The Bismarck tribune., 1925-06-01
HEART ATTACK
CAUSES DEATH
OF STATESMAN
Former Vice President Ill
Few Days But Recovery
Was Expected
PLANS FOR FUNERAL
Body of Democratic Party
Leader to Be Buried
in Marion, Ind.
(By The Associated press)

(By The Associated press)
Washington, June Thomas r.
Marshall, war time vice president Of
the United States, died here today.
He passed away at the willard Ho-
tel where he had been i'll for several
days with cold and heart affec-
tion. The end came Unexpectedly as
the former vice president had shown
some improvement in the past week.
He had been confined to his hotel
room and plans had been made to
return to his home in Indianapolis
some time this week.
Accompanied by his wife, Mr.. Mar
shall came to Washington a week
ago today and on their arrival he
went directly to the hotel, complain
ing Of complete exhaustion. When
physicians were summoned it was
found he had suffered from a heart
attack. He regained strength grad
ually however and was soon so much
better that it was possible for Mrs.
Marshall to leave his bedside to at
tend to various personal errands
around the Capital.
Funeral Plans
Tentative plans were made for the
burial at Marion, Ind, where his
father, mother and foster child are
buried. The latter died only recent
ly.
Tentative plans were made to have
funeral services in indianapolis un-
der the auspices of the Masonic frat
ernity in which he held high office.
Burial will probably be at Marion, in
accordance with a desire expressed
by Mr.. Marshall to rest beside his
foster son. who died sometime ago.
Short services will probably be
held in Washington with President
Coolidge and other high officials in
attendance. The body will be taken
on train leaving Washington late
tomorrow or Wednesday,.
When the end came he was sitting
up in bed with only a nurse at his
bedside. Mrs. Marshall was in an
adjoining room. Suddenly slumping
down upon the pillows he passed
away without word, and apparently
without pain.
Never Courted Office
Coming from Virginia stock but a
Hoosier by birth. Thomas Riley Mar
shall, while a successful lawyer, new
er courted national prominence until
it was thrust upon him in 1908 by
his nomination as governor of In
diana and again later when he was
selected as President Wilson's run
ming mate in 1912 and 1916.
Mr.. Marshall was born in North
Manchester, Wabash county, Indiana
March Ia, 1854, the only son Of DR..
Daniel NJ. and Martha A. Patterson
Marshall. He attended the public
schools and his mother had dreams
of him becoming a famous preacher
but the trials of circuit rider in
those days did not appeal to him
and after being graduated from Wa
bash, college at Charlottesville, In
diana at nineteen years, he read law
and was admitted to the bar at COL
umbia City, Indiana, upon his twen-
ty-first birthday. The story of his
life from then on until he was elect
ed governor Of Indiana, which open
ed the way for him to become ma
tional figure, is plain narrative,
his entire time being devoted to the
practice of law.
Elected Governor
Shortly after taking up law, Mr..
Marshall was nominated for prose-
cutting attorney in Republican
but was defeated. His next
political venture did not come until
early in 1908 when friends suggested
he become a candidate for Congress
from the Twelfth Indiana district.
He declined however, explaining he
was afraid he might be elected.
When it was suggested that he seek
the Democratic gubernatorial nomin-
alton in Indiana, Mr.. Marshall re-
piled that while his one ambition
was to become governor Of his home
state, he would do nothing to attain
the nomination although his friends
could do what they pleased. When
the state convention was held, in In
later, he was selected as
a compromise candidate between the
forces Of Thomas Taggart, former
United States Senator. and the anti
Taggart forces, and won in the Bit
ter 1908 campaign in which he car
ried the state by 10000 while Presi-
dent Taft carried it by 5000.
During four years as governor, his
was characterized es-
pecially by the enactment Of legisla-
tion looking to the moral and ply
sical welfare of the states unfor-
tunates. One policy inaugurated by
him was that Of never allowing q
child to be born in prison or 2
person to die behind the bars If
there was home to which they
could 60.
Named At Baltimore
Mr.. Marshall was nominated for
the vice-presidency in Baltimore in
1912 after his name had been before
the convention for . number Of bal
lots as . presidential candidate with
the Indiana delegation solidly behind
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