Show TO LAY ASIDE TOGA SENATOR HALE OF MAINE WILL REFUSE TO CONTEST FOR SEAT IN SENATE after being chosen five times without opposition veteran statesman st 1 does not wish to enter into scramble for office augusta me positive announcement of the early retirement red romen of lugene lueena st little hale from the tha united states ates senate was made here heio ou on tuesday the news came in a confidential telegram from NV washington ashIngton A letter from senator hale to byron doyd boyd chairman of the republican can state committee in which lie he deel declines I 1 nee to engage in a conflict for the se sena na tor torsh ship lp was received by chair chairman nan doyd boyd tuesday in the letter senator hale did not once refer to the condition of hla his health but instead called attention to the fact that ho he had bad been given what no other man in maine had received live unanimous nominations for continuous terms in the senate and it did not seem flitting fitting tor for him to make a personal contest for the succession senator hale talked with a degree of freedom during tuesday afternoon concerning his announced determination to retire from the senate ile he told his friends that having been accorded the unparalleled honor of five full EUGENE HALE united states senator from malna maine terms in the senate without contest of 0 any character he did not relish the prospect of entering into a scramble at his present time of life while this was the principal reason given by the senator he made it plain his course couise bad not been dictated by any fear of the result the senator contends so far as the contest lias has gone the indications are entirely favorable to his re reelection election it la Is the conflict itself that applis appals him hugene eugene hale has served continuously ous ly in the senate since 1881 in 1899 when he be came up tor for re reelection election for fo his fourth term in the senate some opposition developed from his attitude in opposing the war with spain but this soon disappeared several months ago former associate justice frederick A powers ot of the maine supreme court announced his candidacy for the senate and tor for the first time since 1876 when lot M merrill of augusta was as elected a contest content was started tor for one ot of the maine senator shIps |