Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-09-18
His Career in Public Life of Ma
ton Was Both Notable and
Picturesque In Politics 29
Years,
FIRST REPRESENTATIVE
TO SERVE HOME STATE
Commissioner of General
Land Office t891-92, Retir-
ing to Conduct Benjamin
HardSoO'S Second Campaign,
lB, Morning journal Special Lea.es wire,

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Washington. Sept. lt.-Formef
United states Senator Thomas II.
Carter OF Montana, for years a nota-
Bile and picturesque character in ma
uonal politics. once chairman Of the
republican national CO dttee and
since last year chairman of the
American section Of the international
joint commission died at his home
here early today of infarction Of the
lungs lie was 81 years old.
Mr Garter had been under the
care of a physician for months. lie
was able to 30 about, however. and
his ailmcnL filling OF the lungs
with clotted blood, did not become
acute until about Il week ago. A Bal
timore specialist was summoned last
Wednesday and that time the attend
Ing physician expressed confidence in
the patients recovery. But the mai
ally became worse and death resulted
at 3 o'clock this morning.
Mrs. Carter and their sons stu
dents mt GEORGETOWN University, was
with him when he died. The funeral
service win be held here Tuesday at
St Paul's Roman Catholic church
Intcrncnt will he I'm Mount Olive
cemetery this city
Mr. Garter had remarkable ca
reer II extended over tWcnty-tWo
years of congressional and official life
at Washington. This embraced ser
vice as the first representative elect
ed rom Montana, TWO terms in the
United States senate and executive
positions as commissioner Of the
general land office; chairman of the
republican national committee in the
second and unsuccessful campaign of
Benjamin Harrison for the presden
cN president of the board of United
States commissioners for the l.ouisi-
ana purchase exposition ut st. Louis,
and since last March chairman of the
newly created international joint
commission, especially charged with
Canadian boundary matters.
An Ohioan by birth, an IoWan by
adoption, and a Montanan long be-
fore that territory was admitted to
statehood, Mr.. Garter jumped to the
front almost from the outset OF his
work In congress
Perhaps the most remarkable OF
all his forensic achievements was his
defeat of Il big river and harbor APP
propriaton bill, which he regarded as
political grab measure, during the
Mckinley administration.
President Mckinley did not favor
the bill and MIR. Carter, always n
sronI administration supporter, be-
gan speech against it at 1880 o'clock
in the morning and talked continuous
H until noon Of the day following
when the session Of congress expired !
As a lieutenant of Senator Adrich,
the republican leader of the senate
for many years, he also did notable
work
At one time Mr. Carter was mem
TONED os a possible successor of As
Sociute Justice Moody, OF the SUI
prcme court of the United States, and |
Il was said President Taft had con |
Sdcred him for secretary OF tho in
terror to succeed Richard A. Ralliu- |
gor. Among the men suggested rs |
possible head OF the republican ma |
lonal committee for the campaign OF |
l9l2, the former senator's name had |
been prominently mentioned.
His defeat by democrat for re- !
election to the senate caused Mr.. Car !
trs retirement from that body last |
March. President TAFT then named |
nm a member Of the international |
commission He framed and fought |
Tor conservation legislation, opposed |
eNltaNagance in irrigation projects |
ana campaigned for the Taft Canad- !
Ian reciprocity bill
Thomas Henry Carter republican, /
OF Helena, was born in Scioto county, |
uhlo, October 30 1854; received u |
common school education in Illinois, |
was engaged i'm farming. railroadln@, /
ana school teaching for a number OF |
years studied law and was admitted !
70 the bar, in 1882 moved from Bur |
uhgion, Ia. to Helena, Mont, was |
tlocted delegate from the territory OF |
Montana to the Fifty-first congress, |
ana upon the admission of the state |
was elected its first representative in !
Vohsless, WAS commissioner of the
General land office from March, 1891. |
TO July, 1892, when he was elected !
chaitman of the republican national !
Vommlttee. was delegate from Mon
ana To the national republican con
YehuonS of 1896, 1900 ana 1904 IN .
January, 1895, was elected to the |
hlted States senate by the legisla
ulre el Montana for the term begin
n'hs March 4, 1898, and ending March
., l9ol was appointed by President !
M'hihlcy a member of the commits
"ohefs OF the Louisiana Purchase eX- t
roaluon, and at the first meeting of I
o,ai body was chosen president; was
"saln elected to the United States SEN
@cte January lG, 1905, to succeed Paris
MNon. democrat. for the term be-
s1'hins March 4, following. His term
VI service expired March 3, 1911.
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