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Show vnj -H- 4- WASHINGTON, Sept. 17. For- mer U. S. Senator Thomas H. -r Carter of Montana, for years a notable and picturesque charnc- -f ter In national politics, once chairman of the Republican na- -t- tlonnl convention and since last year, chairman of the American -r -f section of the international com- mission, died at his home early 4- today of Infection of the lungs. He was 57 years old. h 4-4--f -f4- Mr. Carter had been under tho caro of a physician for months. lie was ublo to go about, however, and hip ailment a filling of the lungs with clotted blood, did not become acute until about a weok ago. A Baltimore specialist was summoned last week and at that time tho attending physician phy-sician expressed confidence In the patient's pa-tient's recovery. But the malady bc-camo bc-camo worse and death resulted at 3 o'clock this morning. Mrs. Carter and thefr two sons, students at Georgetown university, were with him when he died. The funeral services serv-ices will be held here Tuesday at St., Paul's Roman Catholic church. Interment In-terment will be at Mount Olivet cemetery cem-etery of this city. Remarkable Career. Mr. Carter had a remarkable carreer. ca-rreer. It extended over twenty-two years of congressional and official llfo at Washington. This embraced services as the first representative from Montana, two terms In the United States senate -and executive positions posi-tions as commissioner of tho general land offico; chairman of the National Republican committee in the second and successful campaign of Benjamin Ben-jamin Harrison for the presidency; president of the board of United States commissioners for tho Louisiana Louis-iana Purchase exposition at St Louis and since last March chairman of the newl created "International joint commission, American section," especially espe-cially charged with Canadian boundary bound-ary matters. Talked Bill to Death. An Ohloan by birth, an Iowan by adoption and a Montana long before that territory was admitted to statehood, state-hood, Mr. Carter jumped to the front almost from the outset of his work in congress. Perhaps tho most remarkable re-markable of all his forensic achievements achieve-ments was his dofeat of a big river and harbor appropriation bill which he rogarded as a political "grab" measure, during tho McKinloy admln-sltration. admln-sltration. President McKinley did not favor the bill and Mr. Cartor, always al-ways a strong administration supporter, sup-porter, began a speech against it at 10'30 o'clock at night and talked continuously con-tinuously until noon of the day following, fol-lowing, when the congress expired. Republican Chairmanship Suggested. As a lieutenant of Senator Aldricn, the Republican leader of tho senate, ho also did notable work. At one time Mr Carter was mentioned as a possible successor of Associate Justice Jus-tice Moody of the supreme court of the United States and it was said that President Taft had considered him for secretary of tho Interior to succeed Richard A. Balllnger. Among the men suggested as a possible head of the Republican national committee ot 1912, the former senator's name had been mentioned. His defeat by a Democrat for re-olectlon re-olectlon to the senate caused Mr. Carter's Car-ter's retirement from that body March 4, last. President Taft then named him a member of tho International commission Jfe framed and fought for conservative legislation, opposed oxtravagance in Irrigation projects and capaigned for the Taft Canadian reciprocity bill. The honorary pallbearers will bo Chief Justice White and Associate Justice McKenna of the supreme court; James A. Tawney and Frank 5. Strecter, racmbors of the joint high commission; Senators Brande gee, Penrose and Crane, Former Senator Sen-ator William E. Chandler of New Hampshire; Hannis Taylor of Washington Wash-ington and Attorney General A. S Galen of Montana who Is now in the east SKETCH OF CARTER'S LIFE. HELENA, Mont,. Sept. 17. The announcement an-nouncement of the sudden death of Former Senator T. H. Carter at Wasb-inton Wasb-inton today, created a profound sensation sen-sation throughout the btete om Montana, Mon-tana, as It was not generally known that he waH not In the be?t of health. When he was Jr. Helena last July, however, he confided to a few close friends that his heart was bothering him and that he had been compelled to discontinue smoking. For more than twenty years Sen-' ator Carter was practically the undisputed un-disputed leader of the Republican party in Montana and his word was "weighty, not only at home, but In the national councils of tho party. He was born in Scioto county, Ohio, October HO, JS50, and after his career was typical ty-pical of that of many westerners In that ho engaged in various lines of work before finally settling down for his profession. After farming, railroading nnd school teaching for a numbor of years, he studied law and admitted to tho bur, and In 1882 he came to Helena, where as a young lawyor, ho took an active part in political po-litical affairs. After holding minor offices, ho was nominated In 18S8 as a candidate for delegate in congress, at a time when tho then Republican leaders looked upon the nomination as inevitable defeat, His opponent s5EspBgSHHHBI!HHH was W. A Clark, with whom ho later served In the senate. Carter was elected, and from that time took his place as leader of Montana Republicanism, Republic-anism, a place which, respite the reverses re-verses of his political fortunes, he held to the time of his death. The lant territorial delegate from Montana, Mon-tana, Mr Carter, was also the first representative in congress after the territory was admitted to statehood. President Harrison selected tMr. Carter Car-ter as commissioner of the general land of five In 1S91, and in the campaign cam-paign of 1S92, he was, at the president's presi-dent's request, made chairman of the Republican National committee. He was elected United States senator In 1S95, serving until 1901, when he failed fail-ed or re-election, Die legislature being Democratic. He was chairman of tho board of commissioners of tho Louisiana Louisi-ana Purchase exposition In 190G and was again elected to the United Stat.es senate, serving until March 4, this year During tho campaign of last fall Senator Carter was a candidate for re-eleetlon, but a legislature, Democratic by a margin of four votes was chosen after an exceptionally bitter bit-ter campaign. Following his retirement retire-ment from the senate, Mr. Carter was !' u . I . 1 ; Already pians were on ioui m jiu- . I tana for tho ro-election of Mr. Carter 9 to the senate, his followers having v i planned to elect him to succeed Sen- J H ator Joseph M. Dixon, whose term ex- j; pires in 1913. Linos were being 1 9 drawn for tho contest in the next Re- v v publican state convention and Mr. Carter's sudden death comes as a se- ovq blow to the regular wing of the ( J party in this state. i JJ I Senator Carter was legarded bv jf; . J mombers of all parties, as one of the Jf j ablest men in the west and was a K I public speaker of national fame. As j a recontuer he was equally as well j- known. His close relatives are now in tho oast and nothing Is known hero , ijf of the funeral arrangements, but it Is considered likely that the remains H will bo brought here for Interment. (? The senator is survived by Mrs. Car- ' : tor and -two sons. j "The news of the death of Senate- p Thomas H. Carter comes to the people 1' ' pf Montana like a thunderbolt from i-W f IT! fe (Continued on Page Five) 19 I ' CARTER'S SUDDEN DEAT.H. j ; (Continued from Page Two.") !a clear sky," said Acting Governor W. H Allen toniglit. "When last in the state only a few weeks ago. be was apparently in the best of health. "The death of Senator Carter is an irreparable loss to Montana and a dis-; dis-; tinctivo loss to the nation. An lndu-$ lndu-$ fatlgable worker, a thorough student, liT an eloquent- and logical orator, a law- Iyer of extraordinary ability, full of human kindness and sympathv and broad and liberal minded, companionable companion-able to a degree, all served to constitute consti-tute him a lender of men . Whether In the councils of his party, care of the state and welfare of Its peoplo, or the complex affnirs 'of the nation, he contributed liberally from Ills extensive exten-sive experience and broad range of knowledge. "Ho was a const mctlvc statesman, lnvlnir foundations deen and well., con-Rf-vntlxely, consistently anl ably nd-ancing nd-ancing legislation of the highest or-clor. or-clor. The postal savins; hank law alone will place Senator farter's nanm en the scroll of fame. His deep and abiding Interest In the rec'nmalion of the arid lands has boen of incalculu-E incalculu-E vie value to the west. Tho projects 3 now under way and thoso completed jgf 3 will stand as a lasting monument to 5? $ his fidelity. Being a self-made man, Tfn A his life should stand as an example JStS. to the young men of this country of i Will what can be accomplished under our jl American institutions" |
