Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-01-31

CONGRESSMAN FINLEY DEAD.
Had Represented the Fifth $. G.. Dis.
trict Since 1896

trfct Since 1896
York, S. c., Jan. 26.-David Ed
ward Finley, of York, Representative
or the Fifth South Carolina District
in Congress, died in the Tranquil
Park Sanatorium. Charlotte, n. c., OF
pneumonia, shortly after noon to-day.
News OF Congressman Finley's
death has cast gloom over this
town, where he had lived for years.
Congressman Finley was in the seth
year Of his age, having been born at
Trenton, Ark, February 2S, 1861.
He moved to York county in Septem-
ber, 1868, and had since resided IN
this county. He was educated in the
schools OF Rock Hill and lGbenezer
and at the University of South Caro-
lima. He served two years in the
House Of representatives and then
represented York county in the State
Senate, where he was chairman Of
the finance committee. He was for a
number Of years n member Of the
board Of trustees Of the University Of
South Carolina. He took his seat as
a member Of Congress in 1896 and
had represented the Fifth district
continuously since that time.
When a young man Congressman
Finley married Miss Bessie Gist, Of
this place. She. together with the
following children, survive: D. e..
Jr., and w. Gist Finley, Washington;
States Finley. Clemson College;
Robert and John Finley, Yorkville:
Mesdames J. u. Brown, Anderson;
w. B. Moore. Jr.. Yorkville, and Miss
Margaret Finley, Winthrop College.
Congressman Finley was an elder
In the A. r. P. church here.
Congress AdjOulns.
Washington, Jan. 26.-When Con-
gress adjourned this evening it did
so after both Houses had passed suit
able resolutions with reference to the
death Of Representative David T..
Finley, of South Carolina, the news
of which was great shock to the
members and hundreds of friends,
among them national lawyers. Indi-
vidual expressions OF sorrow were
numerous. and were heard especially
from the veteran leaders, who had.
been associated with Mr. Finley from
the days when the Democratic, party
was in the nfnofity. The. South Car
|lQlil.as glsgAt on I ], Sai II attepI. apge.
sentative Finley'sF funeral In body
In addition to the large committee
appointed for Congress as a whole.
Representative Lever offered the ad-
journment resolution in the House
and Senator Tillman in the Senate.
Capitol Flags at Half Mast.
Washington, Jan. 27.-Flags at
half-mast on both sides OF the Capt.
tol building to-day told mutely that
another member OF Congress had fin
ished his labors and gone to his long
reward.
Arrangements for the funeral of
the dead Congressman were not al
tered to-day except that Congress-
man Wyatt Aiken will not accom-
pany the Congressional delegation
because OF the fact that his son,
Wyatt Aiken, Jr.. was to-day operat-
ed upon for appendicitis and the for
NOR will not leave him at this time
The funeral party left Washington
tonight at 7 o'clock and will reach
York early tomorrow morning.
Tho Funeral.
York, Jan. 2S.--The funeral OF
Congressman Finley was held from
the Associate Reformed Presbyterian
church, OF which Mr.. Finley was a
ruling elder, at | o'clock this morn
ing Services were conducted by
rev. j. l.. oates, assisted by Rev. r.
i. Walsh and Rev. E. E. Gillespie.
The interment took place in Rose Hill
cemetery.
The Chester commandery. knights
Templar, acted as an honorary es-
cort as we'll as members Of the York
county bar and the attorneys from
adjoining counties.
The special train from Washing
ton, bearing the Congressional dele
CATION to attend the funeral arrived
here at $50 o'clock. The following
were present from the House of Rep
resentatives: Speaker Champ Clark
and Representatives Lever, Byrnes,
Whaley, Ragsdale and Nichols, of
South Carolina: Moon, Of Tennessee; :;
Lloyd, of Missouri; Bell, Of Georgia; !;
Bernhard, Of Indiana; Blockman, Of
Alabama; Goodwin, OF Arkansas; :;
Mann, Of Illinois; Stevenson, OF
Wisconsin; Madden, Of Illinois;
Kahn, Of California; Britt, OF North
Carolina.
The Senate selected Senators Till
man and Smith, OF South Carolina;
Vardaman, Of Mississippi; Ashurst, Of
Arizona; Walsh, of Montana, and
Ragsdale, Of Louisiana.