The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-11-18
SENATOR CLAY IS
CALLED BY DEATH
CeOrgia's Junior Senator Dies
Sunday Afternoon.
END CAME PEACEFULLY
Seemingly Much Better. Senator Clay
Dies Suddenly Few Moments
After Talking With His Son, Her
bert Clay.

United States Senator Alexander
Stevens Clay who has represented
the state OF Georgia in the United
States Senate for thirteen years,
passed away at O'Clock Sunday aft
ernoon, November 10. Senator Clay
went to Robertson's Sanitarium about
ten days ago to take the rest cure.
Sunday morning found him unusually
cheerful and, although it has been
long known that Senator Clays
health was in a precarious condition,
the suddenness of his death gave his
friends a surprise and shock. Mrs.
Clay was in the city during the morn
ing, but the senator seemed so much
better that she returned home about
noon greatly encouraged.
No one was with the senator at the
time of his death, excepting his son
Herbert. They had been talking to-
gether up 10 about three minutes be-
fore his death He ceased speaking,
closed his eyes and gave slight gasp
and almost in a moment had passed
away.
Alexander Stevens Clay YVES born
on a farm in Cobb county and at the
time OF his death was 81 years old.
Mr.. Clay was first named senator on
October I, 1895, to succeed the Hon.
John B. Gordon, after one of the most
exciting contests for that office ever
held in Georgia. He was opposed by
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Atlanta Constitution, and Governor
". 7. Atkinson. Other contestants in
the beginning of the race soon
dropped out. For a long while the
outcome hung in the balance with the
indications favoring Atkinson, Howell
and Clay alternating for second place.
Finally, through the action of Capt.
Howellkin throwing his support to
Senator~Clay the latter was elected.
Mr. Clay was reelected in 1903 and
again in 1909 and his third term
would have expired on March 8, 1915.
He is the only man in the 121 years
of Georgias history, save his col
league, Senator Bacon, who has ever
been elected to three terms in the
United States Senate. AS member
Of the appropriation committee he
was able to do effective work for
Georgia in the matter of new public
buildings and river and harbor appro-
priations. The 100000 postofice
in Atlanta would never have become
a concrete fact but for his indefagit.
able efforts. He endeared himself to
every member of the Georgia delega-
tons in the lower house through his
activity in securing the senate's favor.
able action on bills in which they
were interested.
During the last session of congress
Senator Clay was one of the most
active members and attending all the
meetings OF the numerous committees
Of which he was a member, carrying
on this crushing work in spite of i'll
health which would make most other
men retire.
The funeral arrangements were de-
cided and announced in part late Sun
day. The body of Senator Clay will
be taken to the Methodist church at
10 o'clock on Wednesday morning and
will lie in state there until u o'clock
when the funeral services will be con-
Quoted The interment will be in
Marietta. A committee of senators
have announced their intentions of
attending the services and also a COM
mittee from the house of representa-.
tiVes.