The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-01-17
MAI. GARDNER
DIES IN CAMP
Popular Bay State Man Sue.
CuTlls 10 Pneumonia
PIONEER or PREPAREDNESS.

His Vigorous Campaign to Arouse
Nation to It's War Responsibilities
Won Him International Attention
Was Regarded as Ore OF AbIes'
Men In Congress
Macon, Ga ian. lh.- Major Au.
gustus +. Gardner Of the 12ls' tScc'
ond Gcorgia) Infantry for many
years congre- >man from the SiNti
Massachusetts district died ~ III,
base hospital II camp Wheeler last
evening Of pneumonia lie had been
III only few days.
Mrs Gardner arrived Sunday from
her home IN Hamilton, Mass and
had been almost continuously al het
husbands bedside until late ycster-
day, when she collapsed after the
major became unconscious Her con
dition was such that She was moved
10 hotel, whore She received the
news Of the death
Gardner contracted severe cold
two weeks ago, when he accompanied
his battalion to the rife range. ana
pneumonia developed.
Few men IN public If have been
so fearless in expressing tHeir con
yictlous as Gardner He W.; oHenf
The leaders IN The campaign fer pre-.
parcdnceg. and il was re who cojnei
the expression THE United States
dogs Of war are toothless," IA simile
that had much 10 do with Couccn-
trat'ns ttp public mind upon The
Shortcomings Of the navy At a time
when every effort was being made 10
keep this nation out Of war His
frhi for American preparedness MOB
him international attention.
He was democratic IN the truoSi
scrsn Of the word, kindly AMI Chari-
table, with a fine sympathy for HE
under doc. No man In public life
was more intensely human. - 'he
old Essex, Mass. district he was
strongly cntfcnchcd and It was said
OF him HAT he could have been elect
al for life from that district
Gardner was a pioneer IN the pre-
parcdnoss campaign. When most Of
The country was scofing at the idea
Of war with Germany. day after daf
he arose in congress and urged the
immlnance Of the crisis He spent
thousands Of dollars Of his own mon
oy making an Investigation Of the re-
sources, or rather lack of military
resources of tie country
Characteristic OF Gardner's desire to
be of real service in the world was
his recent action in requesting that
he be relieved from staff duty in The
south and sent abroad where there
Is fi"hting.
When he found that this could not
be done IN his capacity as colonel
he requested that he he denoted to
The rank of major ard then assincd
TO q regiment IN active service. soon
after receiving bis new assignment he
was taken III
His dinner 70 tho reserve army Of
the Unel states d lt men al tha
time proved aa object lesson to the
country He wax rich nan who
considered Il bis duty to give his
brains ana fire "a the service Of
the country. The congressman had a
host Of powerful friends in every
section # tho country and was re-
yarded as one Or ne ahlcs' men FOR
he last twenty-five years in con
gross.
He WIS horn Nov 6 1865 nj Ham
lton, prepared fur college ~ 81
PaulS school. Concord y ~ and
entered Harvard with the class Of
1856 He was graduated with the
legree Of A. r and then travelled
finally deciding 70 study
aw AZ Harvard His family was al
ways socially prominent u ample
'ortunc and alied with that Of Jo-
,eph Chamberlain Of England
Gardner never entered The active
,ractice Of law. mt devoted his time
o the management Of his famlly's
states and 10 tho discussion NJ pub ]
ic affairs from the platform and in
he newspapers and mayazines
The fact that he had married the /
laughter If Senator Loa.e served N
zone measure to attract more than .
ordinary attention 70 him In he 4
spanish war be went to the front ne
IN adju'ant on the staff Of Gen WIl- .
-on. He served In the Porto Rico \
Displayed great courage and .
'oolness under fire and was recon.
nended for promotion as mai0r
Gardner was a candeatc Tor Nv
rnor In 1913 being defeated by
David 7 Walsh
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