Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-02-25
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1886, at San Francisco, recommended the
following:
Comrades c. w. Blair, George T. Antho-
nv, j. w. Feighan, George o. Orner and
A. B. Campbell. They also recommended
that Comrade Ira F. Collins be appointed
as alternate for Comrade. Blair; Il. d. Hell
sermap for Comrsde Anthony; A. B. Stone
for Comrade Feighsn; A. H. Ellis for Com
rade Orner, and Henry Booth for Comrade
Campbell. The report was adopted.
The committee on delegates to the ma
tionsl encsmpmont, from the first cengres-
sionsl district, recommended:
John A. Fulton, Lynes Leland, n. c.
Wheins and A. B. Shofer.
Second congressional district-E. P. Delhi,
George Myers. g. w. Ferron and z. N.
| West.
Fifth congressional district-H. w.
Christy OF Manhattan and w. II. Dewalt of
Marshall county, delegates; and Jacob Sharp
of Abilene and o. Abbey of Republic coun-
ty as slternates.
Sixth congressional district: George II.
Chase. of Jewell county and A. L. VOORHEES,,
Of Russell county, delegates, and c. F. Clark
of Ellsworth, and F. L. Pond, of Jewell
county, alternates.
Committee from Seventh district recon-
mended Comrades J. Mcdonald, of Sumner
county, and ID. \. Heller, of Barton county,
as delegates. and II. d. Heiserman, of Sedg-
wick county, as delegate at large from the
Seventh district; also J. II. Recksecker as
alternate for Heller.
Committee from Third congressional dis
trict recommended J. w. Doney and w. p.
Scholl delegates, and j. E. Snow and w. b.
Stone as slternates.
The past department commander Of the
Department of Nebraska was introduced
and made few remarks. When the special
order for the election of officers was an
nounced, q motion was carried TO the
effect that each comrsde presenting the
name of candidate for department
commander. be allowed FIVE minutes to pre-
sent his candidate, but when it came to the
presentation the department commander sat
down on it and ordered balloting to begin
| on department commander without the can
didates being presented at all. There was
lengthy wrangle as to how the voting
| shonld proceed, and several motions were
made and points of order raised. Comrade
Campbell, thought that under his motion
that the chairman of each delegation cast
the vote of his delegation, which motion
WAS adopted, the ballots were dispensed
with altogether. Finally it was decided that
the assistant adjutant general call the roll
of posts, and that chairman cast the num-
Der of votes accredited to each post
On motion of Comrade Webb, ten tellers
were appointed by the presiding officer, to
collect the votes and retire and count the
same. The following were named: Com
rsdes Franklin, Hall, voorhees,, Sanbeer,
Campbell, Webb, Birch, Booth. Merriwen,h-
er. and Clark The encsmpmert proceeded
to vote. Pending the counting of the votes
for department officers the committee on
resolutions proceeded TO make report
which is very long and not all in. We will
publish the resolutions Tomorrow.
The first ballot for department command
er stood: c. J. McDivitt, 2l2; II. L. Mil
lizard, g.; T. T. Taylor, SO; David Taylor,
lOI, and J. c. Caldwell 25; total, 45s. No
candidate having majority of all the votes
another ballot WAS ordered. Genl. Caldwell,
of Topeka, withdrew from the race, rs did
also Col. T. T. Taylor. The second bollot
resulted: G. J. McDivitt, $50; David Tay-
lor, l55; II. L. Mil:iArd. "A, and o. c. Hill, L.
Col. McDivitt having Il clear majority of all
the votes was declared elected, and on mo-
ton of Comrade Coney, Comrades Millisrd,
T. 7. Taylor and David Taylor were ap-
pointed to conduct the commander elect to
the stage. Comrsde David Taylor moved.
that the election of Comrade McDivitt be
made unanimous and the motion was carried
unanimously.
The commander was then escourted
to the stage and thanked the encamp-
ment in q few well chosen words for the
HoEtt oh AAc hoA otecoNoN
every encampment in the state and the
soldiers had been well treated everywhere
but nowhere more handsomely than in the
noble city of Wichita. 5. II. Msunder, 7. T.
Taylsr and Tom Seward, of Winfield we're
nominated for senior sice-commander, but
Col. Taylor begged TO withdraw.
The first ballot resulted: Seward 29l,
Msunder 1lS, Taylor Is. Comrsde Seward
was declared elected. He was es-
corted to the stage and made q
speech full of ..mirth. pathos and patriot
ism, which WAS loudly applauded. His
election was made unanimous.
Comrade Orner nominated Comrade J.
d. Barker, of Girard, tor junior vice COM
mander, in an elegant speech, and there be-
ing no other nominations If was moved and
adopted that the rules be suspended and
that the assistant adjutant general cast the
entire vote Of the encampment for Com
radc Barker. 1t was so done, and q CON-
mitsee was appointed to escort him to the
stage where he thanked the comrades for
the honor bestowed upon him.
The election of chaplain for the depart
ment being next in order, Comrade Feighan.
in an eloquent speech, nomioased Comrsde
Allen Buckner, the present incumbent.
There were no other nominations,
and on mothion the assistant adjutani
general was instructed TO cas-: the vote of
the eacsmpment for Comrsde Buckner, and
he was declared elected chaplain. He
thanked the comrades in 3 handsome speech
Comrade Gray nominated Comrade J. NJ.
Lewis, in 3 very eloquent speech for medical
director, and as their WAS no other nomina-
tions the rules was suspended as in the two
former cases and the whole vote of tine en-
csmpment vas cast for Col j. NJ. Lewis
He responded to call in brief, but point
ed speech
Comrads Delhi moved to invite the Wo-
mans Relief Corps and Sons Of vetrAns to
be present .: the installation.
ComrXde Stone, from the committee on re-
storing past commanders. reported - fol-
lows:
WHEREAS: The department encamp-
ment of the state Of Kansas Was fist organ
lied in 1867, and
WHEREAs. During succeeding years