Show SENATOR mm DEAD AFTER LONG ILLNESS Had Shown Improvement Lately and Summons Came Suddenly and Unexpectedly Washington Arthur Poe Gorman United States senator from Maryland died suddenly at his residence In this city at 905 oclock Monday morning While Senator Gorman had been III for many months ho had shown some Improvement Im-provement lately Heart trouble was the Immediate cause of death Up to the moment of death Senator Gorman was conscious His condition during the past week had Improved so much that tho family had hopes of shortly taking him to the country Senator Gorman long had been a notable figure In the national congress He first took his seat In 1881 and served continuously for eighteen years and nearly all of that time ho was tho leader of his party In the senate Winning early a reputation for sagacity saga-city and the keenest judgment In congressional con-gressional affairs ho attained prominence promi-nence not only as a leader In the senate sen-ate but In the country at largo and by many men was considered the most available man In his party for tho presidency Ho was chairman of tho executive committee and managed tho campaign that resulted In tho election of Cleveland In 1884 The most notable contest of his congressional career and one which attracted to him wider attention than anything else was when he led the senate minority In 18901891 and defeated de-feated tho federal elections bill |