Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-08-30

They Pass Strong Resolutions Endorsing
Tanners Administration.
MILWAUKEE,, August 29,h.-At this morn
ing's session of the National iDcampment
the election of officers was completed. DIR.
Horace ?. Porter, of Kansas, was chosen
Surgeon n-General W. H. Childers, of Ken
lucky, Chaplain; T. ]. Levett, of New Jer-
sey, Junior Vice Commander.
The Encampment refused to recognize
the Sons OF Veterans as an auxiliary to the
Grand Army of the Republic because Of
the disturbing faction in the former.
Instead of giving the two women's
organizations-the Loyal Ladies of the G.
a. r. and the Women's Relief Corps-a
trary TO the rules, it was recommended that
the Encsmpment bid them God-speed in
their work.
Ways and means of forwarding the
Logan monument scheme were talked Of
at length.
The chief event of the day was the red
hot time over the resolutions indorsing
Pension Commissioners Tanner.
Perkins of Kansas introduced resolu-
ton heartily thanking the Administration,
President Harrison. for the honor it has
conferred on the Grand Army in appoint
ing Corporal Tanner as Pension Commits
duct of the Bureau and denouncing the
bitter and malignant criticisms of the press
upon his official conduct
General Barnum of New York offered a
substitute to the effect that notwithstand-
ing the assault of an uLfriendly press, the
encampment declared its belief in the in
tegrity of Corporal Tanner and lis approval
of his efforts to do all for old soldiers and
sailors that the laws will allow.
Campbell of Kansas agreed with Barnum
and said: "For fifteen years we have been
declaring and others have been utteripg
the sentiment that the country can never
pay the debt due to the old soldiers, but
Corporal Tanner is the first officer that has
made that sentiment practical reality. |
believe it the duty of this encampment 10
sustain him in working out that sentiment.
We should make our Endorsements strong
enough. If Tanner is dishonest, or has
done any criminal act, we will find it out
when the investigating committee now at
work mskes its report"
A delegate from Minnesota urged the
encampment to ''stand up to the rack, "
ard say that the Grand Army of the Re-
public will stand by Tanner until some
thing wrong is clearly proved against him.
Another delegate said the resolution OF
confidence, like the substitute, should pro-
woke no opposition, but when it is made q
matter of judgment it becomes a club in
the hands of Tanners enemies. 1t is not
his enemies but his friends that are investi.
eating him. We should not try to force
the Administration TO suspend this investi.
CATION. This encampment knows nothing
of the details of Tanners work, and can
not pass judgment upon it. If we pass the
original resolution, and the committee Of
investigation should exonerate him, the
opposition press would say the Admins
tration did not dare to oppose the G. A. R.,
and would have good reason for it.
A recess was here taken until 3 p NJ
In the afternoon Barnum's substitute
was redrafted, to read as follows:
THAT we thank President Harrison fol
the appointment of our comrade, James
Tanner, as Commissioner of Pensions, and
notwithstanding the assault made upon
him, we declare our complete confidence in
his integrity and our approval of his en-.
deavors to do all that can be done under
the laws for the veterans of war, and in
connection with him we ask full investi.
cation of his administration of the affairs
of the Pension Bureau"
This was adopted unanimously under 6
suspension of the rules.