The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-04-16
Senator for Thirty Years From
Rhode Island Dies This
Morning Following An Apo.
pleptic Stroke.
NAME STAMPEDONTARIFF
AND CURRENCY LAWS
Object of Intense Admiration
and Bitter Attack He Stood
for Years Recognized Senate
Leader Of His Party.

New York. April 16.-- Nelson w.
Aidrich for thirty years United
states senator from Rhode Island
ana Republican leader whoxc name
WAS stamped upon tariff and cur
-ency LEGISLATION Of his party. died
4 an opOpieptic stroke at his hcme Ia
ifth avenue here to-day. He had
been IN OF indigestion since ycatcr-
day afternoon. Until then he md
been Ia excellent health. Hc was in
his scventy-f0urth year. senator
Aidrieh will De buried In Swan Point
cemetery Providence. II. l., sunday
afternoon.
Dr. John s. Thatcher. the family
physician. he'd left Mr. AIdrlch less
than half an hour before he died.
When DR.. Thatcher left the patient
appeared TO be recovering from the
slight attack Of indigestion. Ten
minutes after the physician left Mr..
Aldr,ch suddenly became unconscious
and died within few minutes.
Members OF his immediate family
were hurriedly summoned when he
became unconscious and were at the
bedside when he died. They Included
his wife; Miss Aldrich and Mrs. John
y. Rockefeller, Jr., his daughters.
aud Winthrop Aiduch. his son. John
! u. Rockefeller. Jr.. was notiflcd
within "a few minutes after Mr. Al
drich died.
Mr.. Aldrich became IN early yes
terday afternoon. Dr. Thatcher was
summoned but could not be reached.
Dr Allen N. Thomas was then SUM
moncd 10 the Aldrich home. lie d.
aEnosed Mr.. Aldrlch's illness as "A
slight attack Of indigestion and Mr..
Aidrioh went 10 bed. Soon afterward
| Dr. Thatcher reached the Aldrich
home. remained a few minutes and
departed.
This morning Dr. Thatcher called
upon Mr. Aldrich about $3.50 o'clock.
The patient seemed "a be In good
I spirits and 20 5o suffering from moth
ing more serious than "A slight attack
OF indigestion,
After chatting with him about ten
minutes Dr. Thatcher left the house
Ten minutes later Mr. Aldrich wai
stricken.
! Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich held Z
seat Ia the United states senate con.
tinuously from 1854 to i9t1. The In
fluence eXerted By him on severn.
mental affairs was best illustrated b!
the fact that when he was satiriealls
introduced 10 an audieace as ''ths
general manager OF the United States,
that appcllation lived through the ad
ministratlona 81 Mckinley, Roosevelt
ana Taft
Probably the greatest parliamentar
Ian that ever served la the senate, Mr.
Aldrich had no difliculty In maiatain
ing leadership of his party. Althougl
known among the veteraus as
committee" senator, he was quite "a
much al home on the floor and nat
urally was moro In evidence In tn
larger arena While he gave spocia
attention 70 the tsrin and nnancia
legislation IN commitee. on the sen
ate door hin ear was open for an tina
was said on any subject Of genera
importance. He seldom failed % par
ticipatc In the discussion OF an.
measure affecting governmental pol
icles.
Naturally Mr. Aldrich's long-con
tinued supremacy In the cOunsels o
his party and in directing Legislation
caused him 10 become the subject D
p much adverse crlticiam. lie wa
{ charged with Oossism aud with bein
the tool of the Interests" Whethe
: or not this was true IN the main,
can ho said IN fairness that some q
, these assertions gained and held cur
E fency because u was his policy neyc
10 defend himself against publisho
: attacks. lie rarely permitted him
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