Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-08-22


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NJ the epemsrment, wes the nomination
bf candidates for the of,1ce Of conmander-
lr-cAief. Tho roll was called. and repre-
ren%ativee of each state had an oppor.
tns,isy to nsn,e tbcir choice, California
led or br preseusinr the claims OF Col.
Smcdberg, a retired officer OF the regular
srn,y> who lost his leg ut the Rattle OF the
Wilderness The delegate who advocated
The claims of Col Smedberu nsSol N the
monument couId remember n time when
n far western state had had commander.
ip-chief. California wanted to mt for
ward a gallant soldier. but whatever
might be the result she would he true TO
the Grand Army and to the comrade
selected ms its leader.
When Connecticut was called dele gate
In an eloquent speech nominated Col.
Wbeelock G. Veazey OF Vermont, and
Maine seconded the nomination. At the
mention Of Col. Veazey's name there was
great enthusiasm.
Indiana gave its support to Gen. Alvin
p. Hovey, and Ohio with department Of
10000 members named Gen. Hovey at its
choice
minnesota had no candidate Tor It's de-
phrtment ana lnuorseu tne nonllnatlon OF
ooi' NeaZey' Mssouri Voted ana NEBRASKA
supported Col. Veazey' montana Tor Col.
Smedoere ana new hampshire new
Jersey iuano auu iowa eApreSseu preier-
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wa, n'n :,, Wy ueh N.Y. ovey' wno Pul-
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peared tnere was GOOD zeal or enthusl-
asm. Although suffering from severe
hoarseness, Col. Veazey succeeded In max
ing snort address, accepting the honor.
Senior Vice Commander-in-ChieE
Next in order was the selection of a can
d;dota for .a,;or ,,;oo oor,,oondor; In oh;at
and !, bnin@ n nonceded that ths of,ice out
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v, ooui.es!' oe,onseu W OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
the matter was leIt 10 tne delegates from
that state. After lengthy conference
Capt. j. G. b. Adams, on behalf of the
delegation nresented the name of Richard
F Tobin. and said that he was the mani.
,,ous oho;oo hoono,,,,r,, .horo,,ror
,, o.o,'e. NV .n."'i Piiieno 'uoieuPou
instructed tne aaJutahu general 10 cast
one vote Tor Mr.. Iobln, anu he accepted
the p osition in short speech.
Next Enc.mpment at Detroit
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,oSh. AiSer 'VvnlPorark,ty Nv, eurrehuereu Ine
mai " iion' ~" a'nei 4i,'ie'' WV II" oriei
REMARKS, ihoVeu that the next ehcamp-
ment be held at Detroit, the home of Gen.
Alger. The motion prevailed by an
UNANIMOUS vote. and Gen. Alger expressed
thanks at the action of the encamnment
ord assrra5 .bo dola,,o.o. H.. .Lo,, -
alu GU w ieea , 'n"' ,ney "ouiu
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BOSTON, Aug. l4.-At the session OF the
Grand Army encampment in Music hall
the following report was presented:
To the National Encamnment IF tho
Grand Army-The committee on pensions,
appointed under resolution of the national
encampm mt. herewith presents IT'S ninth
annual report.
In pursuance of the instructions of the
last national epcampment. your commit
tee proposed for presentation to congress
two bills:
/. The disability bill. so many times in.
dorsed by this BODY. providing pensions
tor ali WIDOWS of VET Grams without regard
to the ORIG of the disease from which
the death occurred. an increase for minor
children: a pension for dependent parents
from date Of dependence. Whether existin1
before or arising since the war. and a peu.
sion for all veterans who are now or NAV
hereafter become so disabled as TO prevent
the earning a livelihood
2. A per diem service ne nsion of a rate
Der month equal to / cent for each davis
service with AN s. minimum limitation
this to be an absolute pension for service
and therefore. in addition to any dis
ability tension.
The committee has held six sessions
during the wear. and on four occasions
presented to the committees and members
of congress these two bills as embodyinp
as to general pension LEGISLATION NJ ac-
tiln has yet been taken in relation RI tho
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