New-York tribune., 1922-12-01
James II. Mann
Dies at Capital
OF Pneumonia
Former Majority Leader in
House Stricken Week
Ago With Severe Cold;
End Comes After a Rally
In Congress % Years
Veteran Illinois Legislator
Wanted to Quit Sick Bed
TO Vote for Ship Bill

WASHINGTON, Nov. so.-Represent-
alive James n. Mann, Of Illinois, died
at bis homa here tonight after briei
illness from pneumonia Mr. Mann
who bad served for q quarter Of a CEN
tury A. q member Of the House, wns
stricken a week ago. first with a chill
Pneumoris developed, bis condition be.
came desperate aud the end came al
li:t5 o'clock.
With him a. the end wero Mrs
Mann auG the physicians. 10 wss said
that although he had recently passed
two restless nights his condition did
net definitely change for tho worte
until o'clock this afternoon. he
rallied slightly 1T o'clock, but again
suffered q relapse and Shnk rapidly.
Funeral IN Chicago
No plans wsre made fer the funerG
To- night, but u vas eaid that tho ser.
eeaut -st-arins OF the House would b,
Communicated with tomorrow 70 az.
sist IN nskiir the arrangements Il &,
understood that funeral service IN
Ch csgo u In contemplation and that
Mr.. Mann xill be buried there beside
his Eon, who died fouT years ago. He
it survived only by his wife.
During the thick Of The fight earlg
this week over the shipping Dill In he
Houee Mr. Mann. then confined 20 hil
home. rent v'ord 20 Representative
Mondcll, the Republican leader, that Y
he was needed nc would g 20 tho
Capitol a. any cost Mr.. Morde.i re-
Piled thst while DC wa needed, espe-
cially because Of he sbility 20 deal
with any lituation likely 20 arise IN q
bitter partifan contest, he ought not
to leave home unless he felt ph. slcal,y
sble.
Was Eseer 20 Enter Fight
A. he watched the battle from a dis
tance Hr Mann on Wednosdav again
communicated with Mr Mor cell ard
expressed d desire 20 get back 10 his
Old lob, but lie wsG Jissuadcd. Mean
while Republican leaders arranged %
have Mr. Name vote Tor tke shipping
measure count, 20 they obtained 0 pair
for him with Representative ssbsth, OF
Illinois.
IN tho words Of friend and Zoe, NJ
Msun vas the best Informed man on
the details Of Neycrnment that ever
sat In the halls " Congress.
The outstanding features Of his long
career r. member Of tho House Of
Representative, extending over o
period Of more thsn a quarter of a
century, nerc absolute courage and IN
dependence and knowledge Of legisla-
ticn, pending and past. There wse
nothing too little 10 escape his eyei
there vas no man or measure he fesred
90 attsck.
Ye, BY his Own direction the rec
ord II lis distinguished service was
summed I'D IN less than line aud
nalf Of the Congressional Record;
.'Repr blican, Of Chicago; was born IN
1883; yns elee.ed {. the 55th and each
succeeding Congress"
That meant thirteen continuous
terms or twenty-six years. ne was
reelected this month, and indeed y
hAE been said that The people OF nus
district were determined 70 keep him
IN the House as long az ne lived
Free Lance Of House
II Jim Mann ever felt the sting Of
defeat when bis party In caucus failed
10 select him as Spelker after lie bad
served a. minority leader during the
eight years OF Democratic Houle con-
troll. his friends did not know T..
When Giilett, of Massachusetts, ~as
named, Mann was offered the place as
leader Of the party then IN power. but
he declined. Thereafter be held sway
81 the free lance Of the Houfe. aud as
chairman Of the committee on commit
tees. which assigned members 70 eori-
n,ittee seats, his power Was equal 20,
- M. ~-eator than, that Of the Speaker
himself.
Wher the Republican majority IN
The 'Sixty-eighth Congress ga. cut IN
The ie2s electi,n from iee 20 less than
q ecore the silent power Of Mann was
counted on FOR o p'ssible House up
heaval. Months before he had declared
he never would accept the epeaFership
or the Leadership, but bic Sriends set
(cssususd % pafs nias)