Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-22
Wisconsin Solon, Shot by
Brother While on Hunt
ing Trip.
WAS PROMINENT IN
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Did Much in Helping Garry
Wisconsin For
- Wilson.


The body Of United States sena-
tor Paul q Husnng, who was ac-
cidentally fatally shot by his
brother, Gustaye, while hunting q
ducks ON Rush Lake Sunday aft
ernoon, win be brought from
Fond du Lac to Mayyille this aft
ernoon and the funeral will be
held from the home Of his sisteF,
Mn G. w. LamOreaa, on Wednes-
day forenoon at 10 O'Clock. III.
( Senator Husting, according to his
brother, Petssss had planned = two
weeks hunting "trip from Washing
ton and requested that four Of his
grown up brothers arrange their bus
mess so that one could be with him
and it fell to the lot of Gustave to be
his companion on Sunday. The two
were shooting out of the same
blind" TheTsenator discovered eight
mallards flying in the direction favor
able to Gustave and signaled to him
to shoot. Gustave discharged his gun
just as the senator moved to an up
right position in his boat and the
charge penetrated the senator's back
under the left shoulder blade, some
of the pellets piercing the left lung.
Brother to Aid.
you shot me-" cried the senator
to his brother. Gustave hurriedly
rowed to the senator's boat, got him
self and the senator ashore and tried
to stop the flow of blood.
Hurrying to farm house. -physi=-
clans were telephoned for.
mo use sending for doctors. I'm
done for" said the senator. ''Tell
HnV T u t1@Ah Ant L. H. 4,
Senator Husting remained con-
scious until 7:15. He talked about
the accident and seemed to think he
himself was to blame. Physicians ar
rived from Ripon and administered
morphine to allay the pain but said
1t was only a question Of a short time
before the end would come.
The senator is survived by six broth
ers and one sister.
How to Fill Vacancy.
Tho vacancy in the United States
senatorship caused by the death of
Paul o. Husting must be filled by pri-
mary and special elections.
This is the unofficial opinion of At
torney General Walter G. Owen at
Madison, following q cursory exam
ination Of the Wisconsin statutes to-
day. 'f
The statutes give no power to the
executive to make an appointment in
case Of a United States senatorial va
cancy. The federal constitution pro-
;vides that these vacancies. shall be
filled by election unless the state
statutes hold to the contrary. Since
sin statutes given the executive power
to make an interim appointment, it
follows that the election statute gov
erns.
Badger People Mourn.
The people Of Wisconsin are mourn
ing today over.the tragic death Of the
senator.
E, With the senator when the end
came were three bEothers, B. A. Hust-
ing, Gustave Husting and Pete Hust-
ing. Others at the bedside were DIR.
III. Towig, Fond du Lac; Bach Huber,
Mayville; DIR. Milo Clark and Dr..
Bruno schallern Of Ripon.
The death of Senator Husting
Der within q year Of a group Of prom
inent Wisconsin Democrats, who were
instrumental in carrying this state for
President Wilson when he was can;
didate for the Democratic nomination
John "A. Aylward, United states dis
trict attorney for the western Wiscon-5
SIN District, died at, Madison N0Yem.
ber IL, 1915. and William II. Wolfe,
who succeeded Mr.. AylwArd. died sud
denly at gathering OF Democrats
In Madison January 10. 1917.
4 s Were Close Friends q al 81
M Senator Husting, Mr.. Aylward ana
Mr.. Wolfe were close political friends
for many years and they were among
the first In wisconsin to take up
woodrow Wilson's cause when he de-
tcided to become candidate for tho
Democratic nomination for president.