The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-02
Will Run for Repre-
sentative In His
District.
is AN OLD LINE REPUBLICAN.
Has Been Identified With
Party For a Half Cen
fury or More.

Webster, Oct. l. Elmoine Dodge
Clemans, a well known politl-
clan and for years one of the
leaders of the republican party,
is a candidate for nomination for the
office Of representative from the seventh
Worcester representative district. This
Is double district, embracing the
towns of southbridge, Charlton, Web
ster, Dudley and Oxford, and elects two
candidates.
Political friends of Mr.. Clemans in
Webster and other towns in the dis
trict are wholly in his favor, and pre-
dict his election if nominated. The
Webster candidate has had interviews
with the party leaders in the surround
ing towns, and they have pledged them
selves to support him to man.
The Webster candidate has by strict
attention to business and precision,
made many friends. He can count the
same by hundreds in Southbridge, Dud-
ley Charlton and Oxford as well as in
Webster, which is his home. He is
considered a shrewd politician, and is
one of the best known men in this sec
ton.
Mr.. Clemans was born in Petersburg,
Va, Nov. l, 1874. In his younger days,
he travelled considerably, but finally
settled in Webster, where he always
resided. Being possessed OF
quick and energetic disposition, he has
pushed himself along until he now holds
several important positions
He is veteran Of the civil war, and
is member of Nathaniel Lyon post
g. g. A. r., and is its present musical
director. He is also a charter mem
Der of the local United Workmen and
Royal Arcanum lodges. He is a mem
Der of the board of auditors, and has
been musical director of the Congrega-
tional, Methodist, Baptist and Univer-
salist churches, and at the present time
leads the choir in the M. E. church.
Mr.. Clenans was one of the first to
respond when the call for volunteers
came in 1861 The first three to offer
their services to the government at
that time from this section were Isaac
T. Hooten, now dead, Charles n. Shum-
way, now employed as the well-known
meat cutter for Nicholas GILES, and
Mr.. Clemans. They enlisted April 49,
1861, in Worcester, joining Co. B, Third
battalion, Massachusetts rifles, the
late Mai. Charles Devens of Worcester
as commanding officer. He remained
with that company for three months,
and during that time fought in the bat
tie of Bull Run.
August 2, ,aS61. he was mustered out
| in Worcester, and one week later re-
enlisted in Co. I, Slater guards, Fiji
| tenth Massachusetts regiment, that
well known company and regiment.
Col Charles Devens, who was in COM
mand of that regiment, took liking to
| Mr.. Clemans for his attention to bust
ness and military knowledge, and kept
his eyes on him. From simply pri-
vate Mr.. Clemans was promoted to the
rank of second sergeant, thus jumping
! 10 non commissioned officers.
| In the battle Of Antietam, in which
| he figured, Mr.. Clemans is the only
survivor he left Worcester with as
| members of Co. I. AS he stood in the
midst of the battle his friends were
shot down beside him, but he was for
! tunate enough to escape all of the
| leaden missiles. He was a prisoner in
| Libby prison for six days, and was the
same on Bell Isle for 80 days. He was
| discharged in 1858.
| Mr.. Clemans is assistant chief and
clerk of the local fire department. He
| Joined the department in 1859, and for
| the past II years he has been an en-
gineer and clerk of the department.
For the past four years he has been
first assistant to Chief Louis d. Patti
son, and Mr.. Clemans, with the other
| department up to a standing second to
none in this vicinity. Mr.. Clemans is
the oldest man in point of service in the
department today.
The Webster candidate has been in
politics for the past quarter of a CEN
fury. For the past 20 years he has been
a member of the town committee, and
flor 18 consecutive years OBLIGATED as it's
secretary
All credit is due Mr. Clemans and
Postmaster William T. Marble for the
Istanding of the republican party of
Webster and vicinity today. When Mr..
Marble accepted the Craftsmanship of
the town committee and Mr.. Clemans
the secretaryship the town was some
200 strong in the democratic column.
BY dint of hard, unceasing labor on the
lpart of these gentlemen, they succeeded
in switching Webster into a strong re-
publican town, and their untiring work
in that direction is recognized by ALL
| At the present time Mr.. Clemans is a
member of the board of town auditors,
a position he has held for the past 20
years with the exception of two years.
| In 1875 he took the state census. He
was oomplimented by the authorities in
Boston for his clean and accurate work,
4 and the state authorities did not have
to send back a single blank for correc-
i ton.
| Homer l.. JoSlin of Oxford, brother of
/ Allen Joslin, ex-member of the gov
nernor's council, told the Webster cor
respondent of The Spy that Mr.. Glenn
i ans chances of election were of the
best Mr.. Joslin said that the Webster
candidate was a shrewd politician and
one of the hardest workers in the party.
He said that Oxford would support him
i to man.
i The republican representative con-
Ixr0r ffcra I1as
be in few days. A Mr.. King Of Charl-
ton Is the second candidate for repre-
sentative. 1t is without doubt that the
friends and delegates of Mr.. Clemans
i will go to the convention and support
him. From information at hand there
is no doubt Mr.. Clemans will be elected
if nominated.
The Sacred Heart Base Ball club. one
of the championship teams of Worces-
ter county, will enter into basket ball
for pastime during the winter months.
Henry Duke is the manager of the team
| now organized. John Renee is captain.
The other members of the team are
Edward Theriacque, John Platt. Thos.
Rafferty,, John Farrell and Patrick
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