Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-06
Committee Satisfied

ia v-rr oyc; - Ihc Capitol. Hall
v-ese. on June =. lsg-. u II I. Rob
:rscn. New Haven director. and
found Ire railroad committee he'd res
directed the MontviIle charter and got
i into thr senate AS ! was all alone
I rad - 9y around among INC senators
6 nj 80 them 70 re-hu-y il ~ he lit
- dinner we gave fhe committee aft
srva-d :; :he Hartford Clue. they
seemed well satisfied IN Few u he
fact that some Q: them Will be back
aEai1 TWO years hence, ! thought Il
WIS well 10 snow Ihen This little at
,enJ4c1
This and ether letters written nv
Hall 10 obtain legislation - defeat the
charter were pa1 ID by the government
according 10 r. L. Bats az iIs coun-
sal. 10 show ire "i!Iseit;r1aIe means or
AIRY means employed by ,he New
Es-en 70 thvs-t competition. One lat
;=r written ny Hall OF MAY -. ls9.. 70
Sarue! Fes>enGen. than member Of
TIE REPUBLICAN National committee
from CcrneCticuI read: We are inter
es,ed IN tire defeating Of the Montvilie
Electric Road charter which IS z ,ar-
ale! road 10 The New London Northern
I'd Will also he parallel 10 our eX-
-erslon q the Norwich * Worcester.
from Norwich 10 Gro;cn. To-Day n the
Senate, Kendall tried TO indefinitely
postpone the bill. but vas unable TO
DO 50. Now. we want TO reach Lours-
hlrs' "a support the UNANIMOUS report
II the railroad committee II he pro-
I,oses ia run for governor he ain haze
The very best Republicans ii Norwich.
men on whom he would have 10 rely
"a carry Norwich, and who are unan-
in1ously against his proposition.
against him. besides other interests
that could and would Go him more
harm than any friends he can make
by voting for this parallel scheme. =.
Bob Colt IN the House. president OF
me Ne" London Northern. con, united
himself 10 vote for this road when he
was nominated hut az hear, r. Of
course Goes not wish Il, but very fool
ishly committed himself fov the sake
- getting into yhs Legislature think
] should have preferred 70 stay al home
than 10 take such a hurlilis1;-s DO
sition-
Kindly give this attention as euics-
- Gs flSS-D4S lEGI NAV AHNT
how ve car count Lounsbury
Another letter written hy Hall Nay
-. 1897. 70 Z \. Robbins. one OF the
defendants read:
The Mcn,viile charter was passed
n the Senate today over an adverse re-
po.t Of the committee Lee spoke in
favor Of i; and no one against II and
II passed on a FIVE 20 four vote. The
senators had evidently not been seen
E, all by anyone unless they had been
Flowed with by the other side. l no.
-iced that Flirpson and Goodrich voted
for the bill They should be seen at
erce- Lake Einal and Wright cid not
vote nor did Louusbury or MarigolG
Warner and Herman voted fer the bill.
We arranged for a recon si6eration and
had i LAID On the table, but you should
zee Lake 10 work against that charter
p, once or the whole thing will De lost
] fear If IL gets into tire House Col. will
have to favor il and there viii be dan
ger that the bill wiil 60 through
Please get onto il as soon as possible
l think Il you had been OF deck you
might possibly have fixed il this morn
ing. ! CO not think our mutual friend
Harrison has lifted his finger 10 assist
in defeating that bill
Another to Charles 2 Erooke-. a de-
PENDANT dated May -, 1870 requested
hin, 10 Use his influence 10 have Sen
src- steele twho was illp write Sena-
ter Kendall that he is against the CON
ssruction Of the Montville road and get
him 10 arrange a pair for Steele ~ith
someone who fsvors the road. We
wish 20 beat this bill On account Of cur
extension from Norwich TO Grosoa-"
Subsequently it appeared that IRE
Morrsille matter got into the courts
and Hall wrote TO the Central Vermont
IS owners Of tie New London Northern.
requesting them to oppose the litigation
as Bob Col, had committed himself |
ard Brsndsee. his attorney. fears he |
would be laughed at in court If he /,
appeared in opposition.
The government also got before the
jury tc6ay minutes of the hoard d. !
-ecaess correspondence between Hall 4