Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-16
.ENATOR BACON
jUCCUMbS At
WASHINGTON
Kidney Trouble, Which Gripped
Him Two Weeks, Too Strong
for Him to Shake Of.


greatest statesmen the south ever
has produced. He had many friends
here in the capital and not only is his
death a shock and loss to these
friends, but it is "A distinct loss to the
country at large"
Representative Adamson. Of Geor-
gia, 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 to be
carried away by the passing vagaries
OF the day. His counsel viii be sorely
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
ly express at this time my grief. IT
is my opinion that Senator Bacon was
the ablest statesman the South has
produced since the days Of the Clv,l
War. Undoubtedly his death is blow
10 the entire country"
From Speaker Clark.
Speaker Clark said:
Senator Bacon had a long and
brilliint career in The Senate He was
very able man and he VIII be greatly
missed"
have known him for 40 years"
said Representative Bartlett, OF Ge )r-
gia. He and ! came to Washington
ogether, he to the Senate and | 10
the House | consider that his serv-
ices to his State and TO the nation
have been invaluable"
Representative Hardwick, OF Geor-
eia, said:
Senator Bacon was one of the most
distinguished and useful OF all he
representatives that the State has had
in the upper House OF Congress. lie
Will be deeply mourned at home"
Serving Fourth Term.
Augustus Octavius Bacon of Bib
County, at the time OF his death was
serving his fourth term as a Senator
OF the United States from Georgia.
He was the first Senator In the his
tory of the State to be accorded this
honor, and the first Senator in the
United States to be elected by popu-
lar vote, under the seventeenth
amendment to the Federal Constitu-
ton. 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
or the University OF Georgia in 1859,
and from the law department in 1860.
He bore the honorary degrees Of
A. NJ. and l.. l.. D., conferred upon
him by his alma mater. During the
civil war the Senator served for two
years with honor and distinction,
holding the rank OF major and add
tutant OF the Ninth Georgia in active
service, and later the rank of captain
in provisional service. At the close
Of 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 Bacon's political career was
most distinguished, but was not
marked by uniform success. He
served as a member of the Legisla-
ture several terms, and was Speak
err of the House for two terms. His
greatest ambition originally was to
be Governor. and although he made
several hard and ali but winning
fights to reach that goal. he never
succeeded In the State convention
of 1888 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 ONCE again
Later however. ne changed his mind.
became a 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
time 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