Show RAYNER LOSES IN HIS IS fiGHT TIGHT AGAINST DEATH Maryland aryland Senator Dies This This' Morning After a aLong aLong aLong Long Illness WAS STRIKING FIGURE IN AUGUST BODY His Loss Endangers Democratic Demo Demo- Democratic cratic Control cratic-Control Control of the Upper House WASHINGTON Nov 25 Senator Isidor sidor Rayner Bayner of Maryland one ono of tho the leading Democratic members of or tho the United Sta States es senate senate and a a. man whose nam was offer offered cd to the the- Baltimore convention convention con con- by by William J. J Bryan as a. a a suitable suitable sulta- sulta ble candidate e for the for the tho presidential nomination nomi nomi- nation died dicel hero c early early- today tOdY at the tho end cud of a a. long illness resulting from continued attacks of of- neuritis I Senator R. Bayner Rayner ner was ono of the striking striking ing figures of ot tho s s senate nate Ho had been beena a member of that body for tor n nearly arly eighty eight eighty y ars and was vas o one e of its strong debaters debat debat- ers and a a. recognized authority on 01 matters matters mat matters of constitutional law Before he entered congress congress he lie had attained a national nai national na na- na- na i reputation because of hl his vigorous vigor vigor- I ous conduct of ot the late Admiral Admira I Schley's case before too the naval court o of f inquiry that investigated the action of tIle the American officers officers' in ill the battle with Admiral ral Cervera's Spanish fleet Mr fro was a native of Baltimore Balti Balti- more an and was wa 02 O old lie Ho was a a member r of or the the r Maryland legislature r whoa 28 S years years years' old roId ld and s' s served sred r ed three thic terms in th the national house in in the thO pe- pe period pe pc- nod from to Ho He was elected to the senate j in in- i after ha having i g ge served e a fOul year four par term as ngaU attorney as general of lar Maryl Maryland md I Favored Abrogation o of Russian Treaty As a member member of of the thc committee on foreign for for- I eign relations and the tho judiciary Seas Sena- I L i b Iii SENATOR RAYNER BAYNER tor tot Rayner devoted c especial attention during the tho last few V e years to Americas America's A 8 foreign u problems and constitutional questions He lie was a 1 stroD strong a advocate of the a abrogation of timo tho treaty with nu Russia ia because Q of that country's cli discrimination thiS dis crimination against passports held by bo American anti and exercised a n marked r influence influence- 5 iii hi getting the tho senate to in in- lore dorc such Buch action Thc control of the thc United States senate seu sen ate ato after March arh I 4 t may lIin o on the death ath of S Senator Rayner Tho can cati whom it is it expect expected eel Governor h will appoint ll point in his place laco will i Itoh hold on c at least until the tho Maryland Maryland Mary Mary- land lanel legislature lc meets in in January J. 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Senator Haner 8 death cath removes cs of the D Democrats ts cn n whom the control ol of the senate depends iu in iii the new rout con ll gross gress With Vithu his vote the Democratic lea leaders er counted on ott nine forty Yot votes s or orono or orone orono ono one more than a majority l- l lof of tho total total to to- tal membership of Cf ninety In Iii any event c forty eight votes totes with the tho vote yot of ot the the- ic vice president ont in iii caso elf e of ot a a tie tic was looked tl upon as sufficient strength tb to secure lre control Senate a a Tic Tie While the Democrats It still ill have h an In apparent strength of fott forty eight the tho death deal h hi ii i of t the thur h Maryland senator senator- reduces the thc l od l to to- toa a point very vory or near the dividing di line of party part party con con trot hail had been ina i n a comatose coma onta tee tose C state t t la a t dL with w or two slight rallies Ills His t severe f nc I a period of a about out MX oiX iy weeks wel dating from t tho to o efforts made in inthe inthe the he joint political debate with Bourke f at Baltimore Into lito in in i b cr r.- r. lb r compelled him hint to fo ro- ro t tim JIP le e from the tho campaign lI at It Oll once after that hat nn l ho lie returned to 10 hi his Wa hing- hing ton on honie where ho died at clock q this his morning Tor Jor over o five years Senator donator tor had lad h been clI a from neuritis tIO i lUnds often making his ivo k ird ii ou oils and painful Ills His death C creates a n Ican In tho thio senate that probably will bo be filled fil-d by Ih through l appointment b by U of While hilo the th legislature lL of that state is it doen IcH not meet winter win win- ter ur and wll th the governors governor's l ap ap- will livid huM through tb tho openly open lii ly lUg N session of If tile the next congress s. Funeral I MI Ic I vices N will 1 be e held at ut ut his hilt r io h hero ro Wednesday R Bacon president pu pore ioro of or tim Hie senate will vIII appoint H. H l o of or and 1 Speaker ClarK will a committee oT or to JIM Je Vre nt Internment Interment will be e In Hock Bock Cicek Cr le cemetery lelY hero i |