and
therefore the committee should select
some other presiding officer. Beside
this, it is not certain that | will be
in Maine at the time, and | take this
occasion to say, through you, that
decline to engage in a conflict for the
senatorship.
Longer public service is not neces-
sary to my peace of mind, and the
prospect of retirement has little in it
that Is disagreeable to me. The party
has given me what no other man in
Maine has ever received, five unani-
nous nominations for five full contn-
uous terms in the Senate, and 1t
seems not fitting for me to make a
personal contest for the succession.
The situation will not find me,
however, either a grumbler or a NAL
content My desire is to see Governor
Fernald reelected by good major
lty, with a Republican Legislature at
his back.
1t is further most important that
Maine should send four Republican
representatives to the next Congress,
to avoid what may be the critical
trial day for all Names industries
and her business prosperity.
Should the Democrats carry the
next House of Representatives with
in 80 days after the opening of the
next Congress a free trade tariff bill
will be sent to the Senate, in which
Names principal industries and in
terests will be marked for slaughter
Whoever recalls the situation under
the Morrison bill and, later under
the German Wilson bill, will fully
realize this.
And this disaster to Maine can
only be prevented by the Republicans
retaining control in the next House
of Representatives. To this end &
full Republican delegation from
Maine in the next Congress will be
needed more than ever before, and tC
secure this result all my sympathy
and efforts are at the command of the
party
Congratulating you, Mr.. Chairman
on your good management of Repub
lican campaigns heretofore, and will
the hope of another Republican sue
cess in September, with every gooC
personal wish, | am,
Yours, sincerely,
EUGENE HALE.