The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-15
ADLAI STEVENSON
DIES IN CHICAGO
Vice President in the Second Cleveland
Administtation--He Was in His
7eth Year.


Chicago, June l5.-Adlai E. Stevenson,
vice president through the second Cleve-
land administration, died Saturday night
after an Illness of several months. His
three children were at his bedside.
Mr.. Stevenson was IS years old. His
last illness followed five months vigil
at the bedside of his wife. She died
about six months ago.
Mr.. Stevenson suffered nervous
breakdown and month ago came to
Chicago from his home at Bloomington,
H., for treatment. His condition grad
ually became worse, and he entered
hospital.
The burden of his years and the OPP
pressive heat of the last week contrib
uted to the fatal termination of his i'll
ness.
He became unconscious Saturday
morning and was revived only long
enough to recognize relatives. He was
unconscious at the end.
The three children who survive him
and who were at his bedside were; Lewis
G. Stevenson, president of the Illinois
state board of pardons; Mrs. Martha d.
Hardin of Chicago, and Miss Letitia Ste
venson of Bloomington.
Mr.. Stevenson had o long and honor
able public career. He was vice presi-
dent from s93 to 1897 under President
Grover Cleveland In 1900 he again was
nominated by the Democratic party for
vice -president and ran with William j.
Bryan, the party's candidate for presi
dent but was defeated. He served as a
member OF the 44th and 10th Congresses.
From 1885 to 1889 he served as first
assistant postmaster general under Pres
ident Cleveland.
His last appearance as a candidate for
public office was in 1908, when lac was
nominated for governor OF Illinois by
the Democratic party and was defeated
by Charles S. Deneen, Republican.
He was born in Christian county, Ken
lucky. October %, 1888, of Scotch Irish
parentage In 1868 his parents moved to
Bloomington, III. He attended the pub
lie schools and the Illinois university.
In $50 he was graduated from Carter
college, Danville, Kentucky. There he
was a classmate of Senator Joe Black.
burn and other Kentucky youths who
later became prominent in public life,
He signalized the close of his college
career by marrying a daughter of DIR.
Lewis w. Green, president of the college.
After leaving college Stevenson re-
turned to Bloomington, ILL.,. and read
law. He was admitted to the bar in
1858 and began legal practice at Meta
mora, ILL.,, where he remained until 1868.
During these ten years he held the Office
of master of chancery four years and
district attorney for similar period.
In 1865 he returned to Bloomington
and formed law partnership with his
cousin, James 5, Ewing, and for many
years the firm was one OF the best
known in Illinois legal circles.
Stevensons political career dated from
1864, when he was presidential elector
on the Democratic ticket He made a
canvass of Illinois in behalf of the Nc
Clellan ticket and won a reputation as
political orator.
In 1874. Stevenson was nominated for
Congress by the Greenback and Anti
Monopolist parties in the. 18th Illinois
district against Gen. John McNulta, Re |
publican. The Democrats considered
the case hopeless and did not even hold
convention. The ensuing campaign |
was exciting and Stephenson was elected |
by a majority over Gen. McNulta of
,232 votes.
In 1876 he again was elected to Con- |
gress for the same district on the Green
back ticket, although he was supported |
by the Democrats, who declined to put I
up candidate.
In 1884, Stevenson led the Illinois del
egation to the Democratic national con- I
vention which nominated Grover Cleve- I
land for president. In 1875 he was APP
pointed member of commission which |
visited Europe in an effort TO secure
international bimetalism.