Washington County News | 1918-04-18 | Page 8 | Senator Stone is Dead

1 SENATOR STONE ay iy DEAD w 1 i democratic leader passes IF f away after belef allness washington senator william J af missouri chairman of the senate foreign relations committee and fora many je ira prominent among leaders died lere april 14 y a stroke of paralysis suffered H four william J stone who vas tf born n kentucky may 1 1843 n as in public life forty alo yeara and during r 1 l long period probably engaged in tag many political contests as any man i of hi time ranging all the any from controversies was county offices to the broadust broa dost national issues at the entry of the united states anto the war stone performed the trying eat of antagonizing his own E party administration and then realign ang himself with it in a generalli sit manner it was lit connection with the bill the of american sails that he sharp issue with president allson lie stood with the dozen senators opposition caused the failure od that measure at the close ot iha saty fourth congress and brought down the f denunciation af pf th upon the wilful twelve while senator fatone made no wt his course on thai occasion he always contended it was in strict line with hia duty as a senator because in accord with his coa lit tons