The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1895-11-15
DEATH OF SENATOR BENNETT.

State Senator Pinkney ]. Bennett, of
Carroll county, who was on November 9Th
elected for his third term in the Senate
died suddenly Wednesday afternoon of
hemorrhage He had served eight wears
as a democratic Senator, and was Just about
to begin service for four more wears when
he was stricken down.
For some time past he had suffered with
what he thought was bad cold, and his
work in the past campaign only aggrava-
ted his malady. He began to complain
stefan, but told his wife that he would
fight off his aiment Tuesday night how
ever, he began to show signs of pneumo-
MIA and he called in DR.. f. d. Wells of
this city. Wednesday he telephoned for
his family physician, Dr. Brown, of New
Windsor, who arrived during the after
noon.
In the course of conversation Dr. Brown
laughingly brought up the question of poll
ties and told the Senator that he must not
die as the democrats wanted him in the
Senate. He replied in testing manner
and finally DR.. Brown asked him, in case
of his death, would the Governor appoint
a Senator, to which the Senator replied
''Oh, no; there woulI have to be another
election.
After talking for some time and finding
that he was getting along fairly well, DR.
Brown left the house, and an hour after
ward messenger hurriedly summoned
Dr. Wells, who, though only living few
doors below, got there too late as the SEN
ator was dead when he arrived. He had
left his bed complaining of a smothering
feeling, and as he attemptedto walk across
the room the blood gushed from his mouth
caused by hemorrhage of the lungs, and
he fell dead on the floor before any one
could reach him.
The Baltimore Suns correspondent says
"a widespread feeling of regret is felt all
over the county, as the Senator was so
well known and liked by every one. The
poor will lose a good friend, and those in
almost ever walk of life will miss the help
ing hand of one who never let his left
hand know what his right hand gave away
He was a man of warm and generous i'm
pulses. If he recognized worth in a man
he was always willing tc help him, and in
his death Westminster will not only lose
a good citizen, but will lose one who if he
had lived would have been of very sub
stantial benefit to the town.
Section 13 of article of the constitution
makes it the duty of the Governor to issue
a warrant of election to supply the vacan-
cy occasioned by the death of Senator Ben
nett. The constitution requires ten days
notice of the special election to be given
and the election laws of 1890 requires the
nomination papers of candidates to be
filed with the supervisors of elections in
the county at least ten days before the
election. Presumably, therefore, special
election will be held in Carroll county,
and if the warrant is issued shortly it can
take place in time for the Senator elected
to take his seat at the beginning of the SEES
sion in January. The next Senate prior
to the death of Mr. Bennett was composed
of fourteen democrats and twelve republi-
en-. The democrats, therefore, had Il clear
majority 1t will be seen that much de-
ponds upon the political complexion of
Mr.. Benefits successor, to be selected at
the coming special election. Should he
be democrat the Senate would remain
unchanged but if the republicans should
carry the county the Senate would then be
tie Mr. Bruce, of Baltimore city, would
have the balance of power.