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Show i EX-SENATOR MURRAY CRANE IS DEAD STRICKEN WHILE AT CEREMONIES FOR GOOLIDCE Former Senator Attained Emi nence Without Being Able to Orate NEVER MADE SPEECH IN 8 YEARS IN CONGRESS Decedent Belonged to Family of Big Paper Maker in New England D ALTON, Mass, Oct. 2. - W. Murray Mur-ray Crane, former I'nited States senator sen-ator and for years a power in the Republican Re-publican party, died early today at Sugar Hill." the famll home. The end came quietly, aftei four days of heavy sleep, almost of unconsciousness. uncon-sciousness. The Bleeping sickness had Bel In after an illness of several months and it was this which Immediate!' preceded death, the actual cause of which was said by bis physicians to be encephalitis, or in f la m ma I ion of the brain. At his bedside, with the knowledge that he was expiring, were his wife, his son. V. Murray Crane, Jr . and two Histers. FIGHTS FOB l.l .i i National politics, In which Senator ram had f ell i"h aetirt c fllfure fdr years, were closely connected with the Illness which was a precursor of the end. The -enator. who had been national na-tional committeeman of the Republican Republi-can party in Massachusetts for years, announced his retirement before tho national convention, but went to Chicago Chi-cago tO make a fight for Republican endorsement of thu league of nations Hla health was not good, but those 1 Iated with him said today that he decided to make what would probably prob-ably be his last fight In politics for the i.vsue that lay close to his heart. He returned from Chicago further Impaired In health. M I FERS i l I kPSJ Ho emerged from semi-retlremeqt n Kt to attend the exercises at Xorth-kmptom Xorth-kmptom July 27. the formal notification notifica-tion to Governor Conlidge, his long-tlmc long-tlmc friend, of his nomination for the yice presidency. His health waa not equal to the double exactions of a torrid sun and tho fatigue caused l long standing, and he suffered a collapse, recovering, however, sufficiently suffi-ciently to be remowd to his home. The senator rallied for a time from his depression, but railed again several weeks ag" Again his vitality sustained him Within the last week, however, the heart action becaipe weak, and long spells of drowsiness were succeeded by heavy sleep. He appeared to "rally at times, hut finally lapsed into partial par-tial coma, ended by death. DALTU.V Mass.. Oct. 2. Kormer l nit, d States Senator W. Murny Cram-, who has I n s-eiiotisly ill for everal weeks, died suddenly at his home here early today. While In attendance at the notification notifi-cation ceremonies of Governor Calvin Cooltdge as Republican vice presidential presi-dential nominee U( Northampton last Niimnixr M Omnn n : ,,, I -. V. U..-, BUM MO III. He recovered quickly, however, and it wac announced that he was over-coin3 over-coin3 by the heat. A few weeks ago his condition be-cam be-cam so serious that he was confined ' to his bed. He failed rapldlv last night and death occurred at I o'clock this morning, SPEE4 ILL ESS ST Ui si n outstanding characteristic of Wlnthrop Murray Crane, former go -ernor of Massachusetts and for two terms a I'nited States senator from that st.it. . was the fact that he attained eminence in public Ufa without being Ian orator Although In- sei v,-d eight I years In the senate it was said of him that he never made what really could be called a "speech" in that body. The successor of Senator Hoar, whose wit 'and eloquence rang through the I ha)lsof congress. Crane's chief claim to distinction was that of silent lead- , er. ship ami of a parlv mediator .H II kRMONIZl u Senator Crane on more than one occasion In the interval from 1904 to 1818, when Republican differences-developed and party measures were en- I dangered, demonstrated his ability as a harmonize) and by using his per-tuaalve per-tuaalve powers in personal Interviews with other senators, with whom he was popular, restored peace m ope occasion the fate of an important bill , appeared to depend upon tho vote of one senator His colleagues had tried) m vain, by many methods, to learn the probable attitude of this man. Cran. wh" 'bid n talking the matter over with a group of Republican senators remarked: "Wait a minute." He rossed the floor of the senate chamber cham-ber to the recalcitrant's desk and conversed con-versed with him In low tones for a few moments Returning to his friends he announced with a smile "He'll Vote for the bill." "How did von find out " was the astonished inquiry. "1 asked him," was dune's reply I VI l its PAPER MlLLs Horn In Dalton. Mass.. April ibi.3, the son of Zenas m Crane, a ( OUtillUCd on I'a ue 1 1 ! Stricken While at Ceremonies for Coolidge I ontlnoed i nun Pagi Ine i I paper manufacturer, young i rant- was (.educated in the public schools and I at Wllllaton seminar' lie never a'-I a'-I tended college but, after leaving the I seminary, entered the paper mills founded by his grand fat hi t nt Daiton and In them he maintained an interest inter-est throughout his life. For many years these mills produced the paper used by the Unlteda'anatai government In engraving Un currency, bonds and notes. Because of his Interest In this Industry and his dejlre to continue With It. Mr. Crane, at the beginning j of I'rc.siduni Koosevclfd admlnlstra-I admlnlstra-I Hon. declined an Invitation to enter I his cabinet as secretary of thg treasury. treas-ury. 1'resldent Roosevelt held the 'silent" 'sil-ent" Massachusetts man in high esteem. es-teem. Crane had been unusually successful suc-cessful In averting strikes and disagreements dis-agreements at the Palton mills In liOX, when he was governor of Massa-chusetta, Massa-chusetta, he wun Instrumental in adjusting ad-justing by arbitration a m rlou strike of teamsters and freight handlers In Boston. Later, it Is said, he knggeeted J to President Roosevelt the metnod bv which the ijtrlko of several hundred thousand coal miners in the anthrai Ite fields was settled. Three years as lieutenant governor and three years as governor of Massachusetts Massa-chusetts preceded Crane s entrance in-) in-) to the senate to fill the vacancy In I 104 caused hy the death of George I K. Hoar. Appointed to the senate on October IS, 104. he was elected tho : following January for the term ending ! In 1907 and re-elected for the term I ending in 1M3 At the expiration of I his second term he declined to seek rcnominatlon. Mr. Crane had been u member of the Republican national I commlttae from 18S2 to 190u and , from 19M to 1911 had been a dele-i dele-i gate-ut-largo to five national conven-, conven-, tions. INTER -l I i in i i;viv lie was always Interested in scientific scien-tific agriculture liy the application of ; business methods ne developed 2700 I acres of neglected land in Halton into a successful farm. Mr Crane made in.inv important Kifts to his home town and give largely to charitable objects. I He waa credited with having saved many Individuals and small companies in the Berkshlres from bankruptcy when they were overcome by business 'difficulties. Williams college bestowed i upon him the honorary degree of Master of Arts In 187 and In 1903 Harvard made him a Doctor of Laws .Mr Crane married Mary, the daugh- l ter of Robert Rennor. of Astoria. L. I , In 1110. Bereft bj the death of his young wife four years later he remained re-mained a widonei until lo when ( he married Josephine Porter, a daughter daugh-ter of William J Bonrdman. of Wash- , ington. |