The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-05
CUMM|NS ALREADY
AFTER ALLISON 5
SENATE SEAT
HAS ANNOUNCED HIS CANDIDACY
FOR PLACE-pEATH OF vETER.
AN SENATOR DUE TO HEART
FAILURE.

LAKE FOREST. Ill, Aug. 5.--Gov
Albert b. Cummins, of Iowa, has an
nounced himself as a candidate to
succeed United States Senator Allison
The governor paid a glowing tribute
to his late political adversary's serv.
ices to Iowa and the country at large,
then frankly read his ambition. He
also announced that someone will be
appointed at once to occupy Senator
Allison's seat for the remaining
months OF his unexpired term.
Gov. Cummins will cut short his va
cation and return to Des Moines to-
day for conference with his political
friends.
DUBUQUE, Ia, Aug. 5.-The death
OF United States Senator w. B. Allison
at his home in this city Tuesday was
due to heart failure.
The end came as a result OF a Sc
rious sinking spell. due to a prostate
enlargement complicated with kidney
diseases, and ending a period OF UNI
consciousness which had lasted since
Saturday afternoon.
Two weeks ago the senator left his
home In the city to escape the heat.
He went TO the home of Mrs. Fannie
Stout, a friend Of the family living a
few miles from town. For a few days
his condition seemed to improve, but
ne later began TO grow worse. Medi-
cal advisers urged that an operation
be performed to relieve the prostate
enlargement which was bringing his
condition to a crisis.
Saturday morning the senator was
brought back home. Soon afterwards
he relapsed into a condition OF semi
unconsciousness. Except for brief Pc
RODS OF partial recovery he remained
In this condition until death came.
News OF the serious illness OF the
senator was kept from the public as
much as possible and his death came
as surprise TO his thousands OF
friends residing in this city. Only
the more intimate friends of the fam
lily were aware Of his critical condi.
ton.
Senator Allison was born at Ferry,
o., March 2, 1929, 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 col
lege In Pennsylvania and the Western
Reserve college OF Ohio, In both of
which schools he distinguished him.
self Mt winning high honors in all the
branches which he studied. He was
to- the bar In 1850. He was
married to Miss Anna Carter, OF Woo
ster, O., at Ashland, o.. In Feb, 1854.
From 1850 until 1857 he pracuced law
in Ohio. In 1857 he removed to Du-
buque. where he took up the practice
of law.
Senator Allison was a delegate to
the republican state convention In
1859 and to the national Republican
in Chicago in 1860. He
was a member Of the governors stan
during the civil war and raised troops
TO fight for the nation 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 ONCE. In
1889 he again refused this ONCE when
offered him by President Harrison.
For the third time he refused the Office
when II was offered him by President
in 1897.
In 1892 he was chairman OF the In.
ternational monetary conference at
Brussels. He was candidate for the
presidential nomination be-
fore the national Republican conven-
ton In 1888 and again In 1896.
Shortly after his first election TO
the national house OF representatives.
Senator AlIison's ability was recogniz-
ed by his appointment to the ways
and means committee. He imme-
diately won the confidence OF the
leaders OF his party and II was Sena-
tor 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 q
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.
Sherman, Garfield, Logan,
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 on
ths nomination Of Lincoln and by