Los Cerrillos rustler. (Cerrillos, N.M.) 188?-1891, 1891-07-17

HANNIBAL HAMltN OEAo.
Death ~ N. Man VIE Ma u.st.d v~~
rr-slasnt e~ the Tl~k~t VIA Ahrahau
nncsln-sadasaly Called whii- "a hh
Club nsem-
BAxsoR Ne. July d-Ex-vioe-PrcsE
dent Hannibal Hamlin died saturday
night AZ s.ts o'clock lie was down
town In the afternoon and went 20 the
Tarratine club rooms where he wa
playing pedro when his head fell for
ward on his chest
A gentleman remarked; The SEN
ator seems 90 feel badly"
Mr.. Hamlin said; II do"
The men gathered around and Mr.
Hamlin was taken 20 . lounge. Or.
Robinson. who was In the mex room,
attended him and afterward Dz
Mason and Phillips were called Nc
pulse was visible for an hour and II
vas thought they could not bring him
out
Finally Mr.. Hamlin revived some
what and managed 10 articulate feebly.
The doctors worked over him faith.
fully and his family was sent for.
Soon Mrs Hamlin. Gen. Charles
Hamlin, his son and wife and other
members were at his side. All was
done for him In human power but
failed and he passed away peacefully
at s:i5 p. m.
Mr. Hamlin had been p~crceptibiy
failing for a year but seemed about as
usual in the afternoon and walked down
town.
The remains were removed from the
club rooms. where he died, 20 his resi-
dence on Fifth street His son, Han.
nibal T. Tiamlin. arrived here from
Ellsworth about twenty minutes after
his fathers death. His son Frank. now
in Chicago. has been sent for and the
funeral will not occur until after his
arrival
Mr. HAMLIS's CAREER
Hannibal HRmlln WAS born In Paris. Me,
AUGUST q, 1909. lie was prepared for a coll
leglate education. but was compelled by tho
death Of hts father to take care OF the homo
until he was of age. He learned printing,
studied law and was admitted to the bar In
1873. and practlccd In his native state until
1873 lie was n momber of the legislature
from 1896 until 1870 and again In 1917. Ha
~ "a VI Wv " bAAhAA " =
to iss1 and again in $50
In 1870 Mr.. Hnmlin received the democratic
nomination for congress but was defeated,
but was renominated and elected In ist7 and
reelected in is4l. He was chosen 10 the
United states senate In 1913 to MI the vacan-
cy caused by the death OF John Fairfield and
was reelected In 1891, but resigned in 1887 to
be lnaugurated governor. having been elect
ed TO that office as n republican In less
than a month he resigned the g~overnorship
having been again chosen United States sen.
ator for the full term OF six years.
Mr.. Hamlln served as a senator until 1861,
when he resigned to MI the ofice of vice.
president, having been elected on the ticket
with Abraham Lincoln. lie presided over
the senate one year, when he was appointed
collector OF the port of Boston. which po-
sltion he resigned In 1850 From 1861 to 1868
he had also acted ms regent OF the smithso-
ninn institute at Washington, to which po-
sitlon he was again appointed In 1870, con-
tinulng to act In the capacity for twelve
years. during which time he became dean OF
the board
Mr.. Hamlln was again elected and ro-
elected to the United states senate from
1863 to 1881. In the latter year he was named
minister TO Spain, but gave up the office
within n year. lie received the degree of
IL ID from Colby university.
Though n democrat In early life, Mr.. Ham
lin was n strong anti slavery man and so
strong were his convictions ON this question
that they finally led to his separation from
the party. His career had some especially
significant Incidents. In the temporary and
involuntary absence of David wilmot from
the house Of representatives during the SEES
sion of the Twenty ninth congress. ut tho
critical moment when the measure since
known as the "wllmot proviso" had to be
presented or the Measure irroyocably lost,
MFR. Hamlln. while his anti. slavery friends
were In the greatest confusion, seeing that
only n seconds delay would be fatal, offered
the bill and secured Its passage by n vote OF
us to l5 In common however, with Abra-
ham Lincoln, he strovo simply to prevent
the extension OF slavery into new territory
and did not seek It's abolition.