The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-28

was said to have been -aee1zing.
 Judge4 Banks remained in the firm
 but two years and Mir. Paige and At torney EIinc1xs were associated as law until 1906, when the Connecticut Com pany was formed From the Connecff- cut Company the New York New ELaL-
 ven and Hartford Railroad leased all the holdings of that company.
 News of the transfer came at the time when MT. Paige was in the height of campaign to retain his seat in the state senate, against Archibald NcNeI.
 ST.
 With the transfer of the hoIdiugs of gave up his Bridgeport ofdces azad his partnership with MT. Hincks- He there after made his headquarters fnkthe of- fees at 100 Broadway, New York. where he was associated with the late
 A. M. Young He gave up his law practice and his participation in poll tics in Bridgeport and devoted his at tention to lighting and power compa.- nies and public service corporations of a like nature in which he and MT. Young had become interested
 The majority of these companies were located in the west. It was while on his way to look after some of these interests in Seattle that MT Paige was stricken Tuesday night last with the illness which ended in his death. A list of the corporations with which he was connected will be found in another column.
 The news of the death of Mir Paige was a distinct shock to hundreds In Bridgeport, particularly those with whom he had been. associated in poll tics and business Like all men of strong and positive character, Mr. Paige made enemies, he also had hostg of friends who stood Loyalty by him in all his undertakings.
 From the time MT. Paige came to Bridgeport until b{S defeat oy Senator McNeil, Ers he eceupieo = place in Republican politics that to say the least was unique. He became a mem Der of the Republican State Central committee from this city and ~Occu- pied the place for years. At the same time he was working toward the head ship of the Republican party in Con nectfcut In local politics he was the real leader, the man behind, although someone else always occupied tho position of chairman of the town committee.
 All the while he continued a power in state politics. With his capacity for leadership and his ability to sue cessfully cope wieh the big things in the political game, MT. Paige was also a past master in the game of ward politics as it is played by thetso-called district workers. He could meet the most learned and suave member in his or the opposing organization, and in a few hours later mingle with the ward worker and with each and all he knew the game from their angle. They had little nor no advan- tage as far as knowledge of the game was concerned when dealing with him. He kept close watch on what went on within his own party and his knowledge of conditions and the req sons for the quarrels and bfcl<ering5 that sometimes arose, seemed almost uncanny to the Republican workers. He was also successful in keeping himself well informed of the inside doings of his political opponents
 It Is doubtful If the history of the entire country can show contests for small offices like those which he and Archibald McNeil, ST., wased for the privilege of representing the 21st dis trict in the State Senate. In 1904, Mir Paige was victorious after a campaign the like of which had never been seen | in this city before. Day after day, and night after night, during thi1 campaign MT. Paige personally cam vassed the West End voting distriets which comprise the 21st senatorial district
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