The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1891-07-10
E5ANNIsAL HAaLlN ID.

Death % the Nan VINO was Elected vice
President on ths Ticket with Abraham
Lincola-sUddsnIy Called While az Ais
Club Room.
BANGOR, Me, July 6.-Ex-Vice-Presi-
dent Hannibal Hamlin died Saturday
night at s;15 o'clock. He was down
town in the afternoon and went to the
Tarratine club rooms. where he was
playing pedro when his head fell for
ward on his chest
A gentleman remarked; THE SEN
etOr seems to feel badly"
Mr.. HanIin said: II do"
The men gathered around and Mr.
Hamlin was taken to a lounge. Or.
Robinson, who was in the next room,
attended him and afterward Drs.
Mason and Phillips We're called No
pulse was visible for an hour and il
was thought they could not bring him
out
Finally Mr.. Hamlin revived some
what and managed to articulats feebly.
The doctors worked over him faith
fully and his family was sent Tor
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 perceptibly
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, to his resi-
denee on Fifth street His son, Han
nibal E. Hamlin, arrived here from
Ellsworth about twenty minutes after
his fathers death. His son Frank, now
in Chicago, has been sent for and the
funeral viii not occur until after his
arrival
rrn-uu
Hannibal Hnmlin was born in Paris, Ne,
AUGUST u, 1909. He was prepared for col
ieglaTe euucatiOn' but was OmpeIIed by the
death OF his fnther to take care OF the home
until he was OF age. He learned printing,
studied law and was admitted TO the bar In
1888, and practiced in his native state until
1913 He was a member OF the legislature
from 1885 until 1910 and again in ls47. He
was speaker OF the lower branch from 1887
to 1888 and again in 1910
In 1910 bIr. Hamlin received the democratic
nomination for congress but was defeated
but was renOminuted and elected in 1912 ana
re- elected Ia 1914. He was chosen to the
United States senGts In 1913 to I'LL the vacan-
cy caused by the death of John Fairfield and
was tel ected in 1851 but resigned in 1857 to
be inaugurated governor. having been elect
ed to that Office as republican In less
than q month b e resi- gned the gOvernOrship
having been again chosen United States sen
atOr for the full term OF six years
Mr.. Hamlin served as a senator until 1861
when he res iEned to NIL the Office OF vice
president, having been elected on the ticket
with A braham Lincoln. He presided over
the senate one year, Wl8n ne was appointed
collector OF the port OF Boston, which po-
sitiOn II res igned in 1866. From 1851 1855
he had also acted as regent of the Smithso-
MAN institute at WASHINGTON, to which po-
sitiOn he was again appointed in 1870, con-
tinuing TO act in the capacity Tor twelve
years. during which time he became dean OF
thc board
Mr. Hamlin was again elected and re-
elected TO the United States senate from
1859 to 1881 In the latter year he was named
minister to Spain, but gave mp the Office
within a year. He received the degree OF
Ii d. from Colby university.
Though a democrat in early life, hfr. Ham
] lin was strong anti-sIuvery man and 50
strong We're his convictions on this question
that they finally led to his separation from
| the party His career had some especially
I sign dcant incidents. In the tenn pOrary an d
! Involuntary absence OF David WnmOt from
/ the house Of representatives during the s.
| sion Of the Twenty ninth cOngr So. at the
critical moment when the measure since
known as the ''Wilmot prCvisO" had to DO
| pre- ented or the measure irrevocably lost,
hr. Hamiin. while his anti slavery friends
/ were in the Rrsutest confusion, seeing that
/ only a seconds delay would be fatal, offered
| the bill and secured Its passage by vote OF
/ ll5 to lG6 In common, however, with Abra-
/ ham lincoln, he strOve simply to prevent
i the extension OF slavery into new territory
| and did not seek its abolition.