Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-10
SEN. LODGED1Es
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4S hours of Inconsistencies he
aroused for time to take a little
nourishment. and recognized persons
in the room.
The hope that revived for a time
faded, however, as he lapsed into un-
consciousness and gradually grew
weaker. Never. from the outset. did
his physicians offer encouragement
in their bulletins. They did. how
ever, comment upon the vitality that
enabled him to live ON for days when
death was expected momentarily.
After Senator Lodge was stricken
the Lodge home at Nahant was
closed and members of the family
came TO Boston, where they made
their home with the senator's son,
John c. Lodge.
AT the time the end came, Mrs.
John C. Lodge and Miss Helena
Lodge, granddaughter of the sena-
tor. were in the room with him. DR..
John c. Cunningham. who had at
tended the senator in his two opera
tons and during his last illness was
with him constantly during the day
and was in the room when death
came, as were two nurses.
Three other members of the Lodge
family. the senator's son and two
grandsons, were in the hospital when
he died. Waiting in an outer room
were john Z. Ledge. :he son of Sen
ator Lodge, with John d. Lodge and
Henry Cabot, End, grandsons. Char
les p. Redmond, secretary to the
senator. was also in the hospital.
Sketch of Life
Henry Cabot Lodge had served
continuously in the United States
Senate since 1898, as Republican
leader since August. 1913, and was
one Of the most prominent members
of his party since August, 1918, and
was one of the most prominent menu
bers of his party for a generation.
Statesmen, publicist, author, law
yer and historian, Mr.. Lodges mani
fold activities made a wide impress
sion on contemporaneous events.
Chief prominence, perhaps, came to
him as leader of the Senate opposi-
ton to the League of Nations and
the treaty of Versailles during 1918,
1919 and 1920. AS chairman of the
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
and republican floor leader. he led
the contest with former President
Wilson in the fight against ratiflca-
ton. He was the author Of the
Lodge reservations" and was cred
tied with a lar@c part in molding the
policy ri the Harding administration
against American entrance into the
League.
He was born in leisure. but always
worked. A principle laid down by
him In early life was: THE first
of 1oicIro tn 6n If
! he really wishes to count in his day
and generation.i to avoid being an
! amateur" Although he apparently
had no intention of practicing law.
he worked hard and won a degree in
that branch at Harvard. and then
. worked on a thesis on Anglo Saxon
land laws, which won him his Phi. d.
In the three years that followed he
was lecturer at Harvard on Ameri-
can history. and at the age of 30 was
recognized as an authoritative" his
/ torian. Among the score of books he
! wrote we're b:oSra phies Of Washing
ton, Hamilton. and Webster.
1t was his theory that every man
should give of his leisure. more or
less, to politics: for it is simply good
citizenship for him to do So" and
along vwith the historical researches
, lie became interested in contempt
rary politics. His public career be-
! gain with election to the Massachu-
, sets House of Representatives in
| 1879.
! He was unsuccessful in his first
| attempt to go to Washington as q
national legislator. In 1882 he WAS a
| candidate for the Republican non1i-
! nation for congressman and the con-
! test was so close that 100 ballots were
| required to decide the nomination Of
his opponent by the Congressional
! convention In 1886, however, he was
, nominated and elected to the nation
! al House of Representatives. where
he served six years before his elect
! ion to the Senate.
His oratory was distinguished by
| his practice of sketching in an his
! torical background end his facility in
| quoting apt historical incidents. In
an interview in 1922 summing up his
career, he said: Il have nothing to
say about my opponents. for I have
! never made personal or abusive at
| tacks on anyone opposed to me. IT
| has always seemed to mo that n man
| in public life stood more strongly if
he stood on his own merits than on
someone elsc's defects. think I
| may say that I have done great
deal of difficult and responsible work.
On that public work and on that rec
ord | am content to stand"
Mr.. Lodge from the uotsct OF his
public career was an enthusiastic
Republican and an intense partisan.
/ He was honored often by his party.
! An ambition to be chairman of the
Senate foreign relations committee.
on which he served for many years,
was realized when the Republicans
regained control of the Senate in
1919. He then also was chosen ma
Jority leader. having served the Re-
publican minority previously as floor
leader.
Twice Senator Lodge was tenn
porary and permanent chairman of
Republican national conventions. at
Philadelphia in 1900 and at Chicago
in 1920. Former President Roose-
welt. lifelong FREUD. urged Mr..
Lodges nomination for the Repubi-
can presidential candidacy in 1915
when Mr.. Roosevelt declined the
Progressive party's nomination. AS
chairman of the 1920 Republican
convention, Senator Lodge was pro-
minent in conferences which led to
President Harding's nomination.
In addition to conflicts with par
tisan opponents, Senator Lodge had
several inter-party contests.
He was severely critized by in
dependently inclined members of his
own party in 1884, when. on his re-
turn from the Republican National
Convention at which he had Joined