The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-09-21
HIS TONGUE is SILENT.
Never Again Will Capitol Halls
Respond to His Peerless Wit.
SUNSET COX BREATHEs HIS LAST.
His Final Words We're of the New
States That He Had Created.
A Sketch Of a Remarkable
Career.

1913 Tuesday evening, September II
The end was quiet, and the dyin
man breathed his last as PEACEFUL
as if falling into light sleep.
Mrs. Cox, who had been scared
away from her husbands bedsid
for the past two days and nights
held his left hand. while his oil
friend, Douglass Taylor, held tn
other. He had been conscious al
day, until about a quarter of an hou
before the end. DR.. Lockwood wa
in attendance at the time and Mich
olas kearney, William Hirschfield
two nurses and two servants wer
in the room. All knelt about tn
bed.
THE MASTER PASSION.
Mr.. Cox's last conversation wa
about the four territories, who's
statehood he hoped to father. II,
mentioned New Mexico and Arizona
and said something about making
great effort in their behalf in th,
coming session. Two hours befor,
he died, his colored servant. VIII,
had just come ON from Washington
went to the bed, and Mrs. Cox asked
her husband if he recognized hun
He looked at him and patted him OF
the shoulder The colored man,
eyes filled with tears, while all wer,
deeply affected.
In the afternoon, while Dir. Lock
wood was talking to him, Mr.. Coz
made some witty remark which com
pletely upset the doctors dignity
Late in the afternoon kilograms were
sent to Mr. Cox's three sisters. two
of whom live in GAINESVILLE, O., and
the other in st. Louis. Mr.. Cox's
nephew, who is the Superintendent
of the Smithsonian Institute, wa.
also telegraphed for,
DIR. Lockwood said that the imme
date cause of death was heart fail
ure, and the cause peritonitis. Tel
egrams were sent to Sergeant at
Arms of the House of Representa-
tiyes, j. p. Leedom and to Speaker
Carlisle.
REMARKABLE CAREER.
Samuel Sullivan Cox was one Of
the most noted men in the country
and served more years in Congress
than any of his colleagues. He was
bonn in GAINESVILLE, O., September 30
1924. His father, Ezekiel Taylor
Cox, was leading politician of Ohio
and member of the State Senate in
1928. His grandfather, General
James Cox, Of Monmouth, n. j.
fought at the battle of Brandywine,
Germantown and Monmouth. He
was personal friend of Thomas
Jefferson, was elected to Congress in
1908, and died while member
The mother of S. S Cox was a
daughter of Samuel Sullivan. who
was Treasurer Of Ohio in 1918, and
had high reputation for probity.
Mr. Cox attended the Ohio Univer-
sity at Athens, but subsequently be-
came student of Brown University.
Rhode Island, where he graduated
with honor in the class of 1876;
studied and praeticed law; was
owner and editor of the Columbus
O., Statesman in 1853 and "a; was
appointed secretary of legation 10
Peru in 1855; was delegate to the
Chicago and the New York Demo
cratic National conventions of 1864
and 1868; is the author of several
works, and constant contributors
to the press and periodicals; was
elected from the Columbus O., dis
trict to the Thirty fifth, Thirty sixth
Thirtyseventh and Thirty. eighth
Congresses; removed to New York
City on the 4th of March, 1865; was
elected to the Forty first Congress,
was reelected to the Forty second
Congress, and was the candidate oil
the Democrats and Liberal Repub-
licans for representative at large in
the Forty third Congress, and de
feated by Lyman Tremain, though
running several thousand ahead OF
the rest of his ticket. He was sub
sequently reelected to the Forty
third Congress Ito succeed James
Brooks, deceased) was reelected to
the Forty fourth Congress; was APP
pointed Speaker pro tenn, of the
House June Z, 1876, and was elected
Speaker pro TEN. June 10, 1876
serving until he vacated the office
June "a, 1876: was elected to the
Fortyffth, Forty sixth, Forty sew
enth, Forty -eigth and Forty ninth
Congresses as a Democrat; resign
ed to accept the position of Minister
to Turkey; returned to New York
having resigned his position as Min
lister to Turkey; was elected to the
Forty ninth Congress to fill the va
cancy caused by the resignation Of
the Hon. Joseph Pulitzer, and was
re elected to the Fiftieth Congress
as Democrat, receiving 1874
votes against $3.50 votes for Wag
oner, Republican.
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