St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-26
BACK AGAIN TO DAILY TOLL.
The G. A. R. Completes its Important
Business at the Encampment.
Hon. Samuel S. Burdett of Washing
ton Elected Commander.

1ORTLAND, Me-, JUNG S0.-AG ehO
mornings executive session of the national
encampment of the q: A. r. a resolution
was offered by Comrade Bennett of Illinois
providing for the suitable recognition OF
DR.. Benjamin Stephenson, as founder OF
the Grand Army of the Republic, and
recommending that national subscription
from the national encampment be requested
for the purpose. and referred to the COM
mittee on resolutions. A resolution ad-
verse to the consolidation of the Sons of
Veterans with the Grand Army was
adopted. A telegram was read from Gen.
Grant thanking the encampment for its
resolutions of sympathy. and Comrade
Hatch read a communication from Com
rade Bruthany of Massachusetts, present.
ing a portrait of Gen. Grant. A motion
that the portrait be accepted, appropriately
framed and sent to the family of Gen.
Grant, was unanimously carried. 1t was
voted that the next annual encampment be
held some time between October and May.
and the recommendation that Memorial day
be observed on the Sabbath was adopted.
The committee to which was referred Com
rade Loring's resolution in favor of the S.
per-mOnth pension bill
REPORTED ADVERSELY,
and there was minority report III its favor
by Comrade Graves of Michigan. The ad-
verse report was adopted after protracted
debate. The National Women'S Relief
corps this morning elected the following
officers for the national organization for
the ensuing year: Mrs. Sarah E. Fuller Of
Massachusetts,, president; Mrs. Lizzie d.
A. Kinnie Of California, senior vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Kent of New Hampshire, jun
ior vice president; Mrs. L. A. Turner of
Massachusetts,, treasurer, and Mrs. Annie
Whittemeyer of Philadelphia, chaplain.
At the afternoon session the commander
in-chief was authorized to appoint COM
mittee to present resolutions to heads Of
departments at Washington in behalf of
pension claimants. A recommendation
that all petitions to congress from posts or
pension claimants be sent through the ma
tional headquarters of the G. A. r. was
adopted. A series of resolutions of thanks
to congress for having placed Gen. Grant
on the retired list of the army were also
adopted. A roll of states was called for
nominations for
COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF
and the following candidates were pre-
sented: John w. Burst of Illinois, Gen.
John A. Reynolds of New York, Hon.
Samuel S. Burdett Of Washington, Gov.
Lucius Fairchild of Wisconsin. Comrade
Fairchild withdrew his name and the bal
loting proceeded. On the second ballot
Burdett received 239, Reynolds 1876, Burst
79. Mr.. Burdett'S election was made unani-
nous. For senior vice commander-in-chief,
Ex-Gov. Selden Conner of Maine was chosen
by acclamation. To the position of junior
vice commander-in-chief Comrade Lewis
of Atlanta was chosen on the second bal
lot. The usual resolutions of thanks to the
various parties, organizations and corpora
tions were adopted, after which the execu-
tive session of the national encampment
closed. is reported tonight that this af-
ternoon's executive session was very stormy.
Some of the Illinois delegation accused one
of their number, it is said, of having
sold out their candidate, Major
Burst, to the New York men. alleging that
he had bartered his influence in the Illinois
delegation for the adjutant generalship of
the G. A. R., in case the New York cah-
didate should be elected. These state
ments, it is said, gave rise to an acrimonious
debate, which resulted in some severe per-
sonalities. Official members of the encamp-
ment refuse to make any statement con-
cerning the scenes in the session.