Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-01-20
DEATH OF s. COLLINS WRIGHT
Was a Member of Maryland's
House of Delegates.
DIED UNEXPECTEDLY ON SUNDAY
Plans of the Leaders May be In
terfered With.
1t VIII be Two Weeks Before His Successor
Can be Seated, and Democrats Have Need
of Every Vote They Can Muster IL They
Propose to Deal With malster Men.


Baltimore sun, Monday.
S. Collins Wright, member OF the
HouHe OF Delegates from Queen Anne's
county, died suddenly yesterday at his
home, in Ceutreyille.
The event will arouse general interest
in the State because it lessons the
Democratic vote at time when tho
public is anyiously watching the An
napolis situation in anticipation of an
effort on the part of the Democratic
lenders to profit by differences in the
Republican ranks. A5
Mr.. Wright was compelled to lsaye
Annapolis Thursday because of severe
attack of the grip. lie came to Balti-
more anu wont to the home of his
brother. inlaw, Wilmer Emory, 1920
~. Faul street, where he and Mrs.
Wright had planned to 6pend tine
WIntpr Saturday afternoon Mr..
Wright. although still very i'll.
went to Centreyille to attend to some
business. Mrs Wright desired to ac,
company him, but at bis solicitation
remained in Baltimore
Mr. Wright's house in Cantreyille is
occupied for the winter by his cousin,
Mrs. Marcella Wright, and her son,
reached Centreville he said that he WINS
fatigued and wished to retire, which
he Immediately did. Shortly afterward
bis lahored breathing attracted atten
fion, bat, nothing wrong was suspected
until about midnight, hen his con.
tinued strong respiration caused Mr..
Clayton Wright to examine him. He
was found uneonBcious and Dir. James
Bordley was Summoned. Nothing could
be done for the patient and he died at
10 o'cluck yesterday. Or. Borrlley had
been treating him for several months
for an affection of this heart, and death
was caused By acute uremia, compli.
Gated with heart trouble,
Mrs. Wright had not been told last
night of the death of her husband, as
there was no way she gould reach Cen.
trevilie yesterday. She will go to Gen.
treville to-day.
Mr.. Wright was the second son Of the
late Col. Thomas Wright, of the
aChurch Farm who represented
Queen Anne's county in the State Sen
ate in 1886 and 1897. He was born near
Centreville February 18th, 1887, and
was educated at West Chester a cademy,
Pennsylvania. In the spring of 1861 he
engaged in the boating business ami
ran packet between Queenstown and
Baltimore for two years, after which
he moved to Centrevills, continuing the
business. In 1866 he began farming
near Centreyille. A year later be
married Miss Margaret W. Emory,
daughter of Mrs. Catherine 9. and Will
mer Emory OF Queen Anne's county,
who survives him.
Until elected to the Maryland Logis-
iature Mr.. Wright never held polti-
cal position, being of retiring nature
and not desiring to lead u public life.
lie was always staunch Democrat.
Justice William D. Wright OF Waverly,
and Mr.. Benjamin W. Wright OF An
napolis, are brothers of Mr.. Wright.
The death of MIR. Wright leaves a
vacancy in the Queen Anne's dele.
CATION in the House of Delegates and
cuts the Democratic vote in the General
Assembly down to 40. The Qusen
Anue's delegation consisted of Stats
Senator Woodland 2. Finley and Dele
gates William j. Price, Jr., Eugene
IL. Dudley and Mr.. Wright, all Demo.
Gratis. The Speaker of the House may
at once issue his warrant for a special
election to fill the vacancy, 10 days
notice Of such election being required,
exclusive of the day of the publication
of the call for the election and the date
Of holding tho election.
The unexpected cutting down Of their
vote may hamper the plans Of the
Democratic leaders, should they be
figuring upon another coalition with
Republicans. Under the circumstances
that exist at Annapolis, one vote is OF
great Importance. Mr.. Wright's sue
ceasor is almost sure to be Democrst,
as Queen Anne's county 10 heavily
Democratic,