South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-01
REP. JAMES MANN
OF ILLINOIS Is A
PNEUMONIA VICTIM
Veteran Legislator Succumbs
After Short IIlness-Was
Leader In Party.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 3O.-CBy a.
PD-Rep. James r. Mann of Hi
nois died at his home here tonight
after a brief illness.
Mr.. Mann. who had served for a
quarter of a century as a member
1 of the house. was stricken "a week
ago. first with "a chill. Pneumonia
/ developed. his condition became
! serious and the end came at 11:15
/ o'clock.
With him at the end were Mrs
/ Mann and the physicians. 10 was
| said that although he had recently
passed two restless nights, his con-
/ dition did not definitely develop for
the worse until / o'clock this after
noon He rallied slightly at 8
! o'clock but again suffered relapse
and sank rapidly. The end was
peaceful
No plans were made for the fun
/ eral tonight but it was said that the
I sergeant at arms of the house would
/ be communicated with tomorrow to
assist in making the arrangements.
| IT was understood a funeral service
! i'm Chicago is contemplated and that
! Mr.. Mann Will be buried there be-
side his son, who died four years
ago. He is survived only 10y the
/ widow
Favored Shipping Bill.
The veteran legislator. an ardent
+ advocate of the shipping BILL sent
word to house leaders early in the
week and again yesterday that while
! he was i'll. he would go to the cap
/ itol and help i'm the fight. if needed.
He was urged TO stay at home,
/ though none Of his friends realized
his condition was serious. one OF
/ his colleagues. Rep. SABBATH. Demo
crat. ulinofs. against the BILL was
paired with him. and so Mr.. Mann
was recorded i'm the vote.
In the words OF friend and foe,
Mr.. Mann was the hest informed
man on the details of government
that ever sat in the halls OF con-
gress.
The outstanding features Of his
! long career as a member of the
house OF epresentative--cX
over a period OF more than a quar-
ter Of a century ~ were absolute
courage and independence and
knowledge of legislation, pending
and past. There was nothing TOO
\ l!tue TO escape his eye. there was
no man or measure he feared 70
attack
Yet. by his own direction. The
record of his distinguished service
was summed up i'm less than a line
and a half OF the Congressional
Record:
Republican Of Chicago; was boTn
i'm 1886; was elected 20 the 55th and
\ each succeeding congress.
That meant 1S consecutive terms.
or 26 years. He was reelected this
month. and indeed. il has been said
that the people of his district were
II determined 10 keep him as long as
he lived.
Power In Congress.
IL Jim Mann ever felt the st.nS
of defeat when his party i'm caucus
failed 90 select him as speaker atter
he had served as minority leader
during the eight years of Democratic
house control. his friends did not
know il. When Gllett OF Massa-
\ chusetts was named. Mann was Of
fered the place as leader of the
party then i'm power, but he declined
\ Thereafter he held SWAY as the free
lance OF the house. and as chairman
of the committee on committees,
which assigned members 10 commit
tee seats. his power was equal, II
NOT greater. than that OF the speaker
/ himself
When the Republican majority N
the sixty eighth congress was cut in
the 1922 election from l69 10 less
= than a score. the silent power Of
Mann was counted on for possible
house upheaval
Months before he had declared
he never would accept the speaker
ship or leadership But his friends
set 10 work quietly in his behalf
Mann heard Of it. and reiterated his
announcement.
While the talk was running thick
Mann, meeting reporters. was ask
ed about g.
II have said before and sag
now" he stated. with an emphatic
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