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SENATOR ROYAL
| COPELAND DIED
| In WASHINGTON
SIXTY NINE YEAR OLD So
LON WAS PROMINENT FIG
URE IN DEMOCRATIC CIR
GLE


NEW YORK, June Ex-senator
Royal S. Copeland, Democratic
senior senator of New York, died
at his hotel apartment in Wash
ington, D. c., last night after a
brief illness. He was SO years old.
Efforts of Democratic leaders in
New York State in 1922 to bring
about party harmony provided the
opportunity for the nomination
and subsequent election of DIR.
Royal S. Copeland as United
States Senator from that state.
The breach existing at the time
had been caused by one of the pc
riodical attacks by William r.
Hearst against Tammany, which
had been directed particularly at
Governor Alfred E. Smith during
his first term.
In the state convention that
year the leaders virtually had de-
cided to nominate Mr.. Hearst for
governor or United States Sena-
tor when Governor Smith stepped
in and thwarted their plans. Hav-
ing been out of office nearly two
years. after his defeat by Nathan
L. Miller, the governor announced
himself as a candidate for the
gubernatorial nomination and in
sisted that he would not have
Mr.. Hearst as running mate.
The publisher had been an ard
ent supporter of the administra-
tons of John F. Hylan as mayor
of New York, and between them
they had large following in the
greater city. Without that sup
port, Democratic chances for sue
cess would be jeopardized. In the
negotiations for an agreement the
name of DR.. Copeland was sug-
gested as a candidate for United
States Senator and he was ac-
copied by Governor Smith.
DR.. Copeland at the time was
commissioner of health of New
York City by appointment of
Mayor Hylan. He had had no
previous political; experience, ex-
cept in local affairs in Michigan,
about 20 years before. He was
not a member of TanAmany,s but
that organization gave him its
support and he was elected over
| William M. Calder, Republican,
seeking to return to the Senate
for second term.
Six years later, in 1923, DR..
Copeland was reelected over
Alanson B. Houghton, Republi-
can, while Herbert Hoover won
the state from Governor Smith in
the presidential race.
DR.. Copeland was born in Dex-
ter. Mich, November z, 1868, the
son of Roscoe p. and Frances
Holmes Copeland. He received
his medical degree at the Univer-
sity of Michigan in 1889 and aft
erwards took post graduate cours-
.es in England. France. Germany,
Belgium and Switzerland.
He practiced in Bay City, Mich,
until 1895, when he joined the
staff of the Medical School Of the
University of Michigan. remaining
there until 1908. In the latter year
he went to New York as profess
sor of opthaimology and dean of
the Flower Hospital Medical
School. continuing in that capa-
city until 1918. when he was APP
pointed by Mayor Hylsn COM
missioner of public health and
president of the Board Of Health
Of New York City.
On July Is, 1903. DR.. Copeland
married Miss Frances SpaIding of
Ann Arbor. Mich.
/ DR. Copeland was recognized as
one Of the leading authorities Of
the country on public health. and
was the author Of the Copeland
Lea pure food and drug bin. en-
acted ~ the last session Of the
Congress. and head Of the power
fui maritime committee. IN sddi-
klen TO his duties as commissioner
sfs health uf New York. he wrote
extensively On that phase Of med
icaI work He was author Of a
number Of medical volumes. M
GLIDING several textbooks. Be
sides being ) member Of various