The sun., 1918-04-15
j. s. SENATOR
STONE ISDEAD
'0FPARALYSIS
Missouri Democrat Was
Head Of. Foreign Rela.
tiOnS Committee.
FOLK NAY SUCCEED HIM
Presidents Control of Legis.
latiOn Will Not Be Influ-
enced by Change.
FOLK MAY SUCCEED HIM

WASHINGTON. April Ex-senator Will
lam J. stone Of Missouri. chairman Of
the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
and for many years prominent among
Democratic leaders. died here to-day
after Il stroke OF paralysis suffered la st
Wednesday.
Senator Stone suffered the stroke
While or q street ca" on his way to the
Senate Office building. 4 slight cerebral
hemorrhase affected his left side, render
ing him helpless. but he DID not lose
consciousness. and few hours later
rallied and began TO talk about getting
up His family and friends were very
hopeful until yesterday. when there was
a decided turn for the worse
Death at 4,3O O'Clock.
To-day there was second cerebral
state of coma. Death came at I 40
o'clock this afternoon. but the physician
made no announcement until an hour
later because twice before the patient 3
pulse had become so weak that the fam
lily thought the end had come.
At the bedside were Mrs. stone and
their children. Federal Judge Kimbrouxh
Stone OF Kansas City. Mrs. John w.
Parkinson o. st. Joseph, NO. and Miss
Mabe, stone, and niece. Miss MarSa-
ret Winston Of st Louis. All the mem
bers Of the Missouri declaration In Con-
xress were at the home during tina da y
and there were scores of other callers
among officials ard members ~ Con-
eress.
Senator Reed announced to-n.gl. tha :
funeral services vii! DC held tomorrow
Afternoon at O'Clock at the home. and
tho family. accompanied b" q Cons-ea
Sional committee, will leave with the
body IN tine evening for st. Louis. Al
-. Louis a night ,rain will be taken FOL
Jefferson city. where the body will rest
In state IN the State Capitol Wednesday
That evening the body will b< taken to
Nevada, Mo. Senator stones old home
for burial there Thursday by the Nevada
Masonic lodge
He is the sixth Senator to die since
April !. 1917, wnen the war Congres
met.
The death OF Senator Stone is ex'
pected 10 bring to the Senate. by ap
pointment Of the Governor, Joseph W
Folk. former Governor of Missour! am
latterly solicitor for the state Depart
ment and counsellor for the Interstate
Commerce Commission. Senator stone
would have served until March 2. 1921
but the Gubernatorial appointment O
course can only carry until the neS
| election. IT !s not regarded likely tha
Gov. Frederick Gardner IN view Of th'
| fact that the regular election il bu
seven months away will call a specia
! election. The nomination Of Mr.. FOIL
to the office is practically certain.
Governor Wants seat.
/ Were the seat vacated BY Senate,
Stone only to be filled through an cleo
! ton, as was the case IN Wisconsin ow
I Ing to the peculiari'!es OF the State law
, Gov. Gardner himself would be can
d!datc. II Is known that he Is desirou.
! Of donning the toga and Mlssour!ans II
! Washington incline TO the belief tina
he will after appointing Mr.. Folk to th'
Senatorship enter the race for the Demo
| cratic nomination To the Senate mex
fall.
! AS far az the election Is concerned
these are the only two names at pres
: ent under considera tion.
Gov. Gardner was elected only las
fall and this also spells reason WI!
| !e would be reluctant to designate him
! self for the Senatorship. although sucl
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