Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-14
Committees to attend Funeral.


Vice President Sherman and Speaker
Cannon have appointed committees OF
senators and representatives to attend the
funeral Of Senator Clay.
The senators designated are Bacon or
Georgia, Scott of West Virginia. over
man Of North Carolina, Johnson OF Ala
bama, du Pont of Delaware, Smith or
South Carolina, Oliver of Pennsylvania,
Swanson of Virginia and Dick Of Ohio.
The committee to represent the House
includes Representatives Clark OF Flor
ida, Sparkman of Florida. Clayton OF
Alabama, Moon Of Tennessee, Finley OF
South Carolina and the complete Georgia
delegation, consisting OF Representatives
Charles G. Edwards, seaborn a; Roden-
Adamson, L. F. Livingston, c. l.. Bart
lett. Gordon Lee, w. Nj. Howard, Thomas
M. Bell. T. w. Hardwick and w. u.
Brautley.
One of Senator Clay's sons; Frank. a
cadet at the United States Military AGA
envy at West Point. arrived In Washing
ton this morning Here he Joined his Sis
ter, Miss Evelyn. who Is student at
the Hamilton Seminary. and together
they have started for the grleI-strlchen
home in Georgia.
The death of Senator Clay was not en-.
tirely unexpected among his friends and
colleagues in this city. He had been In
i'll health for some time, and recently
when information reached this city that
the senator had gone to sanitar1um 10
recuperate 1t was felt that he had been
stricken fatally. and that he could not
recover. During last winters session or
Congress Senator Clay was absent from
the Senate chamber several times When
he would return after being confined to
his bed for from day to q couple or
weeks his colleagues were shocked to
notice the pallor OF his cheeks and his
physical weakness. 1t was only when his
condition compelled 1t that Mr.. Clay
would give up his duties on committees
and on the floor of the Senate to take to
his bed.
Born on a Farm.
Alexander Stephens Clay. junior senator
from Georgia. was born September %,
1858, on a farm in Cobb county, Georgia.
He attended the country schools near his
home and later the high school at Pal
metto. Ga. His college days were spent
at Hiawassee College. of which he be-
came a graduate in 1875. taking the A. b.
degree. Senator Clay studied law under
Judge David Irwin Of Marietta. Ga, and
was admitted to the bar in 1877. For
many years Senator Clay was prominent
as a lawyer in his state.
He became interested in politics and
was elected a member Of the city council
Of Marietta In 1880, and was reelected In
the following year. He represented Cobb
county in the general assembly of the
state in 1854 and 1885. and in the latter
term was elected speaker pro tenn. He
served in the assembly also in 1SS9-90 and
i'm 1892 Mr.. Clay was elected to the state
senate and served as pres dent OF that
body for two years.
Senator Clay was chosen chairman of
the democratic state committee in 1894.
He was given his highest ONCE when he
was elected United States senator to sue
coed Senator John B. Gordon for the term
beginning March 4, 1897. He was twice
reelected senator, in 1903 and In 1909.
Senator Clay's term would have expired
March 3, 1915.
For many years Senator Clay took an
active and aggressive part I'm the debates
in the Senate. He had q legal mind and
was listened to with considerable atten-