Show HENBY HENRY C PAYNE DEAD postmaster general Is called after III ness of several years henry C payne postmaster general of the united states a member of the republican national committee and a stalwart of his party with whose his tory he has been identified tor for many years died at apartments at the ar lington hotel in washington D C at 6 10 0 clock tuesday evening after an illness of several years he was 60 years old the end was peaceful the cause was valve trouble and dilation of the heart mr payne in the capacity of mem bor bar of the republican national corn had participated in six campaign campaigns and during the last four of them was a member of the ex committee of the thi national committee he 7 as the acting chair man of jhb national committee during the interim between the death of sen san ator hanna and the election ot of secre tary cortelyou as its head and the trying duties that then devolved upon him supplementing as they did the strain of the postal investigation sapped his vitality and led to his final breakdown the last official caller to inquire as to mr payne paynes s condition was prest dent roosevelt and he had been gone about ten minutes when the stricken member of his cabinet expired As mr roosevelt was leaving he spoke feel angly of mr payne to the newspaper men gathered in front of the hotel as the sweetest most lovable and most truthful ful man I 1 ever knew mrs roosevelt accompanied by captain cowles also was a caller at the fam lly ily apartments of the paynes during the late afternoon |