| Show NOTED lEADER I OF DEMOCRACY I DIES AGED 54 Claude Kitchin of 2 I Shirt Fame Ends Vig Vig- Vigorous Vig- Vig Vigorous Vigorous I orous Career I STRONG IN DEBATE I Celebrated for Never Los Los- Losing Losing ing Smile As He II Plays Flays Foes WILSON s S C May 31 representative Claude Claudo Kitchin leader header In the lower hopes lse house died at U o'clock this mornIng At the bedside when hn Mr lr Kitchin died wore store Mrs Kitchin Mrs Ir Low Low- Lowb LowIs Lewis is b Suter daughter MIll Mills Kitchin I a Ibon ton bon and Dr Thurman II ft brother The Tha body will be taken to to Mr old homo home at Scotland Scotland- Scotland Neck Neck where the funeral will III be beheld beheld held Dr C A Woodard said Mr KitchIn s death was wa the culmination culmination tion don of ot complication which Se- Se de developed after he had suffered a stroke of paral sh In 1920 lIe He never been In good health Ince Dr Woodard said BRIGHT DRIGHT AMI AD COURAGEOUS Grous During hi his hia Illness Mr Kitchin maintained a bright cheerful and courageous disposition which characterIzed his more mOro than 20 ye rs In congress Mr II Kitchin suffered a slight stroke of at paralysis In April II a delivered few minutes after he had do- do de livered an address In congress Ot on oi the peace solution it-solution He lIe was WIlS re- re remo re removed mo moved moseS ed to his Washington home He returned to his seat scat In Decem Decem- December ber her but soon wa was compelled to return to his horn here Later ho had an operation In Albany N 1 Y Yand and last year yonI returned to his home In Scotland Neck YI NEVER NEVEIl LOSES TEMPER In Is tho the 20 years of hi his services In the house of es In- In Including In rou fou four years ears ars as Its Democratic control Claudo never noser ne er once lost his temper In the thick of bitter and Stormi Ills big round red face faco s sas was as lighted with a OJ smile O oa a gun pi In as as ho slaughtered the tho en enem enemy em amy and Republicans often de- de de declared dared clued that KitchIn kept smiling as 3 h ash operated on them thetis before the flack Back In the daiS davs when he usa lS usaa wasa a young North Carolina lawer er Kitchins Kitchin's temper was like lIe this of a wild iv lid man as he himself eX It One day a country it II I ij Justice decided a case against him and Kitchin started to clean cloan up th the court It was an exciting mo- mo mo moment meat ment And then then It IC suddenly to me roe ho bo told friends later that that thatto It if I expected to get along I had to put Ice on my head and a bridi on mv my tongue Right Bight then thon an ani t there thero I decided I would never got get mad md with allY anybody bOdy ag again ln James Jame II n l 1 Mann nn a veteran e- e from Illinois who ho often crossed Sorda so S ortle orda with Kitchin In the tho house declared red on the tho occasion ot of th the later's retirement as Democrat Democratic ic leader that ho Iso was vicious clous ni ind-bitta ind o hI his attacks lIk brick In a II towels towel were wrapped rapped In HIS RIS GREATEST rIGHT FIGHT I Kitchins Kitchin's rea greatest test fight tight with his I legislatIve conscience came whoa the tho house was called calleJ upon to do- do do clara war against the German go gov- gov gov government v- v In 1917 1817 Congress w was wIldly excited Word Vord passed pa-ed ps ed bac back ann ana forth among members that th the leader would vote ota oto tt It Later on the afternoon of Ap Ap 6 members of the leader leaders s a and some omo of oC his most moat friends were In lii his office For YOI I nu Ih ht InRI hi nu once Ho He was weary and fagged tagged from loss 1088 of sleep He told th the group tha that ho he could not bring his conscience to the point of voting for tor war that hl right of leader because of It II would be challenged but that he care because his heart spoke poe against A It Then he went to the house Ith with every seat eat filled and a II vast throng In the gallery gallery- gallery and during a II tense tenso t and moment took his bla stand against war Hut hint once war ar was declared declare Kitchin throw threw his support whole whole- whole heartedly heartedly Into the fight tight and clam cham championed every move by the tho th govern govern- government government ment meat for victory There wore times time It was said when be he was at odes with President Wilson at White House Houe conferences but his pOlitical enemies ne never hisser er doubted hi bl patriotiSm after the weight ot of American arms had been thrown on tb the side of the allies In Jn the early days of 1919 Kitch Hitch KitchIn HitchIn Kitchin in when a Republican house elect elect- Continued on Paco Pago o Two I e i c V IA i iii ii tr 3 If i j 1 C D CLu X t NOTED LEADER LEADER i DIES OF DEMOCRACY DIES AGED 54 Continued from Page One ed the preceding fall was waiting wafting to t come into power went to tho the front frontas frontas 11 as the party leader with the tho big big- biggest biff s gest st st war ar revenue bill bm ever over tram framed d db b by an American congress Ho lie put it through h Long a 0 member of ot th the ways was s and means menns committee which ft fr mined med tie lIe bill Kitchin had bad every tl ue at his finger tips Fordney ot of Michigan who ho succeeded him um a 0 as chairman of or the committee fought hat hIO at every step FAMOUS SHIRT TALK It II was as during the revenue bill o d te while the house bouse wag as cong con con- con considering a luxury ta ta tas on shirts that tho Kitchin standing before hun hun- hundreds hundreds hundreds ot of well sell dressed men declared ht ho newt neel paid paid more than 2 2 for tor u a shirt In his life lite Ills His plea pica Iea tor for sim In dress while the country was burdened with the big cost coot ot of III was taken up by the press and andt t two VO dollar shirts were urged d Not lot long after atter the big ble bl re bill fight right Kitchin was as stricken Fora For Fora a 11 long lone time he lay in bed trying to get et well but It was aa not an on easy for tor a 11 man bo long In la public hie to shake shako oft off the tho old habit ti F better etter he went back to the theold oU old grind only to be stricken again A new party parly had come Into power po Champ Clark dark step stepping down from tho the speakers speaker's chair chur became minority leader with Ith Kitchin j 4 as ranking member of ot the sago 00 and means committee When Champ Cark died Kitchin was made ml- ml ml n leader but being ill III then at hb lit home borne in North Carolina ho he hea hoa a ked that Pints Finis J Garrett ot of cc be designated as WI acting leader In 11 the tho effort to hold the thi dwindling ranks of ot Democrats inline In Inline inline line Claude Claudo Kitchin who was born Match 24 1869 first came to con con- congress con gl gress In 1901 serving el continuous thereafter carter On the closing night or of that the congress congress tho he he at- at attracted ti at-ti acted arted attention by a a fiery against trench French rench spoliation chime From that day hi Ills his reputation as a 01 ahouse house debater was made He was as asborn born In the district he be represented Ho He was the son of ot a congre Sm n nand and his brother William W V Kitch Hitch KitchIn Hitchin Kitchin in sen served sensed cd tl the five 0 terms In the house to his election as governor or of North Carolina Luring a hot political In his district in 1898 1893 Kitchin at attracted at- at attra attracted tra ted public attention by taking an active part in what lS known as the red shirt movement a re- re re Iv of ot DeMocratic tactics In 11 some somo som southern states In 1 econ lecon times It was by the white people Democrats for the a avowed 0 cd purpose of oC m n tang tin the tho negro In politics and ot- ot office of office fice holding holding- But Its purposes were plateful Thousands rode to tho public meeting In dIstrict In red buggies on horses dr draped ed with wah red wearing red shirts rEd hats some homo even een digging up the theold theold old red trousers of ot tolo foa fox days da s The speech made IDa by Kitch Hitch KitchIn Hitchin Kitchin in out nut him bins in line lino tor for the Ute house and ho he won on the first time timEt up 00 00 |
