The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-18
SENATOR HEPBURN DIES IN WASHINGTON Had Been in Bad Health
 Since Last March h@
 STAUNCH REPUBLICAN, Most Widely Known for His Bitter ness Toward Seuth-Made Fight
 for the Pure Food Bill-Was
 Sixty Years Old
STAUNCH REPUBLICAN

Washington, October 1L-United States Senator Weldon Brinton Hepburn of idaho died at his apartments here tonight after lingering illness. He was 60 years old and had been in the senate nine years.
 A complication Of diseases involving the heart and kidneys caused the senator's death. He had not been well since last March when he collapsed after delivering a speech in the senate on the arbitration treaties in spite of doctors warnings that the effort might cost him his life
 Several weeks ago, apparently gaining strength after a serious relapse the sen- ator and Mrs. Heyburn made prepara-
 ton for trip west. Another relapse
 followed. however. and since then the pa
 tient had been growing steadily weaker.
 Today the doctors thought he was slight
 ly improving, but death came suddenly 8 few minutes before o'clock tonight.
 No arrangements have been made for
 the funeral, but the body will be taken
 to the old home of Senator Hepburn in
 Birmingham, Pa, for burial.
 Senator Hepburn was born in Delaware,
 May 1s 1852. his parents being qualers of English descent After being admitted
 to the bar in lS76 he practeed law con tinuously until he entered the senate He married Miss Gheretan Yeatman, who survives him. They had no children In 1883 the senator moved to Shoshone. Idaho, which had been his home ever since. He was a member of the Idaho constitutional convention had served as delegate to the national republican con vention and as republican national com mltteeman. January 13, 1903 he was elect ed to the senate. and in January, 1919 was unanimously reelected to serve until 1915. | One of the staunchest of the regular re- 1 publicans and man of strong and frank | " expressed opinions on all occasions, I Senator Hepburn had for years been a 1 figure in the senate. He was most widely 1 known, perhaps, for his bitterness toward | the south and frequent Remuneration oi l southern civil war leaders. He called the 1 placing of Lees statute in the capitol an
 insult to the nation. and in discussing l this and many other incidents engaged in acriminious debates with southern sena- tors.
 1 During the past few years, since the development of serious division in the re- 1 publican ranks, Senator Hepburn had played a prominent part in the fight fol party regularity. He always opposed Col | onel Roosevelt's conservation ideas. One of his first acts as a senator to attract public notice was his strong support oi
 the pure food and drug act when it was 1 before congress for passage. The sena- l tors wide range of information. fine | memory and readiness of speech always assured him of attention when he arose
 to speak on any subject
 | Boise, Idaho, October 17-Whether Gov
 ernor Hawley of Idaho would appoint a
 successor to Senator Hepburn at once
 or leave the vacancy unified until the | legislature meets could not be learned l tonight. Governor Hawley is campaign
 ing in the interior of the state and can
 not be reached before tomorrow.