The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-12-24
MORRISON
DIES VERY SUDDENLY
MONDAY MORNING


mer Governor John 7. Morrison, at
his home at Boise. Death was caus-
ed by angina pectoris and heart
Spasms and occurred at 2:30 o'clock
Monday morning. Mr.. Morrison was
seized at 9 o'clock Sunday evening.
MIR. Morrison was conscious to the
last.
John 7. Morrison was prominent in
political, social, church, educational.
business and professional circles Tor
a great many years. He located in
Caldwell in 1890 and was a resident OF
this city until 1902 when he moved
to Boise. He mainted his business
associations in this city until his death
he being president of the Western
National Bank at the time.
Activities in Caldwell.
When Mr. Morrison located In
Caldwell he formed a law partnership
with Mr.. John c. Rice of this city
under the firm name of Morrison &
Rice. Later Mr.. Morrison was as
ISOLATED with w. A. Stone in the
practice. of law. Mr.. Morrison was
one Of the founders and first teachers
of the College of Idaho. While
resident of Caldwell he was very act.
i've in the social, church and educa-
tional activities of the city, in addi-
ton to building up good law prac-
tice
In 1896 when politics ran riot in
Idaho over the silver craze Mr.. Nor
rison remained with the Republican
party. The efforts of Senator Fred
". Dubois, Edgar Wilson, Mr.. w. E.
Borah and others to make the Re
publican party In Idaho an adjunct OF
the Democratic party in support OF
William ]. Bryan for the presidency
was thwarted by such men as the
late Senator Shoup, Mr.. Morrison, the
late Rees H. Davis, Senator Hepburn
and others. In that year Mr.. Morri-
son became secretary of the Repub-
lican state central committee and la
ter in the year his party's candidate
FOR representative in Congress. OF
course Mr.. Morrison was defeated
the Republican party polling some
S40O votes in the state.
Two years later Mr.. Morrison was
re-nominated for representative in
Congress and again defeated Dur
ing the campaign of 1900 he was
chairman of the Republican state CEN
trail committee, and in 1902 was elect
ed governor of Idaho. He served
two years being defeated for re-
nomination by Frank R. Gooding.
His career in politics, business and
his profession is probably quite we'll
known to the readers of The Tribune
However, the following brief state
ment of his death, funeral arrange
ments and activities in Boise, taken
from the Idaho Daily Statesman, is of
interest:
John Tracy Morrison, governor OF
Idaho in 1o03-0 died at his home, 21l
State street, Boise, on Monday
morning at 2:30 of angina pectoris
and heart spasms, with which he was
seized at 9 o'clock Sunday evening.
He was conscious to the last The
funeral arrangements will not be
made until the arrival of his brother,
w. z. Morrison, who is on his way
to Boise from Pittsburg, and is ex-
.pected here on Thursday night.
Not Without Warning.
4 While Mr.. Morrison's death was
wholly unexpected and terrible
shock to his many friends, it was not
wholly without premonition. He had
felt heart warnings of late, but con-
.tinued to attend to his legal business
as usual On Sunday night he was
seized with heart spasms and angina
pectoris which proved fatal in five
hours AT the bedside were Mrs. Nor,
Tison, their son-in-law and daughter
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilcox of Meridian; his
attorney, Harry Kessler, and Rev. r.
~ Donaldson.
Conscious to the Last.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morrison had dinner
with their daughter at Meridian on
Sunday evening. During the meal MIR.
Morrison felt i'll and lay down for a
few minutes. At first he thought II
was indigestion but on his return
home he was again attacked and his
physician was summoned. Mr.. Nor
rison was told that he had but few
hours to live. He calmly sent for
his attorney and Dir. Donaldson and
arranged his business affairs. His
son-in-law and daughter were sum-
.moned from Meridian, arriving at
midnight. He retained full possess-
ion of his faculties to the end, sinking
peacefully TO sleep,
State Funeral rendered.
The state board of examiners was
in session when the news of Mr.. Nor
rison's death was conveyed to them.
They Immediately passed the follow
ing resolution:
1--WE, therefore, in respect and hon
nor to the memory of Governor Nor
.rison, resolve that the family of Gov
.ernor Morrison be interviewed and
presented with the wishes of the state
Relative to the honors which the state
desires to pay to the departed in rec
ognition of his services to the state as
governor.
1.-THE state desires that the body
should lie in state guarded by a mill
tary escort of the national guard OF
the State of Idaho until the day of the
funeral, and that the body lie in state
Ia the capitol on the day of the
funeral, under a guard of honor OF
the state militia, and that the funeral
escort shall consist of pallbearers OF
the various ex-governors of the state
of Idaho and the present state Off