Evening star., 1936-05-09

| tCOntlnueQ from f1rSt FaSe.)
by his physician, DR.. w. A. Bloedorn.
Members of the junior Florida Sena-
tors Office staff attributed the severity
of the influenza attack to an attempt
on the part of the Senator to remain
on the Senate floor long enough to
vote for a proposal to include $l2.000,-
900 in the War Department appro-
priation bill for continuation Of the
Florida ship canal However, he had
to take to his bed before the final vote
was taken, in which the canal fund
was rejected.
Senator Trammell, who was serving
his fourth term, was the fourth men,
Der Of the Senate to die within the
past year. The others were Bronson
Cutting of New Mexico, Huey P. Long
of Louisiana and Thomas D. Schall
of Minnesota.
First Elected Lakeland Mayor.
Beginning his public career IS years
ago when, in his first year out Of col
lege, he was elected mayor of his home
| city. Lakeland. Fla. Trammell served
| in both branches of the Florida Leg.
islature, as State attorney general and
| as Governor. Never defeated in ar
| election, he was elected to the United
States Senate in Novembei, 1916, two
months before the expiration of hi:
term as Governor.
The Senator, tall and heavy set
with dark flowing hair curling at the
back Of his neck, was seldom heard
in Senate debates. Colleagues recall
however, that he was very active ir
| his quiet way and that he worked tc
good purpose for the things in which
he believed. Soon after the war ht
joined James A. ReeI of Missouri ir
vigorous fight against the League
of Nations. Later he was prominent
as sponsor of the bill that authorized
building the Navy up to the full
strength allowed by the London treaty
He was consistently one of the strong.
est Senate advocates of national pre-
paredness and was co-author of the
Vinson- -Trammell big Navy" bill en-.
acted at the last session of Congress
Senator Trammell was an unwaver.
ing supporter of New Deal policies
He was active in support of food con.
troll, river and harbors construction
highway aid, veterans aid, bank de.
posit guarantee legislation, reliet
measures to establish the Everglades
National Park and to assist fruit
growers Of his State.
Added to Public Works Bill.
Trammell was credited with orIginat-
ing the provision in the public works
bill setting aside S400, 900 900 for high
way grants to States without requir.
ing States to match the Federal funds
Born April 8, 1876, in Macon Coun-
ty, Ala, Trammell was taken a.
an infant to Polk County, Fla.
where he attended school and where
he made his home during the rest o.
his life.
At % he graduated from Cumber.
land University in Tennessee and tht
same year was elected mayor of Lake
land. He practiced law at Lakeland
and Tampa. He also was a frui
grower and for a while owned anc
| eQlCeu newspaper.
After two terms as mayor, he wa.
elected to the State Legislature anc
served several terms in both branches
his last term being as president o.
the Senate. He was attorney genera
Of the State for four years prior Il
being elected Governor in 1918.
In 1928 he was opposed for re-
election to the United States Senate
by John w. Martin of Jacksonville
then Governor of Florida, and In 1884
after bitter campaign, he was elect
ed for his fourth term over Claude
Pepper, Tallahassee attorney.
Survived by Wife.
Senator Trammell was married
twice and is survived by his seconc
wife, the former Mrs. Louise Mesmel
of Lakeland.
Flags were at half staff in Wash,
ington today as Trammells colleague.
joined in paying him tribute
Gov. Dave Sholtz of Florida mad.
public statement in which he said
Il am shocked and distressed to learr
of the Senator's death. Senator Tram.
nell had a long and successful career
in Florida. The State has lost tru,
friend"
The Governor declined to discus
the appointment of a successor.
i shall follow my usual custom,
he said. mo consideration will be Civ.
en- to a successor until after Senator
Trammell's funeral"
Senator Duncan U. Fletcher sale
tonight the death of his fellow Flo.
ridian is great loss"
Fletcher Is Shocked"
II am very much shocked and dis.
tressed to hear of Senator Trammell!
DEATH" Fletcher said. II didn't know
he was so Ill. The State will regret
his loss. He was a very good, faith.
full and efficient Senator, a very great
force and power. His death is q
great loss"
| Representative Sears, Democrat. OF
Florida also expressed grief at Tram
mel's death, saying:
1T was with sincere regret I Just
learned Of the passing of Senator Park
Trammel. Park and myself were COL
lege mates and for more than 40 years
our friendship was unbroken.
II regret more than I can express
his untimely passing. Florida has lost
sincere and able friend and we shall
miss him. His family has my sim
cerest sympathy"