Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-01-12
MORNING LEADER.
THURSDAY sORNING, JAN. IL, 1850.
Tbp Survivor, of IsI2

The Convention Of the Old Soldiers of 1912,
residing in Ohio held at Columbus on the 10Th,
was quite an imposing body Of veterans. The
Convention organized By temporarily calling to
the chair the venerable Capt. STANTON SHoLEs.
oi Columbus, now lacking but month OF 81
ears of age, and the only living member of the
Artillery Company in which he served during
the war of 1912 Capt. SHOLEs came to the
protection of Cleveland and the Lake frontier
with his Company from Western Pennsylvania,
and was stationed here f0r~sOms weeks He
retains his mental and physical vigOr remark
ably, is tall anl nearly as erect as two-scOrs
years ago, and his voice IS not impaired BY loss
OF teeth, his front being double and still sound.
Capt. 5. is tIuly fine specimen of cheerful old
age, and in conversation with friend recently
remarked that he had enjoyed himself exceed
ingly for the last twenty years, and added-"l
don't expect to be much happier when get to
Heaven" Capt s. briefly thanked his old com
rades in the Convention for the honor conferred,
aud said he was rejOiced TO hear of action being
taken to secure relief from Congress for tho
survivors OF 1912.
A permanent organization was effected by
electing Col. J. B. W. Haynes, OF Union coun-
ty, President, and the following Vice Piesi-
dents
Vim. Boyd, Belmont Thomas BoylstOn, Guy.
ahOga; Joshua Shepard, Campaign; Alexander
rhrall, Delaware; Judge McClung, Fairfield;
Col. John Noble, Franklin VIM. Cox, Greene;
joel Thurman, Highland; Chas. Jures, Jtfter-
son; James CTeaft, Madison; Major Cummins,
Morrow; Christian Catlin, Poftsge; General
WhiIforJ, Richland VIM Pyer, summit; Jas.
R Smith, Union; Judge Dunevy, w arren.
G. F. Lewia, Of Cleveland, was elected Sec
retary.
Resolutions were reported and adopted, Of
which the following are the most important;
ResolUed, That in the opinion of this meeting
Uf Old Soldiers, it is the duty Of Congress
to amend the Pension Law 50 that those who
served in the war of 1912, and their widows,
shall be entitled to pension the same as those
who served in the Revolutionary war.
ReSOlUsd, That where any of our comrades
have been killed in action, or died without re-
eelving land, the nation owes to their heirs,
without regard to age, if there be no widow, l6U
acres OI lanuj anu IL Is lne ouLy OI OOngIees
10 authorize the issue of said warrants under
the same conditions as the heirs of the NJ, XII
can war are NV authorized 10 receive land
warrants
A resolution was adopted not to vote for q
President, member Of Congress or the Legisla-
ture, not friendly to equal justice 10 the survl'
vois of 1912, and the heirs OF those who ore
deceased and James Collier, of Morrow, and
Gleason F. Lewis, of CuyahOga, were appoint,
ed a'Gommittee to represent tisointerests VI the
Soldiers of the War of 1919 in the Chicago
Convention.
Col James Collier, of SteubenviLe. an officer
of 1912, addessed the Convention, and related
several incidents Of the war. Both Houses o.
the Assembly invited the Old Soldiers to visit
them, and adopted resolutions favorable to the
objects Ofthe Convention. Some one hundred
a. d twenty veterans were present from different
sections of the State, and they adjourned tC
meet in Columbus, j. an. 5th, 1861