The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-29
CLARK's MEDICATION.
Worcester Captains Join with Others in
His Endorsement.

The derogatory statements which
were made in newspapers in different
parts of Massachusetts against Colonel
of the I'd Massachusetts regiment E. P.
Clark's management of affairs while in
Cuba are claimed by his friends to have
been originated and used by political
opponents to injure the colonels
chances for reelection as sheriff OF
Hampden county.
Capt w. T. Crosier of D company, I'd
regiment. Holyoke, sent yesterday to
Col. Clark a document signed by all the
captains of the coloneps command,
which expressed their confidence in him
as a military commander and branded
as false and malicious all the stories of
his lack Of ability and of failure to
properly look after the health and
comfort of his men.
The statement is terse and TO the
point, and says that the published
statement, that matters went so badly
after the troops reached Santiago that
the officers outside of the colonePs staff
meaning the captains of the different
companies--were practically obliged to
take matters in charge themselves.
they brand as utterly false and that
there was no occasion for such action
whatever
= The document bears the well known
signatures of Captains Barrett, Holden
and Allen of Worcester, and is printed
this morning in the Springfield Union
and several other state papers.
Accompanying the above document is
a statement by Capt. Crosier of d Co.
of Holyoke abiding to the circulation
OF false and malicious reports" about
Col Clark, saying it is the duty of those
TFflo can to vindicate him and that the
reports are made by persons ignorant o,
evil disposed; and that it was for the
purpose i'm preparing the foregoing
statement to assure the colonel of the
confidence of the captains to give an
official denial to damaging reports and
TO condemn acts and words that bring
the regiment in disrepute.
The document in full, as given to Col
onel Clark by Captain Crosier, follows:
Colonel t. p. Clark, commanding I'd
Massachusetts regiment. volunteers.
Dear Sir: Having seen statements
in newspapers criticising you unfavor-
ably. we take this opportunity to ex-
press our confidence in you as a mill
fary commander and our respect for
Won as a man, and to brand as false
and malicious all stories which have
been pubIished about your lack of abil-
ity and failure to properly look after
ire health and comfort of your men.
THE nubIished statement THAT matters
went So badly after the troops reached
\ Santiago that the ofncerS, OUTSIDE OF
(the coionePs staff, were practically
Aunbliaed to take matters in charge them
Alves' is utterly false and without
SON for there was no occasion for
ii action.
he situation in which we found our
es in Cuba was most trying, and
as to tax the resources of the abb
veteran officers, and such suffer-
as we endured was beyond the
err of any regimental commander
Mitigate. That you We're able to
ON regiment more than one-half
* vhom were recruits through such
mpaign, side by side with regular
ms, and gain their respect and adj
alton. is proof positive that our reg
nj had efficient leadership We
st earnestly condemn the persistent
AZ lrts Of those who are destroying the
telIent record of this regiment by
ligning its commander.
aolirs very respectfully,
,.ssigned). w J. Crosier captain, ID
knnany: Edwin G.. Barrett. captain A
snpany: William S. Warmer cap
Din, k Company; John ] Leonard,
N otain, G Company; Henry S. Will