Show DEATH ENDS CAREER FORMER SENATOR THOMAS H CARTER OF MONTANA DIES SUDDENLY AT washington statesman was the tha first representative elected from montana and had served two terms in the U S senate washington former united states senator thomas 11 II carter of montana for years a notable and picturesque character in national pO politics lilles once chairman of the republican national committee and since last year chairman of the american section of tho the international commission died at his home hero here on sunday lie he was 67 57 years old mr air carter had been under the care of a physician for months ile he was able to go about however and his ailment a filling of the lungs with clotted blood did not become acute until about a week ago mr carter had a remarkable career jt it extended over twenty two years of f congressional and official lifo at washington this embraced service as tho the first representative elected from Alon montana tana two terms in the united states senate and executive positions as commissioner of the general land office chairman of tha republican national committee in the second and unsuccessful campaign of benjamin harrlson harrison for the presidency president of the board of unit J I 1 THOMAS H CARTER ed states commissioners for the louisiana purchase exposition at S st t louis and since last march chairman of the newly created international joint commission american section especially charged with canadian boundary mat matters an ohioan by birth an lowan iowan by adoption ind and a montanan long before that territory was admitted to state hood mr carter jumped to the front almost from the outset of his works work in III congress perhaps the most remarkable of all of his forensic achievements wash was his defeat of a big river and harbor appropriation bill which he regarded as a poll political grab measure during the mckinley administration president mckinley did not favor the bill and mr carter always a strong administration supporter began a speech against it at 1030 at night and talked continuously until noon of the day following when the session of congress expired As a lieutenant of senator aldrich the he republican leader of the senate for many years he also did notably work |