The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-05
ARTHUR PUB G0RMAN DEAD Maryland Senator Died
 Suddenly. HAD BEEN ILL MANY MONTHS Had Been in Public Life for Half
 Century. From Page in Senate to Leader of Mi-r' nority in America's Highest
 Legislative Body Was His Record.
HAD BEEN ILL MANY MONTHS

German. United States Senator from Maryland. died suddenly at his resi- dence in this city at s45 o'clock this morning, While Senater German had been i'll for many months. he had shown some improvement lately. Heart trouble was the immediate cause of | death
 | Up to the time of death, Senator Cor i man was conscious His condition dur- | ing the past week had improved so | much that yesterday the family had hopes of shortly taking him to the country. He partook of some nourtsh- ment at o'clock this morning. but at | 9 o'clock he was seized with heart attack and died in five minutes. At | the bedside were Mrs. German, Miss | Ada German, the Senator's eldest daughter and the nurse. When the at-l tack came physicians were sent for but the Senator was dead before they arrived
 Illness of Five Monfhs. Senator Germans illness extended over period of five months. He had not left his house since January fe, He suffered, in addition to his heart affection. with more or less stomach troubles A week ago Saturday he was seized with heart attack and 1t was | thought then that he could not sur vive, but he rallied and seemed to get very much better Up to late last night he was in the best Of spirits and chatted with various members of the family. As soon as he passed aways I word was sent to the Senate. Senator German leaves a widow and six children, as follows: l Miss Ada German. Mrs. Wilton T., l Lambert, Mrs. R. A. Johnson. Mrs. K. | ". Hills. all of this city: Mrs. stephen Gambrili of London, Eng. who arrived here week ago. and Arthur Pue Cor man, Jr, ef Laurel, Md, a member of the Maryland assembly.
 l Long Public Life.
 Senator German long had been a notable figure in the national Congress. He first took his seat in 1881 and served continuously for eighteen years and nearly all of that time he was the leader of hls party in the Senate. Wins ming early reputation for sagacity and the keenest Judgment in Congress sional affairs, he attained prominence, not only as leader In tho Senate but in the country at large and by many men was considered the most available man in his party for the presidency. He was chairman of the executive committee and managed the campaign that resulted in tho election or Cieve- land in 1884.
 The most notable contest of hts Con- gressional career, and one which ate
  | anything else was when he led the Senate minority in 1S90-9l and defeated the Federal election bill To his saga cious leadership and adroit manage ment, his rarty friends attributed the defeat of the measure which was so ob- | noxious to the South.
 | When the Democrats had control of the Senate, German was the recognized leader of that body. Ii was at that time that ths tariff bill of 1894 was passed, and although the Maryland Senator was not a member of the Ei- nance Committee he had so much to do with shaping that measure that his name is often given to 1t, and In fact. it is frequently called the Wilson-Gor- man tariff.
 Break With Cleveland.
 It was during Cleveland's last ad- n,inIstration that a break occurred be- tween the DemocrattIc President and the leader of the party in the Senate. Tn a speech which always will be re- membered by those who heard it, Sen-t ator German severely arraigned the President To this opposition the de- feat of Senator German a few years later Is attributed, although his party lost Maryland in the silver campaigns As soon as the Democrats regained control of the State he was at once re- elected to the Senate.
 It was a tribute to his leadership that he was made leader of the mi- nority. and although the seniority rule is strictly enforced. German was given committee places that were equal to those he held after long continuous service,
 Opposed Parts Treaty.
 Senator German was vigorously op- posed to the acquisition of the Philip pines and fought the ratification of tho Paris treaty with all the force he pos sessed Knowing that strong pressure was being cxerted on the committees who were standing with him, he urged an early vote while friends of the trea- ty held back until the necessary two' thirds of the Senators were secured Conforming extravaganza In public | expenditures, Senator Germans pleas for economy voiced the views of his party that less money should be spent for big ships and more for river and harbor Improvements.
 Senator German was born in How-' ard county, Maryland, March II. 1889. In 1852 he was appointed page in the Senate, and continued to this ser- vice until 1866. His present term as United States Senator would have ex- l pired March 8, 1909.
 It was announced tonight that the 1 funeral will be held at Senator Cor mans late residence, No. l4S2 K Street, Northwest. at II o'clock Thursday morning.