The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-04-25
From the National Intelligencer, April ID,

From the National Intelligencer, April ID,
Mating Of Soldiers and Sailors ut Indianapo-
Lie.
A meeting of the conservative soldiers
and sailors of Indiana was held at Indiana.
polls, on the sth instant, for the purpose Of
forming an association to be known as the
sUnion White Boys in Blue" General
Love called the meeting 10 order, and stated
that the object in the formation of the asso-
citation was to extend their influence
l. In securing candidate to carry our
banner in the coming presidential contest
2. In our combined effort to elect that
candidate, and thus rescue the country from
the grasp of the ruthless and destructive par
tt now in power.
General Love then read the following
letter from the executive committee appoin'
ted by the Soldiers and Sailors Convention,
held at Cleveland in 1866:
MARBLE BUILDING, 460, SEVENTH SfRREr.
WAsHrsGros, D. c., March 1, 1863
SIR: At the meeting Of the National Central
Executive Committee, and State and Territorial
Auxiliary Executive Committees appointed
at the National Convention of Union Sol
diers and Sailors at Cleveland, 1866, held in
Washington, February 22d, last, it was
RssoiUed, That = delegate convention of all
soldiers and sailors who served faithfully in the
Union army during the late rebellion, VINO are
10 favor Of the Constitution of the United states
the restoration Of the States now excluded from
presentation. and opposed to the revolutionary
legislation of Congress, be held at Cooper Insti.
tute, city of New York, July 1858.
4 That the State and Territorial Auxiliary
Committees for the several States and Territories
make arrangements, esch in their respective To-
calities to secure representation, ss shall TO each
be deemed most efficient.
g. That the delegates Of each State, regnrdies.
of the number present, shall be entitled to cast IL
convention double the number of votes, and No
more to which such State is entitled in the eeeto
raj college, Each Territory represented, and tn
District of Columbia, shall be entitled to TIVE
votes.
f. That the immediate formation of clubs anC
other organizations be urged upon those soldier:
and sailors sympathizing with our principles il
every town, county and State of the Union.
Your attention is directed TO the foregoing pro
ceedinss of the committee, and your earnest coop
GRAFTON in carrying out the suggestions herein
| made solicited. The reports from the varieu
States very encouraging. 1t is believed tina
in some of the States q majority of the soldiers ar
with us, in others a large and powerful minority
| in the remaining very respectable proportion
Organization only is needed to make eur strength
| felt. Win yen not attend to making il for you
| locality. The Central Committee will be glad I
| hear from you frequently.
| Please address communications to Genera
| Hugh Cameron, No. 400 Seventh street.
| Very respectfully,
/ GEoRGE p. EsrE,
| G. ID. PRSNEBAKER
THOMAS EwiNG,
| p. H. ALLABACH,
| J. W. DENVER,
| HUGH CAMERON,
National Central Executive Committee.
At the conclusion of the speech of Genera
| Love, Colonel j. W. Blake offered the fol
lowing
| Resolced, That General Hancoek,b by his mani
recognition of the principle, that under our inst
| tutions, the military power in time of peace
laws Of the land, has shown himself the pstrio,
| citizen his services in tho field proved him tn
gallant and tried soldier, devoted to the Unio
and Constitution Of our fat hers.
The committee appointed to prepare
constitution and plan of organization the
reported the same, which was adopted.
General John Love was then elected con
handing general of the organization for tn
State, and Colonel B. c. Shaw was electe
quartermsster general.
On motion, General Love was authorize
to appoint the adjntant general for the OIL
| ganization,
| On motion, the executive committee wer
authorized to select the brigadier general
for the several districts.
The meeting then adjourned.