The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-29
SHELBY NJ. CULLOM.
FORMER SENATOR.
/. ENDS LONG CAREER
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ninth Congress. Culiom began his SER
VICE with the illinois delegation. and
logan. Wentworth. Blaine. Conkling
and Hayes and Garfield, both of whom
attained the presidency.
After six years. in the House dur
lnent OF Andrew Johnson, and taken
part In the making of most critical
period OF american history. nc re-
turned TO Illinois vowing never again
TO take office. only TO become Speak er
of the Legislature and later Governor
Az tie Philadelphia convention he
second term, In which is said 10 he
the shortest nominating speech ever
/ delivered II contained seycuty-hve
| words.
BECOMES Senator In 1881.
Culloni's career as United states
| Senator began In 1883. when lie re-
signed as Governor. and was elected 10
succeed David Davis. His service in
the Senate chamber was an unbroken
one Tor thirty years--tive consecutive
ternis-a record eNcelled only by two
othcr men. Senator Allison, of Iowa
and Senator Morrill of Vermont.
re entered the Senate in 1889. a spry.
active man OF ffty-four; he left II in
1913, a fading, tottering man of eighty
Tour, but with brain still bright
and active. He used 10 tell a story of
nov nov, one day seeing senator Vest. very
old, iceblc-lookinS and detected he
! said 10 Senator Morrill,, who then was
| some cigthy-sX:
70 oNcr ana cheer vest up Bit"
whereof Morrill, walked over and slap
! ping Vest on the shoulder said: Cheer
| UP; old man; why you're nothing but
80 Down through the administrations OF
| Cleveland. Harrison, Mckinley. Roose-
welt ana Taft. he held important chair
mi WHEN his party was in pow
| tons Committee. generally considered
the most Important of the lot. He
had been chairman OF the commission
"a of .
for the Hawaiian Island after their
annexation. and had been chairman OF
bin for The. Great ion of the Interstate
| Commerce Commission. His work as
chairman of the Foreign Relations
Sommitte ;, since the Spanish War is
mind. He was an ardent supporter of
the peace treaties proposed by Presi-
lated by the Senate that they never
were ratified.
Slowly Fades Away.
During the last few years his friends
body, and he became so feeble that
his voice in the Senate chamber was
not heard farther than the clerks desk.
His term ended on March 8. 1918. and
he. was appointed chairman of the Lin
coin Memorial Commission created by
Congress to superintend the erection
of the 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 old friend. His memoirs of fifty
years OF public service finished only
q few months before his final illness
| overlook him, concluded 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 reunlting with those we love and
those who have loved us in some flu
ture world; but from my reading Of
the Scripture and even admitting that
there is r. hereafter, j cannot find any
satisfactory evidence to warrant such
belief. Gould I believe that l could
meet the loved ones who have, gone
should look forward with pleasure to
the. passing across Not having this
belief, am quite content to stay where
I am as long ms I can. and finally.
when old Charon appears to row me
over the River Styx I shall BIO ready
To