The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-09-02
4. Grand Army of the Republic.

-'fss@- Grand Army of the Republic.
a Convention of the Grand Army of the
Republic, called together by General Orders,
No. 16, Headquarters Grand Army of the
Republic, N. g. o. Washington, D. c., July
29th, 1868, was held in the City Hall, Will
mington, N O, Aug. 1S. 1868, Commander
J.'W. Schenck, Jr., in the Chair. :
% sComrade Allan Rutherford nominated
George NJ Arnold for permanent Secretary.
FIe was unanimously elected.
aOn motion committee of three were ap-
pointed on credentials. 's e1
!" 1nthe absence of the committee General
Orders, No. IS, Headquarters G. A. R. July
goth, 1868, were read by the Secretary for
the information of the meeting
- Tie committee on credentials reported the
following comrades as entitled to represen-
tation: Allan Rutherford, T. F. Lee. J. II.
Archdeacon, George M. Arnold, William II.
Moore, VIM. McLaurin, VIM. A. Greene, I.
Edwin West, and Thos. Ounce.
q Comrade Allan Rutherford submitted the
| following resolution which was adopted:
a Resolped, That the Department dues shall
be (401 forty cents, per annum, upon each
member upon the rolls of the Posts within
the Department. payable quarterly.
- The Report of the Quastermastcr General
was read, approved and ordered to be fled.
The report is as follows: a 9af tal
1. Received from Posts tor charters. $50 90
4. Disbursed as per vouchers. AT 90
2. Received from Post No. 8, dues. i 43
3. g .s 4" "4 50
S. Due Wilmington POST printing. ..5 90
6. National Headquarters, for Rit-
ual Rules and Orders. ......... ...753
,C6mradc w. j. H. Moore offered the fol-
Iowipging resolution which was adopted:
-. Resoloed, That Posts which may be six
months in arrears for dues to the Depart
nient shall not be entitled to vote for De-
partment officers or to vote on any question
involving the appropriation of money. This
resolution to take effect from and after date,
and copies of the same be furnished each
Post within the State.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
=. The Convention proceeded to the election
of permanent officers with the following re-
suit: 6..,....,.... ..... -..,,ss.t.
|, Grand Commander W scheuck, Jr;
.Sen'r Vice VIM L. Palmer;
t- ~ Jun'r !" 9" WIN McLaurin:
Asst Inspector General I Edwin West;
!, Asst Quartermaster Generals H Man
nings = -. -, ..s-..i.
- -. Asst Surgeon General-H ] Menninger;
~ Chaplain VIM A Greene
- COUNCIL OF ADMINISTRATION.
- Comrade Archdcacon offered the fol-
lowing
Res0lued, That in voting for the Council
of Administration, the whole number be en-
braced in each ballot. Carried.
The following Comrades were elected as
| Council of Administration: Gen. Nelson A.
Miles, G.. M. Arnold, T. F. Lee, Col ]. F.
I Chur, and ]. II. Archdeacon.
..DELRGA ATEs TO NATIONAL ENCAMPMENT.
80. The, following comrades received the
unanimous vote as representatives TO the
I Grand National Encampment: Hon. Joseph
| G. Abbott, Brevet Major Gen'l Nelson A.
Miles, :. --.....,.;,. ..,.. ,...,..,
t-i,N,5 oM1NuTEs, PROCEEDINGS, ETC. .
Resolred, That the minutes and proceed
ing Of this Convention, lin addition to the
| report of the Asst Pdjutant General and
Asst Quartermastcr General) be printed in
pamphlet form and copy transmitted to
each officer Of the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie in the State.
J.w. sCHENCK, President.
9 g. M. ARNOLD, Sec'y. -
r.. ~ Republican papers ofthe State please
copy. ..,aa,:s,.. ,.@.-'3
There is now we'll defined division line
in the Conservative party. There are the
Peace Conservatives and the Kar Conserve
tives. The former will vote for Grant and
| Colfax and the latter forSeymour and Blair.
/ Judge Pearson brought out this distinction
with great force and clearness in his letter,
and day by day the breech is widening.