Show SENTOR S BY ORTH AMERICAN STATESMAN LOSES FOUR DAY FIGHT IFOR FOR LIFE A Veter ar jn 1 n the political field his passing Is Causing much speculation u As to his successor 1 U Car cambridge mass senator henry cabot lodge died at the charles ch arles gate hospital on sunday lie ile suffered a stroke on wednesday november 5 0 stricken at noon on wednesday tho the senior senator from massachusetts lingered for four and a balf halt days when the end came during the latter part of the time he lay in a state of coma but after nearly sixteen hours of unconsciousness unconscious mess he aroused for a time to take a little nourishment and recognized persons persona in the room the hope that revived for a time faded however as he lapsed again into unconsciousness and gradually grew weaker never from the outset did his hief physicians offer encouragement a ament in their bulletins they did however comment upon the vitality that despite his 74 years enabled him to live on for days when death was expected momentarily the illness that led to death was similar to that of president wilson the original complaint complain nt being similar and the stroke that brought on the end was much the same the senator had attended the republican convention at cleveland at chich his former leader leadership shi 1 of the state forces was divided between speaker gillett and governor cox but within a month suffered a condition that required arr an emergency operation on july 27 recovery was surprisingly good and three months later a second operation was performed again the senators stamina stood him in good stead and he was out of bed october 23 three days after the operation with the reopening of congress only V three beeks ahead senator lodge was planning to leave the hospital in a few days and gr get t ready to take his seat when the stroke came it lo 10 left ft him hii unconscious i ous and in a condi uon tion so critical that death was considered likely at any time senator Lod lodge gehad had four years still to serve is united states senator in which position he had represented this state continuously for thirty one years his place willbe will be filled by appointment governor cox having havin 9 authority under a legislative act passed two years ago to narn name e a successor until the next general election that will not take place until 1928 1926 after senator lodge was stricken I 1 the lodie lodge home at jahant nahant jahant nahant was closed and members of the family cameto boston where they made their home with the gena senators tors son john C lodge at the time the end came mrs aars john C lodge and miss helena helen lodge a granddaughter of the senator senater were in the room with him dr john C cunningham who had attended the senator in his two operations and during his last illness was with him civit constantly during daring the day and waa in the room when death came as were two nurses henry cabot lodge had served continuously in the united states senate 7 ance since 1893 as Rk republican publican leader since since august 1918 and was one of the most prominent evit members of his pa party arty I 1 for a generation |