Evening star., 1921-03-03

with memories of his long legislative
career Just before he lapsed into final
unconsciousness those at his bedside
heard him whisper. The question is on
the adoption of the conference report
At Mr.. Clark's bedside when the end
came We're Mrs. Clark. their son. Bennett
Clark, and their daughter, Mrs. James
NJ. Thompson of New Orleans:
Immediately after the death of Mr..
Clark was announced. the House re-
cessed for thirty minutes. Representa-
tive Rucker. democrat, Missouri. who
made the announcement. said 1t was
Mr.. Clark's wish az expressed through
his son. that there be no interruption
of Congress in its closing days.
Died as lie Wished.
His colleagues are pleased that Mr..
Clark died as he wished to die. in the
harness of his lifework. He had planned
retirement to his home in Bowling
Green. Mo. after March 4. but the end
found him still serving his country and
his state in the House That made ii
possible for the House to vote his widow
n year of her husbands salary as its
first business when the memorial ad-
journment was over.
In the Senate word of Mr.. Clark
death Wa; given by senator Harrison
of Mississippi. He spoke feelingly of
the services the veteran democratic
leader had rendered his party and the
nation. but Mr.. Clark's wishes that no
should be made in his honor prevailed
and the Senate kept on at its work.
Senator Reed Pays Tribute.
Senator Reed also in an address in
the Senate late last night paid tribute
| to Mr.. Clark. After he had concluded
a committee was appointed to repre-
sent the Senate at the funeral serv-
ices here and at Bowling Green. The
committee cor, ,siSts of Senators Reed,
NcKellar. Tennessee; owen. Okla
homa; Robinson. Arkansas: Beckham.
Kentucky; Ashhurst. Arizona: Har
ana: ShielGs. Tennessee. democrats:
Nj -~u~.: E.rn"l Id. Naive:
Sutherland, West Virginia.; Kenyon,
-...uv,, " ..--.,.tsIn. i,puD-
licans
Speaker Gillett. House Leader Mon
dell. former Speaker Cannon and
Representative Isaac r. Sherwood
who came to Congress at the same
time with Champ Clark, are to head
the House delegation.
Other members of the HOuST who
will join the funeral party are: Rep
rescntatives Ruckcr. Dyer. Dickinson.
Romjue, Rhodes, Mlligan. Hayes,
Bland. Mcpherson. Major, Newton.
Igoe. Rubey and Nelson. all of Mis-
souri,; former Republican Leader
James X. Mann Of Illinois. Garrett of
Tennessee. Good, Iowa: Ferris. Okla
homa; Crisp. Georgia: Fordncy. Michi-
gan: Flood. Virginia; Mason, Illinois;
Johnson. Kentucky: Tincher. Kansas:
IonSworth, Ohio; Williams. Illinois:
kitchin. North Carolina: Byrnes. South
Carolina; Clark. Florida; Campbell.
Kansas: Humphreys. Mississippi: Ire
land. Illinois; Hardy. Texas; Sanford.
New York; Gallivan, Massachusetts;
Jacoway. Arkansas: Walsh. Ma assa-
chusetts: Brown. Wisconsin,; Car
raway, Arkansas: Martin, Louisiana,
and Linthicum. Maryland.
Individual Tributes Paid.
Individual tributes to the memory of
Mr. Clark quickly followed announce
ment Of his death. Republicans. as
well as his own party members. joined
in paving respect to him and a table
at the hotel where he lived was COW
cred with telegrams of sympathy to the
family. Among these was a telegram
from the house of representatives of
Missouri, and another from Gov. Parker
of louisiana.
Among the individual tributes was
statement from Uncle joe. Cannon,
who preceded Mr.. Clark as Speaker. and
who upon completing record for serv-
ice in tn" House was the subject of
one of the last addresses which Mr.
Clark made from the House floor.
Champ Clark died in the harness as
believed he preferred to die said
Uncle joe" Champ was my friend
and colleague for more than quarter
Of century and we engaged in many
contests on the floor without alternating
our friendship or respect for each other.
We did not strike below the belt"
Senator Williams of Mississippi, who
preceded Mr.. Clark as democratic lead
er of the House, characterized his for
mer colleague as IAN honest. able man.
of unselfish purpose and fundamentally
devoted to Jeffersonian democratic
principles
"Most Beloved" Says Reed.
Missouris democratic representative
in the Senate, Senator Reed, a close
personal friend of the House leader,
declared Mr.. Clark the most distin-
guished man. and the most beloved
man" in the state. Senator Reed
added that Mr.. Clark. moreover. for
ten years has been the foremost figure,
according to proper estimate, in the
democratic party and in the national
life" and his place will not soon be
filled"
From outside of Congress came a
tribute from Samuel Gompers, presi-
dent of the American Federation of