Bloomington (Monroe County, Indiana) Daily Telephone, October 15, 1925, p. 1. Note: The first part of this item was cut off in copying as indicated by ellipsis. There are several items on the first page of this issue of the paper regarding the death of Senator Samuel Ralston. . of the Indiana Democracy. In that period he also has been a prominent member of the bar. Mr. Ralston has campaigned in Indiana every two years for more than three decades, always fighting hard for his party. He was one of William J. Bryan's most devoted friends in this state. He was defeated for Secretary of State along with the rest of the Democratic ticket several years ago. In 1908 he lost the Democratic nomination for Governor to the last Thomas Riley Marshall. In 1922 he was nominated and elected to be Governor of Indiana, serving four years with such distinction as to have his administration referred to as one of the best in the state's history. In 1922 he accepted the nomination for United States Senator although he was not a candidate. He was credited with having accepted at the urgent pleading of Thomas Taggart, who has been one of his staunch admirers and closest friends. His campaign in 1922 is memorable in Indiana politics. He defeated Albert J. Beveridge, Republican, although it was thought generally that the odds were against him. It was soon after his election in 1922 that his health began to fail. Senator Ralston achieved greatest note nationally last year when his name was presented to the Democratic Convention in New York for the presidential nomination. He merely was a receptive candidate. His name was withdrawn twice by Thomas Taggart, the last time when it appeared that he virtually was center of being the compromise choice of the factions which has deadlocked the convention for nearly three weeks. Mrs. Ralston is credited with having sent a final message to Taggart taking her husband definitely out of the race for the presidential nomination. She is said to have been influenced then by his physical condition. Mr. Ralston was a Presbyterian and a Mason. He married twice, his first wife dying within a year after her marriage. His second wife was Miss Jennie Cravens, of Center Valley, Indiana. By this union, two sons and a daughter were born. Constance T. Shotts, Ed.D., CG(SM) CG and Certified Genealogist are Service Marks of the Board for Certification of Genealogists, used under license by board certificants after periodic evaluations by the Board and the board name is a trademark registered in the US Patent and Trademark Office.