Show SD 50 NICHOLSON SENATOR FROM COLORADO DIES First Serious Illness of Lifetime Proves Fatal to Solon at His Residence in Denver i MEDICAL SCIENCE E II UNABLE TO AID I Seized Nine D Days ys Before Adjournment of of Congress Con gress Dr Hubert Huber Work Called Into Conference DENVER Colo Cob March larch 24 By ByA A A. P P. Samuel Samuel l D D. Nicholson United United United Unit Unit- ed States senator from Colorado I died here at 9 15 o'clock tonight Senator Nicholson had lapsed Into a state of coma shortly before the end and nd he did not regain consciousness consciousness con con- before he succumbed I I The malady which caused the death of ot Senator Senate Nicholson was the first serious illness he had suffered In his lifetime In his first appeal to physicians medical science was unable to aid aid- ald him Irm For several years preceding his death Sen Senator tor Nicholson had ex experIenced experienced ex- ex slight pains which he had I Ito attributed to indigestion according to his brother Murdock A A. Nicholson Nichol Nichol- son A robust energetic man the senator had given slight heed to the I condition Three months before his his' death these attacks became more frequent and pain painful CuI but it was not until late In February that Senator Sen Sea SenI I ator Nicholsons Nicholson's condition became I such that lie he appealed for tor medical i advice I Nine days before the adjourn 1 ment meat of ot congress congress- In which he be had been serving serving- his first term the sena senator or was seized with a an illness Illness' v Which vIch Ich b he be at first believed to be la Ia t i l For th the first time In hl bI his life Senator Nicholson called a phy As a a. result of h drag at the Army and N Navy vy hospital hospital hospital hos hos- pital In Washington he was ad advised advised advised ad- ad to consult the Mayo Mao brothers broth broth- ers era at at- Rochester MinnOn Minn On March 10 Senator Nicholson arrived at Rochester and his case was diagnosed by physicians at the Mayo Brothers' Brothers hospital clinic At that time according to Dr Arthur Mahle Mahie who attended him through his illness the liver Ilver had become en enlarged enlarged enlarged en- en to about twice its Hs normal size although the senator was able to walk about After consultations with Doctors Charles and William Mayo and Dr Hubert Work secretary secretary secre secre- tar tary of ot the interior who had been called to Rochester at Senator Nicholsons Nicholson's request it was decided that thai an operation was inexpedient Falling Failing rapidly as the toxic poIsons poisons poi pot I sons resulting from his condition spread Senator Nicholson requested request request- ed that he be removed to his home In Denver UNABLE TO CURE MALADY Throughout the Journey to Colorado Colorado Colo Cob rado the senator rested easily but buthis buthis buthis his strength was waning Immediately Immediately Immedi Immedi- ably after atter his arrival he was taken to his home and ald another diagnosis Indicated that his condition re remained remained remained re- re extremely critical Hope virtually was abandoned by physicians phy pty- sl Ians who were unable to cope with the fatal malady and his death resulted He was surrounded by members of his family when he lie died His Ills d daughter Mrs Irs Max Melville a brother Murdock A A. Nicholson his son Edward Nicholson and his son law Max 1 Melville were In Inthe Inthe inthe the little litile group at his bedside when the end came DENVER ER Colo Cob March 24 The The death of ot Senator Nicholson who was a Republican n will send a D Democrat Democrat Dem Dem- to th the United States senate from Colorado The appointment of ot his his- successor rests with Governor Governor Gover Cover nor W W. E E. Sweet Democrat The senators senator's term did not expire expire ex ex- pire until March 3 1927 His successor successor successor suc suc- cessor will be appointed to serve until the general election in 1924 when Colorado for tor the first time In history will elect two United States senators One will fill the term of ot Senator Senator- Nicholson The other will succeed Lawrence C C. Continued on page 9 9 s. s I D. D NICHOlSON Continued from page 1 L Phipps Republican whose term ex expires expires ex- ex pires March Starch 3 3 1925 Governor Sweet Swett announced to tonight tonight tonight to- to night that he had not considered the matter of ot naming a successor for tor Senator Nicholson because h he I wanted w Senator Ni Nicholson olson t to get well REPUBLICAN REPUBLIC N MAJORITY I WILL BE CUT TO NINE I WASHINGTON March 24 The The death eath of ot Senator Nicholson and the expected appointment by Governor Govern r I Sweet of Colorado of a Democrat to succeed him will vill reduce the Re Re Re-k publican majority in the new senate to nine making the lineup two fifty-two I Republicans forty three Democrats and anti one Farmer Labor The change i I I will also weaken by one one- vote the I bloc of ot regular administration senators sent senI sen sen- t I of ot which Senator Nicholson I always was counted a member i During his short term in in- inthe the senate senate senate sen sen- ate Senator Nicholson had grown popular on both sides both sides o of the chamber cham charn- ber He participated very little in debate but he displayed an intense interest In farm and various va va- rious other subjects and took part in many conferences in in were drafted His most important committee e assignment was natal na I j affairs and sand he was also a. a member I I of the committee oh ch civil il service manufactures and mines and mining ruin min Ing lug ing Just before the adjournment of congress he lie was appointed a member member mem n ber of at the commission on gold and silver Inquiry As a former miner and as a a. mine owner he was ex expected expected expected ex- ex to take a a prominent part inI in I tho investigation by the tho commisSion commission commis commis- sion Slon as he always had in the work of at the tho tho committee on mines and I mining I |