The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-27
GLOON AT CAPITOL.


MIR. Clarke's worth.
The death of Hon. r. II. clarke. OF
Mobile at st. Luke's Hospital In 81.
Louis, late Tuesday night, cast as
tinct depression over the offices of the
state Capitol Building yesterday
Memories of the man who has been SO
well known in Alabama for so long.
and who has been the warm personal
friend of many of the officers now IN
the old building. made the news OF his
| sudden death deeply felt.
From nearly every state official IN
the CAPITOL expressions of regret were
heard at his unexpected death.
Mr. Clarkes death, however, in adj
dition to being regarded as a personal
| loss, was also considered as a loss to
Alabama. For years he had occupied
| a high place in the political life or the
State. During his several terms IN
Congress- his services to his consti-
tuency were many and important II
| was these things, well as personal
| recollections of the man which were
spoken of at the Capitol yesterday.
| Perhaps none of the State officials
felt the death of the Mobile statesman
more deeply than Governor Jelks.
Friends for a long time, the Governor
had the heartiest admiration and re-
spect for the abilities of Mr.. Clarke.
| and for the many services he had rem
dered to the State. The Governor
yesterday spoke in strong terms OF the
man who died in ST. Louis the night
| before
.tThe death of Mr. Clarke of Mobile"
said Governor Jelks, will be as deep
ly regretted in all parts of Alabama
| as would have been the death of al
most any man among u.s. He was easl-
| ly one of our first citizens. He was
| strong of mind and character, and or
| great personal magnetism. During the
recent primary he was far from well,
1 and remember to have heard a friend
in the Governors office, few days
before August 27th. say that he was
filter for bed than for the hustlngS'
and urgently advised him to go home.
He said but for some engagements ne
had In Walker County. he certainly
would take to his bed. His close
| friends have known for a long time
that he was not we'll They have seen
that he was constantly growing less
strong. He will be greatly missed by
the people of Alabama"
1t was a strange coincidence that the
day after his death, letter should
come to the Secretary of State, OK
planning why the affidavit of expenses
incurred by the late candidate for al
ternate United States Senate at the
August primary, had not been filed
Although unable to make out the ac-
count of his expenditures himself the
sick man had his brother, N r. Clarke
| of Mobile write the letter, saying thal
| if he should recover, Mr.. Clarke would
himself, file the affidavit as required by
law. The letter was received Just in
time to be filed before the expiration
of the time allowed by la wfor the I'LL
ing of the paper.
The letter of explanation fol-
lows:
st Louis. Sept. 2S. 1905.
Secretary of State. Montgomery, Ala.
Dear Sir-HMy brother. Richard II.
pital in this city. critically Ill with
pneumonia. He has along with MS
pneumonia. heart complications, and
his physicians report to ME that the
chances of his recovery are doubtful.
He lost his strength about week prior
TO the close Of his canvass. pending the
last state primary. and has been an Ill
man since that time. wholly unable to
attend to any of his duties.
"This letter is written to You in ex-
rlanation, and as an excuse for his
failure to file an tented statement
of the expenses incurred by him, as re-
duired by law It Is nv impression
that such statement must be filed
with the Secretarv NJ state, hut II II
Is required TO be filed With tho Audi
tor viii you not turn this letter over
to him?
SHOULD my, brother recover. he viii
comply with tho law as soon as he has
sufficient strength.
Yours truly.
M p Clarke"
Tho letter was filed with tho expense
accounts of the other candidates. and
will stand On record in place of tht
expense account % Mr., Clarke