The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-06-07


INDIANAPOLIS, June 5-(Associ.
ated Press Warren Fair
banks, former Vice President of the
United States, who has been i'll with
Bright disease for some time, died
AZ his home here yesterday afternoon.
All his children were at his bedside
when the end came with the exeep
ton of his son Richard. who is a
major in the American army and serv.
ing in France.
The distinction of birth in n log
cabin, which illustriouS Americans OF
an earlier day commonly had, was also
that of former Vice President Fair
banks. II is probable that he was the
last of American statesmen to have
been born in one Of these humble
cabins.
The one where he was born on Nav
II. 1852, was at UnionvilIe Center
Ohio. 1t came dangerously near be
ing the funeral pyfe for the future
statesman. When Mr.. Fairbanks was
boy Of four, his Father built new
ZONE, 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
earelessly threw a bunch of shavinas
into the open fire place The cabin
caught fire and when the boy realized
his danger he was forced to scramble
through a window.
f Old Family
Mr.. Fairbanks traced his ancestors
to the days of Oliver Cromwell, who
counted "Fayerbankes'' among his
supporters. Jonathan Fayerbankes,
the first member of the family to come
70 America, landed at Boston in 1886.
Mr.. Fairbanks father was Loriston
Monroe Fairbanks, a wagon maker Of
Vermont, who emigrated to Union
County, Ohio. His mother was a sis,
ter of the late William Henry Smith,
once general manager of The Associat
ed Press. ...'
The Fairbanks home frequently was
the hiding place of runaway Slaves
and no blackman ever was turned away
from the door Fairbanks was eight
wears old when Abraham Lincoln was
elected President. Then followed the
Civil War, the stirring scene of which
the future Vice President followed
with keen interest
His Own Cook
Fairbanks, at fifteen, entered Ohio
Wesleyan College ut Delaware, Ohio.
sharing an att" room with the son
If another tnrmrr, and the two cook
ed their own meals. Fairbanks did
'arnentor work to earn his first law
books.
Soon after he was graduated, Mr..
Fairbanks was appointed agent of The
Associated Press at Pittsburgh, Penn
sylvania, holding that position for one
year. His most important assignment
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 HOr-
ace Greeley Later in life he FIRE
quently referred with keen delight to
his work as n newspaper man.
From Pittsburgh, Mr.. Fairbanks
went to Cleveland and completed his
law course. In 1874 he married Miss
Cornelia Cole, the elimination of a
romance that began when both were
members Of the editorial staff of theiI
college paper. To them were born five
children, one daughter and four sons.
hIltT muTIluRG NJ NOV
ed to Indianapolis and opened a Jaw
office. He took a deep interest in poll
tics and assisted III local, state, and Nh.
tiSnal campaigns, managed Walter @.
Gresham s campaign for the Republi,
can nomination for the Presidency in
1883 and later lab6red industriouSly
for BENJAMIN Hnrrison's nomination
Friend Of Mckinley
In january, 1897 Mr.. Fairbanks was
elected to the mtrd states Senate
He took his seat on March / the day or
which Mckinney became President, II,
became Il close adviser Of the President
in the trying tunes before aud during
the Spanish American war
Among Mr.. Fairbanks greatest serv
ices to his country were those perform
ed while he was II member of the
United states and British Joint com
mission, which dealt with the Alaskan
boundary, lake fishing aud other qurs
tions.
Mr. Fairbanks was recognized as
one OF the national leaders of the Re,
publican party and as such WAS made
chairman Of the committee on resOlu
tiuns at the Philadelphia national con.
yentiUn in 1900 He resigned from the
senate March t. 1908, having been
elected Vice President on the Re
publican ticket with Theodore Roosc-
Welt
While be was Vice President, Mr.
Fairbanks, III 1905 became u candidate
for tho nomination. for President. H.
Was defeated bv WIN. IL. Taft and at
ter his term H. Vice President end