Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-10-05
POstnaster-GeneraI
Payne Dead.

Postmaster General Henry c. Payne
died at the Arlington Hotel, Washing
ton, at 6:10 o'clock Tuesday night. He
passed away quietly and without a
struggle, sinking into the deep sleep
after sturdy battle against death
lasting almost week. Mrs. Payne and
members of the family were at his
bedside. The direct cause of Mr..
Payne's death was disease Of the mi
trail valve and dilatation of the heart.
Mr.. Payne was very popular with
all men in public life at Washington,
especially however was he admired by
President Roosevelt. who said Of him !:
''Mr. Payne was one of the sweetest,
most lovable and trustful men [ have
ever met"
The nation ana especially our state
mourns the loss of the Postmaster.
General, who has for many years been
ore of the leaders and couuselors of
the Republican party. Everywhere are
heard Expressions of regret over his
untimely death.
The remains will be kept in Wash
ihgton until Friday, when a state fun
eral will be held at St. Johns Epsco-
pal church, TO be attended by the
president, the cabinet, diplomatic
corps. etc. At 3:15 Friday afternoon
the body will be taken to the Penusyl-
vania railroad station and placed
aboard the private car of President
Earling of the Milwaukee road. The
remains will probably arrive in NIL
waukee Saturday evening and services
will be held Sunday at AlI-Saints'
cathedral.
Perhaps no citizen of Wisconsin has
been more in the public eye in the last
twenty years than Henry c.. Payne.
AS political leader, successful fnan-
cier receiver for railroad interests Of
great multitude, as vice chairman of
the national republican committee, and
as postmaster general of the United
States, his career has been public pro
perty for so long that his name is a
household word far beyond the confines
of the state of his adoption.
Back of his fame as politician,
business man, and fnancier is the re-
putation of a genial, kindly nature.
strong in it's friendships, broad and
kindly in its sympathy, indomitable in
it's struggle against che handicaps of i'll
health, and it is this side of the man
which will make his memory linger
long iu the minds of his friends and
admirers in the Badger state.
Mr., Payne's career from the start
was an interesting one. 1t is the story
of young man, brought to the west
by a young mans restless ambition,
who fought his way from an hum BILE
beginning to wealth, position, and
power.
Henry c. Payne was born in Ash
field, Franklin county, Mass, Novem-
Der 23, 1913. In his early boyhood he
attended the common school and was
graduated from Shelbourne Falls acad-
envy in 1859. He served in the Civil
war for short period. In 1868 he
came to Milwaukee, where he worked
some years as clerk. He worked his
way rapidly and in poliaical way he
early became leader. In 1876 he
was appointed postmaster Of Milwau-
kee, which position he held for ten
years. He became pOstmaster-gener
December 19, 1901. In 1880 he was
a delegate to the national Republican
convention at Chicago and was one of
the men through whose efforts the
nomination Of President Garfield was
consumated In 1883 he was a dele
gate at large to the convention which
dominated Gen. Harrison. He was al
so a delegate to the Minneapolis,
Philadelphia and St. Louis conven-
tions.