Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-06-05
EX-v|CE PRESIDENT
FAIRBANKS DEAD
Was Born in Ohio Log Cabin
Sixty-six Years Ago; Can
didate For Presidency.

| Indianapolis, June 5 Charles Warner
| Fairbanks, former Vice-Presidcnt of th'
| United States and former United States
| Senator for Indiana, died NJ his home
| here last night Death was due to mites
| final ncphritis, which has been chronic
| allment with him, but not regarded as
| particularly serious until recently. Al
| members of the former President s
! family, except Major Richard Fairbanks
who is in France were at his bedside
The distinction of birth in log cabin
which lllustrious Americans OF an early
day commonly had was also that OF
former Nice-Prcsident Fairbanks 1t is
probable that he was the last of American
statesmen to have been born IN one OF
these humble cabins
Mr. Fairbanks was born at knoxville,
Centre County. O., in MAY II, 1882 ills
father was Loriston Monroe Fairbanks, n
wagonmaker of Vermont. who emigrated
to mon county, O. Ills mother was a
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 was turned away from the door
Fairbanks, Mt Is, entered Ohio Yves
lcyan College, at Delaware, @, sharing
an attic room with the son of another
farmer, and the two cooked their own
meals Fairbanks did carpenter work to
earn his first law books
Soon after he was graduated Mr. Fair
banks was appointed agent OF The As
sociated Press ut Pittsburg holding that
position for one year His most important
assignment was the rally Of the Demo
Gratis 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 IRE
Quentlv referred with keen delight to has
work as newspaper man
From Pittshurg Mr. Fairbanks went 10
Cleveland and completed his law course
In 1874 he married Miss Cornelia Cole
To them were born five children one
daughter and four sons
Aft or MARI age Mr. Fairbanks moved
TO indianapolis and opened law office
He took a deep interest IN politics and
assisted IN local State and national cam
paigns. managed Walter @ Gresham
campaign for the Republican nomination
for tie Presidency IN 1855 and later
lahored industrl0usly for Benjamin Har-
rlson 5 nomination.
II has been stated that Mr. Fairbanks
did more 10 commit the Republican party
TO the gold standard In1So6 than any
other man, and that he wrote the money
plank IN the national platform adopted
at the ST Louis convention. over which
he presided as temporary chairman
In January 1897, Mr. Fairbanks was
elected to the United States Senate He
took his seat on March 4. the day on which
Mckinley became President In the irving
times before and during the Spanish
American war.
Probably Mr. Fairbanks greatest
services 10 his country were those per
formed while Re was member of the
[ nited States and British JOINT commits
sion. which dealt with the Alaskan
lake fishing and other ques-
ions
Mr. Fairbanks was recognized as one
If the national leaders Of the Republican !
larty and as such was made chairman OF
be Committee on Resolutions al the |
Philadelphia national convention IN 1900. !
lie resigned from the Senate March + t
9O5 having been elected Nlcc-President /
N the Republican ticket with Theodore |
Roosevelt i