Evening journal., 1915-11-20

ed family. Foremost in scientific at
tainments and business acumen. as
evidenced by the continuous pre-emi-
nence Of the powder company. distin-
eulshed for philanthropies OF broad pub
lie character. It has also numbered /
among its members men who have writ /
their names on the nations scroll OF
warriors and statesmen.
No history of the du Pont family |
would be complete without somewhat
extended reference 10 the services OF
Delaware's senior Senator, Henry Al
gernon du Pont. While Admiral du
Pont was winning renown In the naval
branch of the Union forces during tho
| Civil War, Colonel du Pont was win
ming the recognition Of Congress with
the land forces.
Graduating at the head Of his class
at West Point Military Academy. In
1861. he entered the Engineers Corps
as second lieutenant. The next year saw
> linn acting assistant adjutant general
OF troops in New York harhor. and IN
: 1854 we find him chief OF artillery nl
! the battle Of Newmarket w. Va. n
took part In the battles Of Piedmont
Lynchburg. Opequan and Fisher = Hili
as commander Of artillery In the corps
OF General Crook. lie was hrevetted
{ major FOR gallant services at Opequan
and Fishers Tfili" and brevetted lieu
: tenant colonel for distinguished serv-
ices at the battle Of Cedar Creek and
on March %. 1888. Congress ncknowl-
edged the debt of the nation by confer
! ring upon Colonel du Pont Congress
sional medal OF honor for most distin-
guished gailantry and voluntary expos
uro to the enemy's fire az critical mo-
ment" during the battle OF Cedar creek.
To enumerate The engagements IN
7 fnH "a nd
tho commands he held would take half
"a column. lie resigned his commission
in the army In 1910
Counted Out BY Senate,
Ele ted TO the L. S. Senate by the
state Legislature in 1896 Colonel du
Pont was rejected by the Senate, by a
strictly party vote. by majority OF
one, on the ground that the ex-Speaker
cf the Delaware Senate. then acting
Governor. had no right TO vote for u.
$. Senator on Joint ballot In spite OF
the fact that without this vote Colonel
du Pont had majority Of one, the
Democratic Senate rejected him.
Colonel du Pont was az this time.
and had been since 1879. president and
general manager of the Wilmington a.
Northern Railroad Company. lie coz
tinued in this and other business activ-
[ tiles. and also devoted himself TO nsri-
] culture on his large farm az Winter
; thur. Del, a few miles outside OF VIII
nington, in New Castle County, but re-
] tired from the railroad management IN
, 1899 He is still vice-president OF Laird
D a. Co, bankers. in Wilmington, OF
D which W. W Laird Is president.
5 June 13. 1906. Colonel du Font was
q elected United States Senator by the
/ 4 .Na.faa rr4rHn he
g expired portion of the term beginning
= March 4. 1906. receiving % votes 10
% for John Edward Addicks and IS 10
70 eBlank." cast by the Democrats, ant
r took his seat December 3, 1906. his tern
c OF service expiring March 3, 1911, but n
3 was reelected 20 serve until March
4 1917, tho full term Of six years
A Hard Working Senator.
= Senator du Pont has not regarded h
n election TO the Senate as signaling h
, retirement from political activities bl
re has been one OF the hardest and mo
10 conspicuous workers in that dignih'
body. As chairman OF the Military A
er fairs Committee OF the Senate he re
he dered efficient service. bringing TO be-
a. upon all questions presented TO Z
al committee his expert knowledge DO
er OF long years OF experience in the arm
os His KNOWLEDGE OF events uulhtb
e. war made his advice peculiarly val
IS, able on the occasion when the bill I
rs, Indemnity for the partial destructlo
N. during the Civil War, Of buildings :
OF longing TO the Virginia Military ms
mt t,ite Of Lexington, Va. was under co
ne sideration. Senator du Pont had Iro
in the first shown himself a friend OF y
10 South against which he had fousnt a.
always favored proper measures lo' = !
sr. lief from conditions broueht e. 49, -. N
her tbe war. thus endearing hinseN 10
&C. people OF the South -,.t. Nriiitar
as. In the case OF the virgins - 80.
,m r--.t.,,ta he was peculiarly apie ~ g. -
ne ss,, TO- he had been upon the :. ~. ~,
rst a. ~ fine OF the destructlon u ~ ~
nv S',udines- and had dissenteu !, u. L., -
n eanosifion that the destru.'lon
,,,Iitarv necessity. He had heiu " ~, a..
du nonvfction during the many seis J"
- a,trs- between the destrucuon 9
ne ter' sniidings and the fling OF the CLAIM
- va are Institute had no more earne'
nj advocate IN Congress than Senate
nv Az Pont. who introduced the bill fS
al relief and had the satisfaction OF se'
an Ing the claim allowed
Ie; introduced Bill for Relief.
X; In speaking of the happy terminate
he OF the plea for restitution, Senat
nd du Pont said. recently. General Mic
nd OILS. the present head OF the 1nstitui
IT'S called upon me IN Washington lit
over two years ago, and asked me II
would introduce a bill for restituti
for the partial destruction of the
i'd lginia Military Institute. told him 4