The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-05-22
SENATOR CRANE TO QUIT
PUBLIC LIFE FOR GOOD
Massachusetts Leader An
nOmnces That He Will Not
Seek a Reelection.
TERN ENDS MARCH. 1918
His Retirement Believed to Be
Due to Radical Tendencies
Of His Party.

WAsHINGroN. May II Senator VIM
ihrop Murray Grams OF Massachnsct,S
publicly announced to-day that he would
not be a candidate for reelection to The
Senate. His term will expire on March
3. 1913 The senator made the following
statement:
Some months ago | definitely decided
not To become a candidate for reelection
as United States senator, but | intended
to defer making II statement to the effect
until after the Republican naticnal cen
vention. There is however. a proposition
pending in the Niassat hus.tts Legislature
FOR nominating United States Stnpt,,s
somewhat similar to he nomination Of can
ditates for the Presidency. Representatives
in Congress and state elective offices. If this
proposed law is enacted Il mucn carlrr
campaign fer this Office vii. bc necessary.
and therefore make known my position
at this time in order that those who may
b" Interested in becoming candidat,s may
have the fullest opportunities to have their
candidates. considered
In making public my decision not T."
become candidate again wish 10 a., 4t;r,
the people ,f MassaC Ch,sctt- Of NV deep
appreciation of the lOya! support and
confidence which they hav. aiWav, gwen
me
Senator Crane de,lurl 10 add any
thing 10 nL> prepared statement. In.
post !Ee announcements q. Spnut or Cranes
tortnCominC retirement. although pN-
l,rctcd for several months by some of
his closest friend. was sonnet hing ct a
shock to his tri"ud'' Al touErcsS and
political leaders gen-raliy | ne announce
men' was made az the senator committee
room just after IN" senate adjourned.
senator Cranes retirement IL generally
b, leycd 10 h. due to a ii.ilc!;natiou 10
remain III active politics under present
conditions He l. a co!ts"rvatlN" and
thoroughly GU; of svmpatnv WI u ~" radi-
ralisin thar has taken Il iIrm hold app1r-
entity OH both political parties III recent
years. After the recent Presidential,
primary election in Massachusetts th,
impression became prevalent N that state
among IN" politicians that senator Crane
q Would nOl again br a Clniliaia Io' re-
oi.o ion Eecoa' tendenci"s III thu Er-
publican rartr have not hron -ucL. h.-
irionds -,,y, ~ to d.-suac" him from tn-
resolution to retire. There Va. mitch
talk following the recent Mass! ChliS"t,s
PRIMARIES Of opposition TO senator tcane
Tor reelection although there had been
40 avowal of II openly nor hni any other
raudida'" appeared
winthrop Murray trorr wa> apIo med
to the inusd states seuatr uu ,rcrut.i
90, l+p', and vas elected the tuilowlug
'anu-rT w ~ ont the uncA pred term ot
tli" Gt" senator GeOrL" i.oar he
w. reelected IN 1891 and h- term w,uld
haN. - lr"d III l"iH Formerly y friend
of lhcodOr" koos"N, II h. ha- .uJ ported
irosid'nt Tart activ'Iy IN IN" !a't"rs
campai N !nt r"nonnna'lon and h'fpr"
the recent Na-sachu~, IT, primaries Wa"
uo',d a. laying thai hr would r'tirc
from politics il'raf did not carry the ,ate.
The states delegation to the national
convention was split, Taft letting N"
ir"fcr"nt al vote and Rooscvol, th" dele
,,;l'"s At large, Hoo.cS.h tn. reupuE n
-tructlES the GrcGdlr- cl'c'rd IN lls
nam" TO obey the pry'"rvI ,.'l"
senator Crane wa = rn IL rali,r.
Mas , III iSia iis rrauti.,her. I.r T.
Crane. was the founder OF tho p.,rr
lIi-n"sS of which senator Crau" l., now
the heed and which j. re-, pouslblr for his
wealth He entered III" ,gi'r ,nlll- AZ
q h" q ~ of III and from rha, tim" on de-
vo'"d :ls attention 10 the business winch
II" was 10 inherit
senator Crane became a member o'
the I"puhl!c II national committee in
l"D? and with III" exception Of tour year.,
ta~ been a member ever nlnC,'. H.. wa
4 delegate al large to the natlona! CON
v'ntion- of 1882. lN?', 40; and lris and
wa, "a Candidat" aGNr lhi- wear hut was
defeated III the rrInarlCs
In 1897 senator Crane was elected
Lieutenant GOV, ruCr Ol his state In
1880 he WAS elected Gnv"rn.r and served
TWO terms. In D.""m'."r 1891. Pres dent
Eoose;.it urercd INN the >ecrctaryship
Of the Treasury, hut f,ov Crane declined
the yortfo,io
senator Crane has been twice married
His second vii" was Josephine Porter
Enardman. daughter Of " J Foarlman
of Washington, who's" family is on terms
~ intimate friendship with that Of Prcsi-
dent Ta't