Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-14
SENATOR BACON
SUCCuMbS At
WASHINGTON
Kidney Trouble. Which Gripped
Him Two Weeks, Too Strong
for Him to Shake OF.
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One should not lose sight OF the
fact that Senator Bacon is the first
member OF the body to be elected I'M
der the seventeenth amendment TO
The Constitution providing for the
direct election Of Senators. and that
ne is the first of the Senators 50
elected to die
Underwood's Tribute.
Majority Leader Underwood paid
he following tribute 10 Senator Ba.
con
Senator Bacon vas one Of che
greatest statesmen the South ever
has produced. He had many friends
here in the capital and not only 5 his
death a shock and loss 10 these
friends. but it is distinct loss TO the
country at large"
Representative Adamson, OF Geor-
ga chairman of the House Interstate
commerce Committee. said
a great lawyer and a great states
man is dead. Senator Bacon was one
Of the constructive men Of this coun-
Try. He never allowed himself 10 be
arried away by the passing vagaries
" the day. His counsel viii be soreN
missed in the affairs OF this nation"
Representative Howard, Of Georgia
said
The death Of Senator Bacon came
as such a shock TO me that ] can hard
~ express at this time my grief II
IS my opinion that Senator Bacon was
he abiest statesman the South has
produced since the days OF the civil
War Undoubtedly his death is blow
,J the entire country
From Speaker Clark.
Speaker Clark said
Senator Bacon had a long AMI
brilliant career in the Senate. He was
very able man and he viii be greatly
missed
T have known him for 40 years
said Representative Bartlett, of &c Dr.
sia. He and | came to Washington
ogelher he 20 the Senate and / 10
he House I consider that his serv-
res to HIS State and to the nation
ave been invaluable
Representative Hardwick Of Geor-
s.a. said:
Senator Bacon was one OF the most
distinguished and useful OF all The
representatives. that the State has had
n the upper House Of Congress. lie
viii be deeply mourned at home"
Serving Fourth Term.
Augustus Octavius Bacon. of BIB
'ountS. at the time Of his death was
serving his fourth term as a Senator
" the United States from Georgia.
he was the first Senator In the his
DRY of the state 10 be accorded this
acncr, and the first Senator in the
United States TO be elected by popu-
lar vote, under the seventeenth
amendment 10 the Federal Constitu-
Uen. He was first elected in 1894.
Senator Bacon was born in Bryan
County, Georgia, on October 20. 1889.
received a common school education
IN Liberty and Troup. and was grad
uated from the academic department
Of the University Of Georgia in 1889,
nd from the law department in 1860.
tie bore the honorary degrees OF
a NJ. and l. l.. r.. conferred upon
lin by his alma mater. During the
civil war the Senator served for two
Years with honor and distinction
holding the rank of major and ad-
jutant of the Ninth Georgia in active
service, and later the rank OF captain
IN provisional service. At the close
~ the war he took up the practice Of
law in Macon, and that was his home
at the time of his death
Career Most Distinguished.
Senator Baeon's political career was
most distinguished but was not
marked by uniform success He
served as a member OF the Legisla-
lure several terms and was Speak
or of the House for two terms. His
greatest ambition originally was TO
he Governor. and although he made
several hard and all but winning
fights TO reach that goal. he never
succeeded. In the State convention
of 1883 he came within one vote OF
The Democratic nomination, which
was equivalent to an election After
this he retired to private life, de-
termined not TO seek Office again
Later, however, he changed his mind,
became candidate for the Senate.
and won that fight in 1894. thus be-
ginning the most distinguished period
OF his career, which eliminated only
in his death.
Senator Bacon held high station in
The Senate He was chairman of
Foreign Relations Committee at the
lime Of his death, and his physical
breakdown is largely attributed to
hard work on that committee. occa-
stoned by the Mexican crisis and
complications abroad