The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-12-04

Aquilla Jones was appointed to confer
with the family and make all the arrange
mentS for the ObSequieS. Mrs. Hendricks
is in receipt Of dispatches from all sections
of the country, offering sympathy in this
her saddest hour of bereavement. The
city. irrespective of party, mourns with her.
All the city ministers will, in their
thanksgiving services, make appropriate
mention Of the death of the distinguished
statesman, and Rt Rev. Bishop Knicker.
booker, Bishop of the Diocese of Indiana of
the Episcopal Church. of which Mr.. Hem
bricks was a member, will, it is understood,
preach memorial sermon.
Senator Voorhees, and Congressman Hol-
man telegraphed from Washington that the
Government would be officially represented
at the funeral. 1t is expected that the fu-
neral will occur on Monday next
THE NEWS At THE CAPITAL.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 27.--No event since
the election of Mr.. Cleveland has created
such a sensation in Washington as the
death of Mr.. Hendricks The President
was just sitting down to dinner when the
following telegram was handed him from
w. I'll. English:
lNDIANAPoLIs Ind, Nov. 25.-Vice presi-
dent Hendricks died suddenly this afternoon.
Disease probably paralysis
The President was greatly shocked at the
news it contained, and at once sent the fol-
lowing to Mrs. Hendricks
The sudden and lamentable death of your
husband exeites my profound sympathy for
you IN this hour of your great bereavement,
and sincerely mourn the loss of one so lately
associated with me in the execution of the
peoples highest laws, while the Nation
mourns the loss of an honOred citizen and a
faithful public servant.
The Cabinet meeting at night was at
tended by all the members except Secretary
Manning and AttorneyG General Garland.
!, 1t was decided that the President and the
members of the Cabinet should attend the
funeral of the Vice President. When the
Cabinet adjourned the President issued the
following:
EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON, Nov
25-T0 the people of the United STATES:
Thomas 4 Hendricks Vice president of the
United States. sled to-day at five O'Clock p.
M at Indianapolis, Ind, and it becomes my
mourntul duty to announce the distressing
fact to his fellow countrymen. In re.
and varied services of this high Official
and patriotic public servant, whose
long career was SO full of usefulness and
honor to his State and to the United States,
PLAYED at half mast upon all the public build
ings of the United States; that the Executive
mansion and the several Executive depart
ments in the city of Washington be closed
in mourning for the period of thirty
days; that the usual and appropriate
military and vocal hOnors be rendered, and
that on all the legations and coNsulates of the
United States in foreign countries the Ma
tional flag shall be displayed at balf-mast on
the reception of this order, and the usual EN-.
blems of mourning be adopted for thirty days
GROVER CLEVELAND.
By the President:
T. F. BAYARD, Secretary of Ssete
The Secretary of the Senate was directed
by the President to take immediate steps,
in conjunction with the House of Repre-.
sentatives, to see that Congress was prop
erly represented at the funeral. The work
of draping the White House and the var.
ious departments was begun at once. A
large force of workmen has been engaged
for the purpose.
Secretary Rayard, upon leaving the Cabi-
net room, said it had been decided that as
the Senate would so soon assemble it is not
advisable to call an extra session, but that
the death of Mr.. Hendricks will insure the
presence Of a quorum the first day of the
session, which would not otherwise have
been the fact.
Senator Edmunds said:
have always had personal regard for
him. regret exceedingly his death. / shall
call meeting at once of all the Senators
in the city to make such arrangements to
have the Senate represented at the funeral as
are proper.
Secretary Bayard said:
The news of Mr.. Hendricks death is painful
to us all, but the condition in which the Amer
DG0nIG Dann6 I1crh
the failure of Congress to pass proper laws re-
gardiEg the Presidential succession-the fact
that there is one mans life between the Amer
lean people and no Presidents more painful
to contemplate.
1t is generally conceded that the Presi
dent pro tempore will be one of four men
either Edmunds, the last President protein
pore OF the Senate, Logan, the Republican
candidate for Vice President last year;
Sherman or Allison. A report was circu-
lated to the effect that one of the Maine
Senators would now resign, and permit the
appointment of James G. Blaine to the
Presidency pro tempore. 1t ;Sevident that
there will be vigorous contest in the Re-
publican Senatorial caucus, which will
meet very soon.
AS matters now stand, it is but repeti-
ton of the condition which existed when
Vice President Wilson died November IL,
1875, just ten years and four days ago.
Congress was not in session, the Forty
fourth assembling on the first Monday
in December, 1875, and hence there
was neither President pro tempore
of the Senate nor Speaker of the
House, and only the life of the then Presi-
dent, General Grant, interposed against a
nation without head There is now there
fore the one life of President Cleveland
similarly intervening Congress has repeat
eddy considered bills providing for the Pres
idential succession in like cases, but none
have become laws. Senator Hoar vainly
endeavored to secure the passage
of his bill at the last Congress,
and likewise Congressman Eaton in
the House, but no agreement was reached
1t will be remembered tnat prior to the ad-
Journment of the special session of the Sem
ate last March an effort was made at the
closing hours to elect a President pro tenn,
but it was defeated by the action Of Vice
President Hendricks, who hastily adjourned
the body before the Republican majority
could select Mr.. Edmunds.
Mr.. Hendricks is the fifth Vice President
who has died whilet holding that office, but
it has never before happened that the Vice
President removed by death was the only
man in the line of succession to the
Presidency. George Clinton, of New
York, elected Vice-President with Mad-
son, died April, 1912, whilet William II.
Crawford was President pro tenn. of the
Senate. Elbfidge Gerry, of Massachusetts,
elected Vice President on the ticket with
Madison for his second term, died Novem-
Der Ia, while John Gaillard was President
pro tenn. of the Senate. William
X. King, elected Vice-President with
Franklin Pierce, never occupied the chair,
but died in Cuba the 18th of April 1858.
David r. Atchison was at that time Presi-
dent pro tenn. of the Senate, and was
succeeded by Lewis Cass, who, like
MI. Bayard, was Vice-President for
only day or so, being succeeded by Jesse
ID. Bright. The death of Vice-P President
Henry Wilson is within recent memory. He
died November 81. 1875, while Senator T..
w. Ferry, of Michigan, filled the chair as
President pro- TEN.
The Vice-P Presidents who have succeeded
to the Presidency upon the death of the
Chief Magistrate have been John Tyler
(i641,) Willard Fillmore (1850), Andrew
johnson (1S65), and Chester A. Arthur
(1S8D.
The announcement of the death of Vice
President Hendricks was not surprise to
some of his most intimate Indiana friends
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