The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-08-25
An EVfNIFuL CAREER ENDED
Ex-senator Wilkinson Call Died In
WashfnGfOn Wednesday-A Brief
sketch Of His Life and Work

Washington, D. c., August 25.-For-
Tner United States Senator Wilkinson
Call of Florida died yesterday from
apoplexy. He was stricken with cere-
bral hemorrhage last Saturday and had
been unconscious since that time, grad
ually sinking. Senator Call served his
state in the national senate for eigh-
teen years.
Ex-senator Wilkinson Call was born
in Russellville, KY, January 8, 1884.
He came to Florida as a boy and in
his young manhood took up the legal
profession, in which he was engaged
for several years. When the Civil
War broke out, Call was one of the
first to enlist from this state, being an
enthusiastic fighter in the cause Of the
South. He served in the Confederate
army with honor and became adjutant-
general In 1872 and 1876 he was a
presidential elector and the same year
he was a delegate@to the democratic
convention He was chosen senator
from Florida under the provisional
government established by President
Johnson, but was denied admission. In
1879 he was elected senator and took
his seat on March IS, following. He
ing until March 3, 1897. During the
time Senator Call was at the national
capital he carried very strong inf1u-
ence with his colleagues. was one of
the most popular members of the
greatest deliberative body in the world.
Senator Call also held the confidence of
his constituents and could have been
called the choice of the people. He did
good work for the state and for many
years was one Of the principal factors
in It's upbuilding. Senator Call was
succeeded In Washington by Senator
Stephen r. Mallory. now deceased.
In the first democratic primary ever
held in Florida, Senator Call was a
candidate for reelection, running
against James p. Taliaferro and John
n. c. Stockton, both of Jacksonvi1ie.
He was badly defeated, receiving a
very small vote The body may be
taken to Jacksonville for interment.
Was the South,s Champion
In the death of Senator Cali Florida
loses another of the forceful men OF
her earlier days who was held in high
esteem by people grateful to him for
his efforts at overthrowing the ObnoX-
ious regime of reconstruction times
Pensacola journal is of interest:
For the past decade former Senator
Call has lived in comparative obscurity
, having left political life after the mem
orable contest in the Florida legisla-
ture when Mr.. CAN was a candidate to
shcceed himself and was opposed by
William Dudley Chipley. This was
during the spring of 1897, and a dead
| lock ensued which was broken by the
election of the late Senator Mallory.
MIR. Call was elected to the senate
! soon after the civil war but was not
permitted to take his seat. After the
term of office of Simon 3. Conover ex.
pired. Mr.. Call was again elected to the
senate and was twice reelected. He
served Florida during the darkest days
OF her history and, in many respects
served her we'll. No one perhaps hae
more influence in overthrewing the dis.
graceful carpet bag regime in thi:
state than had Wilkinson Call and fol
| these acts the people in this state hold
him in grateful memory"