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Show SElIOniLLH 1 DIES IttWISHIPHI Committees of Both Houses of Congress to Accompany Body to South Carolina. WASHINGTON, July 3. United States Senator Benjamin R. Tillman, veteran of twenty-four years' service in congress and chairman of the senate naval affairs committee, com-mittee, died at his home here early today as the result of a cerebral hemorrhage suffered suf-fered last Thursday. The stroke em-Pletely em-Pletely paralyzed Mie left side and as the right side had been partly paralyzed since a similar attack ten years ago. no hope had been held for Senator Tillman's re-coery re-coery since lie lapsed into unconsciousness unconscious-ness last Sunday. As governor of South Carolina, afi a leader in the southern wing of the Democratic Demo-cratic party and as an active participant in the last generation's growth or the American navy, Senator Tillman had been prominently before the public for many years. Senator Swanson of Virginia probably will be hie successor as head of the naval committee, to which Senator Tillman had devoted almost his exclusive interest in congressional legislation for many years. Me had been its chairman since 1913 and was one of the most ardent "big navy" advocates, being among the first to urge extension of submarine construction and government manufacture of armor plate, Senator Tillman had been in failing health for several years. Although he partly recovered from hie first stroke of paralysis his remarkable vitality was unable un-able to withstand the last and more severe attack. His wife and all members of his family except a son, suffering from a minor operation in a southern army camp, were at the bedside at his death. When the death of Senator Tillman was announced the senate adjourned until Friday as a mark of respect after adopting adopt-ing resolutions and authorizing a som-mittee som-mittee to attend the funeral. Senator Tillman's death promises an upheaval in South Carolina politics, in which he has been a leader for more than a generation. He died in the heat of the senatorial primary campaign in which his long-time political opponent, former Governor Gov-ernor Cole M. Blease, was contesting for the nomination to the senate. Stating that he desired to continue serving his country and state during the war by giving giv-ing them the benefit of his long experience experi-ence with naval affairs. Senator Tillman recently revoked a decision not to be a candidate for re-election aand Representative, Represen-tative, Iever of South Carolina, another candidate, withdrew. Senator Tillman was the eighth member mem-ber of the senate to die since the United States entered the war. The others were: Senators Lane of Oregon; Husting, Wisconsin; Wis-consin; Newlands, Nevada; Brady, Idaho; Hughes, New Jersey; Broussard, Louisiana, Lou-isiana, and Stone of Missouri. |