Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-15
RESPECT FOR RANDALL.
Union Veterans, the County Democracy and
the Randall Club Take Action on the
Death of the Statesman-Appropriat
Resolutions Adopted.

union veterans. the Couniy democracy ana
the Randall Club Take Action the
Death of the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Resolutions Adopted.
Encampment No. 1, of the Union Vet
eran Legion, the Randall Club and the
County Democracy held special meetings
last night and passed resolutions of respect
and coincidence on the death of Samuel j. Ran.
dali. At each place there were unusually
large meetings. The resolutions passed by the
Union Veteran Legion were as follows:
The death of Hon. Samuel ]. Randall for
the past % years prominent representative in
Congress. is an event calling for the expression
of the feeling of profound sympathy enter
tanned for him by the Union soldiers through
out the nation which he so long and so nobly
served. Volunteering with the First City Troop
of Philadelphia, Mr.. Randall served faithfully
in the ranks with this command in the Gettys-
burg compaign. that he had justly
earned the title of a comrade. Called to Con-
gress during the exciting years of the close of
the late war, and continued there on duty for
quarter of century, Mr.. Randalls every
speech and vote was in accord with loyalty and
love of country. All legislation now in exist
ence in aid of the worthy defenders of the
nations flag, whether on the fields of Mexico
or IN defense of the Union, met his heartiest
and cordial support. Mr. Randalrs sturdy
patriotism and independence of party was per-
haps never more conspiCuously exhibited than
in his continued advocacy of and voting for the
passage Of the soldiers dependent bill in the
las Congress over the Presidential veto; as also
by his able and successful efforts to place upon
the pension rolls of the nation the names of
the widows of Generals Grant and Logan.
This encampment therefore, representing
over LOCO Urion soldiers who have served three
years in the field, deem it their duty to adopt
minute expressive of their high appreciation
of the service and high character of the
deceased statesman, and the encampment
tenders to the widow and family of the de-
ceased their most sincere coincidence and SYM
pathy in their sad bereavement
"The encampment further directs that this
minute be duly spread upon the archives and
forwarded to the widow and family of the de-
ceased'
Addresses were also made by General George
A. Gallupe, General A. L. Pearson. Charles F.
Mckenna, DR.. c. P. Seip, S. W. Hill. George
B. Chalmers and Colonel H. K Campbell
AT the Randall Club resolutions were drawn
up by J. Presley Fleming, John E. McCrlckart
and William N Ogden. The resolutions eX-
pressed profound sorrow over the death of the
great statesman and eulogiZed the purity OF his
ordered that the clubhouse flag be placed at
half-ma>t until afterthe funeral, and that the
hall of the club be draped in mourning for the
space of so davs
President Weixel was commissioned to at
tend the funeral. and also to bear. the resolu-
tions to the bereaved family. "reminiscences
of the character of the dead statesman were
given by General P. n. Guthrie, Samuel F.
Patterson, Colonel ]. w. Echols Alex. Wilson.
Frank l. Gosser. Frank P. Iams Hon. John
O'Neil and Henry S. Floyd.
Similar resolutions were adopted by the
County Democracy. Addresses were made by
William ]. Bremen, B. McKenna and Dennis
j. BOYLE