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dsath, and / have lost a warm per.
sonal friend
Was almost Genius"
Senator Caraway Cd of Arkan-
sas, said: Senator Mccormick was
almost q genius in several ways. He
had peculiarities, but he had the
kindliest heart I knew and sincere
desire to serve both the public and
his friends without regard for him
self"
News 81 McCormick's death was
communicated to Senator Curtis of
Kansas, theI Republican leader.
Curtis immediately informed Sena-
tor McConley tR) of Illinois, col
league of Mccormick. who was
overcome with emotion.
Senator Mccormick was forty
seven years old.
He is survived by a widow, Mrs.
Ruth Mccormick. daughter of the
late Mark Hanna, and three
children.
Elected to the United States Sen
ate in November, 1918, Mccormick
has served continuously since, but
was defeated for reelection in the
last Illinois primaries.
Born in Chicago
Medill Mccormick, senior United
States Senator from Illinois, and an
outstanding figure in American
life. was born in Chicago May 16,
1877, son OF Robert Sanderson and
Katharine Van Eta (Medil1l Nc
Cor1nick. Conspicuous as leader
in the Senate, as writer and as
q farmer, Medill Mccormick has
exerted q marked influence on the
affairs Of the country. Possessed
of a natural capacity for public
service, backed by a, vigorous per-
sonality and an insight which. the
natural outgrowth or experience as
the head of a great and influential
| newspaper has given him, he has
throughout his career taken leader
ship in many movements for the
betterment Of the nation.
Through his father, an American
diplomat, Senator Mccormick was
brought into close contact with
the affairs of government, anu
through the Medill line, a NAM
long identified with the American
field of journalism. and which has
been perpetuated in the Medill
School of Journalism, he derived
his capacity In the newspaper and
writing field. He attended Yale
University, from which he received
the degree of A. B. in 1900. On
June 10, 1902. he was married to
Miss Ruth Hanna, daughter Of the
late Senator Mark A. Hanna, OF
Ohio.
Was Publisher of Tribune
Mr.. Mccormick, before entering
public life, was publisher of the
Chicago Tribune. At the time Of
the formation of the Progressive.
party under Theodore Roosevelt,
he served as vice chairman Of the
Progressive National Committee.
Since then he has returned to the
Republican party and was as q
Republican that he served in the
United States Senate. Senator Nc.
Cormick entered political life
through election to the Illinois
general assembly, in which he
| served two terms. Following this
he was chosen as a member of the
Sixty-fifth Congress at large C917-
f, 49,. In the Illinois primary OF
September. 1918. he was nominated
as the Republican candidate for
the Senate by an overwhelming
majority. He actually carried 96
cut Of the 102 counties in Illinois.
and in the election that followed.
he was eelcted by a great majority.
During his five years in the Sen.
ate. Senator Mccormick has received
appointment to the most important
committees Of the Senate, namely,
! the Committee on Foreign Relations
and the Committee on Finance. He
has also served as chairman Of the
Committee on Expenditures, as a
member of the Committee on Rules
and as a member Of the steering com
| mittee.
Led Fight Against Wilson.
AS one Of the first and most out.
spoken in opposition to American
union with the League Of Nations
he became a leader in the fight
against President Wilson's program
for the ratification Of the treaty of
| Versailles. Even before he took oath
of office as Senator, Medill McCor-
| mick was one of the famous thirty
| nine Senators to sign the round
robin which declared that President