The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1914-06-19
'ADLkIE. STEVENSON,
EMINENT DEMOCRAT,
ANSWERS SUMMONS
IvicE PRESIDENT DURING cLEvE-
LANDS SECOND TERM,
1ss3-tss7.
TWICE MEMBER OF CONGRESS
was Near An octogenarlan, Being ~
Years old-Last Race for Public
Once Was In 1908, When He Ran
for Governor.
CHICAGO. June l5.-Adlai 4. ste

CHICAGO. June l5.-Adlai Z. ste
vonson, vice president of the United
States through the second Cleveland
administration, died last night at a
hospital here after an illness OF sew
eral months. His three children
were at his bedside.
Adlai Ewing Stevenson, once vice
president of the United States. had a
long and honorable career. He was
vice president from 1893 to 1897 IN
der President Cleveland. In 1900 he
was again nominated by the demo
cratic party for vice president and
ran with William ]. Bryan, the party's
candidate for president, but was de-
feated. He served as member of
the fourty-fourth and forty-sixth con-
crosses, and from 1885 to 1889 he was
first assistant postmaster general I'M
der Cleveland.
- ~ < ~ +
J His last appearance as candidate
for public office was in 1908, when he
was nominated for governor Of I'LL
nois BY the democratic party, and
was defeated by Charles s. Dineen.
republican.
Mr.. Stevenson was born in Chris
tian county, KY, Oct. %, 1885, Of
Scotch Irish parentage. In 1852 his
parents moved to Bloomington, m.
He attended the public schools ana
the University OF Illinois.
II In 1856 he graduated from .Canter
College, Danville, KY. There ne was
a classmate of Senator Joseph Black
burn and other Kentucky youths who
later became prominent In public life.
He signalized the close Of his cox
lege career By marrying Miss Letitia
Green, daughter Of DR., Lewis w.
Green, president Of the college,
Stevenson returned to blooming
ton where he read law and was ID
mitted to the bar in 1858.
Stevenson's political career dated
from 1854, when he was presiden-
tiai elector on the democratic ticket.
He made canvass Of Illinois In be-
half Of the Mcclellan ticket and won
"a reputation as political orator.
- In 1874, he was nominated for con-
gress by the greenback antimonop0-
list parties In the thirteenth Illinois
district against John McNulta, repub-
lican. The democrats considered the
case hopeless and did not hold con-.
vention. The campaign was exciting
and Stevenson was elected by 1.2s1
votes.
In 1876 he was reelected to con-
gress for the same district ON the
greenback ticket.
i In 1884, Stevenson led the Illinois
delegation to the democratic national
convention which nominated Grover
Cleveland for president. In 1897 he.
was appointed a member Of COM
mission which visited Europe in an
effort to secure international bimet-
alism.
Mr.. Stevenson was IS years old
His last illness followed five months
vigil at the bedside Of his wife, who
died about six months ago. Mr., Ste
;venson suffered nervous breakdown
and q month ago he came to Chicago
! from his home at Bloomingtn, Ill, for
treatment. He became unconscious
on last Sunday morning and was re-
vived only long enough 70 recognise
relatives. He was unconscious at the
, end j. .,a, sa.s g
The three children who survive
him and were, at his bedside are:
Lewis g. Stevenson, president Of the
Illinois state board Of pardons; Mfs-
Martha D. Hardin, Of Chicago, and
Miss Letitia Stevenson, Of Blooming
ton. iii. NIL "a. ss