The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-15

for tho presidency in 1895. He became
the Missouri member OF the national
Democratic committee and soon took
front rank among III" Bryan managers.
juslitying II reputation for shre%dnrSS
AMI forest CHI cdnc$s he alrrndy had
gained in Missouri.
In national rs well as State nhiiticS
he worked quietly. seeking for criNctS.
To this quality h" owed tho Sobr!Ques
Of Cum shor Bill" and his friends say
that he never sought 10 avoid INC US" al
that name for himself.
MIR. stones position as n member OF
tho national committee led {" his srier-
linn as virr-chairmpn for Mr.. Bryan :
second campaign. As consequence OF
their associations the two mon became
close friends. and tho intimacy contin-
ucd until tn" Democratic convention IN
l?l". when Stone led the tight Tor tn"
nomination of Speaker clark. ne
events Of that ilmr caused "a coming IL
the friendship. although Senator Stone.
ms chairman al the committee on foreign
relations put through most Of tho ErNHn
measures while Mr.. Bryan Was sccrc'
,ary OF state. He was largely rcspon-
sihlc for prompt ratification Of the long
list Of Bryan treaties Of 1914.
Since coming back In tho senate in
1903. Mr.. Stone had been To tho front
on All important questions. lie als' mas
been active IN what may hr termed the
nnlicieS Of tho senate. tie assisted IN
selecting Senator clark nf Arkansas 10
tho office Of prcsiden; pro tcmpnrc III
succession 10 Senator Bacon Of Georgia
hut shortly aflCrward wh"n Mr., 'larR
lind M with Il few other Democrats IN
ornositirn 10 the shipping hill Il" found
~ more severe critic than his former
supporter and friend. Indeed Senator
stone seldom hrsitat"d 20 attack any
senator. democrat or Rrrubhcan. who
opposrd what he believed In be deScrr-
Ing admini$t ration measures.
Notwithstanding his i'acliiSi attl'ud"'
Mr. Stone was made chairman Of the
committees on resolutions At the 81
Louis convention il l9l6 and 10 HIM
Tell tho difficult work of shaping tho
ul.;rorm on which President wilson
was rc-clcctcd lIr worked Nn that al
mos, constantly for forty-ciEht hours
and nrvcr lost his CompoSurc Ms MUS
:raIinc his capacity |" say no IN an
jnnfiruSivr wa an incident may re
quoted. The suffrage plank was the
subject OF much discussion and hs rhA'r-
man of tho COMMITTEE" ;hc Missouri son
airr was frequently called upon ny n"i-
cralcs nf advocates al equal rights I'm
ON, occasion they w"r" cspr"lalIN per
sis,cnt senator Stone could NOT say
wha, The Commits" would d" but h" did
no, max" a speech. He simply SAID:
"tiiris. You a." TO" blamed lmP",-
uous.
Thcy wen, away good naunr"d II not
satisfied.
\ K"nluckian by nativity. born May
: lStS. Senator Stone removed !" MIS-
souri,. where hr graduated from inc
Missouri university and was aGmittcu
Io tho bar in 1889. He Immediately n"-
..,, 10 manifest An interest IN po''t'ca'
affairs. and in 1879 was prosecuting AZ
Iornry Of Vernon county.
lIo camr To Congress as represent
,,iyr in The Forty ninih congress anu
v.ax rc-ri"cird 10 III" Fi:b"th ana r''-
fv-drs, congresses. serving from 1879 20
1891.
From $50" 10 1884, lie was governor
of Missouri. Iron IN" death "f '''"rE"
:; Vest hr Was first elected I" me Sol
,ic in 1903 and was r"-"l""t'd IN l'"'
and 1915.
he married in 1874 and had three
children.