The San Francisco call., 1906-06-05
GORMAN s
BUSY LIFE
IS CL 0SED
Venerable Maryland Sen
ator Answers Last
Summons.
End Comes Unexpectedly,
Though He Had Long
Been Ill
-
Statesmen Of All Parties
Sorrow Over News Of
His Death.


& WASHINGTON, June Arthur Pue
German, United States Senator from
Maryland, died suddenly at his resi-
dence in this city at s:o5 o'clock this
morning. Heart trouble was the i'm
mediate cause of death. To the last
Senator German was conscious. His
condition during the past week had i'm
proved so much that yesterday the fam
lily had hopes of shortly taking him to
the country. He partook of some nour
ishment at o'clock this morning. but
at 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 attack came
physicians were sent for, but the Sem
ator was dead before they arrived.
Senator Germans illness extended
over period of FIVE months. He had
not left his house since January 16.
He suffered. in addition to his heart
affiiction, more or less stomach trouble.
week ago last Saturday he was seized
with a heart attack and it was thought
then that he could not survive, but he
rallied and seemed to get much better.
Up to late last night he was in the
best of spirits and chatted with various
members OF the family.
senator German is survived by
widow and six children, as follows:
Miss Ada German, Mrs. Wilton j. Lam
bert, Mrs. r. A, Johnson, Mrs. X. w.
Hills, all of this city; Mrs. stephen Gam
brill OF London, England. who was
married here a week ago, and Arthur
Pue German Jr. OF Laurel, Md, MEM
Der of the Maryland Assembly.
SENATOR GoRMAN's CAREER.
Senator German long had been a no.
table 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 his party in the Senate. Win
and the keenest Judgment in Congress
sional affairs, he attained prominence
not only as a leaderpof the Senate, but
in the country at large t rst and ey mahs ny
man in his party for the Presidency.
He was chairman of the executive COM
,mittee and managed the campaign that
resulted in the election of Cleveland in
The most notable contest of his Con-
gressional career and one which at
traeted to him wider attention than
anything else was when he led the
Senate minority in 1S90-1Sg1 and de-
feated the Federal elections bill. To
his sagacious leadership and adroit
management his party friends attribut-
ed the defeat of the measure which was
50 obnoxious to the South.
When the Democrats had control of
the Senate German was the recognized
ifaser te that ha the ar 1 bill Of Maf 1851 81 1Ra Was
passed. and. although the Maryland
Senator was not member of the
finance committee. he had so much to
\ - nf1r. - LII.
name is often given to it. apd, in fact,
man tariff,
1t was during Cleveland's last admin
istration that break occurred between
the Democratic = resident and the
leader of the party in the Senate. In
speech which always will be remem-
bered by those who heard it, Senator
German severely arraigned the Presi
dent. To this opposition the defeat of
Senator German a few years later was
attributed, although his party lost
Maryland In the silver campaigns As
soon as the Democrats regained control
of the State he was at once reelected
to the Senate.
# was a tribute TO his leadership
senate he was made leader of the nil
nority, and although the seniority rule
is strictly enforced, German was given
committee places that were equal to
those he had held after long continuous
services.
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G0RMAN's PUBLIC POLICY.
Senator German was vigorously OPP
posed to acquisition of the philippines
treaty with all the force he possessed.
knowing that strong pressure was be-
ing exerted on Democrats who were
standing with him, he urged an early
bach. until the necessary two-thirds of
the Senator'S were secured.
Condemning extravaganza in public
for economy Voiced. the views of his,
party that less money should be spent
for big ships and more for river and
harbor improvements.
mittee employees, police and pages, all
knew Senator German intimately. and
grief Is general The. news of his death
a:so o'clock wien It was fiiiilfing for the
days work. Every arrival was met
with the ANNOUNCEMENT that the ,vener-
career and, found rest from the illness
that had kept his seat In the Senate
ysss,2t yaea6t PRACTICALLY al of the present
every case bro,isbta forth spontaieous e
eulogies. such as are seldom given to
any man, and especially to an iiitense
great party These aa 0srff Tributes So 50 lnan a
Of the man and silent concerning the
incidents OF political strife, best evi,
was held.
It is understood that the funeral SER
vices Will be private and will be at the
{ German home. The Senate will sbe rep
resented by committee OF Its mem
bers. chosen from colleagues who
served with him for many years.
Senator German In written request
addressed to Mrs, Goffnan. asked that
he did not wish his body to be brought
TO the Capitol, as he wanted his coll
leagues always to think of him as they
knew him in life as an active Senator
There he was always cheerful and sfnil-
Ing, and 1t Is regarded as characteristic
or his dispositi6Yl that he should desire
SO to be refiiemhered
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