Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1901-11-28 | Page 2 | Governor Waite Dies Suddenly

GOVERNOR WAITE I IDIES DIES SUDDENLY Y He Expires at Aspen Colo Cob of Heart Disease EVENTFUL POLITICAL CAREER OUT STATE MILITIA DURING ADMINISTRATION t 0 Aspen Colo Cole Nov 27 Former Gov Governor Go Governor Davis DavIsH H Waite of Colorado fell Yell dead here bere at 9 this morning while peeling apples He had been in health up to the very moment of ot othis his death It is believed that the cause of ot death was Heart trouble Davia Davis Hansen Waite was born at Jamestown Jame town N Y April 9 1825 1525 Dur During lag ing the early part of his life Ufe he was engaged in mercantile pursuits at Rus Bus Russell Russell Bussell sell Pa and anel at Fond Du Lac and Princeton Win Wis He was aas a member of the Wisconsin Wi legislature In ISiT 1857 He H te school for a time and nd later pub I hed a newspaper at Jamestown N Ni NIn NIn i In 1876 1376 he removed to Lamed Larned Kan where he was elected to the rhe legisla legislature legiSlature ture tune He came to Colorado in 1579 practicing law at Leadville and Aspen He was wu a Republican in til 1892 1182 when he was a delegate to the Populist convention at Omaha He I was nominated n for governor of Colo Cob Colorado Colorado rado redo in that year by the Peoples party and was elected His administration during 1898 1893 and 1894 was tempestuous and eventful Twice he called out the state militia the first time to main maln maintain tate tain order in Cripple Cri Creek during the miners strike and the tire second time to seat neat his appointees on the Denver fire and police board ard b whose authority had been beet disputed by the old board and who had lied been forcibly excluded from the tue city hall ball Governor Waite was a I candidate for reelected in 1101 but was wan IiI de dented ted by Charles A McIntyre Republican I