Evening star., 1928-03-31
WILLIS FALLS DEAD
AS He QUITS STAGE
ATPOLIT|CAL RALLY
0kio'S Favorite Son Candi-
date Stricken Suddenly
at Delaware. Ohio.
NEVER FELT BETTER HE
SAID EARLIER IN EVENING
End Comes in Town Near His
Birthplace-Wife Is at Side.
Militia Guards Body.

By the Associated Press.
DELAWARE. Ohio. March 81
United States Senator Frank Is. Willis
Ohio's favorite son candidate for the
Republican presidential nomination
was eliminated from the contest by
death last night, while attending an old
fashioned homecoming demonstration
Tse was stricken a few minutes before
ha was 10 deliver campaign aadress
to his fellow townsmen at Ohio Yves
levan University, and just as the Co
lunlbus Republican Glee Cluo was sing
ing "A Soldiers Farewell.
Whip The glee club was singing, the
Senator left the stage, telling friends ne
wanted TO get breath Of fresh am
His death. which five physicians sai0
was caused By cerebral hemorrnaSes,
occurred within five minutes. he "aS
56 years old
Wife at His Side.
He had told his private secretary,
Charles A. Jones, he was ieellhg NeLs
bad" Soon after. the Senator c94o .34o
Iansf.d Mrs. Willis. called from inc inc
her husband. reacheo MS Sloe AZ"
minutes before he died -.
THE audience first was informed the
Senator had been taken III ana Wouio
he unable to speak. They Sensed some.
thing more distressing had happened
and as they fingered to learn the truth,
many OF his old friends. both msn anu
women cried. Some women became
almost hySterical.
national Guard troops that had par
tirinafed in the parade and demon
srratlor. took charge and dispersed the
crowd. which was excited but orderly
with the Senator when the END came
besides Mrs Willis, were MS oFotleI'
Buell. w Willis. hts father-in-iaw. Joiln
Dustin of Galena: three brotners-ln-laN' "
his private secretary and ie" person.
al friends =
sometime that her husband was dead
escorted from the chamber on the verge
of hvsteria, she Was taken 70 the hoiae
OF her father in Galena -, -.
AFIss Helen Willis. the only child. was
notified al Ada, Ohio, where S!le u
professor al Ohio Northern university
National Guard troops formed an es-
rcrs cf honor as the Senator's BODY Was
renored 10 an undertaking .eStaoilsn-
rnent Mai L. G. Riddle announced ne
wos1ld maintain a guard over the po0s
until the funeral. .A
ran.dfy over the city His pictures. ois-
r,is.,ad IN the homes and business
pIares. we're draped IN mourning.
while funeral arrangements nave no.
,-es Eeen made burial probably VIA pe
Al Galefa. his birthplace, IL H'ieS
soastfpaSt Of this city.
,Ts.e noo,r inst preceding the Senator ; :
Seatf had been one Of pleasing triumph
Fov rfrn. In the town ne callen noiIle i.s
had been signally honored. Inc sttesss .s
were decorated in red, Wnite allo ~. paJe
pis name streamed across tne tLloIo"sA'
fares teenning with his aoInieiS'
Arrived Yesterday.
e....,or willis had arrived In Dela-
,,,s,e wewferday afternoon from Coiani.
MS where ne vas met ny oosfiOoO
friend. Roy Brewer. su,,aA .,
~, wills told Brewer ne ~lsileu u
rest and went 70 hotel Ior aDoua ~, -.
hours sleep. Upon arising. app@iE'' -
vsfvexFe0. Senator Wills went "
1900 C,I,sil dinner in the hotel,
T~ r Mccarty. one Of the pilysl'
esayss with the Senator when ne uleo
sre wfa0 also attended me dinner. San -,
szg1afl,r willis rad told him curing ~ ~
srss~se ,J,.a@sD' Of the meal that be never lei
better 10 ny life" o. an,
sYeIagganag expressing @lip" -,
..,,,n r,siffy continued 70 pour ln Uooa.
~ IFrs willis and relatives oi tIle a..
t5ngn.slAed Senator. PoilticAl opE'1,saeisIIa ~ ~,
we're unanimous 10 tneh pIalse .s'aoa.rs "a -
senators character, aplillg aiae @ Ses-..s
= IN declared they had the oeelSeb
80 ~ - f~r senator willis III every re
speet.
Ballot Not TO BE Changed.
~ sae Assocsateg Pisss.
COLUMBUS. OHIO. March 81 u y
se@s3g of senator PRANK u W'liA, call
S4s@zse for tie Republican pTesloeslla
,eosn7tratpon VIII not Ia any way ai'I
sne preferential primary. Clafeileh =
EsFozrg. secretary of STATE fuiee po1ay
20 eald Senator Wills name "p1'
remain On the ba3ol- az .h
ET@s.r sas1. "IusGmucn ~ aD 10
.,s.~@iiiles If the laBs nave been %
@ersed IA tns ballots printed ~ ulob1 Q
9ee fosgntses of the STATE ana aD@ei
.4@+er3 bafifas YOJe6 ia many InEiancE
h Il nv opinion that under the ON
ssu- the election situation remains en-
t5se5y unchanged and the ballots. Dyl
s,yeeeyeyce and delegate. stall cSTFJ "
y,anse s2f Senator Wills t9e same aA
rls death rad tlot occurred. hl",J ~
~ change Is HaaGe ln the s1&luh u t@th'S @
s.sneacates tor oelegate& VINO EAf k'sS
senator wills as thar ffsa ciRAk.
II therefore. direct the 6eputy btsi
s,ts,ey,lsafs of elections 81 tht FarDl
,ot9gtifs of Otqlo ~ proceed ~ilb -
f,ref,s ystbyli ~ ballots ~ complain
VT tie offclai forms ALREADY ceftiiie
% them