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Show 1 U.S.SEMT0R I RAYNER DEAD I Leading Democrat in Senate Succumbs to v Neuritis. j Washington, Nov. 25. Senator isft- j dor Rayncr of Maryland, one of the ! leading Democratic members of tho i "United States senate, and a man ! -whose name was offered to the Haiti- more convention by William .F. Bryan Bry-an as a suitable candidate for the presidential nomination, died hero early today at the cud of a long Illness resulting from continued attacks at-tacks of neuritis. Strikina Figure of Senate. I Senator rtayner was one of the striking figures of the senate He ! I had been a member of that body foi , nearlv eight years and was one or " its strong debaters and a recognizee authoritv on matters or constitutional I law. Before he entered congress he had attained a national reputation bo- cause of his vigorous conduct of the late Admiral Schley's case before the naval court of inquiry that Invcsti-i Invcsti-i gated tho action of tho American of- ! ficors in the battle with Admiral Cei- ' vcra's fleet of Spain. Maryland Legislator at 28. Mr Ravuer was a nathe of Baiu- !l more and was G2 years of age He s was a member of the Maryland legis- t I lature when 2S years old and served ; three terms in the national house or I ' , representatives In the period from y-"1 ' 1SS6 to 1S92. He was elected to the k ' ! United Stales senate in 1904, after . J having served a four-year term as , attorney general of Maryland. Had Marked Influence In Senate. As a member of the committee on foreign relations and the judiciary committee, Senator Rayncr devoted especial attention during the last few ears to America's foreign problems t "and constitutional questions. He was W a strong advocate of the abrogation or 'f, the trea'tv with Russia because of that R country's" discrimination against pass im ports held bv American Jews, and ex- i erclsed a marked Influence In getting r the senate to Indorse such action. Republican to -Fill Vacancy. y The control of the United States r senate after March 4 may hinge on the death of Senator Rayncr. The ' Republican who it is expected Gover nor Goldsborough will appoint in his place will hold office at least until tho Maryland legislature meets In Jan- ' nary, 1914. Senator Rayner's death , removes one of the Democrats on f whom the control of the senate de- t pends in the new congress. With his vote the Democratic leaders counted I on 49 votes, or one more than a ma- u ' jority of the total membership of 96. 3 1 In any evont 4S votes, with the vote i of the vice president in case of a tie, -was looked upon as sufficient strength . l f ., to secure control. t : While, the Democrats still lmve an f " apparent voting strength of 4S the death of Senator Rayncr draws closer ' the line of party control. Senator Suffered Severely. M Senator Rayncr had been in a com- -fjM atose state since last Wednesday, with i MM only one or two slight rallies. His IJl severe illness covered a period of jb about six weeks, dating from the et- Wl forts made in. the Joint political de- I h hate with Bourke Cochran at Baltlmoro late In September. Physicians com- . pelled him to Tetire from the cam paign at once after that and he ie-turned ie-turned to his Washington home, whore ho died at 6:20 o'clock this corning. For over five years Senator Ra nor had been a euffered from neuritis, the attacks often making his work arduous ardu-ous and painful His death creates a vacancy n the senate that probably will be f lied b a Republican, through appointment bv Governor Goldsborough or Maryland. Mary-land. While the legislature of that state Is Democratic it does not meet this winter and the Republican governors' gover-nors' appointment will hold through the opening sessions of the next congress. con-gress. Baltimore, Md., Nov. 25,-William p Jackson, member of the Republican Repub-lican national committee. avIII be appointed ap-pointed Senator Rayner's successor, it is believed here, although Governor Govern-or Goldsborough has said he will not consider the matter until after the funeral. ' ... ., The appointee will serve until nib successor Is chosen by the legislature, which does not meet until January ol 1014 'with the election of this body next fall, primaries will be held at which the voters will express their preference, prefer-ence, not only for the candidate to fill out the unexpired portion of Mr. Ravncr's term, but also for the suo-ces'sor suo-ces'sor to Senator John Walter Smith, whose term ends March 5. l9lo. |