The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-29
PAITYOF THEG.A.R.VET
.1cER ELECTED COMMANDER IN
carEF UNANIMOUSLY.

Y
=. 9sd a Regular Wslk-over When
~ pocame Time to Bestow the Much
--,+o6 prize-Gen. Sherman Makes
eooecb-The Next Convention to
ba Held at Boston.
~,w.rKEE, WIS, Aug. 2s.-The Twen-
.,,rd national encampment was called TO
1o. bv Commander-in-Chief Warner at
Io.ts o,cIock this morning. After prayer
Nv Chaplain Wharton of Wisconsin the de-
.o.+roont had a brief intermission, to allow
L''- J,l.7ates to seat themselves. Com
a,ondar Warner at lO:45 o'clock began to
-.ad bis address. He finished at 1880
o,clock when the encampment took re-
cess until ? o'clock.
'eSS CSS,UU,,mander-in- Chief Warner in his ad-
s.oss saii the organization never had been,
and ba trnsted never would be, used for
noTtisan purposes or to crafty the personal
P,Litions of any men. He commended to
aacb denartment the patriotic practice of
tpa Nav Yo,k posts of presenting the
r-IIlic schools with an American flag on
f if'oh anniversary Of Washingto IS birth
a. The flag Of their country should be
before the future citizens Of the republic as
an object lesson and they should be lmbued
with reverence for it.
PENSION LEGISLATION.
The committee on pensions, he said, had
bean unable to make any progress
in securing favorable consideration
of fine pension bills recommended
nv the last annual encampment. There
were 900 delegates present and it was but
natural that they should not agree in the
discussion. but when the encampment had
acted every comrade should give
the action taken his earnest sup
port. The Judgment of the majority
should become a law unto the minority.
The grand army had not hitherto
exercised its full influence in pension legis-
lation, because of division in its ranks. The
action of the last encampment recommend
ing to congress a service pension bill and a
di ability pension bill, Gen. Warner
thought, was wise, and should be urged by
this encampment There would be no fail
ure if the recommendations we're backed by
the united g. A. r.
WANTS TO SWELL THE ROLL.
If we are true to ourselves, before the
next encampment every comtade disabled
bv age, sickness or accident, and the
widows and orphans of veterans, will be
borne on the pension roll. We should
neither give sleep to our eyes nor slumber
10 cur eyelids until justice is done our
comrades. The day was not far
distant when an honorable discharge from
the union army or navy would be all the
evidence required to secure pension. He
called on the bondholders to remember that
the men who made their securities valuable
had an equal claim with them against the
state. Let those who inveighed against
pensions remember that it was the bows
in blue who BY their trials, sufferings
and death bequeathed 10 them the legacy
of liberty and union. The soldiers would
present their claims to congress, not with
bated breath, but as free men asking only
that which is just.
LAST YEARS RECORD.
The report of Adjt. Gen. Weigel shows
that during the past year the
membership has increased from $751;
Ii9 toSl3S2 ,589. Two new departments
were added, those of Alabama and Georgia
whose posts We're formerly included in the
department. of Tennessee The greatest
gain was in Missouri.
Boston was selected as the next place of
meeting.
About 200 regimental reunions were held
II the afternoon.
~ ABOUT 10000 people gathered at the
NATIONAL Soldiers Home for disabled veter-
4 &'ls, "here the old soldiers passed in review
"a yjoIo ' zen sherman and his party. Their
h oIu general made them brief talk.
SHERMAN MAKES THEM A SPEECH.
=, he said, in part: 1--WE have passed
II15ougn one crisis of our country's history.
u9h't see any chance of another. but no
q u'Gy knows the future Bring up your
ULilu.eH 70 ioYe and venerate the old soldiers
,'l ~ NJ III 1861 and 1865 and make them
s. Uncover their heads when thev sea that
I! nJIe banner that you followed in the davs
"nicn tried US to the utmost. Let us ven
iIiate mat flag and love our country. and
I've 1--we each other, and stand by each other as
ri7 as we nave heads on our shoulders
q r,L - iees Oh our bodies. These old soldiers
t.,,i,l5 n,G uarcued against the enemy on those
t1!Ll9 Gays grateful country tries its beat
~ ~ assist and will think, in fact / am
cure De good to you when Won oct
b,,e ga all that is necessary.
yoY keep young as long as
H. H." can az ana DO not go into the Soldiers
ue F you can help it.n
ro+aHtD 1Hp0ilSlon 10 Commissioner Black and Sec-
'eISry T Kusk also spoke.
Inc Veteran Signal corns hold +bo;u
F Tual reunion TODAY, and % eIactsd Ti cor ON
ii '0'aAer OF Ohio, president,
?, ALGER OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
proca:d15 ely Unexpectedly the G. A. R. delegates
Cen Rns.oH 10 tne election of officers tonight.
81 his own eI 7ro,. a Aiger of Detroit had it all
n for co,,q ny Wenty men nominated him
6g&'on 6i: Of Chicago first i nrosSntins oalhes
4 we wsro name. name. All the other Sls andidatess
elect.a sce men withdrawn and Gen. AIoer ~os s"e
8 sert ey acclamation. Col A e. wei.
q seni,r %, 9L Milwaukee was eIectad
q Of Nav '4te T commander, and John f. Tovett
was tben oelsey afy Junior vice commander. #
Of the G4 "t6nL alIer II O'Clock and the election
morrow v''ier officers was postponed until to-