The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-14
y. 5. SENATOR CLAY IS DEAD
WORKED roo HARD WHEN W.
NEEDED 4 REST.
Fell That K~ Had tn Stiek because other
Isrmocrass were no Man Accept
abi~ to Hskr smith Likely To sue
reet nina when Legislature Meet.

ATLANTA. Ga Nov. - United States
senator Alexander stephens Clay died
NJ o'clock this afternoon at Atlanta
Sanitarium. 10 which hs was taken ten
days ago for special treatment.
Senator Clay had been desperately i'll
for "A long time. but death was not expected
80 suddenly. He had sinking spells last
night: but rallied and seemed better
to-day. He was chatting with Mrs
Clay and his son this afternoon when he
gasped and in IA momen, was dead. D-
latation Of the heart IL given as the cause
Of death. hut II IL generally Understood
Senator Clay was afflicted with--cancer Of
the stomach The body will b" INFERRED
al Marietta.
Senator Clay was in his fifty seventh
year and had been IN the United States
Senate since issS. having been chosen
Ia succeed Gen John Is Gordon. He
was very popular M Georgia. and II IN
doubtful II any man could hav" defeated
HIM before the people
tiov Brown will probably name x-Gov
Joseph NJ. Terrell or Editor y X Pendle
ton of the Macon Telegraph To fill tlay's
seat until the Legislature meets next
June SENATOR Clay opposed Gov Brown
ia State politics and SUPPORTED Hok.
smith. and for "a brief time his seat will
When the Legislature meets u will cfsDoss.
a man favorable tn Hoke smith II In
not improbable that Hoke Smith will re-
sign the Gos.rnorship after inauguration
and accept the Senaiorship.
WASHINGTON. Nov. l3-The death Of
senator I lay VI Georgia was fastened.
has friends here say. toy his devotion Ia
his work as "A member Of the Senate S.,na-
TOR lay was "a sick man at TIA. beginning
oi the session Of Congress nearly "A year
ago and b" took up his work ia Washing
ton contrary 10 the advice. of his physI
CI!,ns and friends ia the Senate. who tried
to Persuade him To go away from the scene
OF ofrlcIal life and take a long rest. In.
Tact that he was only one of two among
Democratic members 81 the Appropria
tolns Committee nat ou the hospital list
was responsibl. for Senator clay y de
CisIon Ia stick Ia his post
IL so happened that all the Democrats
on the ApprOprIat IONS Committee. with
the exception 81 Senator Foster Of Louisi-
ana, w-r- Ill Ih. late Senator Daniel
OF Virginia was AN invalid; Senator Till
man was the victim Of "A stroke Of paraly
SIS. and Senator tultp.rson WAS not in tn"
Senaf. at th- last session by reason ui
Illness
MIR tlays constant attendance at com
mittee hearings and frequent Discussion
of appropriation bills un the floor of the
SENATE. which w-r. characterized 10y ap-
peais Tor economy. taxed his strength.
anu when he left here after tn. adjourn
nieni 81 Congress hl- friends realized that
his condition was serious. They believed
that u ll- had gone away and sought rest
ami quiet h. might hav" regaIned his
health
MIR clay. who was in his fffv seventh
year. was born ON a farm ia Cobb county.
iieorgia. near his present home. which -
at Marietta. After graduating from HIa-
wasse. College III 1875 he taught school
and then -ut.Ted on the Yrac'lC. nf law
tie was for number Of years a member
"i the Georgia General Assembly and
served as President OF the Senate and
Speaker of tho Hous. In 1894 he was
elected Ia the United States Senate to
succeed Gen John Gordon and had com
pl-,.d two years 81 his third term as IA
Senator when ov.rtaken by death. Ia
addition 10 being "a member Of the APP
preparations and Post Office committees
Senafor Clay was chairman Of the Woman
Suffrage COMMITTEES. He had expected
Ia submit TO the Senate at this session
an unfavorabis report on the bills for
woman suffrage
lii the death Of Senator lav the Demo
Gratis lose one Of fheir strongest members
Of the upper house Of Congress He AZ
one OF the readssst C.'haters in the Senate
and was often heard on public questions.