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GOV. PATT|SON OF
Ohio PASSES away
EXECUTIVE sUccuMBs AFTER
LONG ILLNESS AT HIS HOME
NEAR CINCINNATI.
REPUBLICAN, IS SWORN
IN As HIS SUCCESSOR
Brie6 Biography Of Dead Official
Lieut.. Gov. Harris Declares Ap-
pointments Of Herrick Will Re
main for the Present,

SA0oAAA6lA JUNO lV.-I0Uu VA KAT
dson, governor Of Ohio, died of
chronic interstttial nephritis at 4:2o
o'clock Monday afternoon at his home
In Milford, Is miles east Of this city,
after an illness Of five months. On
beautiful hillside near his home his
body viii be laid to rest Thursday
afternoon. Services will be held in
the Methodist church.
Gov. Pattison's death came sudden
~ and was unexpected even by his
physicians and family. The declining
stage Of his final illness dates from
last Friday. but later he rallied and
was thought to be out OF danger. He
had relapse Sunday night and sank
steadily until the end.
Republican Takes Chair.
Lieut. Gov. Andrew L. Harris was
sworn tn as acting governor Monday
might at Eaton, o. Gov. Harris is a
Republican, Gov. Pattison having been
the only Democrat on the state ticket
elected last fall.
Gov. Pattison's election last fall by
q plurality Of 10000 caused a sensation.
The state had formerly gone Repub-
lican by 2s5,60o. Gov. Herricks atti-
tdde on the local option law and other
questions aroused great opposition on
the part Of the reform elements.
John M. Patuson was born In
Clement county, Ohio, in 1S47. He
served in the union army, although
only a boy. He studied law and was
a member Of the Ohio legislature and
later a congressman. He was the
principal stakeholder in the Union
Central Life Insurance company of
Ohio, which was founded by his father
an-law, Prof Williams.
{ Many kilograms OF coincidence have
been received from all parts of the
country, business, social and political
acQuaintances uniting in expressing re-
greet at the death Of Mr.. Pattison.
Herrick's Appointments to Stand.
Columbus, o., June 2O.-Gov. Har-
ris arrived in Columbus about noon
Tuesday from his home in Eaton. He
went to the state house and took the
oath Of ONCE, although he took the
oath at Eaton Monday night. In an
interview at Eaton the governor ex-
pressed his sorrow at the death of
Gov. Pattison and said that he will
attend the funeral at Milford, which
will be private and not a state funeral.
you must remember" he said, "that
! am only the acting governor under
the constitution. I do not feel called
upon to follow the policy OF the late
governor In stats matters. OF course
i am In favor Of temperance legisla-
ton, but I am sensible enough. / hope,
to realize that in certain localities in
this state the Sunday closing laws are
not practicable; that is. they cannot
be enforced. I shall allow Gov. Her
,rtck's appointments to stand for the
present at least. ! do not expect to
give than any thought for some time
yet. Although. Of course, 1 had ap.
preciatsd the serionsness Of Gov. Pat.
tison's illness for some time, I Aad
still believed that he would serve GU,
his term. The optimism of the physi.
clans encouraged the belief For tina,
reason had given but little though,
to the possibility Of my succeeding t
Gov. Pattison's place."