The Springdale news., 1907-04-12

had Swelled into strong chorus.
 Verse after verse of the famil- far Wesleyan song was repeated. The joining together in this old hymn gave expression to to feeling of sympathy that conver- sation had failed to express. Al ter this hymn had been repeated several times and there had been d lull in the waiting, some voice started God Be With You Till ! We Meet Again"
 Speaker Hamiter, Acting Gov ernor Moore and almost every member in the assembly gathered about and joined in the song. Not a word was said aside from the lines of these hymns, but at their conclusion it was evident that the members of the Thirty sixth assembly had paid a heart felt tribute to a departed brother III a more expressive manner than could have been exhibited in ftl- some exploit of platform eulegy.
 1t had been reported that Sena- Tor T Thonpsons $ condition was re- garded as serious, but few were prepared for the news of his death.
 It hardly seemed longer than the day before when. before d crowded audience in the Senate chamber, Senator Thompson had fulfilled the most important mis- sion assigned to him by his peo- Hple.
 Tie appropriation measure for the University of Arkansas k al ways the feature assignment Of the senator from Washington county. and Senator Thompson had brought that legislation to a successful continuation Tn his branch of the assembly last week
 His speech on that occasion was one of the strongest efforts ever made in the upper legislative body. It was an appeal at times,
 and q demand in other instances.
 The educati advantages that had been denied this representa- tive were championed for the sons and daughters of this and coming generations in language that carried the earnest conviction of sincerity.
 He faced every opposition and answered every argument against tie appropriations asked for in that measure. When the origi- nal sum asked for was reduced
 to almost half. and the bill Was passed n the Senate, Senator Thompson realized that he had put forth his best efforts and his people were satisfied.
 Senator Thompson's death cut of a public career in the begin-
 ming of his usefulness He had : served ole term in the house. and was at the times of his death con- cluding his first term in the State Senate.
 Denied an education ln his
 youth through the diversity that caused his time to be occupied iu
 toil, he had spent the last few
 years of his life in making up for that loss. His ambition led him to the practice of law. as we'll as . to a future in politics. \ few years ago he had acquired a set
 of law books and undertaken
 their study at his home. Ii was his intention after the adjourn
 ment of the legislature 10 go 2 back to Fayetteville and stand an
 examination, and, if successful,
 open a law office.
 Further than this, Senator
 Thompson had expected to be- ]. come a candidate for Congress- , Held ID the highest esteem in his r own county, and with an ambi- : ton that led him to believe he could win friends in the counties
 of the district he had not visited. AA1 VI do t0 i'd Vt AA4tQ LII At4N NOAAA- petitiye field for this distinctive honor.
 When, through the illness of Governor Little. President John Ike Moore of the Senate took
 charge of the governors office.
 and there was talk of electing i : successor to preside over the up- ! per legislative body, the name of l Senator Thompson was at once ! proposed by his friends. and. had l that change taken place. he
 would have undoubtedly been the , choice of the majority
 l The remains of Senator Thompson arrived in Fayetteville Friday morning and were met at tie station by battalion of ca dets from the University and 2 : delegation from the Odd Fellows