Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-01
DEATHTAKESM Mann,
LEADER IN HOUSE
illinois Member Spent Over
Quarter Of Century Actively
as Congressman
pneumonia ATTACK FATAL
Bv Associated Press

tive James II. Mann. of the Second III.
inois District long rated as a leader in
the House.
| Returning here two weeks ago for
the opening of the special session Of
Congress, Mr.. Mann. who had served
his people for upward of a quarter Of
a century. took part in the preliminary
work of the House. a week ngo. how
eyer. he was forced to stay nt home
because OF Il cold which he failed to
shake Oft.
His condition ~ first was not 70.
gardrd as serious. and it was not until
Yesterday afternoon. after pneumonia
had developed. that it became alarming.
Early in the evening he rallied. but
there was change for the worse as the
night wore on. Shortly before mid
night. with his wife and his physicians
at his bedside. the veteran of many a
congressional battle died peacefully.
News Of Mr.. Mann's death was Il
! shock to th" House. for few Of his most
intimat" friends knew of his illness,
beyond the statement that he had beer
confined t" his home by cold.
Was Eager TO Get Back
On the eva of the House vote We'd
nesday on til" shipping bill. Mr.. Mann
wanted to Get ont of bed and 60 there
to be counted on it's side.
He was told to stay ut home and that
while his wis" counsel would be helpful
. .atn ,.,l, -, H.
he would be paired. but his thoughts
House, where his record Of service
through thirteen consecutive terms. or
Nntv.siy wears. had earned for h'n'
the reputation among friends and foes
of the best INFORMED man on tho dc.
tails Of government that ever sat in
either branch of Congress.
He was sent back for n fourteenth
term by tho. people of his district In
the election last month.
Minority leader in the House during
the eight years of Democratic control.
Representative Mann saw the speak.
ership go TO Gillctt. Of Massachusetts.
when his party again came into uow"'
there, but II the failure of his party in
caucus to select him MS Speaker loft
any tinge Of bitterness with the veteran
member his friends never saw an indi.
cation of Il.
Declining then the pr"ffercd lead.
ership of the majority. Representative
Mann continued to exercise n power
equal to. il not greater thnn. that of
the Speaker himself ns chairman of the
Committee of Committn"s. which con-
I trolls the makeup of the House com.
mittees.
Called His Friends on
Counting on his strength for n posi-.
hle Hous" uphcaval when the Rcpubli-
can ma niority was cut to less than =
score in the last election. his friends
again set :" work quietly in his behalf.
but the Illinois member, who months
bcfor" had declared he never would nc.
copt the speakcr>h!p or the leadership
! quickly ended the move when he heard
of II By reitcratin. what he had said
( previously.
/ That 1t would have required pow.
erful effort to beat him If he had gone
out for either % these places was the
opinion freely held In the House
Former Speaker Cannon said Mr..
Mann was "thc most Industrious, faith
q ful. intelligent and useful legislator" hc
had ever known.
Mr.. Cannon was deeply affected BY
his friends death.
Z On learning Of Mr. Mann's death
President Harding addressed n note ~
( sympathy TO Mrs. Mann. in which Il"
expressed It sense of personal loss in
Mr.. Mann : death. and said the Nation
had lost an able. fearless and devoted
public servant.
Burial at Chicago
Funeral services will he held in tho
! House cf Representatives. chamber to,
morrow afternoon. after which the bod
will be taken 10 Chicago for burial.
Pre-, id"nt Harding. the Supr"n'
Court. the Senate and other pr"lnincn
Govcrnmon, "th"inls will be invited t,
attend the funeral services in the lIous,
chamber.
The delegation appointed to accom-
pa1y the body Of Mr.: Mann I" chirac,
consists Of twnnty-siX members Of III
House. fourteen of them from Illinois
The funeral party will leave Washing
ton nt 6 80 +. NJ. tomorrow. arrivin
in Chicago Sunday
The Illinois members are Repre-
Sentntlves Cannon, Madden, Rod"nbrra
: Copley, Rritten. Sproul. Chindhlom
Mckenzie. SABBATH, Graham. Moore
Ireland, Funk and King.
Others are Representatives Coope
and Stafford. Wisconsin Kuutso
Minnesota Garrett. Tennessee Sisso,
Mississippi; Mondell. Wyoming: Mon
tague. Virginia. Byrnes, South Caro-
lima: Garner. Texas: Pou. North Car
olina;. Langley, Kentucky, and Old
field, Arkansas