Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-11-06
THE NATION MOURNS,
FOR
Zach Chandler Dead.
The Veteran Republican Statesman Found
Liisless in his Eed at Chicago.

Of Zach. Chandler was received in
this city Saturday, but was not fully
authenticated until Monday The
following account OF the calamity we
gather from the Chicago Journal of
Saturday evening;
This community was greatly shock
ed aud deeply saddened this morn
ing on learning of the sudden death
of Hon. Zachaliah Chandler, the
distinguished Senator from Michi-
gan After addressing large and
enthusiastic mass meeting IN this
city last evening he retired to his
room at the Grand Pacific Hotel, APP
parently in good health. This morn
ing he was found dead in his bed.
Mr.. Chandler was born in New
Hampshire in 1873, and was there
tore &C years OF age. His early life
was thas of a merchant, in which av-
ocation, in the city of Detroit, he
was eminentIy successful, becoming
wealthy and one of the most inilu-
entail men of that city and State
He was Mayor CT Detroit in 1851,
and in the succeeding year was de-
| .pAted as the Wing candidate for
Governor of Michigan. He was elect
to the u. S. Senate as Republican
! in 1886, as the successor OF Hon.
Lewis Ca-s, taking his seat at the
! opening of the Thirtyffth Congress.
He at once became bold and fear
less opponent of the extension Of
slavery, and when the war broke out
in 1861, was one Of the fiji st to favor
"a vigorous policy by the Govern
ment His impressive earnestness,
fervent patriotism and excellent
practical judgement made him a
leader in that emergency, and Pres
ident Lincoln and his administration
found him an ever-trustwor thy advi-
sor. In 1868, wheL his fist term
expired, be was reelected to the
| Senate by an almost unanimous vote
of the Michigan Legislature, and
was again reelected i'll 1869, to a
third term which ended in 1875,
when he was succeeded by Judge
Christaincy The latter resigned
his seat about a year ago, and the
Legislature of Michigan elected Mr.
Chandler to the vacancy for the term
expiring in 1881.
In 1875 President Grant appoint
ed Mr. Chandler Secretary of the
Interior, in the place of Hon. Colum-
bus Delano, of Ohio, resigned. He
remained in that position until the
expiration of that Presidential term,
having been very energetic and
faithful executive officer.
MIR. Chauder's Repuhlicanism has
| always been of the most aggressive
aud radical kind He never spoke
in words of uncertainty tie was a
man of great earnestness; even his
political opponents gave him credit
for sincerity. AS speaker he was
"a plain, blunt man." making no pre-
tense to polish or the ait of rhetoric
He had profound convictions, and
never lacked the ability to explain
his faith OF to expound forcibly and
impressively the principles OF his po-
litical creed. He was strong man
rather than scholarly one--a man
| OF great common sense rather than
of education a practical, rather
| than "A brilliant statesman. Among
Senators he was the peer of the
ablest in the power to grasp a prop
osition and to appreciate an emer-
| gency.
At this time the country can hard
! ly spare such man from its public
councils, and it will be difficult for
the Sta of Michigan, which is to
day filed with genuine sorrow over
the news of his death, to find a wor-
thy successor to fill his place.
THE CIRCUMSTANCES
attending his death are these
Mr.. Chandler had been making
political speeches in Wisconsin. He
spoke Wednesday night at Oshkosh,
and Thursday afternoon at James
vile in an open tent before an i'm
mense crowd, and then went to Chi
cage to fulfill his engagement for
last evening, at Mccormick Hall, ar