The Idaho recorder., 1921-03-11
CONGRESS HAITED WITH REvER.
ehce FOR AGED MEMBER AT
NEWS OF HIS PASSING
DIES IN SHADOW OF CAPITOL
Would Nave Been Sesenty-one Year,
Of Age on March Sesenth.-.Tsenty.
elk Years Of His Lite Passed in
serviee In the House

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Yesterday the career of Champ Clark
~ Missouri. for more than quarter
OF century towering figure In ma.
tional politics. sialwart of stalwarts
In the Democratic party.
He died Ia the very shadow Of the
capitol Just over the way from the
hotel where has lived for many years.
house and senate seethed In the clos
Ing hours of the congress OF which he
was an honored member and leader.
The stir of legislative battle was with
him To the end lie lived again In
memory. NJ his pulses tagged days OF
the eight years he welded the speak
er's gayei In the house. Those sorrow
Ing nj his bedside heard the old chief
tain mutter in his last delirium.
The question Is on adoption OF the
conference report"
BY mandates more binding than any
written law. congress barely halted In
reverence tn mark the passing OF the
aged member Knowing ms the years
had taught him 10 know the vital
urgency Of time In the closing days OF
u congress. the former speaker made
known his viii from what he knew
was his death bed. His wish was car
ried 10 both houses that no halt In
public business should be made nj his
death. In obedience To that behest
the house. peopled with his personal
friends of whatever party. halted a
short half hour In adjournment then
marched on with It's crowded program
In Tint pressing work. Mr., Clark took
active share up 10 little more than
10 days ago. counsellng has party col
leagues as Democratic leader until a
cold struck him down To become n vic.
tim OF the infirmitles Of his 20 years
Of driving life that reckoned nothing of
his physical welfare. His death threw
n shadow over ever, face I'm the cham
her when Representative Rucker of the
Missouri delegation arose TO announce
IL. voice choked with emotion. II was
a hnlting. brief eulogy he pronounced.
hut he drew from members signs Of
sorrow more eloquent than words 10
tell Of the place the dead leader held
In their affection and respect The for.
mnl motion for n haif-hour adjourn
ment Was made by Representative
nondell. Republican leader
Mr.. Clark would have been II years
old had he lived until next Monday.
but his 36 years of service In the house
would have ended Friday. for he was
defeated for reelection.
In the subdued talk on the floor. or
In cloak rooms while the house paused
In honor of his memory. friends Of
years standing scorned the suggestion
that the stout heart OF the Missourian
had been shaken by political defeat.
II was more personal matter that had
broken his spirit. They insisted the
Heath year ago of his idolIzed three
year.old grandson and namesake.
Champ Clark Thompson. was respon-
sihle.
There WAS one thing upon which nj.
were agreed. that Mr. Clark had died
as he wished TO die. In the harness of
his life work That mad. II possibi.
for the house tn vote his widow q year
of her husbands salary ms lis first
business when the memorial adjourn
ment was over.
f,r Jesse Shoup. Mr.. clnrk's physi-
cian. had little hope from the day his
patient was taken down with cold
Pleurisy developed quickly. but behind
that there was nm accumulation of all.
menis. Besides Mrs. Clark. the former
speaker. son. Bennett. and his daugh.
ter and her husband. Mr.. aud Mrs.
James NJ Thompson ~ New orleans.
wer. ~ his bedside through all his
Last hours
Word - Mr cinrks death was given
IN the senate 4, senator Harrison ~
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