Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-10-27

proved slowly. Last week be was out
driving several times and he was get
ting stronger until Sunday night, when
he was attacked with symptoms Of his
old trouble, pneumonia. DR.. j. S. Todd
was called in, and on Tuesday congcs.
ton of the lungs disappeared, but the
patient was so weak that Mrs. Crisp
telegraphed for her children, and all
came next day. On Wednesday and
Thursday Judge Crisp's condition i'm
proved, but he received no callers.
BIS Death.
His family were hopeful until ten
o'clock at night, when he had parox-
ysm Of pain near the heart. AT mid
night there was another paroxysm, and
hey continued at intervals all through
the night and forenoon. He suffered
intensely, but was conscious up to the
very last. The last attack occurred at
lao, Judge Crisp dying five minutes
later, surrounded by his family.
Gov. Atkinson was his last visitor,
having called on Sunday, when he and
the judge chatted for an hour on cur
rent topics. Judge Crisp was keenly
interested In politics to the very last.
BE opposed fusion with the populists
and charged Gov. Atkinson to defeat 1t
II possible in Georgia.
Would Have Been Senator.
Judge C.isp was one of the leaders of
the silver movement in Georgia, and on
that issue the state overwhelmingly in
aorsed him for the United States SEN
ate, to which he would have been elected
almost unanimously by the legislature,
which meets next Wednesday. There
would have been practically no oppo.
sition to him for the senate. His deatl,
at this time complexities the situation
and will lead to bitter fight for the
Benatorship. Perhaps other offices will
be involved, too.
The funeral arrangements have not
been completed, but the body will lie
IN state at the capitol to-day and ad.
dresses will be delivered by Gov. At.
kinson and members of the Georgia con.
gressional delegation.
Washington, Oct. 24.-The serious I'LL
ness Of ex-Speaker Crisp and the proba
bility of its terminating fatally have
been known to his intimate friend:
here for some time, but have only beer
spoken of confdentially. His ailmen,
took Its origin in the excitement arts
Ing out of his joint debate with Score
tary Hoke Smith last summer, when h,
was forced to withdraw from that de
bate for physical reasons, his friend.
persuaded him to enter sanitarium TO,
treatment. He was subject to hear,
disease. Measuring reports as to re
covered health have appeared from time
70 time, but they have been largely dis
counted by those fully Informed as tx
the facts.
| Ills Career.
INF. Crisp was one Of the best-liked me,
congress- He commanded the respec
Of friends and opponents by his abilitie
and his generally unrufled judicial fair
ness, which was broken up only once O
twice, during the bitter controversy wifi
Speaker Reed over the Reed rules. He wa
born In Sheffield, England, where his pa
rents had gone on visit in 1s45, and thi
TACT took him out OF the category of vic
presidential possibilities when some year
lgc his name was suggested for that Office
He was brought to the United States befor
he was year old, was educated in sayan
nah and Macon, Ca, served In the confed
crate army and was made prisoner, wa
admitted to the bar in 1866, became sue
cessively state solicitor-general, Judge
congressman and speaker of the house O
representatives in the. Fifty-second an
Fifty-third congresses. His congressional
career In the lower house extended over !
years. and he was the choice Of his part
Tor the United States senate when he died.