The Portland daily press., 1885-06-26

The nomination of COmrade Burdette was
made unanimous on motion of New York.
Comrade Burdette was escorted to the
stage and presented his thanks to the en-
campment in fitting speech.
On motion of Comrade Loring, and at the
request of the Ohio delegation, the rules
were suspended, and Comrade Selden Con-
nor of Maine was elected Senior Commander
in-chief by acclamation
Henry ID. Pierce, of Massachusetts; Gen.
Gen. James Allen of Georgia; E. A. Buesy,
of New York and Joseph A. Vanskyel, of
New jersey were placed In nomination for
junior e-eommander-in-chief. General
Allen was elected on the third ballot and his
election was made unanimous.
DR.. j. G. Tucker, of California, was elected
Surgeon General, and Rev. l.. III. Stewart, of
Ohio, Chaplain-in-C Chief.
The committee on Veterans Rights Union
was appointed by the Commander-in-chief as
follows: John Palmer, New York; John F.
Runner, Ohio; VIM. Gibson, Potomac; E.
B. Loring, Massachusetts,; j. P. S. Cohen,
Pennsylvania.
Commander-in-chief Kountz promulgated
his last order, which is as follows:
HEADQ'Rs GRAND ARMY OF REPUBLIC
Portland, Me-, june 25, 1886 J O
General order No. 18.
In surrendering the command you placed in my
hands one year ago, it is done with heart full of
gratitude for the courteous treatment, the gener-
GUS sympathy, and the abiding confidence which
have been extended to me- Such consideration,
ICES our organization, has lightened the duties Of
this honorable trust, sweetened its memories, and
made deeper and more enduring the love borne
The comrade who succeeds me has long been
known as one of the most able devoted and ear
nest of our MEMBERS and In delivering to him this
symbol of authority, the same cordial support and
confidence extended to he is invoked for him.
By command of
JOHN S. KoUNTz,
Commander-in-Chief.
". w. ALCoRN, Adjutant General:
The report of the Adjutant General was
reported back by the committee, to whom it
had been referred, and adopted, save that
several recommendations contained in the
report We're not c0ncurred in.
The report of the Judge Advocate General
on recommendation of the committee to
which it had been referred, was adopted, eX-
cept that portion of it in reference to the
case of a comrade in Pennsylvania, who had
been dismissed from the service on a recon-
incubation OF a board of officers without a
trial being had land whose disabilities had been
thereafter removed by the President. The
comrade had become member of the Grand
Army subsequent to the removal of his dis
abilities. A question as to his being legally
a member of the order had arisen, and in
due course of time had reached national
headquarters and been referred to the Judge
Advocate General. That officer held
that the eomrade was not legally a
member of the order The report in this
respect occaSioned a discussion of some
three or four hours in length, when a resolu-
tion was adopted instructing the Department
Commander of Pennsylvania to order court
of inquiry, and report the findings and pro-
ceedlngS of the same to the COMMANDMENT
chief for further action.
After the transaction of some further
routine business, the newly elected officers
were duly installed, little after twelve
O'Clock this morning, and the nineteenth an
nual Encampment of the Grand Army of the
Republic then adjourned sine die.