Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-06-03
AMONG THE STATESMEN
Good Stories of Some People in
Washington.
Colonel Clark of boston Meets Ills Old
Friend Crnndaii Of AInbnmn-Adveu-
lures of Famous Confederate
Sen. Nelson Sees the Early Dird.

Boston Transcript writes as follows;
Col Albert Clarke OF Boston, secTe-
tary of the Home Market club. and Col.
Lee Crandall of Washington. Globe, Ar,
and other important papers had jolly
reunion in the room of the Boston war
rlcr at the Willard the other day AL
though Colonel Clarke earned his final
military title on the staff of Governor
Dillingham; of Vermont. he was a real
soldier of the Union army during the
Civil War. He was. in fact. thrice pro-
mcted. and commanded a company at
Gettysburg which captured cannon and |
prisoners.
Colonel Crandal was living in Alabama |
when the war broke out. and voted |
against secession. but afterwards enter
od the Confederate army as a captain. |
although knowing nothing about tactics. |
He mastered tho duties Of his position |
very quickly. however. and his remark
ahle ability so attracted the attention OF
his supcriors that in time he came to be
known as "Stonowall Jackson's pet"
lie was yet in the field when made Il
colonel, but about the middle of the war
the Yankees Eobbled him in Kansas,
and he put in the rest of his time amid
tie scenic attractions OF Johnsons
Island. Lake Erie.
| Colonel Cranda1l is a character" and
enc of the most popular men in Wash
! ington whore he lives modestly lie was
n bowling Groenbacker in the old days.
an" Tor many years ran Ireenpack
/ Journal here IN washington. In 1876 COL
| one Orahdail represented the Ne" YORK
! G.aphlc Mt the centennial exposition ana
happened to he sent to Boston. He put
up at the Iarker House. ana, IN MS
,t,t
t'h.ai way. at once made the acquaint-
ance Of number Of old Union soldiers
TIC tim" was about the 80 of May and
finally the members Of the celebrated
k'rSley Post Of Boston invited Crandali
tc Join with them in the Memorial day
parade. vote was taken. ana one
major hlackballed crandall, but as the
colonel says. nc apologized TO me that
riEht for it Crandall marched with
the veterans: and he claims the honor OF
Icing the first Confederate colder to
decorate the graves Of Union soldiers In
the North
Colonel Crandalls experience during
INT war and at all other times would
till a book. He once ran against Gen
Joe Wheeler for congress. ana II was at
this period that II" became acquainted
With colonel Clarke. who naturally pre-
, f3rred that the republican, as crandall
happened to be at that moment. should
win. Some say that Crandall was elect
, ca ana counted out. nut there Is no doubt
that Wheeler filled the seat in Con-
gross.
Not long after the war Crandall evolv-
81 scheme for the development of the
new South. He made speaking tour,
and on one occasion brought up at Mem
rhls Tenn. Ed Yerger. the famous
= Southern dulist. preceded Crandall on
tic platform, and after ferger had fin
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damn EN-, they wouldn't light us wit
pop guns.
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he
ry oscar T. Austin, chief or the bureau
in statistics, knew nothing or any languae
OF but English When he was appointed
Is 1898. He now reads and speaks f'renc
re tiuently. and gets along with the do'
er umcnts that come TO MS desk IN ltalal
es Spanish and Portuguese Mr., Austin OF
he Casonally amuses his German clerl
he with the remark that sometime he wi