Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-06
COL. ROOSEvEIT'S
DEATH IS SHOCK
AT THE CAPITOL
His Friends and Former Po-
IiticaI Opponents Express
Their Grief.
RESOLUTIONS OF REGRET
IN SENATE AND HOUSE
Both Branches Then Adjourn.
= Each Will Be Represented by
Committee at Funeral.

The news of Col. Roosevelt's death
was great shock to his many friends
at the Capitol. Those senators and
representatives who had been his po-
itical opponents also expressed their
grief at the death of the celebrated
American.
1t was recalled that the last visit
made by Col. Roosevelt to Washing
ton came at the time when the Senate
military affairs committee. under the
leadership of Senator Cham berldin,
had vigorously attacked the War De-
partment for its shortcomings in pre-
pairing to carry on the war. Col
Roosevelt conferred with many of
the leaders at the Capitol who visited
him.
He ranged himself squarely in ia
Nor of Senator Chamberlain and his
position. Col. Roosevelt was regarded
as one of the strongest friends of the
policy of universal military training.
and his influence was expected to
have great weight in the approaching
contest over a future military policy
for this country.
Upmost Topic Among Senators.
When the Senate met today the
death of Col. Roosevelt was the up
most topic in all minds. The sena.
tors as they assembled grayely dis
cussed the death of the former Presj
dent. The chaplain of the Senate in
his prayer opening the session spoke
of the great loss which the country
has suffered through Roosevelts
death.
Senator Martin of Virginia the dem
ocratic leader, addressed the Senate
in brief eulogy of the former repub
lican President and presented reso-
luton expressing the grief of the
Senate on his death and providing for
the appointment of a special COM
mittee of fifteen senators to attend
the funeral. In offering the resolu-
ton, Senator Martin said:
!, Senator Martins Eulogy.
1.-The entire country was startled
ky the announcement of the death
Qf Col. Roosevelt at his home in Long
BLAND This is not fit time for
me to eulogize the former President
dyt before l move an adjournment
Of the Senate as a mark of respect
to- his memory 1 wish to say few
words. There is not a man in all
the broad lands of the United States
Who questions the fact that Theodore
Roosevelt was man of the greatest
ability. of the greatest patriotism,
courage and devotion to his duty as
he saw it. That he made mistakes
was inevitable, for it is human to
make mistakes. But If he made mis-
takes he always acted for what he
believed to be the best interests of
9lis country.
Col. Roosevelt was a man Of I'M
qualified courage. He never had a
conviction for which he did not have
the courage to fight. He was truly
great American and I look upon him
as one of the truly great men pro-
duced on this continent
/: MI. Lodge Overcome by Emotion.
/; After Senator Martin had presented
his resolution of regret. Senator
Lodge, the republican leader, long a
swarm personal friend of the former
President, addressed the Senate.
Il rise simply to second the resolu-
lion offered by the senior senator from
Virginia" Said Senator Lodge. "Col.
Roosevelt served his country in war
as President of the United States, and
hs Vice President he presided over
the Senate. He was a great patriot.
p great American, great man. He
WAS devoted throughout life to his
country. He tried always to be a
servant to humanity.
bay"
Senator Lodges voice failed him and
he took his seat, shaken by the emo
tion that he felt.
:. Senator Calder Of New York also
puligiZed the former President who
he declared to have been one of the
greatest of Americans and the great
est citizen today.
Vice President Names Committee.
:. The Vice President Immediately ap-
pointed the following committee of the
Senate to attend the funeral of Col
Roosevelt: Senators Lodge. Martin,
fornia. Knox, Kellogg. Poindexter,
Curtis, Harding, Salisbury. Chamber
lain, Underwood. Reed and Simmons
AS mark of respect to the memory
Of Col. Roosevelt the Senate then ad-
Sourned.
!: Copies of the Senate resolutions pre-
sented by Senator Martin and adopted
by the Senate unanimously were sent
20 the House and to the Roosevelt
family.
:. Lauded in the House.
!. The House adjourned out of respect
Tor former President Theodore Roose-
Welt after tributes had been paid to
his character. patriotism. attachments
and helpfulnesS in public and private
life by Rev Henry !. Couden, the
blind chaplain; by Representative
Henry T. Rainey of Illinois. acting
House leader, and by Representative
Hicks, who represents Col. Rooseyelt's
home district in Congress.
Speaker Clark announced that he
would name. before tomorrow morn
ing, the committee to represent the
House at the funeral.
MT. Rainey's Remarks.
I'm offering the resolution for ad-
tournment Representative Rainey
said:
The country has heard with pro-
found regret of the death of Theodore
Roosevelt. Those who could not agree
with him politically found in him a
ready foeman, spleudidly equipped to
defend the position he took He was
a man of tremendous energy. q perfect
engine of force, and has rendered his
country splendid services in the
Army. as governor of our greatest
state, as Vice President and as Presi-
dent of the United States He loved
his country, and his long public ca
reer, as well as his career since his
retirement from public life, was char
acterized by intense political patri-
otism.
. "He won for himself an enduring
place in literature and If he had done
nothing else than this he would have
achieved distinction which has come
to but few men III this generation
His indomitable energy led him into
the fields of geographic exploration
and il his achievements were limit ed
10 that field alone he would have
perpetuated his name to future gen.
erations. AS commanding officer of the
rough riders in Cuba he demonstrated
that he was possessed of the couro pf