Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-02
Herman Ridder
 Dies Suddenly
OF ACUTE KIDNEY DISEASE Al
 HIS HOME
sELF-MADE NEW YORKER
Was One of the Most Conspicuous Figures in the Newspaper Publish
 ing Business and PoIities-Ardent Defender of German Position in War

New York, Nov 1-Herman Ridder, former treasurer of the democratic na- New Yorker Staats Zeitung, died sud- | denly late today at his home in this city.
 The cause of Mr. Riders death was kidney trouble in an acute form He had been ill about ten months and critical He was in his sixty fifth year.
 Members of his family were sum moned to the bedside late today and were with him when he died Conspicuous Newspaper Man. Among large number of prominent German-American citizens of the | United Stotes. Herman Ridder was | one of the most conspicuous figures in the newspaper publishing business and in politics. His associates in the publishing business had honored him at one time with the presidency of the American Newspaper Publishers | held high office in The Associated Press as treasurer and a director. In politics he was such a factor that he | was talked of at the national demo- cratic convention in Denver in 1908 as | a possible nominee for vice president on the ticket with Bryan, whom, how | ever, MT. Ridder opposed at that time. | He was also discussed later as a like | ly selection for ambassador to Ger | many.
 Backed w. J. Bryan. l Following the nomination of Bryan at the 1908 convention, after former Governor Charles N. Haskell of Okla homa had resigned as treasurer of the l national democratic committee because of his affiliation with Standard Oil in terests. MT. Ridder was chosen as | treasurer and, in his own name and | those of his brothers, he contributed | $37 ,000, the largest single contribution to the Bryan campaign.
 Ardent Defender of German Position. MT. Ridder was owner and editor of the New Yorker Staats Zeitung, | one of the foremaSt German news papers in the United States, and through this he was particularly con spicuous recently in his ardent de- | fense of the German position in the I European war. -s-
 | A Self Made New Yorker. | MT. Ridder was one of the called | self-made men and a New Yorker i from birth until his death. The story | is told of dinner which he gave to | 25 New York men at the time Col | oneI Clowry first established himself | in New York to take charge of the | Western Union Telegraph company. A ! table and the German editor proved to be the only born New Yorker pres ent.
 Began Earning Living at ii. 1 He was born March 5, 1s51 His German parents were not far removed from poverty-in fact, were so near | it that young Ridder began earning his 1 own living when II years old as an errand boy in hat store. By stages he served in a Wall Street brokers of flee as employe of a fire insurance company and then as an insurance | a mi ha f,,ka ested in politics and at that early age, before he cast his first vote, he stump ed the whole lower East Side of New l York city and won for his favorite a nomination for district judge, later electing his man.
 Started Catholic News at 27.
 He entered the newspaper business when he was 27 years old by estab- fishing the first Roman Catholic news paper in New York city in German and soon afterward started the Cath olic News in English, which in a short time became recognized as a leading Catholic paper of the country.
 Made Staats zeituns.
 In 1890 MT. Rudder became stock holder in the daily Staats Zeitung and was elected treasurer and manager
 Under his direction that paper as- stunned leading position in the field He became president of the corpora t1on in 1907 and at the time of his death he was publisher of influential morning and afternoon papers in Ger man.
 Several Trips Abroad.
 Mir. Rudder made several trips abroad; during which he was received
 by Emperor William of Germany and
 he brought back the emperor's en-
 thusiastic wish that he might some
 day visit the United States.
 Opnosed aPanar Trttstu
 At the time of the reciprocity ne- 1 gotiations with Canada Mir. RiddeI
 was one of the most vigorous in the
 enunciation Of the paper trust
 prices for news print paper and il
 was largely due to the fight which. he
 and others made that cheaper news
 print paper was secured. II Always a Loyal American.
 Although MT. Ridder championeC
 Germany's cause in the present war, ht
 was always a loyal American. HI.
 motto was: Our country, right ol
 wrong. If right, to be kept right; i
 wrong to be set right
 The funeral will be held from the Church of the Blessed Sacrament her,
 orr Thursday morning. Burial will b.
 in this city.
 EAST HARTFORD BOY