Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-30
TANNER ENDORSED.
Resolutions Passed by the Grand Army
Of the Republic Yesterday.

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Resolutions Passed by the Grand Army
Of the Republic Yesterday.
The event Of yesterdAy o session Of the Grand
Army encampment 81 Milwaukee was. % Wa
indicated In THl srAl, lively contest ovss
resolutions indorsing Pension Commissionsr
Tanner. Mr.. Perkins of Kansas introduced .
resolution heartily thanking the administration
Of President Harrison for the honor il has con-
ferred on the Grand Army in appointing Cor
pord Tanner 90 pension Commissioner and
heartily indorsing his conduct OF the bureau,
because IL was created for the benefit Of the
soldiers and sailors Of the late war, and de-
nouncing the bitter and malignant criticisms
Of the press upon his oficial conduct. Gen.
Barnum OF New York offered q substitute 20
the eject that notwithstanding the assaults Of
an untriendly press the encsmpment declared
its belief in the integrity Of Tanner and its APP
provsl Of his efforts TO do all for the soldiers
and sailors that the Law viii allow.
Campbell Of Illinois agreed with Gen Bar
mum In his idea as 10 the proper wording Of
the resolution, and said: ..bont take hssty
vote. We can afford 10 stay here ten hours 20
settle this important question. and settle 10
right. For fifteen years we have been declar-
ing and others have been uttering sentiment
that the country can never pay the debt due
the old soldiers, but Corporal Tanner is the
nrst ofhcer that has made that sentiment upon
practical reality. i believe Is il the high
duty OF this encampment 20 sustain him In
working out that sentiment II the Grand
Army OF the Republic ever had q duty TO per-
form, looking neither TO the right nor to the
lett, 70 the committee that 10 investigating the
workings OF the pension bureau or 20 the CON-
missioner himself, IL IL now. and we ought 20
pass this resolution. The substitute differs
with IL in only one particular. IL expresses q
pelief In the integrity Of Comrade Tanner and
would not influence the action OF the commit
tee charged with the investigation. Il may be
better than an Endorsement like that offered
In the original resolution, but we should make
our Endorsement strong enough. The original
resolution expresses our sentiments exactly II
Tanner Is dishonest or has done any criminal
act we will find il out when the committee
makes its report. The presumption of law ia
that every man Is innocent until he Is proved
guilty, and as far as am concerned, will
make that presumption so to the fullest extent
in this case"
MUST STAND Ri TANNER
delegate from Minneapolis said he would
no more dare 60 back to the soldiers Of his state
after harming a hair Of Tanners head than TO
ride through a band Of Sioux Indians with
their war-paint on. he urged the encampment
to stand up to the rack and say that the lar
will stand by Tanner till something wrong ia
clearly proved against him. Another delegate
said that resolution OF confidence like the
substitute should provoke no opposition, but
when II was made matter Of Judgment il be-
comes club in the hands OF Tanners enemies.
Who knows anything about his administration
OF the pension bureau" said be. Ii is not his
| enemies, but his friends. We should not try 70
force the administration 10 suspend this investi-
CATION. was in Washington last week, and
heard II charged upon the streets and every
where else that men employed in the bureau
were all getting their cases made special and
taken up Immediately and re-rated much higher
while the poor devils Of the rank and file have
to stand back and wait told them that il was
lie. but il he had done that and we pass the
original resolution we indorse such action ON
his part. The resolution il broad enough This
encampment knows nothing of the details Of
Tanners work and cannot pass Judgment upon
1t. We may believe il 10 all right, but we do
not know 1t. III we pass the original resolution
and the committee of investigation should ex-
onerate him, the opposition press would say
| that the administration dare not oppose the q.
Ak, and they would have good reason 10 say
After further discussion OF the Tanner rsso
luton the encsmpment adjourned until
| o'clock.
THE SUBSTITUTE ADOPTED.
At the afternoon session Gen. Barnums sub
stitute was redrafted to read as follows:
That we thank President Harrison for the
appointment OF our comrade, James Tanner
as commissioner OF pensions, and that not
clare our complete confidence in his integrity
| and our approval Of his endeavors to do al
that can be done under the laws for the vete-
| rams Of the war, and in connection with him
We ask full investigation Of his administration
| OF the affairs Of the pension bureau"
II was adopted under Q suspension Of the
rules unanimously amid great cheering
The committee on the Logan monument
| fund, through Gen. Aiger, chairman, reported
| the collection of l1,l91, and asked that the
I national eQCamnment assist in nushipC h.
work. A committee OF five was appointed 70
place the matter before Congress and ask for
material assistance.
The election Of officers for the ensuing year
was yesterday completed. DIR. Horace p. Por.
| ter of Kansas was chosen surgeon general; W
| II. Childers of Kentucky chaplain. and 7. j.
Levett Of New Jersey junior vice commander
The encampment refused to recognize the
| sons Of veterans an auxiliary TO the @. A r.
because Of a disturbing faction in the former
Instead Of giving the two women's organizes
| tions-the Loyal Ladies Of the GAR, and the
Woman's Relief Corps-formal Endorsement,
which would be contrary to the rules, it was
recommended that the encampment bid them
l God speed In the work.
THE SHAM RATTLE DISPLAY
The great noisy sham battle Last night At
tracted great crowds and at least 75,0oo
strangers visited the city to see the show The
land defenses consisted Of ten batteries Of Eve
| pieces each, two guns and three mortsrs 20
each battery. Many of the guns were twelve
| pounds, and the inhabitants were treated 10 q
nights war of heavy ordnance. Ten thousand
rounds OF musketry were fired and 10000
rounds from the mortar feet stationed between
| the shore and the attacking feet The shore
batteries were defended by the first Chicago
Zouavee and fourth Wisconsin battalion, con-
| sisting Of seven companies. The war feet,
| which consists Of the war ship Michigan and
| revenue cutters johnson and Fessenden and
twenty tugs, Unanswered in an ellipticsl
course around the two vessels, which were
finally destroyed-one by fire, and the other
blown up by dynamite.
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