The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-06-05
GORMAN
DIES PEACEFULLY
Long and Distinguished Career
Comes to Close
FUNERAL TO BE THURSDAY
At His Request the Ceremony Will Be
Simple and viii Be Conducted at
His Private Residence In
Washington.
FUNERAL TO BE THURSDAY

arthur Pue Gornan OF Maryland uleu OF
neuralgia of the heart this morning. His
death has only been a question of time,
the senator himself realizing several
months ago that there was no hope for
him.
He has suffered from neuralgia all his
life but in the last eighteen months the
attacks became more frequent and severe
and in speaking of his ailment to a friend
last December, he expressed the fear that
it would soon reach his heart. A week
ago last Saturday the senator had a Sc
we're attack but rallied. At o'clock this
morning he was better than he had been
for month and to his family and friends
his sudden death came as great sur
prize.
Shock to People of South.
The death of Senator German will be a
shock to the people of the south. In his
long public career, he has always been
the champion of their rights. He defeated
the Infamous force bill and was the man
who prevented Cleveland from being
counted out in New York in 1884. In pass
ing it is worth notice that Cleveland
promptly turned his back upon German
and never seemed to care fer the services
rendered by him. Two years ago when
Parker was nominated for President Cor
man was beseiged upon all sides to accept
the management of the campaign. He
was considered the best politician in the
country and there was general demand
for his services.
German probably remembered the
treatment he received at the hands of
Cleveland and declined to manage the
Parker campaign.
In addition he felt that his condition
was gradually growing weaker and he
would be unable to stand the excitement
and strain which he would have to un-
dergo Undoubtedly German never re-
ceived the consideration at the hands of
the party to which he was entitled. In
1888, 1892 and 1904 he was prominently be-
fore the party as a possible candidate
for the presidency, but he never received
strong enough support to warrant his
making an active fight. The south es-
pecally, which he had so often be-
friended. would always go to the New
York candidate and that would settle it.
Simple Funeral Thursday.
It was announced that the funeral would
be held at Senator Germans late res
idence, No. 1921 street, northwest, at IL
o'clock Thursday morning.
The services at the house will be pri-
vate and will be conducted by a clergy
man of the Presbyterian faith. of which
the late senator was an adherent. 1t
was said Senator Germans request that
he should be buried In Oak Hill ceme-
terry in Georgetown just across Rock
Creek from this city, as by the will of the
state of Maryland. which had sent him
to the Senate. practically his entire pub
lie life has been spent In the national
capital
As the District of Columbia was origi-
nally a part of Maryland his friends feel
that his last resting placs will be under
the soil of his native state, and in a
place where his life work was accom-
plished.
Senator German leaves a widow and six
children as follows:
Miss Ada German. Mrs Wilton j. Lam
bert, Mrs. r. A. johnson, Mrs r. w.
Hills, all of this city. Mrs. Stephen CAM
brill of London, Eng, who arrived here a
week ago, and Arthur Pue German. Jr.,
of LAUREL Md, member of the Mary
land assembly.
Capital Shrouded in Gloom.
gloom today. Senators and representa-
tives, committee employees, police and
pages all knew Senator German intimate
ly. and grief was general. The news of
his death reached the building at about
$50 o'clock when 1t was filling for the
days work.
Every arrival was met with the an
nouncement that the venerable minority
leader had shifted lifes cares and found
rest from the illness that had kept his
seat in the Senate vacant practically all
of the present session. The announce
ment in nearly every case brought forth
spontaneous eulogies such as seldom are
given to any man. and especially to an
intense partisan who had been a great
leader of a great party. The expressive
tributes so unanimous in bespeaking the
lovabeness of the man and silent con-
cernng the incidents of political strife
best evidenced the marked esteem in
which he was held.
Several of the most important commit
tees which invariably meet on Monday
devoted nearly all of the time they were
In session to discussing the high places
Senator German had filled in life at the
capital
Senator German. in a written request
addressed to Mrs. German, asked that no
state funeral should be held. He said
that he did not wish his body to be
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colleagues at washington to think of
him as they knew him in life as an active
senator. There he was always cheerful
and invariably smiling, and 1t Is regarded
as characteristic of his disposition that
he should desire so to be remembered.
Bailey Announces Death.
Washington, June 4.-The Senate ad-
jcurned today Immediately on receiving
the announcement of Senator Gorman's
DEATH No business whatever was trans
acted There was an unusual number OF
senators. and all were manfestly i'm
pressed by the solemnity of the occasion.
Senator Bailey announced the death of
Mr. German. He said:
'sMr President, In the absence of the
surviving senator from Maryland, 1t be-
comes my painful duty to announce the
death of Senator German. The end. which
awaits us all. found him this morning at
his home in this city. surrounded by his
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