Evening star., 1925-02-25

ing the body leave for Chicago to-
morrow afternoon aboard a special
funeral car, probably attached to
Baltimore and Ohio train. This would
place the funeral party in Chicago
Friday morning with possibilities that
the funeral would be held in Chicago
Friday or Saturday.
The Senator's mother, Mrs. Robert
S. Mccormick, is in Florida, however,
and it was not known this afternoon,
on account of the time Unnecessary for
her to reach Chicago, as to when the
funeral would be held
Was Educated Mt Yale.
Senator Mccormick was born May
16, 1877, in Chicago, the son of Rob
ert Sanderson and katherine Van
Eta Mccormick. He was educated at
Yale University, graduating in 1900
with an A. b. degree. Starting on
the Chicago. Tribune, founded by his
grandfather, Joseph Medill, as a cub
reporter, he worked his way through
various positions in the editorial and
business departments until, before
reaching the age of 80, he had been
made publisher of the paper.
After having on numerous previous
occasions refused to enter politics in
the face of the insistence of his
friend, Theodore Roosevelt, Senator
Mccormick in 1912 acceded to the
wishes of the latter and, dropping his
work as publisher, became vice chair
man of the Progressive party's ma
tional committee. He organized
Illinois for Roosevelt, and in the last
days of the campaign, when one of
the Progressive candidates for the
State legislature withdrew in despair
Mccormick took his place and was
elected to office, only to find out later
that he was not a resident of that
district. There was agitation looking
to his unseating, but the State legis
lature decided against this.
Rejoins Republican Party.
In 1914 he was reelected, but all
his Progressive comrades having
been defeated that year, with one
exception, the Republicans invited
that moment he became a dominating
figure in Illinois politics.
Mccormick was elected as Repre-
sentative-at-large in the Sixty-Fifth
Congress. America entered the World
War the first week of his service at
the Capitol. He voted consistently to
carry on the fight and later to re-
turn the boys home. When condi-
tions overseas, some four months
\ d
cussion, Mccormick decided to go to
Europe and see things first-hand,
although his original proposition to
send a congressional delegation over
had been turned down.
Toured Western Front.
Upon his arrival in France in Au-
gust, 1917, he toured the entire west
ern front and had numerous confer
statesmen. He was entertained at
several state functions in the various
allied countries. In London he was
the guest of Parliament at dinner,
in France was the guest of the Cham
ber of Deputies, and in Italy was re-
ceived by the King.
Returning to America, he urged the
country to speed up in bringing to
bear all it's resources in an effort to
end the conflict other officials fol-
lowed his example and went to Eu-
rope to study the situation, and, COM
ing back, Joined with him in urging
redoubled aid.
His later activities in the House
were marked by his demands for a
complete overhauling of financial
procedure in the executive and legis-
lative departments of the Govern
ment. Senator. Arthur Capper OF Kan7
s. d
ITO Senator Medill Mccormick much
of the credit is due for the McCor-
mick-Good budget bill, the greatest
piece of constructive. legislation writ
ten at washington in the last ten
years"
Elected to Senate.
He was elected as United States
Senator for the term of 1918 to
March, 1925.
Senator Mccormick, on June 10,
1903, married Ruth Hanna, daughter
of the late Senator Mark Hanna or
Ohio Mrs. Mccormick and three
children survive him.
The late Senator belonged to the
Metropolitan Club here, the Chicago,
Commercial, City and University
clubs in Chicago and the University
Club of New York.
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