Republican farmer., 1918-08-23
SEN. CALLINCER DIES AT HOME IN NEW HAMPS SHIRE
Conspicuous Figure in U. $. Senate and Leader For Long Period of Years. OLDEST IN YEARS
 AND IN SERVICE Although Republican Loyal ly Supported President in
 His War Measures.

Franklin, N. H., Aug. 17-United States Senator Jacob H. Gallinger of New Hampshire, died at a hospital here early today.
 When Senator Gallinger returned from Washington to his summer home at Salisbury Heights, near here, in July, he was in poor health. A few days ago his condition became so much worse that upon advice of his physician he was brought to hospital here. Death was attributed to ar iorsolerosis.
 At the Senator's bedside was Mrs Ralph Gallinger, widow of Senator Gallingers only son who was killed in an automobile accident few years ago.
 Funeral services will be held We'd nesday at the First Baptist church at Concord The body was removed to Concord today. Senator Gallinger is survived by daughter, Mrs. Harry A. Norton, of Winchester, Mass. Senator Jacob Harold Gallinger, of New Hampshire, was the oldest mem Der of the United States Senate, both in years and in point of service. Ever since 1891 he had been conspicuous | figure in the Senate, taking not only ! leading part in it's discussions, but ranking as a dominating figure in its | leadership and in the counsels of the l Republican party. As minority 1 leader the Senator had been active until quite recently, despite his ad- vancing years.
 Born on a farm at Cornwall On | tario, eighty-one years ago, he cross l ed the border to the United States early in life. He was a printer first, then studied medicine and practiced as a physician and surgeon for twen- | ty-three years. In 1872 he entered
 the New Hampshire House of Repre-
 sentatives beginning political activi- l ties that continued to the end of his life.
 Gallinger made the seconding ! speech for Benjamin Harrison foI
 President in the National Republican
 convention of 1888 and frequently wa.
 a New Hampshire delegate to the Ma
 tional conventions. A military title
 he bore in the early days when he wa.
 Surgeon General of the New Hamp.
 shire National Guard-Brigadier Gen
 eral-was forgotten during his Wash
 ington career, where he was proud o1
 the title of Doctor" He served il
 the House in the 18th and 5Oth Con gresses.
 During his continuous service of 9 years in the Senate, he had been ac tive on the committees dealing witf . finance, appropriations, rules and gov , ernment of the District of Colum bia , He fought long for his ocean mai
 subsidy bill to build up the American } merchant marine, and it passed tn t Senate only to fail in the House. H ? was the Republican nominee for Pres s ident pro tenn of the Senate in 1911
 Two months later, when his sol
 Ralph Gallinger, was killed in an au ! tomobile accident. he suffered S greatly from depression that hi . friends were anxious over his condi
 ton for long time.
 During the war, Senator Gallinge \ had stood with the President on na tional defense measures. He ha . pending a resolution for a day c |. prayer for welfare of the America cause in the war
 Senator Gallinger married in 1S6t
 Mary Anna Bailey, of Salisbury, N. H j. who died in Washington in 1907.