The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1867-02-14
Grand Army Of the Republic.

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The Convention Of Department Of
Ohio, Grand Army Of the Republicl
met AZ Columbus on the 30th ult', u.
Il. Potts in the chair.
The Delegates wero in convention
all day aud iu the evening eleoIod OF
6cers Tor the ensuing year - follows
Grand C5mmaader--Comrade L
! L. Young -t.
.S,sior TTce Grand OJmmdnder--
Conrade " D. Banning.
.yspior TIce Grand C61m0nder---
Comrado j. G. Barnett.
Assistant 1dju,dnt General--Com'
rade B Y. Hawkes..
dssisiosf Quaricrmdsics GenerdI--'
Comrade Wesley G. Hickman.
ConMcH of 1dministrafi0a---W. r.,
Manock, NJ. u. Bradley, J. w. Lind
sey, d. W. O. Shocklcy, 9. T. Map.
derson.
The resolutions Of the Convention
express the object Of the organization
and are as follows
/. ResoiUed, That wo endorse the
resolutions expressive of the priuci-
| pies and purposes Of the @. A. r.
adopted by its recent Notioaal Con.
vention at indianapolis.
q. Rcsolced. That the @ A. r. IL
not organized 70 make nominations
for Office, nor as mere secret com.
bination TO further The ambition Of
political aspirants but It's purpose is
to promote the cause of active loyalty
and 10 advance by all Legitimate and
proper Influences the general welfare
and interests Of the soldiers lately In
the y. =, Army, and 10 secure the
nttninment Of these ends, We invite
the co operation aud support Of all
patriotic aud liberal minded citizens.
3. Resoiced. That to rcfuie cal
umny Gbd prevent misapprohcnsion
We hereby declare that while the G..
A. II. has its secret ceremonies aud
means Of reception, such as arc wisely
and properly adopted by all similar
societies 10 increase their usefulness
and efficiency, it attempts no conceal
mcnt ~ to its existence or member
ship, and has no objects that it is not
ready on all proper occasionsto avow;
and that conscious &C the business of
our principles We will inscribe them
upon our banner 80 plainly that all
may know and understand them
4. Rcsoiucd, That the benevolent
objects of the G.. A. Il. is to care par.
ticularly for the interests of the Wild
ows aud orphans Of our fallen com.
rades to aid in securing employment
to the disabled soldier Of tho war !;
and TO secure by every mcana in It's
power the interest of those, who dur
ing tho past contest for tho suprcma--
oy Of the Government, united IN
Iplodging their lives and their means
for It's defense.
3. Resolrcd, That wo earnestly
reogest our Senators and representa-
tiycs in tho Ohio Legislature to op-
propriate a suflicion. ampu"t OF mon-
cy from tho expended Soldiers "e-
liof Fund to publish tho Record Of
Ohio soldiers in the latO Rebellion,
now being prepared by tho Adjutant.
General of the State.
@. RcsoiUed, That the Trustees of
tho National Soldiers Home should
take Immediate measures for the 10
cation of the home as provided for
by law aud that .we recommend it's
location in tho State Of Ohio.
Z, Hcs0iced, That the Congress
of the United States should i,umedi-
ately recognize the just claims Of the
soldiers OF the war of 1912 by grant.
ing pensions to the survivors of that
heroic struggle.
3. Resoipcd, That il is the sense
Of this Convention that the Ohio MI
itary Agency at Washington, D. c.,
should not bo discontinued, at least
antil Congress shall by effective lcgis
lation have SO limited aud regulated
claim agents that tho soldiers shall
not bo subjected to fraud aud extor
tions, and we respectfully urge upon
Congress the immediate necessity Of
such legislation
g. Resolred, That we urge upon
Congress the justice of passing the
bill introduced by Gent Schenck for
tho eqadlisdiioa of Gorcrnmcat Jo9a
hes, aud in this connection we would
recommend that provisions be made
for payment of bounty due soldiers
who have lost their discharges.
10. Resolced, That the interest. of
the disabled soldiers of the country
who are its pensioners, demand that
tho Office of pension agent should not
DO mere football for politicians; that
frequent changes, from mere partiIan
purposes, cause delay, expense and
Inconvenience to the pensioucr, aud !
Further, We deem it peculiarly appro-
pirate that those positions should be
filled by manned soldiers who aro