The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1886-07-15
DEPARTMENT NEWS.
CALIFORNIA.

Post no. So Of Marysvlle. has prepared an inn
mcnse barge with Hoeommo lTtions for 800 persons
10 so to san Francisco during the NalloSt, ~, T.,
cainpmeut. The round trip. with seven days 10
SGu ErduClsc0 b0ur4ing ana lodging lhelneeu,
leach person furnishing his own beddlng,l VIII DC
~ r recent meeting az George TT. Thomas Post,
of san Francisco, several recruits were mustered
Ia and considerable business was transacted WAN
reference 60 tle coming Lncampnent. lois fost
w4il certainly make every effort mat u can ~
10 carry of the palm in the matter OF entertaining
visiting comrades. The greatest iiberaiiiy y peing
shown Icy contributions from members iiilo Alls
committee ia charge are confident oil making Us
record go still higher.
James A. Garfield Post, Of san Francisco is in
creasiug in membership. ~ recent meeting nine
new recruits were mustered In.
DELAWARE
@. ~. King, AAG.. Wilmington: A couple OF
months ago there was quite "a controversy gong on
ia THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE between Past Depart
ment Commander W. :. McNa.r. aud y IS Ayars'
A. j. 81. lllli- Department Now, Mr. l.dltof, 90
not wish 10 enter into the fight OF Others oui beheNe
that the right sde should be heard and placed before
the many readers Of TIE NATIONAL IRIBuNE. i
would say IN reply 70 C0mrade Ayars article IN
your issue of April ?, 1856, That was very much
surprised - some OF thc statements, ana just as
much surprised not to spe lleni reluted before ms,
I Now iu regard 10 comradc ". :. McAair not being
. the choice % this Department FOR MS hrst Com
mauaer 20 the time he was elccied, WIZ say tl1t
there were four candidates placed in nomination
for Tho position. namely. Comrades X. g lIAiLn,
Nm. q SWlggett D. ~ Wales and ~. S"dcAaiT,
have never heard IL said before that lac was as
honestly elected that the city delegates were
surprised, OF mat ihe Encanpmeht was a,-susleu.
. AL the votes the department were enltleu 10 a
that time was %, q Of them being present ana
voting p Of the q present belonging 10 Posts ln
this city. SO huw could ID be "A surprise 10 the city
Delegates must sny also that the work 81 ors'til-
! ling the Department OF Delaware, GAR, was
+ the indciatigai,.e and persevering work OF W; ;.
I McAaiT with The help Of several oiher conrades,
and III We should have had TO wait until d was done
COmrade Ayars says IL WAS. ~ would not have
been done yet, AS many comrades can lehtilg'
4 In the same Issue G0miade Ayars also says tihl
4 Past I9ggsrtmcut Commander Ross did not present
or ofcr any resolution II the last Encarnpinent ia
regard 20 the report sent 10 National headquaIlefs
10y the A. i. g. OF this Department, and tops IL On
Ia these words; Now, sir, on the honor OF "a sol
dier declare this statement 10 be an utter ialse-
hood. The minutes Do not show anywhere tlai
such resolution was offered or NllhuTAWii No iiii
/ who "a that Encanpncnt, who cares "a straw
FOR his reputation. Viii ayOuch It's being tacl
. and 1 defy McNair 10 produce the resolution
/ Now lets what the minutes he refers TO
which have before me, reveals; also the origlnh
scratch minutes, kept by the then Assistant Aoju'
tant General together with the resolution offered by
Past Department Commander ltoss Oh feb y, lh9o
known here as Black Friday" This h the reso
luton word i0r word, as Il is on the minutes aso
the scratch minutes referred TO above. and the OF =
ina resolution IN COmrade Ross's handwriting
precisely az il was offered:
Whereas. in the lnspector-Generals report Z
the Adjutaut- General in regard to tite Department
Of Delaware the report Of the Assistant Inspector
General Of Delaware was misunderstood, 80 ~ tc
make IL appear that the Past Department Com
mandcrs 81 this Department were not efficient u
the performance Of their duties: Therefore, be II
ReSOlUed That ID Is the sense Of this Depart
ment that the duties Of the Past Department Com
manders 81 this Department have been eihcenil,
performed 10 the sht isiaction Of this Encampment
aud that this resolution be presented 10 Tie mex
National Encampmcnt
n was moved 10 adopt the resolution. Aftel
considerable debate pro and con. the Assistant Ia
speciOr-G General ~ h. Ayars said that he bad beei
/ misunderstood by the Inspcctol-Gencral, ana tiia
lac rttarla 10 the author
ity Comrade Ross then Withdrew the resol uiol
with that understanding. Further commeHtis un