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Show DEATH CLAIMS SENATE DEAN SeMtcr Warren, 'Wyoming, 85, Dies in Washington; Oldest Senator. CIIEYENNK, Wvo.. Nov. 25. ill.R) Govcriv.-.r Frank C. Em-orsnn. Em-orsnn. unnoimeod todjiy he was considoring in.i!tinii an ap-poliilinont ap-poliilinont to fill the, filiate vicancy rausi-d by the trf.th of l-rJi.or E. 'arron. hist'-cul of submitting tho matter (' tlte olootornto ot a special .elect-on, as provided by law, because, the la-.v Is ambiguous. WASHINGTON. Nov. 25. (C.I! For tho third time this mcnth, 'lonlh has claimed an outstanding public man in WashinRton. Sen--tor Trancin Emrov Worrcn. nepn., Wvo. the friand old man of the senate died at his home here yesterday at the ace of 85 years. : He was taken ill with a cold three weeks ae,o and bronchial pneumonia developed. He died wi'h Gencvsl John J. Pershing. . widower of the senator's daughter, --t his bedside. SlaOa Funeral A state funeral will he held tn the senate chamber Tuesday as for Senator Button of Ohio. Ihe first of the three to die in the last few-weeks. few-weeks. Secretory of War Good died 1 less than a wonk a,TO. f The ol.lest senator in years end j vice. Warren V.-.-3 the last I f.'nion soHirr in congress. He lived io serve 37 years in the sennte. i Besides Pershing. Mrs. Warren, J -id her son. I-'ied E. Warren, of I Cheyenne, were present when the 5 i senator died. J! Warren was the first povernor 1 i of tho territory of Wyoming and I fi-st entered the senate In 1800. S V'arren's death leaves vacant the R i-.nportant post of chairman of the f senate appropriations committee, j ! Senator Smoot, - Repn., Utah. W j rext. in line for the position but as j he' H chairman of the finance E; commit tee it is believed he will le-! le-! ' 1 Tin h'n present post. Senator I, T-'ncs. T.epn.. Wa?h.. actinq Kepub- liean floor lendr-. is ?e-ond in line, j; After tiie funeral here tile body J i will be taken to Clievenne for j I hurird. leaving Washington Tuca- day afternoon. |