New Britain herald., 1918-08-28
SENATOR JAMES OF
 KENTUCKY IS DEAD
ChampiOned Preparation of Army
 and Navy for War
APPEALED TO J. s. FOR UNITY
I've Are Going to Make Kaiser Hand Over His Sword," He Told Senate Rose From Page in State Legisla- ture to Power in Congress.

Baltimore, Aug. 2S.--Senator Ollie M. James of Kentucky died at Johns Hopkins hospital today of an acute aflictlon of the kidneys. Mrs. James and the senator's brother, F.. H.. James, were with him when the end came at 6:45 a. m.
 Senator James had been a patient at the hospital for about three months. Physicians at first believed he had a good chance to regain his health and an operation was per- formed. Later his condition became more serious and transmission of blood was made on several occasions The senator rallied recently when in formed of his Fenomination to the senate and for a time held his own but later his condition again became grave and he steadily grew weaker
 Ollie M. James was one of the most picturesque and forceful figures in Congress as we'll as a popular idol among Kentucky democrats. He ranked high in leadership in both houses during his successive service in the house and senate and his tow ering physique and powerful voice al- ways commanded attention in legisla- tive and convention halls. He was nominated to succeed himself in the senate in the recent Kentucky demo- cratic primaries by an overwheImine vote.
 After the United States entered the war in 1917 Senator James became one of the most aggressive senate spokeSmen of the administration and champion of the army and navy prep aratiOns. His last appearance at the Capitol was on February 14 last to deliver fiery speech in answer to an attack upon the war department by Senator Chamberlain, chairman of the military committee. He appealed, to all Americans not to hecllle, badger or handicap the President, and declared i've are going to make the Kaiser hand over his sWord.'
 Three days later he was taken i'll at a dinner. Several weeks afterward he insisted on returning to the sen ate, but was too weak to take any part and soon went to Johns Hopkins hos pital in Baltimore. He was operated on in an effort to stay the raVages of a chronic case of Bright's disease.
 Mrs. James, and a brother Edgar James, United States Marshal for the Western district of Kentucky, were with the Senator at the hospital dur
 
 bers of both houses of congress went over to Baltimore frequently to pay cheering visits
 Other relatives of the senator are his sisters, Miss Lizzie James, who lives with her father at the James homestead at Marion, Ky, and Mrs. J. F. Gordon, of Madisonville. and hts father Judge s. H. James, of Marion. Mrs. dances was formerly Ruth Thomas, of Marion, Ky. She was married to Senator James in 1908.
 Senator James was a prophet of democratic success in every political contest and an outspOl1en partisan on all occasions. In 1912 he was perman- ent chairman of the national demo- cratic convention at Baltimore that nominated Wilson. He made the key note speech on democratic achieve monts at the St. Louis democratic na- tional convention in 1916 and drew from that gathering of 10000 persons cries of Give it to LIS again. Ollie when epitomizing President Wilson's policies. He made the speech notify ing President Wilson of his election to the Presidency in September, 1916.
 Senator James was I years old He began public life as a page in the Kentucky legislature. He seconded Bryan's nomination for President in 1908, headed the Kentucky delegation to democratic national conventions in 1904 and 1908, served in the House in the 58th to 62nd Congresses and has been ill the senate since 1913 when he succeeded Thomas II. PaNnter.