Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-07
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Springfield, Il.-FGt Il services
over the body Of forme. T%,ator Shell,
by M. Cullom will. be hsh a Spring
field, in the representative at the
statehouse, by Rev. Donald j scLeod,
pastor of the First PresL 2rian
church, formerly of Washington. en-
orial addresses will be made by nit
ed States Senator Lawrence Y. Sher.
man, Gov. Edward F. Dunno and Clin-
ton l.. Conkling.
Washington.-The remains Of Shell.
by NJ. Cullom, former United States
senator from Illinois, who died here,
after an illness of several days, left
here for Springfield, I'LL, for inter
ment.
The end came peacefully for the
aged statesman. He was in a state of
semi-coma all through the morning,
only occasionally recognizing relatives
at his bedside.
Senator Cullom was born at Monticel-
10. Wayne county, KY, Nov. o., 1929.
His father. Richard Northcraft Cullom.
who afterwards became a member Of the
Illinois legislature and q warm friend Of
Abraham Lincoln, vowed with his family
to Tazewell county, Illinois, In 1880, and
It was there that young Cullom obtained
his education in the country schools.
later spending two years at Mount Nor.
ris seminary.
In the fall Of 1853 MI. cullom went to
Springfield and began the study Of law
in the Office Of Stuart A. Edwards. Soon
after his admission to the bar he was
elected city attorney Of Springfield. He
continued to practice law until he took
his seat In the house Of representatives
In 1865. He was elected a representative
to the state legislature in 1856. was re-
elected In 1860, and was made speaker
for his second term. He vas appointed
to represent Illinois In the War commits
sion, which sal. at Cairo, ILL.,, in 1862. and
aided In settling its accounts with the
national government. In 1866 he was a
presidential elector on the Fillmore
ticket.
The Springfield district elected him
representative to congress for the term
beginning Dec. 4, 1865, and he was re-
elected until Mar. 8, 1871. He then re-
turned to Springfield and became presi-
dent Of the State National Bank Of that
city.
He again was sent to the state legis-
lature In 1879, and was reelected for
another term, With the speakership. He
was q delegate to the Republican
national convention at Philadelphia In
1872, being chairman Of the Illinois dele
cation. and placed Gen. Grant In nomi-
nation for the presidency. In 1884, he
was again chairman of the Illinois dele
cation to the national convention and
placed Gen. John A. Logan In nomi-
nation.
The voters Of Illinois gave him a good
majority for the ~governorship in 1875,
and he was reelected by a greatly in
creased majority in 1880. He resigned
from tho .~gubernatorial office In 1889,
having been elected United States SEN
ator to succeed David Davis, independ-
ent Democrat. He took his seat in the
senate. Dec. 4, 1883. and waS>re-elected
in 1888 and 1894. 1900 and again in 1906.
AS a member Of the state legislature,
Mr.. Cullom had become prominently
identified with the enactment. and en-
forcement Of railroad legislation, and az
chairman Of the senate committee on
interstate commerce he gained a national
reputation In connection with such legis-
latton. In the interests Of interstate
commerce he was prominent as an advo-
cate Of the proposed deep waterway con.
Meeting Lake Michigan with the Missis-
sippi river and the gulf. He also aided
as a member Of the commission to pre-
pare q system OF laws for tho Hawaiian
islands.
The former senator was one Of the
commission appointed by President Taft
to prepare the national memorial for
President Lincoln. Early in his last Ill
ness Mr.. Cullom discussed details OF the
memorial plans, and among his last ex-
pressed wishes before he lapsed into a
state of coma was one that he might
survive to complete his part In that
work.