Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-23
FORMER PREMIER
CALLED BY DEATH
CAMPBELL = BANNERMAN HAS
PASSED AWAY
NOTED FIGURE is GONE FROM
ENGLISH POLITICS
End Comes Peacefully, After Patient
Had Lain for Days Slowly Sink
ing-FuneraI to Be Unos-
tentatious

BY Associated Press
LONDON, April 22.-Sir Henry camp
bell Bannerman, former Brltlsh PIe
nier died at 915 o'clock this morlliIls
at his official residence, 10 DoWhHie ;
street. The end was peaceful: ~,
The death of Sir Henry, after a M
gering illness of more than two Il,..l,
did not come as a surprisa. AlthohSI !,
the doctors bulletins had not declared
his condition critical, that fact was
perfectlv understood and the pupic
had been ,xpecting the end at any hour
during the past forty-eight hours. Ihe
news came in the form of the 1oIloWlls
bulletin, issued at 80 this lnornlns'
"Sir Henry Campbell BaIihetIila,l .,Ils,il II
passed peacefully away at 9:l5 GIoth
this morning. The cause of his death
was heart failure. .-.,,,,,
In the death chamber when the enc
came were his niece, Mrs. Campbeli
who had acted as Sir Henry's house
keeper since the death Of Lazy Cdihp
bell Bannerman, a little more than a
wear ago: DR.. Burnett, who was SIT
Henrv's personal physician and who
had heen in constant attendance during
his long illness, and Sir Henrys butler.
The former premier had been uneon-
scions most of the time during the last
two or three days, and his sinking was
gradual. A fow hours before ms oedt
kilograms were dispatched to hlng bG-
ward. who with Queen Alexandra Is
visiting the Danish royal family at
Copenhagen; the prince of Wales anu
the cabinet ministers.
Death Bulletin Issued
Many newspaper reporters were keep
ing vigil before the house of the dying
L., n
them was the bulletin. A few minutes
later a crowd assembled in Downing
street. but all persons were barred from
approaching the house by GORDON OF
police. ,.. -
when he last appeared in the mousse oL
commons and moved the closure OF the
Scottish land bills. although he nau
been ailing since November 13 l90h
when he participated in an entertain
ment in honor of Emperor William at
the Guildhall.
On November IA. after addressing a
noIiticaI meeting at Bristol, he was Sc
riously stricken with heart weakness
and later influenza was added 10 ms
trouble, bringing on his fatal illness;
The former premier fully appreciated
his condition and realized that his re-
covery was improbable. He offered 10
give up his office some time before ne
formally resigned early this month.
Few invalids have been the OBJECT OF
such solicitude and attention as was
bestowed upon Sir Henry there haNlns
been a constant stream of callers at MS
Downing street residence, lncluulhs
King Edward, who visited him on two
occasions Queen Alexandra ana the
dowager empress of Russia. the prince
and princess of Wales and many diplo-
mats and promipent men in pub1c lle
Sir Henry's last public utterance was
a warm letter of thanks to his Scottish
friends, who presented him with por-
trait Of himself.
It is known that the former premier
was opposed to a public funeral, and ii
is believed that he will be buried With
out ostentation beside the body of ms
wife at Meigle, in Perthshire, Scotland
David Lloyd d-George. chancellor of the
excheouer. on receiving the news OF
Sir Henrys death, said:
"I never met a greater public hgure
since 1 have been In political ne VIM
won so completely the attachment aho
affection of men who came in contact
with him"
Sir Henry Campbell Zimmerman was
born September 7. 1896 He was the
youngest son of the late Sir James
Campbell of StracathrO, FOrfarshire
He assumed the additional name un
der the will of his maternal uncle, the
late Henry Bannerman of Huntoi
court, Kent. who bequeathed to him {
large estate He attended Glasgow
university and Trinity college. H'
married Charlotte, daughter of MaJo
Charles Bruce. She died in 1906 an'
from that time Sir Henrys decline II
health may be dated.
Long in Public Life
For nearly forty years he sat FOR IN
same seat--the Stirling burghs-and III
record of office goes back to 1871, Whel
he was financial secretary or the wa
office, which post he held second tim
from 1880 to 1882. During the next tw
wears he was secretary to the ADM
rslty, and in 1894 he succeeded 81
George Trevelyn as Irish secretary, MI
ing that Office ably and unobtrusiNel
until the fall OF the Gladstone ministr
in 1885, in spite of the fact that tn
Irishmen described him as the "Scotcl
sandbag."
In the short government of 1886 h
was secretary for war, and to that pos
he returned under the last Liberal gov
ernment. lie was chosen leader of tn
Liberals opposition in succession to 81
Henry William HarcOurt in February
1899. The Boer war proved a stumblini
block to the administration, but not
withstandng the differences between
Liberals Imperiaists and other Liber
ais over this question, a unanimous vot
of confidence in his leadership was car
ried at a meeting of the Liberal part
held at the Reform club i'm July, 1901
In 1902 a passage of words took plac
between him and Lord Roseherry owe
the doctrine of the "clean slate Of tn
Irish and other public questions betor
the Liberal league was formed.
Sir Henry again received the soil
support of the Liberal party of tn