Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-08-13

day morning Senator Allison was
stricken with the fatal illness which
resulted in his death at 1888 Tuesday
afternoon. He summoned a servant
of the household and physician was
Immediately called who pronounced
his condition critical. About noon
the veteran statesman lapsed into an
unconscious condition and at 1888
passed peacefully away.
At his bedside when he answered
the final summons were Mrs. BraytoD,
for years in charge of the manage
ment of his household, his close per-
sonal friend, Mr.. John Mcdonald of
this city and DR.. John T. Hancock,
his attending physician.
Senator Allison had been feeling
the effects of the intense heat during
the past few days, but only Monday
was his condition considered danger
Gus. His sudden change Tuesday
morning alarmed the members of his
household, and every possible effort
was made to restore lost strength,
but without avail. He lapsed into un.
seriousness and passed away at the
hour named.
Senator Allison was born at Perry,
and Mary Allison. His boyhood days
he spent on the farm. which was his
birthplace. Reaching young manhood
he secured his education in Alleghe-
ny college in Pennsylvania and in the
Western Reserve college of Ohio, In
both of which schools he distinguish
ed himself, winning high honors In
all the branches which he studied
Senator Allison was admitted to
the bar in 1850. He was married to
Miss Anna Carter of Wooster, O., at
Ashland O., in February, 1854. From
1850 until 1857 he practiced law In
Ohio. In 1857 he removed to Du-
buque, where he took up the practice
of the law.
Senator Allison was a delegate to
the republican state convention IN
1859, and to the national republican
convention in Chicago in 1860. He
was member of the governors staff
during the civil war and raised troops
to fight for the integrity of the ma
ton in 1861. In 1863 he was elected
| to congress and served continuously
until 1871. In 1873 he was elected
| United States senator from Iowa, and
| represented his state in this capacity
until the time of his death.
In 1881 he was offered the position
of secretary of the treasury of the
United States by President Garfield,
but declined to accept the office. In
| 1889 he again refused this Office when
offered him by President Harrison In
1889. For the third time he refused
the Office when it was offered him by
President Mckinley in 1897.
In 1892 he was chairman of the In
ternational Monetary conference at
republican presidential nomination
bfore the national republican con-
vention in 1888 and again in 1896.
Shortly after his first election to the
national house of representatives,
Senator Allisons ability was recogRiz-
ed by his appointment to the ways
and means committee. He immediate
| ly secured the confidence of the lead
ers of his party, and it was Senator
Allison as much as any man then In
the service of the people who plan
ned and carried through all the great
measures for the conduct Of the civil
war, the re-establishment of the ma
tional credit and the development Of
the national resources. He was
contemporary of and a co-laborer with
every one of the great men whose
services now are recognized as OF In
estimable value to the nation Lin
coin, Stanton, Chase, Sumner, Blaine,
Edmunds, Sherman, Garfield, Logan,
Trumbull Morton and others.
His aid in the nomination of Abra-
ham Lincoln as republican candidate
for president in 1860 was perhaps
Senator Allison's first great service
for his country. AS an Iowa delegate
to the republican convention in Chi
cago In that year he joined the other
party leaders who had determined
upon the nomination of Lincoln and
by their united efforts their object
was attained.
When the war broke out he was Sc
lected by Governor Kirkwood as
member of the latter's staff for the
purpose of raising troops.