Evening journal., 1918-06-05

INDIANAPOLIS, IND. June 5.-Charle.
Warren Fairbanks. former Vice-Presi-
dent Of the United States and former
United States Senator from Indiana.
died at his home at $50 O'Clock last
night.
Death was due TO interstltial nephHis.
which has been cronic ailment with
/ him, but not regarded as particularly
serious until recently. All members
Of the family except Major Richard
Fairbanks, who is In France, were at
his bedside.
Charles Warren Fairbanks was born
on a farm near Unionville Centre o..
on April 80, 1912 His father Lorlston
NJ. Fairbanks, was peor, and the boy
worked his way through school and
Ohio Wesleyan University His uncle,
William Henry Smith. got him a Job in
the Associated Press office at Pitts
burgh. He studied law on the side
and was admitted to the bar i'm Cleve-
land About the same time he married
a beautiful young woman, COrnelia
Cole, who had helped him edit the coll
lege paper. and opened a law Office 10
indianapolis, where he made his home
thereafter.
Fairbanks was a good LAWYER; 10 was
ability and poise that enabled him TO
survive the shafts OF the humorlsts who
found his sOlemnlty and his habitual
frock coat irresistible. He specialized
In railroad law and laid the founda-
ton OF his reputation and fortune on
receivership given him by Federal
Judge Walter Q. Gresham. Refusing a
nomination for the Indiana Legislature.
he worked hard at law and gradually
acquired business interests too He
and Mrs Fairbanks lived quietly in
indianapolis and saved money When he
was well established and had made
modest fortune he made up his mind
that al the first favorable opportunity
he would go to the United states Sen
ate.
In 1888 Judge Gresham aspired for the
Republican Presidential nomination,
and although it went TO BENJAMIN Har-
rison, Fairbanks advanced himself In
politics by managing Greshams cam
paign and then Loyalty supporting Har-
rison when n became certain that
Gresham had no chance. lie helped to
renominate Harrison In 1892 and was
chairman OF the Indiana Stale cOgven
tion OF that year. After Harrison's de-
feat Fairbanks became the leader OF
his party in the State. Several times
he was, on the verge Of winning the
Senatorship, and finally was elected by
the Indiana Legislature in 1897 as sue
cessor to Daniel Voorhees,, "the tall I
sycamore Of the Wabash
Fairbanks had organized the State
for Mckinley IN 1896, at Mckinley's sug- 4
gestion had been made temporary chair I
man Of the St Louis convention and
had made the keynote speech" on the
coinage question As senator he went
to Washington with the Endorsement Of
his friend and neighbor, Benjamin Har-
rison with the prestige Of personal
friendship with Mckinley and with the
reputation among Republican leaders
OF being a safe" and sagaclous coun- /
sellor. In 1903 he was reelected TO the
Senate. but resigned in 1901 upon his
election TO the presidency. Fair |
banks himself had hoped that the Presi- /
Dental lightning might strike him in
stead Of Roosevelt. Fairbanks clubs
were organized all over the country. /
but eventually the Indiana man grace /
fully withdrew.
His four years as Vice-President were .
none too comfortable for him He pre-
sided over the Senate with skill and