Show DEATH ENDS CAREER FORMER SENATOR THOMAS if CARTER OF MONTANA DIES SUDDENLY AT washington distinguished statesman was wa the first representative elected prom from montana and had served two term terms in the U IS S senate washington lormer united states senator thomaa thomas 11 II carter of mou mon A tana for yeara years a notable and picturesque VV character in national politics once cinerman of the republican ua un lional committee and since last year chairman of the american section of 0 tho the international commission aled nt hia his home here on sunday lie ile waa was V 57 yeara years old mr carter bad had been under the care of a physician for months he ile wae wa ble to go about however and hl hie willment Lill ailment ment a filling of the lunga lungs with clotted blood did not become acute until about a week ago mr ir carter had bad a remarkable ca reer it extended oy ivr r twenty two yeara years of congressional and official life at washington this embraced service as the first representative elected from montana two terms in the united states senate and execl tive positions aa as commissioner of tho the general land office chairman cf of tha republican national committee inthe second and unsuccessful campaign of 0 benjamin for the pres dency president of the board of unit 17 THOMAS H CARTER ed states commissioners for the louisiana purchase e exposition at st louis and since last march chairman of the newly created I 1 international joint commission american section especially charged with canadian boundary matters an ohioan by birth an lowan iowan b adoption and a montanan long before that territory was admitted to statehood mr carter jumped to the front almost from the outset of lia lis work in congress perhaps tho most remarkable of alt all of bis his forensic achievements was his defeat of a big river and harbor appropriation bill which he regarded as its a 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 10 40 0 O at bight night and talked contina bously until noon of the day following when the session of congress expired As a lieutenant of senator aldrich tho the republican leader of the senate for many years he also did notable work |