The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-02-02
GLOWING EULOGIES
TO late SENATOR
CULLOM
Governor Dunn and Senator
Sherman Pay Tribute to
Rugged Integrity of Dead
Statesman.
tny LEASED wire to Evening meraId.l

(Ey LEASED Wire 10 Evening Herald
Springfield. IN, Feo. 2.-whc body
NJ shelby n. Cullom, former United
States senator, was lowered int It's
crave In the family lot oi Oakridse
cemetery az sundown las night.
Funeral services were held In the
hall OF representatives. in the state
house. wnero tho memorial sermon
was preached hy the Rev. Duncan 9.
Macleod and culogies were delivered
by Governor dunno. senator Lawrence
Y. sherman and clinton l.. COuklin,
from the same rostrum from whieh
Mr.. Cullom i've times addressed tho
legislature which had elected him %
the upper house az Washington.
with Governor Dunno among tho
speakers and former Governors Fifer.
Yates and Deneen present. the audi.
ence included an the governors now
living who followed Mr. Cullom into
the gubernntnrlal chair.
The predominant strain Of the oulo-
giles was the u%nassumlng honesty and
steadfastness OF the decedent
The coffin. in a great mass Of flow
era rested under the rostrum and be-
tween the famous paintings Of LIN
coin and Douglas which hang on
either side 81 the hall. The 120o
seats were quickly filled as soon AS
the doors we're opened ana hundreds
were turned away. I'm the hall were
friends and acquaintouccs. political
and social. Of many years. but the
penalty 81 the stutema.'s 40 years or
life was seen In the absence of close
relatives. OF his own blood there
were present only two uieccs. MIS-.
q. II. schimpn npd Nrs George
Davis and their children. ~ Peoria.
An AGED sister. Mrs. Lima Lepper'
survives. hut II an invalid Al The
others had preceded him TO the grave.
Al tho interlncnt were Mrs Charles
gidvcley. whose on, W. j. iudg"leA'
former comptroller Of the currency
| married u of senator Culionrs
daughters. and Victoria Fisher, sis
ter or the senator's two wives. other
| members 81 the Ridgcley family were
! among the mourncrs.
part Of the road TO the cemetery
| followed hy the funeral procession
IA that over which the BODY OF
J Abraham Lincoln Culiom's carry
| friend and prcceptor, was borne near
IA hall a century ago. The oufla'
| ground law deep in snuN
A the Rev. Mac Leod read the priet
s~er,ice al the grave he gazed into the
Glow OF the declining sun. and Ia me
| foreuround faced the great opcIisN
! which marks The spot where Lih'''"
I lies. ga.
thus" said senator sherman ~
The old association OF the TWO !" "'
| continued In death,
Governor Dunne paid "a hish llio
| ute To- the integrity Of senator 'u'.
| lcm's political career, which eN''hu',
| over "a half century He said ne nope"
the senator's life would he an M
centiye to the public men OF this ana
other DAYS. and asserted the senator
left friends and relatives n herithk'
greater h earthly friends-'the
heritage Of an honest name and a rec
| ord 81 duty well done.
senator sherman said;
ssq-his dav. m%ortaiity's last tfieute
IA tho dead il paid. To few OF ~
,rFu n. ptyen Senator Cullum's length
~ venrs and fun measure 81 honor
land usefulness. Nearly all his con-
-temporaries have Joined the silent ma
iority." IN,
"Ho was Of the type who huild
| states and successfully govern natlHna
| Neither the agitator nor the DESTROYER
found in him a response
His Interstate Ia" WIZ
a ploneer and II survives
at was No mere accident that kePi
him In public life for more thar MY
years. His associates were some ~
The most remarkable men OF "ut
country. He kept pace with them W
peace and war ana met MS uut'es
wtth .hility. dignity and power.