The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-06-28

by fire. Nothing darnted, he came to Fort Wayne
srd started the Free Press. which proved unsuc-
fuI. a. he was opposed TO The party noml-
nee -Nr. Greeley. He then started the Palladium
al Sew Haven. Allen County. aud continued It's
pu Dlication until he purchased the Fort Wayne
Journal in 1872, one oil the Oldest papers II the
County OF which he is present proprietor. Mr..
Foster was elected Representative in 1870, aud
was sent 20 the Senate III 1878 In which he served
cre1'tabiy 10 himself and with satisfaction 10 his
his term of Office expires this fall with the election
OF MS successor, probably L. 5. Null. who has
been nominated. Mr.. Foster was not hold
over Senator. as General Chapman was. The
Senator was man OF positive ideas. which ne
was not ut all backward TO express lie possessed
a large heart, good intellect. and hest OF
friends who will receive the intelligence of his
unfortunate ending with sorrow and regret He
leaves wife and one CHILD.
FoRr WAYNE, Ind, June 24.-The tuner
al of The late Senator Foster, who committed
suicide last Friday, took place to-day at
Underwood Cemetery, with Masonic cere-
monies. and was the largest-atteEded funer-
al since the burial of Sol Bay!ess, ten years
ago.
The cause of Senator Fosters suicide is
still a mystery, but the prevailing opinion
is that the rash act was the indirect result
of politics.
Fifteen years ago Tom Foster left his
Ohio home and embarked in the newspaper
business here. Being ambitious and bold, he
soon became popular with the mass OF the
Democratic ranks. In 1872 be was on the
O'Couner ticket as an EiectOr for the Twelfth
District. and in 1876 sent 10 the Legislature
In 1878 be was elected to the Senate, where
he served with ssEisfatiOn to his party,
especially the farming and railroad ele-
ments. There was no stronger man in the
Township than Tom Foster. He was a.
ways active in County politics. and never
was defeated at the polls or lost APPOINT until
the last County Convention. when be was
defeated for delegate N the First Ward.
For the past two years the city and
County Democrats have not been on good
terms, owing to the fact that the farmers
have twC-thirds of delegates. while the city
cast nearly one-half the Democratic vote.
Tom Foster sided with the County aud was
left in his own Ward. To be defeated for
delegate don't seem to justify a man To do
any thing out of the way, but from
that time up to his death he
was moro>e and drank excessively. The day
before the tragedy ne published an article
rejecting upon the Democracy of Sheriff
COsgrove, VINO was defeated al the late cleo
ton. The morning of his death Sheriff
Cosgrove met Foster on the streets and
warned him that il he did not retract every
thing in the next issue of the Journal he
(COsgrOve) would give him h. A few min
utes after the defeated candidate for Re-
corder went to the Journal Office and de-
mauded to have his business ad. taken off.
Foster demanding an explanation, received
q yOlley Of abuse from the defeated candi-
date, claiming that Senator Foster conspired
To his defeat. He was met by no less than
dozen defeated candidates, all OF whom
abused him and threatened him 70
use their influence with business men
to ruin him in business After
receiving his last lecture from a defeated
candidate for Sheriff he went to his room
end blew out his brains. Whether this po-
litcal trouble brought upon him temporary
insanity is doubted by many who claim
that q woman is at the bottom of this
trouble. The publication of the Journal
viii be continued under the management of
Mrs. Senator Foster. who is endowed with
remarkable journalistic talent. j.