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Show FORMER SENATOR JONES Of ARKANSAS IS DEAR Leader of the Democracy for Many Years and a Strong Supporter of Bryan In Both Campaigns. Washington Former United States Senator James K. Jones of Arkansas died at his rcsldenco hero at 5:30 Monday afternoon, after an Illness ot o fow hours, aged CO years. Ho was ono or tho leading Democrats in tho senate from 1885 to 1903, and wns ono of tho strongest supporters ot William J. Dryan, having, as chairman chair-man or tho Democratic national committee, com-mittee, conducted tho campaigns or 1890 and 1900, Slnco leaving tho son-ato son-ato in 1903, ho has conducted a law practlco in this city nnd has not actively ac-tively engaged In politics. A natlvo ot Mississippi, where ho was born In 1839, Jnmcs Klmbrougk Jones received a classical education nnd fought as a prlvato soldlor In tho confodcrato ranks throughout tho civil wnr. Ho was elected to tho forty-soventh and the two succocdlng congresses, and In 1885 succeeded to tho sent or James S. WAlkor In tho United Stntcs senate, whero hoBcrvcd thrco terms, retiring In 1903. Sona-tor Sona-tor Jones was a dolcgato to tho national na-tional Democratic convention ot 1890 which gnvo Air. Ilrynn his first noml- nation, nnd ns chnlminn or tho com- mltteo on resolutions ho reported tho 1C to 1 platform. Ho was mado chairman chair-man of tho national committee aftor tho convention, nnd us such conducted both or tho Ilrynn campaigns for tho presidency. |