Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-28

member Of the committee that de-
manded the return Of the Presidents 8
body to Springfield. Then when the
country began to recover from what
seemed a final blow and the reconstruc-
ton set in with the Thirty-ninth Con-
gress. Cullom began his service with
the Illinois delegation, and with such
colleagues IN Congress as Logan. Went
worth. Blaine. Conkling and also Hayes
and Garfield. both Of whom attained the
presidency.
Elevated 70 Senate.
After six years in the House, during
which he had seen the Impeachment Of
Andrew johnson and taken part in the
making Of most critical period OF
American history, he returned to I'LL
nois vowing never again to take office,
only to become speaker Of the legis-
lature and later governor. At the
Philadelphia convention he placed
Grant in nomination for his second
term in which Is said to be the shortest
nominating speech ever delivered II
contained seventy-five words
Cullom's career as United States
senator began in 1888 when he re-
signed as governor and was elected to
succeed David Davis. His service in
the senate chamber was an unbroken
one for thirty years, a record excellcd
only by two other men, Senator Allison
Of Iowa, and Senator Morrill,, Of Yer
mont
He entered the senate spry, active
man of A, he left It in 1913 FADING,
tottering man Of 81 but with brain
still bright and active. We used to
tell story Of how one day seeing
Senator Vest, very old. feeble looking
and detected, he said to Senator Morrill,
who was then SO:
go over and cheer Vest bit"
whereat Morrill, walked over and slap
ping Vest on the shoulder said. Cheer
up. old man; why, you're nothing but
a boy"
Hold Important committeeships.
Down through the administration of
Cleveland, Harrison, Mckinley. Roose-
welt and Taft, ne held important chair
manships when his party was in power,
finally that Of the foreign relations
committee. generally considered the
most important Of the lot. He had been
chairman OF the commission which
devised form of government for the
Hawaiian Islands after their annexa-
ton and had been chairman Of the
committee which first reported bill
for the creation Of the Interstate Com
merce Commission. His work as chair
man Of the Foreign Relations COM
mittee since the Spanish War Is COM
paratively fresh in the public mind.
He was an ardent supporter Of the
peace treaties proposed by President
Taft and which were so emasculated
by the senate that they never were
ratified.
During the last few years his friends
had seen him slowly fading away in
body and he became so feeble that his
voice in the senate chamber was not
heard farther than the clerks desk.
His term ended March 3. 1913. and he
was appointed chairman Of the Lincoln
memorial commission, created by con-
gress to superintend the erection OF
tho 100000 memorial In this city.
The one wish expressed on his death
bed was that he might live to see the
completion of the national memorial
to his sold friend.
~ Did Not Fsar DSath.
. His memoirs OF fifty. years Of public
service finished only few months be-
fore his final illness overlook him, con-
cluded after this manner:
II have no great fear OF death, ex-
cept the natural dread Of the physical
pain which usually accompanies it. I
certainly wish beyond any words have
power to express that I could have
greater assurance that there will be a
reuniting with these we love and those
who have loved us in some future
world: but from my reading Of the
scripture and even admitting that there
is hereafter. I cannot find any salts
factory evidence to warrant such
belief. Could believe that I could
meet the loved ones who have gone
before. do not know but that should
look forward with pleasure to the
passing across" Not having this be-
lief, I am quite content to stay where
am as long as I can; and finally,
when old Charon appears to row me
over the river Styx shall be ready to
Co."
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