Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-08
BENCH AND BAR
uaite in Doing Honor to
Charles F. Johnson.
Brilliant Speeches at Banquet
OF the Kennebec Bar.
United States Senator Elect Sub
jeet Of Splendid Tributes.

t'Frcm the kennebee Court House
to the United States Senate" was the
theme of the members of the supreme
bench of Maine and of the kennebec
Bar. who did honor Tuesday night to
Hon. Charles F. johnson of Waterville
president of the Kcnnebcc Bar ana
United States Senator elect. The occa-
sion was q banquet given by the Ken
nebec Bar Association at the Augusta
House to its president. who had been
so signally honorcd. and was attend
ed by AZ members of the bench and bar
The menu was most elaborate one
and the tables We're attractively deco
rated, each bearing floral centerpiece.
The menu cards bore upon the front
cover an excellent likeness Of tie SEN
ator-nlect. upon the second page was
the menu. on the third the familiar
kcnnebec county court house. and on
the last page. the United States Cap
itol at Washington.
Those seated at the tables We're:
Hon. Charles F. johnson. Watervillp:
Hon. William p. Whitehouse, Angus
ia: Hon. Albert X. Savage, Auburn;
Hon. Albert NJ. Spear, Gardiner: Hon.
Leslie G. Cornish. Augusta; Hon. Oil
Yer G.. Hall, Augusta; Hon. John F.
Lynch. Machias: Hon Will c. Atkins.
Gardiner; Norman l.. Bassett, Angus
ia; Hon. Fred Emery Beane. Emery O.
Bearc. Hailowell: Frank l.. Brown,
Waterville: Albert II. Bridges. Fred w.
clair. Waierville: Hon Oliver G. Cla-
son, Gardiner: Frank &. harrington.
Augusta: George W. Field. Oakland:
William II. Fisher. Augusta; Sanford
L.. Fogg. Bath; Dana T. Foster. Water
Vilic: Herbert T.. Foster. Winthrop;
Arson NJ. Goddard Augusta; Hon.
William I. Haines, Watervillc. Hon.
Georg, W. Heselton. Gardiner; Guy y
Hildreth. Gardiner; Melvin :. Holway,
Charles w. Jones. Augusta; Hon.
Charles a. Knight. Gardiner: Joseph
\. Leteurneau. Waterville. Fremont J.
c. Little. Augusta; Benedict f. Maher.
E:ncst l.. Mclean. Augusta: John +.
Nelson, Watervillc; Hon William K.
Fattangall, Carroll y. Perkins. Hon.
Warren c. Philbrook. Watcrville Wal
ter NJ San5orn, Melville T.. Sawtelle.
Hnn. Grcenleaf Z. Stevens, +. May
nard Thompson. Joseph Williamson,
stephen : Lancaster Augusta.
Hon. George w HeSclton of Gardiner
OIlCldtGd DIS tDdStilldSleF. pfeSluI1lS III
Very happy vein. Associate Justice Will
liam p Whitehousc of Augusta was the
first speaker and spoke in a very eulo-
CYSTIC vein of the senator-elect and de-
clarcd that he would give to the sericc
of the country the best that was in him.
Justice Savage of Auburn alluded to the
first time he had ever heard of Honest
Charlie Johnson and declared that Mr..
Johnson had lived mp TO his reputation
and hoped that still greater triumphs
awaited him. He was glad that Maine
previous reputation in Congress was to
he kept good by Il broad Shouldered. big
hearted man like Charles +. Johnson.
Associate Justice Albert NJ. Spear of Gar
diner alluded to the fact that it had been
60 years since an occasion like this was
possible. that being the date the last
Democratic United states senator from
Maine was chosen. He congratulated
Charles f. Johnson upon his election to
the great office to which he had been
chosen and believed that he would take
his stand with the best of the many able
lawyers in the Senate.
Associate Justice Leslie c. Cornish said
that in the 80 years that Maine had been
a state there had only been Il United
states Senators from Maine and l. of
these had come from Imperial Kennebee,