Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-31

hard for an appropriation for a build
ing at Caribou.
The Senate postofice committee has
the nominations of several Maine
postmasters, recently made by the
President, including a few from the
third Congressional district They
are following through the usual
routine channels and encountering no
opposition. It is only a matter of
few days before they will be finally
disposed of. The Maine senators
are making no objections to tliese
nominations.
Washington, D. c., Jan 30-(SpeeiaD
Delegate Ralph Henry Cameron. of
Arizona, who was born at Southport,
Maine, is back here from a hot old
senatorial campaign. The builder or
the Bright Angel Trail into the Grand
Canyon of the Colorado Chat is Ralph
has been yieing for a toga in the new
state and he made the run of all his
life. Arizona has the Oregon system
fer eleeting United States senators.
which means that, If man gets q
popular majority at the polls. the
legislature will elect him. whether the
majority of the Legislature agrees with
him in politics or not
This seemed TO Ralph Cameron like
an opportunity. not to be overlooked
for, he is Il very popular man in the
new state. So he pitched in for all he
was worth. undismayed by the fact
that normally Arizona is overwhelm
ingly Democratic. He fought his fight
we'll down to election day in Deeem-
Der but was beaten out" by Demo-
cratic rivals. Now that the senatorial
campaign is over the arizona delegate
is come mere TO serve out the few
remaining days of his term. That
term viii end when the new represen-
tative from Arizona takes his seat.
following a proclamation by the Pres
ident that Arizona having complied
with all the requirements, is admitted
10 statehood. Then III will be eX-i
Delegate Cameron and he will return
to the new state to engage in mining
and stock raising.
All in all, Washington will be sorry
to lose Delegate Cameron. He has
been one of the best hustlers and one
of the best liked men to come to Con-
sress in lofig While. He won his
election i'll 1908 as a Republican dele
gate from Arizona because the Demo-
Gratis thought SO well of him and be-
cause he was SO popular generally
throughout the territory. He has haa
a three year term, because OF a pro-
vision in the statehood law that the
delegates from Arizona and New Mex
leo, elected in 1905 should continue
to serve into the 62nd Congress, untll
statehood was completed and duly
qualified representatives We're ad-
mitted. It will net detract from Dele
gate Camesons prestige in the new
state at all that he failed of the
senatorship. If, one of these days
Arizona should decide to go Repub-
lican once in while, he may yet get
to the United States Senate.
Another former Maine man. Senator
George C. Perkins. born on a farm at
Kennebunkport, is plodding through
the. work of winters session at
Washington. Senator Perkins is now
70 years old and has been in poor
health for several years. He surprises
all his friends, however, with the
amount of work he turns off. He has
been serving in the Senate since July,
1898. when he succeeded the late Lee
land Stanford and has attained TO
important committee positions. he
proceeds to the work, which his com
mittee assignments, including CHAIR
man of the naval affairs committee
and member of the appropriations
committee require. with the energy
Sc a much younger man than he really
is and keep track of Il vast deal OF
,,o,,t;,a business. which sweeps in up
on q senator from a great state like
Ca,ifornia. The senator attributes his
strength much to the splendid CON
stitution he inherited from 9is maine
ancestors and to the excellent care ne
has taken of himself during the many
wears of his business activity.