New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-17
DEAD SENATORS PRA
Memorial Service for RAIN.
McCarren and O'Neil at Alb.~

Albany, May fs.--I4sgisIafors ean..s
night I'm the final rush Of the fegfsia,e-.
sion to pay tribute 60 the memory ~
Of their number-Senators John Fa.,4
cansndaigus; Patrick IT. McCarrar
BROOKLYN. and William T. O'NeH !,
Regis FalIs-who died last year. Ne,
women iostled one another 70 find g.,
room in the Assembly chamber. ubs-sE
services were held. which was flIaa
friends of the deceased Legislators
n. McCooey. who succeeded Senator I,
Carren as Democratic leader 81 -
County. headed delegation Of reurs,.-.a
tives from Brooklyn, and Miss Graz.
strachan, president Of the Interbo-on..
Association OF Women Teachers. asss~s'
with several other members Of the 49,.
ton
Both the Senate and Assembly hsla r..
sessions before the services TO rceis...
legislative day. the Assemblynnen me..-
in the Assembly parIOr, but no business -
attempted
PRAYER was offered by the Right D.
Thomas VI. A. Burke. Roman cst5,e.
Bishop OF Albany. while the Right D.
William CrOsweIl Doane, Episcopal P,ss.
pronounced the benedictiOn. The euiog..
we're delivered By former State Sers,..
William w Armstrong. OF Rochester. =
drew Mclean, OF Brooklyn. and I,bo
Badger, OF Malone. Mr.. Armstrong. sp~s.
ing OF John Raines, said:
He was one OF the most useful ouw.
mon who ever served the state II -.
time to grow and develop such msa. The.
was nothing small about him. He was i,
the warrior type aggressive, brainy -
sourcefuI, persistent and tireless. fearless
LOYAL and generous. manly ard kind
Naturally he had no sympathy with fho..
who seek TO rise through running the rsr.
tations of others. He could be loyal % N,
duty without being disioyal 10 bis frisads
and his fidelity to the principles q n.
party required no inhdelity to HIS con-
Science
II is said he belonged to the old scho,,
which Is rapidly passing away: perhaps h
did and perhaps il is. but sometimes 10 to-
giTSy in also appears as " everything ~
was moving. The doctrines upon which 1,
relied were based upon human nature ani
human nature does not change so rapidf
II is too early yet 20 predict the reorgar;.
cation of human nature much less % RI.
ognize il. At all events, u VIII rot BE- vi
with the world when the qualities vhcs
so predominated IN him permanently esss,
to be admired and respected
Mr.. Mclean. in his eulogy OF ssnatr
McCarren, said:
The grave in which his body. rspOsss n
Ca1vary Cemetery. after the SNORT sixtY-
one years of his instructive and fruitful
life. will seem all the greener in the EYES
OF an the people Of Brooklyn trrespectiFs
of party differences because OF the wFsaa
laid upon il by the Senate OF the state.
There was nothing Of the weathsrcocs
in his composition He did a good deal q
thinking for himself, and he declined 70 b
frightened from his more important con-
cIusions by any cIamOr- Believing IN TIE
fndispensabilitY Of party organization 3,
the efTcient carrying on of the American
svster7 CT government. he never declined
~ abide by the will Of the majority. 90 fsr
as the ticket 10 be supported at the pois
was concerned but he did steadily decins
TO subordinate his Judgment on great CUES
tons of policy TO any mere passing gust Il
emotion The people knew where 70 ans
him. There never was the least danger
that what he said over night would BE
changed in the morning. IN national. state
and local politics alike this Characteristic
was rever obScured-
Mr.. Badger spoke feelingiy OF Senate.
O'NeiI as a friend and neighbor. "Al rs
life" he said. was without sham" Tie
thing that a man IS lies at the bottom o,
his career. In a word. he was modes.
able. Kindly and always lovabie-a fine tgTs
of the American citizen and gentleman