South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-06-05
FAIRBANKS DIES
TUESDAY NIGHT
IN INDIANAP oils
Former Vice President Sur
rounded by Members of
Family When End Came
tuesday Night.

Charles Warren Fairbanks former
vice president OF the United States
and former United States senator
from Indiana, died at his home here
at $3.50 O'Clock Tuesday night Death
vas due 20 intcrstitial nephritis.
which has been a chronic ailment
with him, but not regarded as par
ucularly serious until recently All
members of the former vice presi-
dents family except Mai. Richard
Fairbanks who is in France. we're
at his bedside
Charles Warren Fairbanks was
born on a farm IN Union county.
Ohio. May H., 1852, a son OF Loris-
ton Monroe and Mary Smith Fair
banks. II was in a log house that
be frst saw light and the early
years Of his life were spent in that
little forest home As boy he
worked hard In assisting In clearing
the home farm and in planting and
harvesting the crops Ambitious for
an education he studied diligently
and at the &c OF fifteen entered
Ohio Wesleyan university at Della
ware. Ohio. In order 10 make both
ends meet ne and neighbor boy
joined forces and their expenses all
told amounted 20 $50 a week. Sue
cessfully winning his degree the
student became a press reporter as
q stepping stone To- his goal-the
Iaw. He received his legal training
AZ Cleveland, o. and in May 1878,
was admitted 10 the bar by the SUI
preme court OF Ohio.
Locates at indianapolis.
In October OF the same year he
located in indianapolis and mar
ried Miss Cornelia cole who had
been d student with him at Wes-
leyan university His law practice
steadily grew and ne became one OF
ttA leading experts Of the country
N transportation and corporate
law.
l. was not until 1888 that he en-
tered politics actively. but from that
time on Mr.. Fairbanks was one OF
the leaders of the republican party
in Indiana and later in the nation.
His political record from 1883 on
was one. OF achievement. In 1896
ne was named United States sena-
tor from Indiana The same year
he was named by Prest Nc
Kinley as one OF the joint commits
sioncrs for the adjustment of Ca
madam questions with the British
government During the six years
OF Pres't Mckinley's administra-
ton proba bly, no one was closer 10
him than Senator Fairbanks and the
assassination or the president was a
great personal blow 10 Mr.. Fair
banks ON June 13. 1904. when he
still had five years 10 serve as SEN
ator. a position 20 which his state
had twice elevated him. ne was
nominated as republican candidate
FOR wee president of the United
States HIS election followed. Since
mis- retirement from that high office
Mr. Fairbanks has been active in
state and national affairs to a linn
tied degree.
Four sons and one daughter were
born TO Mr.. and Mrs Fairbanks.
The former vice president was a
member Of the Meridian ST. Metho-
dist Episcopal church OF Indianap-
oils He for many gears was trus-
tee or Ohio Wesleyan university.
Was PraCticing Attorney.
Mr. Fairbanks continued the
practice OF law up 10 the time OF
his death, in fact his desire TO get
back 10 his practice. after an illness
caused by "A strenuous spea king tour
in the west i'm 1917 is said to have
been responsible for his fatal illness
He went 10 work too soon after his
return 10 indianapolis from a trip 10
CALIFORNIA for his health and suf-
fered a relapse.
The former vice president was a
candidate for the republican nOmi-
nation for president at the republi-
can convention IN Chicago in 1916.
but withdrew after the second bal
lot and threw his support 10 Charles
r. Hughes, then a justice Of the Z.
s supreme court. who received the
nomination. Mr. Fairbanks was
then nominated for the second place
on the ticket and made vigorous
campaign for election.
Since the death OF Mr. Fairbanks
wife on oct. %. 1918. his daughter
Mrs. John w Timmons. spent much
or her time with her father at his
home in indianapolis
Besides his activity i'm politics. Mr.
Fairbanks also was a leader IN In
diana m reIGlous and civic move
ments He was long a trustee OF
the Meridian 81 Methodist church
~ his home city and for a number
% years was president OF the board
of directors of the Methodist hOspit-
al OF Indianapolis He was also
member OF the board of trustees OF
ohio Wesleyan university. OF which
he was a graduate and gave liberal
w 20 the support OF the institution
Nj Fairbanks also was greatly in
teres+ed IN the subject OF conserya-
ton aId was the founder of the In
diana state Forestry association.
which has for its object the refor-
sstation o. conservation Of the for
ests OF Indiana
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