The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-01
THE MEMPHISAPPEAL
CRAIRMlN BARNUu DEAD


The telegraph brings the news Of tho
death Of the Hon. William II.
Barnum, Chairman Of the Demo-
ratio National Committee, which event
Occuucd Yesterday. at bic home at
Lime Rock, Connecticut Ever since
the s. Louis CONVENTION q last
summer NE Ba'uun had been In 80
heiiih Which uiiimaieiy Nas 90 dosbi
nGrlrmsd BY tis EuKieiies growing osiat
ihr presidential nomination and the crn-
paigr thm iulipved. both oil winch mnde
auth draft upun nif 1nue vigorous eunsi-
tuition that ho WIZ a. iaai ruml,cliud
An give M and return no hH hume
when, be- has fingered ever alnrc.
mos and then cnjprnr ahpri
pcfiotif ol health that ndurrd tlp hope
thai be- vuuid eventually boz uDi, 10 reach
rscpgcrs. Bm Il 10 nv often lhG muu
~ srycu.y cau uaeupeuhe irlm o. seteft
and i'ruiutgcl ga u..sci,. Y's he saocur.bui
uriy aiir O. lpug s.rurs.,f berns via bef.,c
iur-tu4t- H. baruuu vas q nrlgs ef
Capse.irpi. Saeis A. va ba-u o1 ii.e
ca aH4 Il h,sssulss. lsis ne vss e5H-
sr1z. a. 80 Pstl.s sehosis u TIA; State.
AL h 40 seat inio business. being en-.
gl.rd Ia the manufafture oi car wheels
for many ycau, and Ia the manufacture Of
pig iron. lie int entered public life Ia
Use, when he was elected 10 the State Leg.
islaiurc, In which be served several terms.
In 1890 he was elected a delegate 90 the
Philadelphia Peace Convention, and In
the fall Of that year was elected to the
National House Of Representatives, "a
which he was reelected for third term
before completing which hc was elected tc
the Federal Senate 10 on the uncxpifcd
term Of oHis 5. Ferry, which ended on
The l,h Of March, 1879. In the meantime
In 1870. be had been elected Chairman o.
the National Democratic Committee, and
wa largely instrumental In cleciing Mr.
Samuel ,. nldcn President Of the Unite,
States. Holding over be vas rc-olccic,
Chairman In lssl by the committee tina
vas uhos1u by the Cincinnati Con
vcni.on vhioh nominated Gen. Han
COX iof the Presidency. and con
ducicl one o. the mo-, fcrccly conicsio
Toliiica. campaigns on record, In which b
would have been successful Cor the &C
ond time had Il no; been i1r the ircachcr
which gave NeW York State 10 Garfield
He infringement Of this Ugh; won Cor hir
the friendship Of many old campaigncr
who had hlihcHo held alooi from him
regarding him with disiayor, as wanting i
breadth aud as a mem political hack. II
continued In ihe chairmanship supporter
by the confidence Of the party, and {
1854 vas reelected by the committee thu
was chosen by the Chicago Conycnilo
which nominated Cleveland, and agai
for the second time conducted most su
oossiul campaign. winning as the hons
men would say, by scratch. ~ active wei
the eouup,ionisls Of New York In sno,h,
attempt to sell the party out Mr. Ia
nun was much oomplimcnlcl on the Ia
BIO displayed In this campaign, notWit
standing the doublc.dealing protection
tariff plank In the platform viii,
lac was mainly instrumental In pa
ing through the CONVENTION.
1855 he was again reelected 10 q
Craftsmanship Of the National Coz
mi,iee that wis chosen by the 81 10,
Convention, and did what he could
achieve success up 10 the moment VIII
DC was taken sick. But even while on |
bed BIO advised with Mr. Brice, who eO