The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-12-18
FUNERAL OF
S. E. PAYNE
Solons Pay Final Tribute
of Sorrow.
Official Washington Attends
Solemn Service Held in
House Chamber.

Washington. Dec. 1S.-The Off
cial life of the Nation today paid
final tribute to the late Serene E.
Payne, for more than thirty years
member of the House of Represen-
tatives form New York. Black garb-
ed legislators, executives and men,
bers of judiciary in their sombre
flowing robes were joined by he rep
resentatives of foreign countries in
the first formal funeral ceremony
held in the chamber of the House
in fifteen years.
The cloud of sorrow hung heavi-
est over a little group of legislative
veterans who sought the cold COM
fort of companionship in misery far
back in a coner in the rear of the
chamber. They were the Republican
"Old Guard" companions-in-arms of
the dead statesman in the legislative
battles of a quarter of a century,
and they seemed uncomfortable in
the public show of their grief.
In the center, stiffy upright, with
folded arms, sat Uncle Joe" Cannon,
the dead mans chief in many hard
fought struggles of policy and state
craft. Beside him ranged James
Hemenway. OF Indiana; John Dwight,
of New York, Ebenezer Hill, of Con-
uaotio,t ord Unbp noI1olf Of Damn
sylvania. All had poignant memoir
les of standing shoulder to shoulder
with the bulky form of the New York
legislator in great and small govern
mental struggles. And the simple
funeral cermOny, the quiet strains
of the Hymns, started unbidden tears
that were hurriedly brushed away
with studied carelessness. In all the
solemn formality. the "Old Guard"
seemed to have no part. Theirs was
deeper, closer grief. And when
the cermony was done and the hun
dreds had passed the fiower-banked
catafalque, they stood together and
gazed for few moments on all that
was mortal of their dead companion.
Cannon Had TO Come.
81 swOre l would never enter this
chamber agin until came with a GER
tificate of election in my hand" said
"Uncle Joe" Cannon, his square jaw
trembling, but Payne died and had
to come to the funeral"
Neither President Wilson nor Vice
President Marshall attended the ser
vices, but both were represented. The
Senate entered the Chamber. headed
by Senator Thornton. of Louisiana.
as president protein and Secretary
of State Bryan headed the Cabinet
members, Secretaries Houston, Red
field. Lane and Wilson. The Cab
met officers and the Justices of the
Supreme Court, occupied front seats
of the House Chamber. Directly be-
fore them was the catalfaqua on
which were flowers in profusion sent
by the House. the New York dele
cation. the Senate. the President and
numerous personal friends of the
dead statesman.
When the gathering had been seat
ed. and the galleries had been filled
with thousand spectators. the Rev.
DR.. Henry d. Couden, chaplain OF
the House. opened the services with
a simple prayer. Nearer My God
to Thee" was sung by the quartet OF
Calvary Baptist Church. which Mr..
Payne attended and the Rev. Samuel
II. Greene. pastor of the church
preached brief sermon. The quar-
tet sang Lead Kindly Light" and
the chaplain pronounced he benedic-
ton.
Body Lies In State.
After the ceremony the body was
left TO lie in state until late this
afternoon. when. escorted by a com
mittee of sixty members of the House
and Senate. it was taken to Auburn.
N. Y, the home of Mr.. Payne.
President Wilson today wrote
letter of coincidence to Will Payne,
only son of the dead legislator, who
represented the fanny at the funeral.