Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-10-29
DEATH OF col. A. ". CRANDAll.

Crandall, the distinguished soldier, poll
tician and citizen, which occurred in New
Orleans on Tuesday, was learned here
with greatest regret by large circle OF
friends, who knew him in the day OF his
prominence and who always held him in
the greatest respect and esteem. For years
Col. Crandall was the close friend and
companion of Hon. &. {. Cordill and
these two lifelong friends and constant
associates were often spoken OF as modern
Damon and Pythias, and the passing OF
Col. Crandall will he great blow To-
Judge CordiIl, upon whom he has leaned
with advancing years.
The Times Picayune of Wednesday gives
the following sketch of the life of de-
ceased:
A. w. Crandall, once chairman Of the
Democratic State Central Committee, STATE
auditor under Gov. Blanchard, and Tor
many years prominent in political life,
died at his apartments, 1901 Oak street,
Tuesday morning. Death ended an i'll
ness Of several months.
Col. Crandall was born July ,. 1916, Ct
the plantation OF his father in Madi-ul.
parish. At the age Of sixteen years lac
entered the Confederate service as a mem
! Der of Company i, Fourth Louisiana cav
airy, commanded 10y Col. Isaac +. Han
rison, aud served to the end of the war
The home of hi~ father in Madison par
! ish was ia the line # marc! # Grant =
army in it, advance upon Nickshurg, mad
was destroyed 10y fire.
On the close ot the war lac returned to
the parental plantation and rebuilt the
home, where he resided until 1885, wher,
IA. moved To- New Orleans, where he re-
side until his death.
Always active in politics, he was tax
collector of Madison parish under Gov
| Nj .foiPs first administration. From lSS2
to 1850 he Wa chairman Of the Fifth Di--
trn.i Democratic Committee From lSSt
to lSSS, under Cleveland's first admins
tratinn, he served a. assistant postmaster
of New Orleans He resigned this post
to take an active part in the campaign
for the nomination Of Frances T. Nichols
tor Governor, and the late Randell l..
Gibson and the present Chief Justice
White for United States Senators. He was
made vice chairman of the Democratic
State Central Committee during that con-
test.
In 1883 Col. Crardall became president
of the Great Southern Telephone and
Telegraph Company, an office he held
until the consolidation Of this property
with the Cumberland company in 1898.
He was vice chairman Of the State Cen
trail Committee in 1892, and conducted
the campaign in behalf of the ticket
headed by Samuel ID. McEnery for gov
ernor. He became receiver of the Lone
star and Crescent Oil Company, a big
Texas-Louisiana corporation, in 1899, and
administrated its liquidation five years
He was an active figure in the campaign
of l903-04 as chairman of the Blanchard
finance committee and member of Sen.
ator Fosters campaign committee. Upon
the election of Gov. Blanchard, one o
his first appointments was that of Col
Crandall as Register Of the State Lane
Office. In 1908, when the office was mad,
elective, Col. Crandall was candidate
for second term, but declined to make
an active canvass. Fred J. Grace, wh'
now occupies the Office, made an active
campaign and defeated him.
Since the Blanchard campaign Col
Crandall has been retired from politica
life and from business. During the pas
ten years he spent the better part of hi
days at the Boston Club, OF which he wa
| lifelong member.
Col. Crandall is survived by two sons
james L. and Howard f. Crandall, boil
of whom are well known here