Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-01

county. Pa. His death followed a general
breakdown, attributed to old age. Mr..
Grow was the last surviving member of a
family of SIX children. He was never
married.
Galusha Aaron Grow was born in Ash
ford (now Eastford), Windham county,
Conn, on August 81, 1923. His father died
when he was three years old, and his
mother, with her SIX children, removed 10
Susquehanna county in May, 1884. There
young Grow worked on a farm and at
tended ne common scho,ls until he began
preparation at the Franklin Academy for
Amherst College, from which he gradu-
ated in lSA. Three years later he was
admitted to the bar and in 1850 began his
public career by being chosen the SUE
cessor of David Wilmot in the House or
Representatives.
He was elected from the same district
for six consecutive terms, the first tnres
times a free soil democrat, the last
three times a republican, but in 1872
lost his seat through a redistricting Of
the state In July, 1861, he was elected
Speaker of the House He returned to
Congress in 1894, when he was elected to
fill the vacancy caused by the death of
Gen. William Lilly, representative at large
and was reelected on the ticket at large
in 1896 and at every congressional election
until 1901, when the districts were re-
arranged.
How He Entered Congress.
When Mr.. Grow was asked several years
ago how he came to succeed Wilmot in
Congress he said:
AN interesting chapter OF history at
taches to it. In 1913 Wilmot had sup
ported Van Buren,, the free soil candidate
for President, and this, coupled with his
own proviso, made him unpopular with a
large element of his party. When he came
up for reelection in 1850 there was trouble
The district was composed of Tioga, Brad
ford and Susquehanna counties. Wilmot
obtained the regular nomination in Brad
ford county, and was also named by the
free soil wing of the party in Tioga county
With two democratic candidates, it was
evident that whig would be elected. Will
mot agreed~to retire If his opponent would
and / was accepted as a compromise. 1t
was close to the time OF election, and the
committee which waited on me found me
at work on the farm repairing bridges.
One week after my nomination l was
elected to Congress by 1900 majority Two
years later my majority was 1877, and in
1854, as a result of my stand on the Kan
sas-Nebraska bill. there was no candidate
against me. and I was unanimously re-
elected"
Mr.. Grow entered public life at critical
period The previous Congress, which con-
tanned but nine avowed anti-slavery men,
had passed Clay's omnibus bill and the
fugitive slave law. and all parties save the
small contingent of abolitionists hoped and
avowed that the slavery question was set
tied for once and all.
Led in Anti-slavery Movement.
But early in the administration of Presi-
dent Pierce the successful attempt of Sena-
tor Douglas to repeal the Missouri COM
promise started anew differences only war
could settle. The successor of David WI
mot, who had been defeated largely on &C.
count Of his anti-slavery views. took and
from the outset maintained an even more
radical and advanced position than his pre-
decesser. On Mr.. Crows shoulders fell the
brunt of the bitter, but fruitless, battle In
the House against the repeal. and when 1t