The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-03-30
SENATOR COLQUITT.
After a Long Illness the Georgia
Senator Dies.
HIS CAREER BRIEFLY SKEICHED.
Speculation as 10 who Will Be HIS success
sor-Gov. Northen q Candidate
Speaker Crisp Mentioned
In Connection.

WASHINGTON, March 81. United
States Senator Alfred Holt Colquitt, OF
Georgia, died at his residencein this city
yesterday. Around the bedside when
he passed away were Senator Gordon
and his daughter. Mrs. Jones; Mr.. Col
quits private secretary; his nephew,
Mr.. Bum; his son; Mrs Colquitt; three
unmarried daughters, and his daugh-
ter, Mrs Marshall, of Chicago As the
end approached the senator's breath
ing became very heavy, but he relapsed
into Inconsistencies and suffered no
pain.
Mr.. Colquitt was born April 81, 1924,
in Walton county, Ga. the son of Rev.
Walter L. Colquitt, an eminent minis
ter in his day. He graduated from
Princeton college in the class of 1874
and was admitted to the bar in 1S45.
During the Mexican war he served as
staff officer with the rank of major.
He was member of the Georgia legis-
lature in 1859 and was elected to the
house of representatives in the Thirty
third congress He was member OF
the secession convention of the state of
Georgia and later entered the confed-
erat service as captain and was soon
promoted to be colonel of the Sixth
Georgia infantry. Later he served as
brigadier- general and was commits
stoned as major-general.
Gen. Colquitt was elected governor
of Georgia in 1876, served four years
and was reelected under the new con-
stitution for two years. AT the eXpira-
tion of his term as governor he was
elected to the United States senate for
the term commencing March 4, 1888,
and was reelected in 1888 His term
of service would have expired March 3,
1895.
Senator Colquitt was stricken with
paralysis in July, 1892, and since that
time had been unable to walk without
assistance. lie, however, continued in
large degree his attendance on his
senate duties, being wheeled in and
out of the senate chamber in an in
valid chair. He attended the meetings
of committees of which he was men,
ber but was unable to make a speech
or take any active part in the debate
on the senate floor. He was present to
/ vote on all important questions and
during the prolonged silver struggle
in the recent extra session
was wheeled into the chamber to
, help keep a quorum during the
nights when the senate sat in continu-
Gus session. He was even in his en-
feebled condition active in looking
after the interests of his constituents
about the government departments
and bureaus, although he had to De
taken there in his wheel chair by the
attendants His seat in the senate was
the one on the democratic side nearest
the vice presidents chair, at the foot
of the center aisle, where he could,
readily secure recognition without ris-
ing A few weeks ago Mr.. Colquitt's
strength had so greatly increased that
he was able to dispense with the inva-
lid chair and walk into the senate on
the arm of doorkeeper.
SENATOR CoLQUITT's SUCCESSOR
WASHINGTON, March 27.-Considera-
BILE speculation is already afoat here as
to who will be Senator Colquitt's success
sor His term would have expired
March 4, 1895, and quite a number of
open candidates are in the field, in
, cluding Judge Turner, the dean of
the Georgia delegation in congress:
Ex-Speaker Gurard, of the Georgia
/ house of representatives, a .wyer
of Macon, and the reputed
author of the plank in the Chicago
platform demanding the repeal of the
IF
, who made the race for the guberna-
torial nomination against Senator Cor
don three years ago; Mr.. Dubignon,
the representative of the Plant railroad
system. and Gov. Northen. There has
also been a good deal of talk about
Speaker Crisp, who, however, has de-
clined all appeals to become an open
candidate. Mr. Blount, the late Hs-
waiian commissioner, is likewise men,
toned.
The legislature to choose Senator
Colquitt's successor, is elected in Octo-
ber next, and meets in November. The
death of the senator complicates the
situation somewhat The fact that
| Gov. Northen is himself candidate
for the place will, in the opinion
of Georgiaus acquainted with the
situation, deter him from appointing
to serve during the interim any of the
leading candidates Two men are
mentioned as his possible or probable
selections-Clifford Anderson, of Ma
con, and Maj. Joseph B. Cummings, of
Augusta. Mr.. Anderson is an ex-
Encouragement of the state. Maj.
Cummings is one of the most dis
| tinguished lawyers in his section of
| the country. 1t is said his name would
have been presented to the president
for justice of the supreme court to sue
| ceed Justice Blatchford, had Mr..
| Cleveland not in the first instance de-
| cided to go to New York for an ap-
pointee.
| ker Ended.