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Show F01ER BAY STATE HH 15 DEAD Eben S. Draper Succumbs to Stroke of Paralysis While Returning From Florida. G R E B N V I XAuE, 5. C, April 3. Ebon S. Draper former governor of Massachusetts, Massachu-setts, died hero Into today of pnralysls suffered Tnosdny. Hp wan 05 years old. The condition of Mr. Draper had been serious from the time of the attack. His entire loft side was affected by the paralytic para-lytic stroke. In addition to physicians here and from A'anta, who were called on the case, two doctors from Boston were summoned yesterday. Mr. Draper was stricken at a hotel here a few hours after his arrival on his way home from a trip to Florida and Cuba. As soon as his condition was noted by physicians, telccrrasns were sent to members mem-bers of his family In Massachusetts-:, summoning sum-moning them to his bedside. They arrived ar-rived today "Mr. Draper wns prominent In both the Industrial and Republican political life of Massachusetts. He was governor of the state from lf00 to 1911, In 1S92 he was chosen chairman of the Republican state committee ot Massachusetts, Massa-chusetts, and In 1S96 he was chairman of the Republican state delegation from Massachusetts to the party's national convention. con-vention. Ife assisted In obtaining: the party's declaration In favor of tho gold standard on the currency question. When the Spanish-American war was declared In IS9S. Mr. Draper, as president of the Massachusetts Volunteers' Aid association., as-sociation., directed In large part the raising rais-ing of $200,000 which was used to fit out the hospital ship Baystate. For several years Mr. Draper had boon prominently connected with the Draper company, manufacturers of textile machinery. ma-chinery. His home throughout his life was at Hopedale, Mass. |