The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-06-10
FAIRBANKS HAS
 PASSED BEYOND

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, June A. Former Vice.President Charles War ren Fairbanks died here tonight after a lengthy illness, of intestinal ne phritis. With the exception of Major Richard Fairbanks, who is stationed in France with the American forces all the members of the noted mans family were at his bedside. It is understood that interment will be made at this city.
 The distinction of birth in a log cabin. which illustrious Americans of an earlier day commonly had was also that of former vice-Presi dent Fairbanks. It is probable that he was the last of American states men to have been born in one of these humble cabins.
 The one where he was born on May II. 1862. was at Unionville Center, o. It came dangerously near being the funeral pyre for the flu ture statesman. When MT. Fair. banks was boy of four, his father built a new home. and the one.room log cabin was used as carpenter shop. One day while the workmen were at lunch Charles wandered into the shop and carelessly threw a bunch of shavings into the open fireplace. The cabin caught fire and when the boy realized his danger he was forced to scramble through a window.
 MT. Fairbanks traced his ancestors to the days of Oliver Cromwell who counted "Fayerbankes" among his supporters. Jonathan Payer. bankes. the first member of the family to come to America. landed at Boston in 1886. MT. Fairbanks father was Loriston Monroe Fair. banks, a wagon maker of Vermont who emigrated to Union County, O. His mother was sister of the late William Henry Smith. once general manager of the Associated Press.
 The Fairbanks home frequently was the hiding place of runaway slaves and no black man ever was turned away from the door. Fair. banks was eight years old when Abraham Lincoln was elected Presi dent. Then followed the Civil war the stirring scenes of which the flu ture Vice-President followed with keen interest.
 Fairbanks at 15 entered Ohio Wes leyan College at Delaware, O., shar ing an attic room with the son of another carpenter, and the two cook ed their own meals. Fairbanks did carpenter work to earn his first law books.
 Soon after he was graduated MT Fairbanks was appointed agent ol the Associated Press at Pittsburg Pa. holding that position for one year. His most important assign ment was the rally of the Democrats and liberal Republicans in 1872. This was one of the largest meetings of the campaign and was addressed by Horace Greeley. Later in life he frequently referred with keen de light to his work as a newspaper man.
 From Pittsburg MT. Fairbanks wen, to Cleveland and completed his law course. In 1874 he married Miss Cornelia Cole. the continuation of a romance that began when both were members of the editorial staff Of their college paper. To them were born five children. one daughter and four sons.
 After marriage Mr. Fairbanks moved to Indianapolis and opened law ofiice. He took a deep inter est in politics and assisted in local state and national campaigns. man aged Walter 0. Gresham's campaign for the Republican nomination fol the Presidency in 1888 and later labored industriously for Benjamin Harrison's nomination.
 It has been stated many times that MT. Fairbanks did more to commit the Republican party in In diana to the gold standard in 1896 than any other man and that he wrote the money plank in the na uonal platform adopted at the St Louis convention. over which he pre- sided as temporary chairman. When William Mckinley was nominated fol tho Presidency MT. Fairbanks toured the country in his interests.
 In January 1897 MT. Fairbanks was elected to the United States senate. He took his seat on March 4. the day on. which Mckinley be came President. He became a close adviser of the President in the try ing times before and during the Spanish American war.