Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-24
JERRY SIMPSON PASSES AWAY
Former Kansas CouRressman Died
at wichIts NJ sos This
MorninR.

WICHITA, Kan, Oct. 2s.-Jerry Simpson
died at SOS O'Clock this morning.
Death was caused by aneurism Of the
sorts Mr.. Simpson Had bccn in i'll health
for nearly year. sis months ago he con-
suited a specialist AZ Chicago. who pro-
nounced his case hopeless. Burial will take
place at wichita. The Masonic order will
have charge of the funeral
Ex-Congressman Simpson was born In
New Brunswick on March 81 1si2. Al
u he began life as - ilor. and during his
twenty-three years following that pursuit
commanded many large vessels on the
Great lakes In the twill war he served
in the Twelfth Illinois Infantry. He came
to Kansas in 1875 rlsinslly he was a
republican. but later became green
hacker and populist. Is- was q member
of congress from 1891 +, 1895 and from 1897
to 1899, being nominatsd the last time by
both the democrats snd populists. After
he left congress he moved to Roswell
N. NJ. where he engaged W to the time of
his death In stock IL '-nng. He returned
to Kansas month ago and entered a
local hospital for trea ent.
His condition becan hopeless ten days
ago and since then tic patient kept alive
principally by sheer foroe Of will His
wife and son were at he bedside at the
time of death.
Mr.. Simpson was scious up TO fve
minutes before death. Yae end came with
out a struggle.
It is believed by his tending physician
and by Mrs. Simpson rat Mr., Simpson,
trouble originated In tla campaign OF 1900
which was particularly wearing upon him
AT the close of the campaign he was
greatly fatigued, and a. Unusual exertor
was followed by cous and a pain neaI
the heart. that gradn' Is grew worse
When he removed to oswell, n. T. II
1902. he sustained a str i In packing tha'
aggravated his trouble
WASHINGTON. Oct 3--The Sage OF
Medicine Lodge" as ] -ry Simpson wa'
called was in many re- poets one OF the
most unique characters ghich adorns tn'
history of congress. II was swept into
the Fifty-second congrets by wave ol
Kansas popuIIsn. CHARGED with the tasl
Of reforming the whnls government and
living down the only a6 ance Information
his colleagues had OF hi personality-tha'
he wore no socks. The : tier task he sue
ceeded in accomplishing N fact, although
! he never quite lost n. title, "sockles'
Jerry" His legislativ, accomplishment
consisted in turning pop ar eastern senti
ment regarding populisr, from scornini
/ ridicule to respectful cor sideration during
his service of six years In the Fifty-second
Fifty-third and Fifty-ffth congresses, whei
ne was swept out by anotNer Kansas wave
/ There was not a question Of eongressiona
action during that time on which Jerr!
! Simpson did not think md on which hi
/ conclusions were not s'rikingly and en-
tirely different from the Of anyone else
: His language and mann OF speech wer
/ quaint TO the highest de ee. Jerry Simp
son always tried to ma bis adversarie
! look ridiculous. always tS Nv new light OF
every subject, made T<ES sonal friend o
every member of the and, his polit
/ ical opponents declaI% ser changed
vote ON aay drestion OF. sista SON. AS A.
entertainer and as a peTR6nahty the hous
/ came to have the warmest regard for him