Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-15

before Monday and perhaps not until Tues
day. The body will lie in state in the Christ
Episcopal Church at Springfield. the dece-
dent having been a member of that denomi-
nation.
The party will travel from here in a spe-
cial combination car. In the party will be
Mrs. Bushnell, Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. McGrew,
DR.. and Mrs H. c. Dlmond. Mr.. and Mrs.
John L. Bushnell, Col J. L. Rodgers, pri-
vate secretary to the governor during Gov
ernor Bushnelrs administration, and Gen.
H A Axline, who was adjutant general of
the state at that time, and the pallbearers.
The two ex-officials have charge of the ar
rangements. e.. -...
The body rests in massive ebony cop
per-hned caslset almost a counterpart OF
that in which President Mckinley was
buried.
His Life Work
Governor Asa Bushnell for many years
had been leading figure in Ohio politics
He earned the important and honorable po-
sitions he filled by hard work.
Governor Bushnell was born at Rome
Oneida county. N. Y, September 49, 1884
His father was Daniel Bushnell of Lisbon.
Conn. son of Jason Bushnell. soldier OF
the revolutionary war who served first In
Captain Charles Miels company of General
Waterburys brigade. and afterward Joined
the army of Washington at Tarrytown. N.
Y. Daniel Bushnell and his family moved
to Ohio about 1915. settling at Cincinnati,
and there Asa s. Bushnell remained until
1851. when he became member of the
thriving community of Springfield.
He had been for years president of the
First National Bank of Springfield and at
the head of several corporations. He was
member of the Protestant Episcopal Church.
was a thirty second degree Scottish Rite
trustee Masonic
Home. to which he gave 500 in 1891, thus
securing to Springfield the location of the
institution.
Civil War Veteran.
During the civil war he raised a company,
and served in 1864. under General David
Hunter. as its captain in the 152d Ohio Vol
unteer Infantry, in the Shenandoah valley.
He was an enthusiastic member of the
Grand Army of the Republic. being enrolled
with Mitchell Post. Springfield; was also one
of the founders and an officer of the Ohio
Society. Sons of the Revolution. For four
years he was quartermaster general upon
the staff of Governor Joseph B. Foraker.
He had been q member of nearly every
state and national convention within the
last two decades. In 1892 he was one of the
delegates at-large to the Minnea polls con-
vention. and in March, 1886. he was unani-
mously chosen as one of the delegates-at-
large to the st. Louis convention.
He was finally drafted into state politics,
ana IN 1879 became the chairman OF the re-
publican state executive committee under
the mana cement of which the party not
only elected Governor Foraker by a hand
some plurality. but also accomplished the
unprecedented result of securing a majority
In the general assembly without the vote OF
Hamilton county, and thus reelected John
Sherman to the United States Senate.
In 1887 he was noTnina ted by reclamation
as the republican candidate for lieutenant
governor on the ticket with Governor For
aker, but for business reasons declined to
accept the nomination.
Twice Governor Of His State.
In 1889 there was a general demand that
MIR. Bushnell should head the state ticket
of his party. but he positively refused to
allow his name to be used. In 1854 he was
again urged to become gubernatorial can
didate. but declined and supported Major
William Mckinley, who became the nomi-
nee by reclamation. He refused several
times to become congressional candidate
In May, 1895 the republicans assembled in
convention at GAINESVILLE and nominated
him as their candidate for governor though
he had not sought that honor. He was
elected in November. 1895. by d plurality OF
| :2.622, victory greater than any ever
| achieved by Ohio governor up to tina.
| time save John Brough. who was a war
| time candidate. and received practically the
| entire vote cast.
| On November 9 1897 he was reelected
/ receiving a plurality of rs. los. the greatest
ever given in Ohio In a year following a
| presidential election.