Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-07-01
DEATH OF DAVID DAVIS.
Tho Ex-yice President Passes Poace.
fully Away.

Hon. David Davis died at his home in
Bloomington, ILL.,, on the morning OF June 20.
The cause of Davis death was Brght's disease
of the kidneys, aggravated by weakened
condition of the system, dating from the time
when he became afflicted with q carbunclc.
Judge Davis physician says tho immediate
cause OF his death vas erysipelas, the outcome
OF a malignant carbunele which first appeared
April ~, but diabetes, which must have been
the cause insidously working for two years,
was the primary cause, aud to II is attributed
his rapid decline In flesh. For week before
the end he had been unconscious most OF the
time, His wife, his only son, George p. Davis
aud wife, his only daughter, Mrs, Sarah d.
swayne and husband, his granddaughter,
Alice s, DAVIS, his niece, Mrs. Fannie Pier
pout, his cousin, John NJ Walker, and his old
friend, Frank ID, orme, of Washington, were
present nj his death.
BIOGRAPHICAL
David Davis was born In Cecil county, Nd,
March q, 1915 He graduated from Kenyon
college, Ohio, In 1899. He studied law for Q
time In Massachusetts,, and afterwards at the
law school at New Haven, Conn. He settled
at Bloomington, ILL.,, In 1855, and attained a
profession, lle was elected to the State Legis-
lature In ls+t as Wing, and In lst7 was .
member OF the convention that framed tho
Constitution Of Illinois. lie was elected Judge
OF the Eighth judicial District Of tho State In
lSis aud reelected In 1851 Ho was an init
mate friend OF Abraham Lincoln and was a
member OF the convention which nomi-
mated him for tho Presidency In
1850. In December, 1882, he was appointed
Associate Justice OF the Jupre Court of the
United States aud after Presidents Lincoln's
death was administrator OF his estate. In
1870, Judge Davis held with the minority OF
the Supreme Court that tho acts Of Congress
making government notes q legal tender In
payment OF the debts we're constitutional. In
February, lS72 the National convention OF
Labor Reform party nominated Judge Davis
as Its candidate for President on a platform
that declared among other things In favor Of
= national currency biased ON tho faith and
resources Of tho nation and interchangeable
with 8-65 per cent bonds Of the government"
aud demanded the establishment Of an ''clght
hour law" through the country and the pay.
ment OF the national debt without mortgaging
the property OF the people TO ertricatc capital.
lists. In answer TO the letter informing him
oft the nomination Judge Davis
said; DO pleased to thank
the convention for tho unexpected honor
which they have conferred upon me. Tho
chief maglstracy OF tho Republic should
neither bo sought nor declined by any Amer
lean citizen" His name was also used bcfo 70
the liberal Republican convention at Ciucin-
natl the same year, aud received 92jf votes
for HIS nomination on tho first ballot After
the regular nomination was made, he cen-
cluded to retire from the contest and 40 an
nouncod himself In an open letter to tho labor
reformers. He resigned his scat on the Su-
premo bench TO take his place in the United
States Senate on the 9TH of March, 1877. There
he has been noted as an independent but
acted more commonly with tho Democrats.
He was elected 10 the Senate over John A.
Logan ~ an independent He was chairman
OF the judiciary Committee. In 1881 no was
elected President OF the Senate, which made
him oI-ofilcio Vice-President OF the United
States by the death OF Garfield. From the
time he entered tho Senate until 1881 he gen
orally voted with the Democrats, but his cleo
ton 10 the Presidency OF the Senate was BY
Republicans. the Parties being equally divld-
ed and he not voting. He was very promi.
nontly mentioned as candidate on the Demo-
cratic ticket for President In 1884