The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-02-05
WESLEY R. ANDREWS.
POLITICIAN, DIES
Well-Khown Pennsylvania
SucCumbS 10 Three Weeks
Attack of Pneumonia.

Wesley r Andrews, chairman Of the
Pennsylvania State Republican Com
mIttec. az d a familiar figure about the
Capitol for fifteen years, died at S
O'Clock this morning OF pneumonia
For three weeks ar Andrews had
been I'll IN his apar-mer Is AT the Port
land, but Il was not ND I'll the past two
days that his condition vas considered
SO critical that practically All hope for his
recovery was absadonsa At his bedside
when che end care ~. his brother. "
r. Andrews. delegate = Congress from,
New Mexico.
M Andrews was ssve1ty-tp-s years
Of age, and was taken in sDouf tbe
same time Representative I-7verf7- ~
Massachusetts, was stricken Nth no.
rlsy- The iatte-- who vas three -r..-- -,fg
senior, DYING yesterday
To Be Buried In New Yc-k
Funeral arrangements have -... ba.,
completed. but Il was a17ou-oe,5 -.
BODY will be taken 10 New York TO-
purlal Recently Mr.. Andrews TAD the
oooy OF MS wife removed from SEea6-
WIFE, Pa, their former home n ~
FORK, where II was placed In a vauIt-
WITH the exception OF bis brorba-
Nh Andrews IS survived bv no fr,r7e-
date relatives He has a grandson q
A Singer, Jr., Of New York, who VIII
reach washington today Il viii no,
be decided when the BODY is n IA
taken 20 New York until after the a.
rival Of Mr.. Singer.
While Dr. Charles W Brown r. A.
tending physician. yesterday held ont
no hope for his recovery, SO vaIianfIv
did Mr. Andrews struggle against the
fast ebbing OF his life IN the last Few
moments that his friends did not de-
spatr until The end. The news OF his
death was flashed 10 the Capitol. wnere
it spread genuine gloom. not only among
Senators and Representative but
among the corps Of private secretaries,
newspaper correspondents, and attend
ants OF the building, whose friend -
has been from the day he began his lie
at the Capitol.
Mr. Andrews was private secretary to
Senator PenrOse. He was secretary 10
the senate Committee on POstofhres and
Postroads ana was prominently identi-
FED with the Pennsy Ivauia delegation
To the Iarge body OF unofficial rep
resentauves at the Capitol he was just
q friend whom they knew and trusted
Active IN Politics.
Wesley Richard Andrews had been in
politics for over half a century In the
campaign Of -S55 he was not Old enough
70 vote. but he organized marching
clubs and made speeches for John c.
Fremont the first presidential candidate
Of the Republican party The efficiency
Of this work was indicated by an IN
preeedented majority In the vicinity
where he resided for the Republican
ticket From that campaign, excepting
the years he served IS a Union SOL
der, he was ide1tihed with PennsyIva-
mia politics as a party worker
He was born a. Sugar Grove, Warren
County. Pennsylvania December 3,
1851. in April 1851 he enlisted as a pri-
vate in a New York regiment which
was not accepted. He again enlisted
in 1852 in a three years regiment and
later was commissioned a first Eeutenn-
at and regimentaI quartermaster. He
served with the Department Of the GuIf
until compelled TO return home because
Of serious illness. shortly after he re-
turned to Pennsylvania, General Lees
forces crossed the Potomac. Mr. An
drews fastened TO Harrisburg and from
Governor Curtin received permission to
orEanf-e a regiment of infantry. In
Philadelphia he enlisted 700 men In
three days. Before ne could be muster
ed IN as q neutenat colonel an order
was issued by the War Department d.
rectinc all officers and enlisted men to
report to their regim entail Headquarters
When he retuned 10 Philadelphia the
battle of Gettysburg had been fought
and New York city was in the hands
OF the MOB He reported 10 Major
General DIX and -aS en- duty in Neuy
York until the close of the war AT
the conclusion Of his ser ices he was
highly conplinenteC by Major General
San ford for his efficieD ~ and con -7r-s
After the war COlOnci Andrews ugain
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