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against this code. He was. with the pos
sioie exception Of Representative Fitzger-
AID the best parliamentaTian On the Demo-
crauc side. OF slight fSure and without
striking presence, Ee was. nevertheless. an
able speaker ana was always called ON
by the Democrats when great questions
were pending. He was a devout adrnjrer
OF William Jennings Bryan. without being
ehuslyely So he was an inlpIacable foe
OF hypocrisy, and wherever he found !,
either on the Republican or the Democrat,
SIDE ne denounced it. lie was An sbso-
lnteiy candid man. and for this reason
made number of enemies I'm Congress
o9t TINS he did without losing the respsct
OF any or them. He was somewhat dis
appointed that he vas not the selection 90
MS party for minority leader and al
though his failure 10 secure this Mace
maze MN less conspicuous ON the floor
nc was none the less loyal to his marty
ana energetic in his efforts TO in,nrove :,
MI lie Almond had been on the hencb
petore coming 20 Congress. and he 80,
mucn attention 10 judicial subjects H.
was a member Of tho Committee ON H.,
dlclary at the time Of his death and b,5
heid that post for many years. Before N.
present congress he was member Of IN,
'ommlttee on Rules. but the selection 90
nus colleague. Champ Clark. as minority.
leader made II nece. arv 10 place Nj,
Clark on that committee. thus dtsplscipp
MI De Almond. as two could not sppoipt-
al from the same state.
Mt Dc Almond viii long b. remembered
l'I MS power OF sarcasm and capacity for
ih'ectiNe. as wei as his qualities rs 4
party hghter. lie Was inclined 10 be mug
Ha'Ious, ana Two years ago he became in
Volved In personal alteration with Tob,.
sharp NllIiatns' then the Democratic lead
er IN the House The difference arose &C.
Nir. Williams designation OF a 1ttsso,.-i
colleague Of Mr.. De Almond for com
mittee place in the organization of Tho
eoth Congress. They came 10 blows hu,
neither was badly hurt.
Mr.. De Almond was A member ~, 49,.
Taft party 10 the Philippines. and enio,.aI
me personal friendship Of the President
As soon as the news of his sad fate
reached the White House the President
sent The Following message 10 Mrs. Dc
Almond:
Mrs. Tart and J are shocked 10 ba,- o.,
dreadful news. We sympathize most dee,
Is win YOU m your sorrow. Your HUSBAND
friendship most highly. Ne vas , a. b his
apie servant or he public and a p4triot
MY heart goes out 10 you In your lose.
Mr.. he Almond vas born at Duncaps-
Nllle' Blair County. Penn. on March Is
1884 He was the son of James he Armond
an engineer on the Old Portage Railroad
tie was the Oldest OF three brothers. He
worked Oh his fathers farm. and after
completing his common school education
attended an academy taught by Professor
Miller. a liollidaysbury. Penn. Early I'm
life he vent 10 Missouri. While a young
man he practised law in Butler. Mo. ana
nm 1854 was a Presidential Elector. lie
Mas afterWard state senator. a circuit
Judge and a Missouri Supreme Court com
missioner. lie entered Congress in 1901
when he was elected 10 the ed Congress
from the sth District Of Missouri. ana Vas
reelected to each succeeding Congress, In
Guiding the 6ist.