The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-06-26

side were his WIG, Mrs Lyman lrunDul,
his SON Perry Trumbull. and his daughter,
Mrs Walter Trumhull He was attended
by DR. Bayard Holmes and DIR. Jayne, of
Springfield. HIS Judg, Trumbull's final
sickness was the result of "a cold contract
ed while attending the funeral of eX-Lieu-
tenant Governor kocrnor, of Bellcville,
Ills He wa, soon confined 10 his bed and
for several weeks has been near death s
door
Eoug and Honorable Career.
Hon Lyman 1Iumbull was one of Chi
cagos best known and most highly es-
tcemcd citizens He was affiliated with
large number of influential organizations,
among them being the American Bar as
sociution. IroQuos club and che board OF
counsclors of the Chicago College of Den
tal surgery His political career was an
interesting one. lie was born in Col
chester Conn. Oct -, 1873, and during
the long period of his lifetime held many
high Offices Among the latter were
those of Cuitcd States senator, justice OF
the supreme court of the state of llli-
nois. and state representative. He came
to Illinois i'm 1897 and settled in Bellcvillc,
Il. Clair county. In 1910 he was elected
representative i'm the state legislature,
where be served two years. After that ne
became "A candidate for several offices, but
was uncucce.srul until 1913, when he was
elected one OF the Justices OF the state SUI
preme court. Four years later nc was re-
elected for term of nine years, but he re-
signed in 1893.
A. United STATES senator.
His career a. a United States senator
BEGAN I'm 1850. when ne was elected to
serve six years At the expiration of this
term he was reelected for a similar period
and i'm 67 he was made senator Tor the
| third time During his three terms of
senatorial incumbcncy he attracted wide
| notice through his prominent idontifica'
| ton with matters which were shaking the
public mind When the slave question
was the theme ON every tongue, Mr..
| Trumbull abandoned the policy of the
Democratic party, with which he had
been prominently identified, and es-
poused the cause of freedom. lie
| was the first to propose an
amendment to the constitution abolishing
| slavery In the Thirty-sevcnth congress
he took prominent part in the discus
sions relating to the following measures
On the transfer of certain suits To the
United states courts on the discharge oil
state prisoners, and on compensated eman'
cipation is Missouri In the Thirty-cighth
congress he was prominent in debates re-
sulting from the following measures; On
the onth OF a senator, ON colored voters IN
Montana. on amending the constitution
and on con1iscatiOn
| Ran Against Cullom.
One of the political meetings in which
he took a prominent part, and which Is oil
more local interest, perhaps, than some
other even more important matters, was
that held in April. 1881, when prominent
state politicians, including both Demo
crafts and Wings, who were opposed To th'
course of stephen A Douglas in the sen
ate. convened in the fremont house
Abraham Lincoln, Lyman Trumbull
MIR skinner, O. IL Brownin j. Il. stewart
David Davis, Norman H. Judd, j
Ymung Scammon, Francis {. sherman
and other wcll-known mcn were pres
ent At this meeting the politician
nlrdred themselves TO support the anu
Nebraska party, and appointed u commit
tec tonritate the subject. Tho state vot
of 1850. when Mr. Trumbull wat pitted n
the Democratic candidate for gOvcrno
AGAINST shelby NJ Cullom. Republican
shows the popularity of the Democrati
? candidate. AZ that time Mr.. Cullom wol
out by n vote of 3ll.ji5 20 2fs .o32 votes 10
Trumbull Mr. Trumbull was "A membe
of the law firm Of Trumbull, Washburn
x Robbins