Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 July 1901 — Mortimer Nye Is Stricken. [ARTICLE]

Mortimer Nye Is Stricken.

Mortimer Nye, ex-lleutenant governor of Indiana and one of the best known public men In LaPorte. was stricken with paralysis at Union Mills just as he closed a Fourth of July address. He lapsed Into unconsciousness, in which condition he remained, with but little hope of recovery. Mr. Nye was born in Ohio, is 63 years of age, and within the last few weeks his name has been freely connected with the democratic nomination for governor In 1904. He served one term as lieutenant-governor, from 1892 to 1896, and Is a leading Mason.