The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-01
Mann TAKEN
BY DEATHS
! GREAT LOSS
Illinois Congressman Had
Record Of rs Years
Of Service.


Of Representative James r. Mann
Of the Second Illinois district, long
rated as a giant Of the house.
Returning two weeks ago for the
opening of the special session Of
congress, Mr.. Mann, who had
served his people upwards Of .
quarter of a century, took part In
the preliminary work Of the house.
A week ago he was forced to stay
at home because of a cold. HiS
condition at first was not regarded
as serious, and it was not until yes
terday after pneumonia had devel-
oped, that 1t became alarming.
Early in the evening he rallied. but
there was a change for the worse
as the night wore ON. Shortly aft
er midnight with his wife and ply
sician at his bedside. the veteran
Of many a congressional battle died
peacefully.
News Of Mr.. Mann's death was a
shock to the house, for few of his
most intimate friends knew of his
illness, beyond the statement that
he had been confined to his home by
a cold. On the eve of the house
vote Wedneday on the shipping bill,
Mr.. Mann wanted to get ont Of bed
and 20 there to be counted on Its
side. He was told - stay at home
and that While his. swisa coun-e]
would be helpful, there were votes
enough In sight But his thoughts
were constantly on the work Of the
house where his record of service
through 13 consecutive terms, or 26
years. had earned for him the rep
utation. among friends and foe Of
the best-informed man on the de-
tails Of government that ever sat
In either branch Of congress. He
was sent back for q 14th term by
the people Of his district in the
election last month.
Exercised Great Power.
Minority leader in the house dur
ing the eight years Of Democratic
control, Representative Mann saw
the speakership 60 to Gillette 0i
Massachusetts, when his party
again came into power there, but
IL the failure OF his party in caucus
to select him as a speaker left any
tinge Of bitterness with the veteran
member, his friends never saw an
indication of it Declining then the
preferred leadership of the major.
ity, Representative Mann thereaft-
or continued to exercise a powel
equal to II not greater than that ol
the speaker himself as chairman oi
the committee of committees, which
controls the makeup of the hous<
committees.
Counting on his strength for Z
| possible house upheaval when tht
Republican majority was cut to les.
! than a score in the last election
his friends again set to work quiet
ly in his behalf but the Illinois
member, who months before hat
declared he never would accep
the speakership or the leadership
4UANAty OuuGQ tAV uOvO Wu0u LIN
heard Of It by reiterating what b,
said then. That It would have re
Quired q powerful effort to bea
him II he had gone out for. eithel
Of these places was the opinion
freely held in the house.
Chicago FuaeKal.
The funeral will be held ct
O'Clock Monday afternoon at tn,
Hyde Park Presbyterian church, /
va sannounced by friends OF tn
family today.
Successor to Congressman Nam
probably will not be elected unit
the spring mayoralty election, HI
WAS just completing his 18th tern
in congress and had been electe'
for another which he would hav
started upon In March. Congress
man W. ]. Graham will be one o
the pail bearers.