Evening star., 1925-02-25
SENATOR MCCORMICK FOUND DEAD
IN BED IN HOTEL APARTMENT HERE

rounding out his term as United
States Senator, to which Illinois
elected him in 1918, had departed
from Chicago for Washington only
last Sunday. He had spent few
days here and had attended the fu-
neral of Fred w. Upham, former
national treasurer of the Republi-
can party, last Friday.
Wife With Mrs. Longworth.
Mrs. Mccormick, whose many ac-
tivities include a leading part in the
arrangements for the woman's world
fair, has remained here for some
time. She has spent much time with
Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Longworth at
the Chicago Lying-in Hospital,
where Mrs Longworth's baby was
born February IA.
Senator McCormicks active years
in places of prominence included not
only his Washington service, but
such positions as vice chairman of
the Progressive party national COM
mittee, which in 1912 carried the
Roosevelt banner through the IA
NOUS bull moose campaign. He also
formerly was publisher of the Chi
cago Tribune Since his public office
career began he had devoted him
self exclusively to his public work.
AS his right-hand assistant, Mrs.
Mccormick had been known as one of
the most influential American women
in public affairs. The Senator him
self was said to have given her much
credit for his political success Her
husbands achievement and future
were her principal thought, her
friends say.
The Senator, who would have re-
tired from the senatorship on March
4, when Charles s. Deneen, former
Governor of Illinois, assumes office,
has been many times mentioned as a
possible ambassador or appointee to
other high Office, but he had given
no inkling of his plans after March 4.
Mr.. Deneen, who in former years
was close political ally of Senator
Mccormick, in a brief statement said:
II am profoundly shocked and
grieved to learn Of the death OF Sena-
tor Mccormick. The Senator and I
had been friends for % years, and the
contest which we had did not inter-
fere with our long friendship. He
was a man of fine natural talent, un-
usual educational training and equip
ment, and had the advantages of wide
travel and intimate friendship with
the leaders in many lands. He was
in the prime of life. and his untimely
death will be q great loss to the
State and Nation"
1t was announced here later that Mrs.
Mccormick had been told of the Sena-
tors illness yesterday, and that that aft
ernoon she communicated with the Sena-
tors secretary at Washington by tele-
phone. She was assured that the Sena-
tors condition was not alarming, and
that he said he felt much improved and
would probably be all right in a day or
two.
Brother Returned Home Yesterday.
Col Robert r. Mccormick, brother
of the Senator, returned only yes
terday from Europe.
The McCormicks had three children,
Katrina, aged IL; John Medill, 8, and
Ruth Elizabeth, 4.
Despite the high political honors
he had earned, Senator Mccormick
priced two of his accomplishments
far above the others. One was the
introduction of the budget system
into the financial system of Illinois
and later of the Federal Government.
The other was his deep-water legis-
lation relating to the lakes-to-gulf
project. He had repeatedly said that
if in years to come boats. were run
ming from Chicago through to New
Orleans he would feel that he had
done something worth while.
Served in House Also.
He had often pointed to two other
Undertaking ngs-that he was first in
his neighborhood to plant soy beans
on large scale and that he
raised alfalfa where alfalfa had not
been raised before. His friends often
were surprised at his intimate knowl-
edge of the Bible and his mastery
of the French language. He like
wise knew Spanish well.
Senator Mccormick also served as
Congressman at large from Illinois.
While the Mccormick family has
always been associated with the
reaper business, the Senator had re-
peatedly announced that he had no
interests in that business.
Likewise. after he resigned years
ago as publisher and managing ed
itor of the Tribune, he often stated
that his political policies were not
to be confused with those of the
Tribune, as they were separate.