Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-01
VETERAN POLITICAL
WRITER RET|RES
Col. Henry Hall, "a Years
Correspondent Here, to
Tour Europe.

Col. Henry Hall, veteran politica
writer, Washington correspondent OF
the Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph
has retired after "a years work az
correspondent in the National Capital
Tonight he will be honored at a testi
monial dinner given by the stan OF
the Chronicle Telegraph in Pittsburgh
lie has served as the representative
OF that newspaper in Washington
since 1907.
Col Hall plans TO visit Europe for
several months He will return to his
home here in Washington and devote
himself to writing. For many years
he has spent each Summer in nome
which he owns on the Eaton Raneh
I'm Wyoming. dividing his time be-
tween hunting, riding and reading.
Was Member of Legislature.
His connection with politics has
been that of a participant in addition
to his observations as a political
writer Several times elected men,
Der of the Pennsylvania Legislature,
he took an active part in the fght
Waged in that State against Mat
Quay, the political boss for years.
Col. Hall was born in Edmondsley.
England, and came TO the United
States with his parents in his infancy
and was educated in the common
schools of Pennsylvania. He was
school teacher from 1875 to 1873.
From 1879 to 1882 he was recorder of
deeds of Mercer County. In 1881 he
began the newspaper career in which
he became one of the most influential
political writer's in his State.
In that year he became editor and
part owner of a paper in Mercer. Pa,
q connection he retained until 1889.
In the meantime, however. he became
editorial writer for the Pittsburgh
Commercial Gazette and had plunged
into the political battle between
Christopher l.. Magee, political boss
of Pittsburgh and western Pennsyl-
vania, and Matthew Stanley Quay,
dubbed by his enemies "One Horse"
Quay, the Republican boss Of Phila.
delphia, who was determined that he
should rule the entire State machine.
Aided Magee's Fight.
Col. Hall took sides with the Magee
faction and lent strength to it's cause
not only through his pen but through
his oratory as we'll, being recognized
as one of the best of the campaign
orators In the State.
How effectively he campaigned is
Indicated by the fact that he was
elected to the Pennsylvania House of
Representatives from Mercer County
in 1887 and 1889 and from Pittsburgh
which is in Allegheny County, in 1901.
He was one of the few men in the
history of the State to have been
elected to the Legislature from two
counties.
Col. Hall came to Washington in
1898 as correspondent of the Pitts
burgh Times. which had been owned
by Magee. who had left him a number
Of shares of stock of the paper when
he died, and these Col. Hall sold when
the Magee paper was bought by Sem
ator George 7. Oliver and his brothers.
Since 1907 he has been correspondent
of the Chronicle-Telegr He pre-
dicted the nomination and election of
President Mckinley and was a close
friend Of several Presidents.
Col Hall has covered each of the
national conventions of both major
parties since 1884 when Blaine was
nominated He is a member of the
Gridiron Club and was president in
1903 and is member of the National
Press Club.