The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-13
ThK Neral6 ana Sge1vs
SENATOR VOORHEES, Is DEAD.
Tho Great Indiana Democrat Passed Away
Uncxpcctcdly-lIadB Been In Ill Health.

Wolsey Voorhees,, cX-Unltod States
senator from tho State Of Indiana,
died at 5 o'clock this morning at his
homo in this city, No. 1905 Mary
land avenue, Northeast.
The ex-senator had boon in poor
health for several years and for at
least two years past had taken little
part in tho proceedings in tho senate.
He had beon q constant sufferer from
rheumatism Of tho heart and his
friends thel efore had come to expect
that they might hear Of his death
suddenly. Tho last reports of him,
however, were that he was showing
some signs of improvement and his
death, therefore, while not entirely
unexpected, came with the sudden
. moss Of q shock.
At the time of his retirement from
the senate, tho Tall Sycamore Of tho
Wabash was aifcctionatcly held by
devotion of his followers of the Hoos-
ier State.
He was the leading Democrat on
tho finance committee and by virtue
Of this position the natural leader of
his party on the floor of tho Scnut"
on all tariff and financial questions.
He was not very active, however,
owing to his i'll hcalth, in tho work on
the Wilson tariff bill, most Of tho
numerous amendments to this bill
and its final passage after stormy
career in which it was in serious dan
ger, being duo largely to Senator
Jones Of Arkansas.
In the repeal of the Sherman bill,
Senator Voorhees, took Il prominent
part. 1t was his last important work
in the Senate and its final repeal
was due largely to the effective sup
Dort rendered the Cleveland unmiuis-
tration, which had made tho repeal
OF this bill ono Of its chief purposes.
SEVENTY SIX YEARS Old.
Mr.. Voorhees, WAS IS years OF ago
last September, and prior to his re-
tircmcnt from public lifo on March
4, last, had boon for many years ono
of tho most picturesque figures in
the Senate. lIo was born in Inbcrty
township, Butler County, Ohio, and
in his carly infancy was carried by
his parents to his pioneer homo in tho
Wabash Valley in Indiana. In 1919
he graduated from Tho Indiana AS
bury (now Dcpauw) University, and
studying law, began its pructice in
1851 in Covington, tho scat of Justice
of Fountain County, Indiana. Aftor
hearing young Voorhees, deliver n
Fourth Of July oration United States
Senator Hannogan, of Indiana, asked
him to become hislaw partner, which
ho did in April, 1882. Tho ncxt year
being confronted by Governor
Wright, prosecuting attorney for tho
circuit court, he SO far held his own
Us to establish for himself rcputa-
tion rs an able criminal lawyer. In
1856 he was an unsuccessful candi-
date for congress. Hc removed to
Torre IIuute in 1857 and from 1888
to 1861 was United States district
attorney for Indiana. In 1899, at
tho request Of Governor Ashbol u.
Willard, of Indiana, he went to
Charlcstown, Va, to defend John E.
Cook, brother in law Of the governor
and ono Of tho associates Of John
Brown in tho Harpcr's Ferry tragedy.
His able defenso of his client and his
remarkable speech to tho court and
jury on that occasion were published
all over this country and translated
into several languages. llo acquired
thereby national reputation as a
lawyer and orator.
In 1860 he was elected to congress
, and was re- elected in 1862 and 1864.
In 1866 his seat was successfully con-
tested by Henry D. Washbum, bat
he was returned in 1865 and ro-
elected in 1870 and 1872. In 1877
he was appointed to tho United
States Senate rs Democrat to fill
the vacancy caused by tho death of
Oliver p. Morton. He was subso-
qucntly elected by the Legislature for
the full term aud was re elected in
1885 and in 1891. In 1896 Fair
child was elected to his seat and sue
ceeded him as senator on tho .ith of