Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-05
ALLISON IS DEAD.
Senior Senator from Iowa Dies at
Home in Dubuque.
DEATH DUE TO HEART FAILURE
Illness Of Two Weeks Bscsw
Saturday. .ne.
LONG ACTIVE IN PUBL e
Eight Years in House and Thir e
in Senate. az.
DECLINES CABINET P0SIT =
DECLINES CABINET Pos1I
He was Nred Treasury Portfolio
Three TIN Twice Candidate
for RepubIIcan Nomination
fer President.


home in this city at 1:Ss o'clock this after
noon The immediate cause OF his death
was heart failure. The end came as the
result OF serious sinking spell due to
prostatic enlargement, complicated with
kidney disease, and during a period Of un-
CONSEQUENCES which has lasted Stree Sat-
urday afternoon.
Two weeks ago the aged senator left
his home in the city to escape the heat
He went 10 the home Of Mrs. Fannie
Stout a friend Of the family living on the
Asbury road a few miles from the city
For a few days his condition seemed to
improve but he later began to grow worse.
Medicri advisers urged that an operation
be performed to relieve the prostate en-
largement which was bringing his con-
dltion to risis.
Saturday morning the senator was
brought to his home in this city. Soon
afterwards he relapaed into condition Of
almost inconsistencies. with the excep-
ton Of brief spells. when he recovered
somewhat, he has remained in this condi-
tion until death came to his relief at 1888
O'Clock this afternoon.
News of the serious illness OF the aged
senator was kept from the public as much
as possible and his death came as sud
den and almost totally unexpected shock
to his thousands OF friends residing in
this city. Only the most intimate friends
OF the family were aware Of his critical
and unconscious condition since his return
to the city Saturday morning.
There have been no arrangements made
as yet for the funeral
sketch of His Career.
Senator Allison was born at Perry, o.,
March 2, 1879. the SON OF John and Mary
Allison His boyhood days he spent on
the farm. which was his birthplace. Reach
ing young manhood. he secured his edu-
cation in Allegheny college in Pennsyl-
; vania and in the Western Reserve college
of Ohio. in both OF which schools he dis
tinguished himself. winning high honors
N 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
praeticed law in Ohio. In 1857 he removed
TO Dubuque. where he took up the practice
OF the law.
Senator Allison was a delegate TO the
republican, state convention in 1859 and
10 the national republican convention in
Chicago in 1860 He was a member Of the
governors staff during the civil war and
raised troops TO fight for the integrity of
the nation in 1861. In 1863 he was elected
10 congress and served continuously until
ISL In 1878 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 de-
clined to accept the office. In 1889 he
again refused this office when offered
him by President Harrison. For the third
time is refused the office when IL was
d. offered him by President Mckinley IN
1897.
Twice Candidate for President.
In 1892 he was chairman OF the Inter
national Monetary conference at Brussels.
He was candidate for the republican pres
identiAl nomination before the national re-
publican convention in 1855 and again IN
1895.
shortly after his first election to the
national house Of representatives. Sena-
tor Allison's ability was recognised by his
appointment TO the ways and means CON-
mittee. He Immediately secured the con-
fidence OF the leaders OF his party. and II
was Senator Allison as much as any man
then in the service OF the people who
planned ana carried through all the great
measures for the conduct OF the civil war
the re-establishment Of the national credit
and the development OF the national re-
sources. He was a contemporary OF and
a co-laborer with every one of the great
men whose services now are recognized
as Of inestimable value 10 the nation
Lincoln, stanton. Chase. Sumner, Blaine
Edmunds, Sherman. Garfield. Logan
TTumbull Morton and others.
helped Nominate Lincoln.
His aid In the nomination OF Abraham
Lincoln as republican candidate for presi
dent in 1880 vas. perhaps, Senator ALI
sons first great service for his country
AZ an Iowa delegate TO the republican
convention In Chicago in that year h
Joined the other party leaders who had de
terminsd upon the nomination OF Llncol
and by their united efforts Their objec
was attained.
on the ways and means committee o
the national house he began the cAree
which made him the best authority in tn
country upon the revenues and expendi
lures oS the government For more thai
forty years he has been assigned by tn
Judgment OF his colleagues In the hous
ana senate 20 the responsible task OF plan
ming the revenues and supervising the ex
penditures, and no man who ever ha
part in this work had the confidence o
both houses more completely. The care
ful scrutiny OF thousands OF items whic
make up the annual appropriation bill
requires a most painstaking labor, to
gether with broad intelIi gence.