Show CALVIN S BRICE DEAD kinscler Oin and politician passes away father unexpectedly new york yorki dec 15 calvin calvirt S brice lied at this afternoon in this city mr brice contracted a severe cold ne week ago lago today on friday last he went down dorwn town to his office returning lome in a suffering condition and on sunday took to his bed he ile grew gr ew steadily itea dlly worse until this afternoon anen he died washington dec 15 calvin S arice was a native of ohio and was bom born in 1845 he ile was the son of 0 a presbyterian minister three years after the civil war he entered miami university but in 1861 he be Ml iol in i 2 university company for the war he ile served in west virginia in the sath hlo infantry in 1863 he graduated rom the university and alter after teaching school a few months he became captain of a company in the ohio and served to the end of the war he ile hen went to ann arbor alch law school and gild afterwards was admitted to the bar in ill cincinnati he ile took an active interest in politics and in the campaign of 1876 he was an electoral candidate on the tilden ticket and again on the cleveland ticket in 1884 in 1888 he was a delegate at arge to the democratic national convention at st louis where the ohio delegates chose him as a member of the national committee he ile was chairman of the executive committee luring the 1888 campaign and on the death of W A 11 barnum was elected chairman of the democratic national committee in the winter ot of eggo 1890 mr brice was elected united states senator to succeed henry 13 payne and took his seat March 1891 he ile was soon made a member ot of the de steering committee and beca became meals also 0 a member of the committee on appropriations mr brice seldom spoke on the floor but wasa close observer of everything that was going on and was always deep in ja the wo councils of the party |