Evening journal., 1893-06-26
M 'MULLIN' WORK DONE
The Republican Senator Sue
cumbs to Apoplexy.
LOVED AEDREsPEoTBD BY ALL MEN

The St. Georges Hundred Man Died
Early Yesterday Morning After a Brief
Iliness-A Party to the Four-to-Four
Agreement and an Opponent of the
Taxation Equalization Bill.
State Senator James McMullin, of st.
Georges hundred, member of the upper
branch Of the General Assembly in 1891
and '93, died Of apoplexy at his home
near Port Penn at o'clock yesterday
morning He was In his ffty-ninth year.
With the exception Of weak eyes his
friends were ignorant of any organic
trouble and his death was quite shock
and surprise
Senator McMullin has lived in st.
Georges hundred all his life. and was
peculiarly identified with the interests Of
that section Of New Castle county He
was born there March 26, 1885 In his
youth he attended Delaware College and
at the conclusion of his studies he took to
farming.
He married a daughter of George
Boulden, of Pencader hundred, in 1853,
and she and five sons survive him. He
became member of the Methodist
Church when quite young, and lived up
TO his religious convictions with peculiar
consistency.
Mr.. McMullin first came prominently
before the people of the state In 1890,
when the Republicans nominated him
for state senator. At that election New
Castle county went Republican and Kent
and Sussex Democratic He had for his
colleagues Senators Pilling, Richardson
and Moore. The Democratic members
were Messrs Donahoe, Williams, Hall,
Ross and Houston-four Republicans and
FIVE Democrats
Senator Williams became sick and for
several weeks the Senate stood four to
four. Members were afraid TO leave their
seats, not knowing what political meas
ures might be sprung. AT last a truce
was effected for so many days, the mem.
bers pledging themselves not to call up
or act upon any political measure within
the time agreed upon or until the return
of Senator Williams Mr.. McMullin
was one of the earnest advocates Of the
truce and did everything in his power TO
relieve the existing tension.
When the General Assembly convened
this spring Senators McMullin and
Pilling were the only representatives Of
the hepuDlcan party. They recognized
the hopelessness Of their position and
did nothing that showed extreme
partisanship. In fact, they even voted
for certain measures which it was ex.
pected they would oppose, putting them
selves and their party on record as op-
posed to the Fulton method of equaliz.
ing taxation and making the strongest
speeches against the compromise bill.
The Senate was an assembly Of good.
fellowship, seldom crossed by political
chickering's. In his farewell speech
Senator McMullin spoke so feelingly ol
the kindness of the Democratic mem
bers and the people Of Dover that ther,
were many fearful eyes in the Senat,
chamber
His big fight this spring was OF
Representative Days Brandywine Hun
dred Road Supervision bill. He op
posed It bitterly in its original shapl
and prevented its passage until III
provisions had been radically modified
The remains will be inferred in Hickor,
Grove Cemetery, near st. Georges, to.
morrow afternoon. Services will be hel,
at the house at , o'clock. While
number of the members of the Genera
Assembly will attend, It is not likel,
that there will be a full representation