The Washington times., 1912-11-25
CAPITAL SHOCKED
S0VER PASSING Of
&. SENATOR RAYNER
Maryland Statesman's End Is
Peaceful. After Gallant
eS Fight For Life.


h. Fight For Life.
tContlnued from First Paee.)
e IN Rock Creek Cemetery in this
Ely. Although many Maryland
h,ends; ha ,cs;,sa ,Hf The late Senator believed
tn'cn mas been his lifelong. home.
Will be buried In the Capital.
frssident. TAFT and members Of both
aSScss:. 81 q cSrsE'. conE.e'; 'sna Senator A. @;
e the senate. has not Yet announced
SnS senatorial committee which will
SS00rt the body TO its resting place.
mifscNer mifsHNe clark will appoint a COM
Many Messages Received.
Numerous messages Of condoiance
poured IN upon the Rayner household
tnis morning. but none was made public
the family. on account Of the large
number Of Marylanders In washington,
ana Senator Rayner's commanding post.
uoo in the upper chamber. his death
IN the Capital than 10 ordinarily the
caee when Q, legislator passes away.
Among the Marylanders who called
- ~ sne Rayner residence this morning
~ WsI;. SI;snator r,, John ',,,a walter smith: Har.
1.ehsrd II. Worthinstonc. cISsssS MSyor gsyn% JSmo:
H Preston. Attorney General Ed9ar
Nssf,nP Hssn Poe, Judge Meyer Block. Judge
1.sss soS: srau i1sms1 HART A,tGsnsy
k'ns. Of Annapolis: Senator 0cdd, 81
ter county. - ~
Taft Sends condo dolsnees.
President Taft today sent the follow.
Lng mebsase Of coincidence to Airs
Rayner:
Mrs. Taft and I extend to you our
heartfelt sympathy In your great sor.
coW. Senator Rayner and I were warm
Trends and feel deeply his loss.
:si:sntious. brave and sbis public ssrV. sSV.
Sincerely VI ySprsa; q = r.rr.
1s;.s Ssnster Curtis; who called At he
Information Of Senator Rayner's death
there. He expressed his regret,
At 8 o'clock last night Senator Ray.
Per lapsed into a stupor. and two
nd the physicians 's were snmmoned pon IaMs; HI:
breath was short and his heart nut
tered uncertainty. From that moment
the hght with death became merely
s..,S e question OF hours. ana the bulletin
senator Rayner is very low and il
Rot expected to live through the night.
lHS condition 10 more desperate than
Il has ever been.''
Through the early hours of the night
senator Rayner made q dogged night,
but steadily grew weaker. He sank
deeper into stupor and his heart regis
tered the ebbing Of life with its faint
Ssson;, a. A. ,s dawn vas stealing in
Campaign Work Hastened End.
The Intestinal disease. from whicn
Senator Rayner was suffering was prac.
fically incurable. It first manifested
itself some months ago. and the dis
tiRguished Marylanders duties in the
recent campaign Mastered the end.
Even though physicians warned him Of
the danger. Senator Rayner never
ninched from the work which was cut
out for him by the politicians OF his
State. He saw the success Of the Dem.
ocratic party. of which he had Deer
= lifelong member. approaching, and
he was determined to do his share 10
make the victory complete.
When he entered into the joint debate
Baltimore. about a. month ago. physi:
clans told him such a supreme effort
threw his life into the balance. Never.
theless. Senator Rayner made q stronE
q s SS, nfn. snS Sns shss hsh ss @
he has been IN the hands Of his phy:l.
believed his great strength would en-.
able him to conquer the malady.
Party Problems Near His Heart.
He saw In the election Of Woodrow
Wilson to the Presidency q new career
Of power and influence In the Capital.
A. he was one of the most powerful in
tollects in the Democratic party, and
Wss unsurpassed as an orator, his
friends were confident that q Cabinet
position would be offered him. and they
were divided on the question as to
whether he should accept q portfolio or
remain IN the Senate; But scarcely had
on Q bed Of pain at his Washington
residence. losing strength and weight 50
rapidly that physicians held out only
the smallest hope Of his recovery:
Rayner should live to see the success
OF his party and yet not enjoy any OF
the fruits Of It. Throughout his illness
he often raised a glass Of water ia
has lips q ss he said: ITO the sontinaed
mind was absorbed In the problems
which confronted his party and could
not be drawn away from them: Unit!
the lat at. four days y., Of his % life his mind
70 sink into coma the last hope Of saw
Ing his life had flown.
Born in Baltimore.
Senator Rayner for many years was
one Of the foremost public men OF
Maryland. He was born In Baltimore
April II, 1850. his parents being William
a hA IN. Ar