The Cairo bulletin., 1908-08-05
NEWS OF DEMISE COMES AS
4 SHOCK TO WHOLE COUNTRY
Allison Was in His Eightieth Year and Was Look
ed Upon As One of the Leaders of
Senate--Had Served in That Body
Since 1873--Was Represen-
tative Till Then

days but only on Monday was his con
dtlon considered dangerous.
AIlison's Notable Career.
Allison was born at Perry, Ohio.
March 2.1S29, and was the son Of John
and Mary Allison His boyhood days
he spent on the farm which was his
birth place, Reaching young manhood
he secured his education In Allegheny
College in Pennsylvania and Wstern
Reserve College, Ohio, in both of
which schools distinguished himself
by winning high honors in all the
branches which he studied
Allison was admitted to the bar In
1850. He was married to Miss Ada
Carter, of Wooster, Ohio. at Ashland,
Ohio, in February. 1854. From 1850
until 1857 he practiced law In Ohio.
In 1857 he removed to Dubuque, where
he took up the practice of law.
Entered Congress in 1868.
Allison was a delegate to the Re.
pthican state convention in 1859, and
to the national Republican convention
ber OF the governors staff during the
CiNiI war and raised troops to fight for
the integrity of the nation in 1861. In
lSC2 he was elected to congress and
served continuously until 1S7f Ia
lS7? he was elected United States
senator from Iowa and represented
his state in this capacity until the
time Of his death,
Refused Three Times.
IN 1881 he was offered the sec
retarvship of the treasury by Prosi
dent Garfield. but declined the office.
IN 1889 he again refused this ffioe
v hen offered him bv President Harri
son For the third time he refused
the office when it was offered him
hy President Mckinley in 1897.
In 1892 he was chairman of the In
teinational Monetary conference at
BRUSSELS He was a candidate for the
Republican presidential nomination
before the national convention in
1888 and again in 1896.
Stands With Great Men.
Shortly after his first election to the
house of representatives Al'iso1's /
ability was recognized by his appoint
ment to the ways aud means commit /
tee He Immediately secured the col.
fdcnce of the leaders of his party. |
and it was Senator Allison as much as
any man then in the service of the |
people who planned and carried |
through all great measures for the !
cGnduct of the civil war. the estab- /
lishment of national credit and the
development of national resources.
He was contemporary Of and co |
worker with every one of the great
men whose services now are rocog- /
nized as of inestimable value to the
nation-Lincoln. stanton Chase Sum
rer, Blaine. Edmunds. Sherman. Gar
field Logan, Trumbull. Morton and
others.
Helped Elect Lincoln.
His aid in the nomination of Lin
coin as the Republican candidate for
IltEiHfNb III loRH WIS perhaps All
sons first great service for his coup-
try As an Iowa delegate to the Re-
publican convention In Chicago in
that year he joined other party lead
ers who had determined upon the
nomination Of Lincoln and by their
united efforts their object was at
tanned
When the war broke out he was Sc
lected by Governor Kirkwocd as a
member of the latter's staff for the
purpose of raising troops In those
trying times he demonstrated his un-
sWeTving LOYALTY 10 his nation and his
willingness to make any personal
sacrifice If only the nation he loved
miehs gain.
Planned Our Revenues.