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Show Governor Hammond Ham-mond Expires Suddenly Minnesota Executive Stricken Wltr Apoplexy Following Ptomaine Poisoning Clinton, La., Dec. 30. Governor Winflold Scott Hammond of Minnesota Minne-sota died suddenly In a hotel horo oarly today from a atroko of apoplexy, apop-lexy, which physicians stated apparently appar-ently had been superinduced by a tucent attack of ptomalnu poisoning. Governor Hammond, accompanied by J. A. Now oil, a business associate associ-ate arrived hero thrco days ago to Inspect his oxtouslvo land and lum-bor lum-bor lntorcsts In East Feliciana parish. par-ish. Ho had not beoa well for sor oral days. Shortly after breakfast about 9:30 o'clock this morning, Governor Hammond Ham-mond went Into the washroom of his hotel and a moment later Mr. Nowcll and others hoard him groaning. groan-ing. Hushing in they found Mr. Hummond on tho floor. Ho .expired within a fow minutes. St. Paul, Minn., Deo. 3u. J. A. Durnqulst this 'afternoon was sworn In as Minnesota's nineteenth governor gover-nor to succeed Vlnflold S. Hammond who "died at Clinton, Iowa, this morning. morn-ing. Governor Durnqulst was born thirty-four years ago at Dayton, la. Uo la looked upon as ono of tho most progrcoslo men In state affairs. af-fairs. Ho mado a record In the low-or low-or houso of tho fitato 'cglslaturo during dur-ing tho 10(JR and 1011 sessions and In tho nrtra session of 1912. Ho bec.imo tho Republican nominee for lleutonant governor at thb flrs,t state wldo primary held In Soptombor of that year. Wlnfleld Scott Hammond, clgh-teonth clgh-teonth governor of Minnesota, was Inaugurated In-augurated & year ago, following "his election on the Democratic ticket; Previously ' he had served ! terms In the,mmUonftl House of $ reeenUttyes ,iloHK the Secerid . Ml-nesou Ml-nesou district "H4;wa unmarrle and' was bora November 17, 1863 ,at gouthboro, Worcester county, Mass., |
