New-York tribune., 1886-05-27
GRAND ARMY MEN DISTURBED.
RUNOgs Of SHORT ACCOUNTS. LARGE ELLIS AND
Fl.AUDULENT VOTING.

RUMOgs Of SHORT ACCOUNTS. LARGE ELLIS AND
FsAUDULENT VOTING.
Members of the Grand Army Of the Republic
u THIS ,ty And BrOoalyn are excited over published
4ccouu, o. a Threatened disruption in their ranks
Wherever twO three Grand Army men met yesterday
.le subject w,s GppermOsi. aud many were the ex-
pfrssous OF Indignation that their organization should
bee rol -ht into di,repute by tn Of runors
wDch generally declared 20 have no foundation IN
f.ct IN the story t l.eseI that H. Clay Hail. of
Itile Fu-. tie recent Department Commander Of New
YorA hort h, accounts; that Joseph Sayle- ~
tpne, who WAS elected department commander at tho
ec.ut rnclupmcnt IN tnis city and who WAS previously
observation-disclosures elected to his present posi-
,n hy tne u.e - fraudulent IN balloting, and
t e rendered. bill FOR legal services FAR In excess OF
ordinary lnded IN SINH ar cases, and further
more department In this state il bankrupt All
0r- u theories are advanced 20 the reason OF the
ra.or. being st4rted. 80 ne say that they are the
CREATION % IL "sorehead" whose ambition 10 hold
oNce was crushed the last cnclnpment; others that
they arise from The factionai feeling which has sprung
up 10 ne Grand Army the wears. ami still
stcr number insist that tncy are canards IN the III
ui.aarr winch Wiz nllrd the encampment IN san
t-..,i.ro D.aunuinz on Angus ,. Ihc New-I0rk de-
ua -.nr ha- tvo rrcognzei can lidatrs IN the Held
Corpora James Tanner. OF Brooklyn. and General
Joan Reynolds, ~ Eocheser' an IL IS prooAOe 'Ha
General Henry A. Barnum WI! rum
General Martin I. MacMahon, United states Marshal.
W., a. Interested observer o. th' prJcr9linS. re,
-arliu the matter he said yesterday ' vas present
fir,u rlulf Oftng when Mr. -Lyes eleclel,
ai.l lll not "A vote cast iAegtluatey. Inc name
of o.cA delegate was read anl ma Response
~ H Pc 0rlr Df COURSE TIE cOnfus on some errors
mig have crpt but not enough 10 AFFECT the result
A. 10 TIE department being bankrupt. | nave heard
nothing. be possible thaf the treasury Is empty
the arterIy dues nave been not pAi ue % '
lie .yed by per clp q tax % nye
lrsf- quarfrrly There are now about 5o'V" g. a. IL
mrr in GOOD standing the state Tue aggregate OF
s.trr. piI D. about 5000, and tIc OIAuce OF Tue
money raised about SG.OOO-s absorbed by printing
. .tIc- exucu-c- You can readily that there IS
lllr e. opportunity for banAruptcy' - D.
William Mclutee. c0nnaneer or DiA--le IOs.
No ll3 Vas or the TEL era at the elcc ion' "ti
IS positive that nothing occurred wrch couLl
nr construed mo a -cmblAnce Of fraud James j.
keenan, ra.r CONN anIer of Veteran Post No iJ6.
Coroner Lew commander OF SteinwIre fost o. ~
h. = leliiertT commander OF FarraSlt Post so '1 H.
" rAuu, at 3tlnt Of kO.LeS Post 80 81 ana L. d.
Al. u.ln r-t co ninauier o. patrick Posi- No. llJ'
lvnirh 90 base what were termed tue
ridiculous raLOr-." Genera Nicholas y" DAY. one o.
'lr candidates. who wlthirew On tht secohd 'a4Ol,
.l Afy oD.igL'iOns 10 the Grand Army deter me
fr,u civiu- aay tfOrmatDn - 10 what trhn-prel Or
..lt doors. and were iAAt tIlc
saw nofnlue. Iuasmuch a. wa- mys' s'I a candid ate
j. 4. JOcl NO. - Na-sau-7L, dlt NoI
hesitate 10 state tnat every one OF tne
a. legations made was true. 1ou nay ,-Sl
.iv.t d. sad. that the de partmcnt or NrY.l OrA
ia. cen song from bli to until II IS on the verge
o solution. The nation al rHcaupment l. u'l as oAi
au4 4 Corporal tanner Is elected imH1huc' ~
W.! ,l.t I'D the dlsntegratOn OF the Grand Army
william g. ieliy, sdiutant or AeA1hder Ham!4IVn
The case 40 legged that Mr -"y ess cha ges
were Aoisl me Instituted ny WINS Nc
Douad Bro k.yn printer TO recover f-vD lor prn1hE
tar ~ A. L. proceedings. Judgment wIslssued Ia "For
o. NclJuuald and VIII Of execution Is 80" ia tHe
Or rnr sheriff Of Oneida county. 81 believe the depart
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