The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-05-12

II o'clock Thursday morning.
Altho in III health for some time,
Mr.. Foraker was able to be at his Of
fee daily until a week ago last Mon
day, when on leaving his office he be-
came unconscious. From that time on
his condition grew steadily worse, un-
til Wednesday evening, when his ply
sicions, DR.. c. G. Fibe and DR.. Gordon
McKim, informed the family that
there was no hope for recovery. d.
At his bedside when the end came
were his wife, Mrs. Julia Bundy Fora
ker; his three daughters, Mrs. Ran
dolph Mathews, Cincinnati; Mrs. Vic
tor Cushman, Washington, and Mrs.
T. King Wainwright, Philadelphia, and
his only surviving son, Arthur st.
Clair Foraker, Washington, d. c.
An Enyiable Record
Joseph Benson Foraker left rec
ord which is not only part of the
history of Ohio, but Of the United
States. His public service extended
over period of more than half CEN
fury. He was ever constant in honor,
fearless in conduct and stainless in
reputation.
To his credit goes the introduction
OF the resolution of Intervention in
the United States Senate which led
to our war with Spain. He was the
whip" of the upper house. His ad-
dress in that august body on that
memorable 29th of May, 1898, stands
as a sermon on American fealty.
Joseph Benson Foraker was born
July 5, 1916, and If he had survived
until the coming July would have
been II years old. He was born on
farm near Rainsboro, Highland
county, Ohio, of good old Methodist
stock
At the age of 16 he enlisted in the
Union army and went to the front with
Company A, Eighty-ninth Regiment,
Ohio Volunteers. Almost from the
beginning he served as noncom-
missioned officer and later was pro-
NOTED to the rank of Lieutenant He
took part in many bloody battles and
was with General Sherman on his ia
nous march to the sea. He also act
ed as aid-de-camp on the staff of Gen.
eral Slocum in the advance through
the Carolinas.
He was the courier chosen by his
commander to bear the welcome mes
sage of the capture of Savannah to
the United States fleet off the coast |
Returning to civil life in Cincinnati |
at the close of the war he wore a Cap
tain's. shoulder straps, although he |
was barely 10 years of age.
Soon after his return he entered
Cornell College and was graduated at
Ithaca in the class of 1862 He then
took up the study of law and began |
practice in Cincinnati
His splendid record as a practition-
er caused his elevation as Justice of
the Superior Court in Cincinnati. He
resigned in 1882.
Justice Foraker then took a most &C.
tive interest in politics. He became
one of the standard bearers of the
Republican party. He was but SO
years old when he received the NOM
Ination for Governor of Ohio, but was
defeated by small margin by Judge
Hoadly. In 1885 they were again op-
posing candidates, and Judge Foraker
was returned the victor. He was 4
honOred by reelection.
The State Republican Convention of
1895 named him as candidate for the h
United States Senate and in January,
1896, the Legislature chose him to sue
,eed the Hon. Calvin S. Brice. He |
was reelected and held the toga of
United States Senator for twelve
'ears. retiring again to his law prac-
ice in Cincinnati on March 3, 1909.
The Republican party of Ohio, as \
we'll as Of the nation, believed in his
wisdom as guiding power in the
complex problems of statecraft. He
vas Chairman of the Republican State
Conventions of Ohio from 1886 to 1900
md a delegate-at-large from Ohio to 6
he Republican National Conventions
rom 1884 to 1904.
AS Chairman of the Ohio Delega-
ions to the Republican National Con-
'entions of 1884 and 1883 he present. t
ID to both conventions the name of 4
ohm Sherman for nomination for the
Presidency. In the conventions of
s92 and 1896 he served as Chairman :
# the Committee on Resolutions and t
IS such reported the platform each l
ime to the convention.
In the Republican National Conven-
ions of 1896 and 1900 Senator For
ker In mastery addresses presented .
he name Of William Mckinley to be Z
he standard bearer of the Republic I
an party.