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DEATH TAXES ROFFECNER '' |l
Delaware's Only Congressman
Suddenly Passes,
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STATE HAS BUTsoNE. sen AToR
Funeral of the Smyrna Statesman
Will Take Place on Wednesday
Afteroon and Interment
Made at GIeenwood VII
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Cemetery, Smyrna .-..... 4.
Special TO The sun. :.

Smyrna, Del, June 17.-John Henry
Hoffecker, Delaware's only Congressman
is dead, Apoplexy caused his death
very suddenly and Unexpectedly yester-
day morning at 8, 80 O'clock.
Mr.. Hoffecker's death leaves Senator
Richard r.. Kepney The only representa-
tive of the State in either House of Con-
.gresH. fts .t,54 u i.t9s'siij fil'F i-''%nat'
On Thursday Congressman Hoffecker
was; in Philadelphia assisting Union
Republican delegates in their fight for re-
cognition by the Republican, National
Committee n. He wasiapparentlyin good
health, and when accomplished ofifeeir
ing, qnyell Saturday morning Mrs. Hof-
feckSeri thought it was oniyan attack Of
lnqlgestlon.H.4aal "fMfG 8 a,ta'ief 'ftl
she .hastened for DntThomas g. Moore
but during heriabsence the Congressman
died. At.i .-,.! a:lHn BNissi;t3t's9i htth3f
| Mr.. Hoffecker is survived aby his wife
and four children7rW Walter o.; his private
secretary; j John A. and J.Edwin, both
in the service OF the Delaware Railroad
Csmpany at Clayton, and Mrs. Harvey
I. Hail.. etnps i .a '-3Gaa
i a Funeral on Wednesday. A9l
4 Funeral services will be held next
"Wednesday afternoon at 1.30 O'clock,
and will be conducted by Rev. Charles
A. Hill, pastor of Asbury M. E. Church,
of which Mr.. Hoffecker was member.
Interment will be made in Glenwood
Methodist Episcopal Church at this
place.
prominent Aside From Politics.
Mr.. Hoffecker was born near Smyrns
on September II, 1927, a son of JOSEPH
Hoffecker. On the death of his fathel
he inherited the homestead, which ht
cultivated for seventeen years, and theI
he moved to Smyrna and engaged in th,
canning business, which he conducted
until the time of his death.
He was prominent in all the affairs o
his community, being one of the origina
tors of the Fruit Growers National Bank
: for many years director, and finall,
president, He was director of the Del
aware Railroad Company, the Ken
County Mutual Insurance Company, an
for many years president of the Tow,
TlCouncil and the School Board.
,tf HIS CAREER IN PUBLIC LIFE
AWhig in early life, he was one of th
original Republicans in the State, an
was the leader of his party in Norther
: Kent County, Mr. Hoffecker was
delegate to the Republican National Cor
j, yention of 1876 and 1884, and was Speal
: Ter ofthe DelawaretHouse of Represent;
!. j tives in 1889.
+ In 1896 he was slated as Republica
I, tcandidate for Governor. AT the Stat
{ Convention what are now known as I'll
!. Regular or du Pont Republicans boltet
\ and the Union Republicans nominate
I MIR. Hoffecker for Governor. The Regl
I lars named John @. Higgins, brother
3 Eformer Senator Higgins, and as resu
of the split Governor Tunnell WI
. chosen.
Previous to the advent Of Mr.. Addict
in Delaware politics. Mr.. Hoffecker WI
Eallied with the George V. Massey VIII
N iof the party.
le Mr. Hoffecker enjoyed a double di
a tinction in the State. In the first plac
e, he was Delaware's only Congressma
n. Secondly, he was said to be the on
le man acceptable to both factions of Il
ID Republican party. He was the nomin
se of both Union Republicans and Regula
nr for Congress in 1898 and was elected, d
in Heating the Democratic candidate, L. Ir
IN ing Handy, a nephew of the late Co
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