Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-09-20

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William Hdrnee.
eaIsnTal associations met in various parts
0s Che city, but che encampnents were
etrictly secret, none but members being
The repors OF Commandersin-C Chief Rea
contained che sollowings ''On March 81,
9SS5s the eo8al membership Of our order in
good standing was 320,936. On March 81,
6SSsa ig was 354 PIG, making net gain of
Comrades ia good standing during the
Scar embraced within those dates of SO, $50
-aH excess OF 1851 over che net gain of
Gle previous year. 1t is but due to my
distinguished predecessor to say that more
chan half the net gain of the last official
Scar was made during the first half of the
yeas, which was included within his term
of Office The reports for the quarter end
Cd June 80, show gain by muster of 13, $50,
and q total memberships in good standing
of 361, 1862, svith.a loss from delinquent re-
gorts of 6,663, all of whom it may be as-
sumed are in good standing in their re-
spective posts. Omftting the loss from
delinquent reports the net gain during
last quarter was 14,109. Abe reports show
Chat on June 80, there were 49,, 245 COM
gades borne on The rolls to which may
safely be added sufficient number out of
2ransfer cards to swell the grand total to
400, 600. During the year ended March 81,
gSSS, ABB eon1rades died. an increase of
AO27 Over the previous year. During the
past year che reports shOw chat there was
expended i'm charity the sum of $212,-
9g5.a9."
Commander Rea made various sugges-
Qions in his report for ths good of the order
and drew attention feslingly to the death
of General Sheridan.
Comrade John Taylor. OF Philadelphia,
Quartermaster- General. made his report
for the year ended August 81, 1888. His
financial statement shows that the cash
balance on hand August 81, 1887, was $12,-
G0f.SS and che receipts foE theA>year, $751;
57793; the expenditures, $50, 953. II; leaving
a balance ON hand August 81, 1883. of $14,-
1884. The total assets are $37, 979, and
There are no liabilities. The contributions
to the CRANE monument fund are now 49,
42S. 40, 81, 49, ID having been received since
last repOres The expenditures previously
9epOrte0 Svere g193, this leaving a bal
ance 70 the credit of the fund of So, 535.24.
An important report that of the COM
mittee on pensions, was submitted to the
Nasional encampment in the afternoon.
Che committee report which was presented
by Chairman George S. Merrill recites
Gheis action in 9egard to the National pen
success and reverses. The report is very
SittaS ila speaking os the failure Of the
s9Dis&bilisy bill.s'
MASOR WARNER ELECTED.
COgIUMBUSe 0s Seps. 13.-At the G.. 4. r.
Sational encampment Shis morning the
9lecsion Of Chief was in
order. After che nominations were made,
Major William Werner of Kansas City,
Mo.s was elected. -
William Warner was born in Lafayette
COUNTY, Wis. June II. 1899, and is one OF the
selfmade men Of the country He was the
youngest of six children, whose parents died
young. leaving nothing to their little ones but
on honest name and spirit of independence.
@'rom the tender age of six years he has taken
care Of himself. fighting his own battles with
poverty. and winning where SO many older and
0nore favored ones have fallen by the wayside.
Until he was ten " IS old he wo ked at any
Ching he could get to Go, but at that age en-
Qered country store clerk where he re-
Chained five years. During that time he saved
money enough to pay his expenses for two
years at college, where his indomitable energy
and industry soon placed him first among his
classmates. He then taught school for Two
years, at che same time reading law and pre-.
pairing himsel6 by hard study for his present
profession.
When the war broke out he offered is SEP
9ice to hio country. entering the army in the
spring OF 1862 First Lieutenant and was ap-
gointed Adjutant to the Thirty third Wisconsin
oolunteers In 90 he was promoted to a Cap
eaincy and in "a he was made Assistant Adju-
Major Major Warner was in active service in
9he western army during the entire war, and
mos9 OF the time was on stan duty prompt to
obey all orders, and undaunted in action
In October, 1865 Major Warner came to Mis-
souri, and settled in Kansas CITY, where he
Immediately began the practice of law In the
spring OF 1867 he was elected city attorney AM
in the following year was chosen circuit attor.
ney, a position he resigned after holding it two
years. In 1871 he was elected mayor of Kansas
City, by q majority Of nearly four hundred votes
being the only successful candidate on the Re-
publican ticket.
Major Warner eo-day 10 one Of the most pouu-y
lar men OF iGans0s City, and most influential
member OF che Republican party. AS stump
speaker he has few superiors in the Wese He
Is q politician OF the progressive school, ever
ready to sink the partisan in the citizen when
ever the prosperity of his adopted home de-
mands it, In 1876 he supported Democrat
for the Office OF mayor, and elected him in spite
OF strong and bitter opposition. He was one of
the committee appointed to prepare the present
charter. He is at present serving his second
term in Congress. and has but just recently de-
clined the Republican NOMINATION Tor a third
term.
OTHER BUSINESS.
COLUMBUS, O.. Sept H.-After the cleo
tion of William Warner as Commander by
the National encampment yesterday Hon.
Moses Neil, of Columbus, was elected
Senior Vice Commander,and Joseph Head
held, OF New York, was selected for Junior
Vice-Commander. A committee from the
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