The Topeka state journal., 1902-07-25

thought he was suffering from a light
attack of fever, discovered that compli-
cations were setting in. DR.. Liggett
was called in and an operation was per-
formed to draw the gas from the sick
mans stomach He did not regain his
strength after the operation, and when
it was necessary to repeat it yesterday,
it left hfAa extremely weak The patient
then began to sink and death came at
$50 last evening.
The funeral will be held tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock, under the aus
piees of Oswego post, No $50 G. A. R.,
Of which the deceased was a member.
SKETCH OF MR.. CRUM.
The death of Lit Crum. as he was
generally known, comes as a great
shock to those interested in Kansas
politics. For 80 years he has been q
leader in the political affairs of Kansas.
ISe has always been identified with the
Republican party and has had a potent
E7s.
Crum lived just long enough to realize
the ambition of his life. He has always
wanted to be United States n arshal of
Kansas Twice the office was almost
within his grasp, but it was taken from
him and given to another. The same
thing might have happened again had
not almost every Republican of inf1u-
ence lined up behind him last winter
and endorsed him for the place. Sena-
tor Burton had promised the position
to him, but it was reported that the
senator wished to give it to a Fifth
district man. Then it was that Crum' s
friends without regard to faction came
to his aid. Every member of the Re-
publican state central comm ittee, every
state officer, every supreme judge and
nearly every Republican state senator
endorsed him, in addition to a large
number from his home town. One of
his most ardent supporters was Cyrus
Leland, although Crum had gone
against Leland's wishes in the Baker
Burton senatorial contest. Finally Gov
ernor Stanley went to Washington to
make personal appeal for Crum, and
in executing the duties of his new
office.
Mr. Crum was a native of Kentucky
He was born in Floyd county, in that
state, on October 20, 1S45- His parents
moved to Illinois when he was Z years
old and he grew to manhood in that
state. In August, 1862, he enlisted III
company A. Seventy ninth Illinois. ana
served under Colonel Allan Buckner
He was taken prisoner by the Con-
federates and sent to Libby prison but
was finally exchanged and again went
into the war; He was wounded ar
Chickan auga on September 10, 1864
Soon after the war closed, Crum came
70 Kansas and settled at Oswego in
1857. and he has made that his home
ever since. He was harness maker by
trade, but he has also dealt in real
estate and has built up fortune esti-
mated at 100000. He was married in
1873 to Miss Luella Murdock. of Frank
lin county, Missouri. She, with their
one son. who attends the Wentworth
Military academy, survives him.
Crum made his reputation as poll
tician as the manager of the late
Bishop W. Perkins. In 1873 Perkins.
then young lawyer. was nominated
Tor district jufge.. Crum ran his cam
raisn. 1t wa1a fierce contest. All the
newspapers of the district were for the
other candidate, so Crum bought a pa
per of his own, the Oswego Register.
1t was a warm number" He deliver
ed the paper himself all over the coun-
try on horseback He would work hard
the first three days of the week getting
up the paper, and then ride the other
three distributing them. He was sued
four times for libel, but won each case.
That fixed his reputation as a poll
tician. He managed Perkins congress
slonal and senatorial campaigns
Colonel Allen Buckner, the fighting