Evening journal., 1891-08-08
NO CHARTERS FOR THEM
Southern G. A. r. Men Will
Fight the Negro.
VERY DEFIANT AND DETERMINED.

They Say They win Refuse Recognition
TO the Colored Veterans Despite the
Action Of the Grand Encampmcnt.
Chief PaImer Assumes Command.
DETROIT, Aug. s.-The new commander
in chief Of the Grand Army, John Palmer,
issued his first general order today as fol-
lows;
General order No l.
!. Having been elected commander in chief
Of the Grand Army Of tho Republic by the
twenty-hfth national (silver anniversary on
campment, held IN Detroit. Aug. 0 and 2,
1891 have accepted the trust imposed upon
me with the hope that the grand work Of the
order in which we are all engaged may be pro
NOTED under my administration.
2. The other officers elected and appoint
ments upon the staff viii be announced in
future orders.
3. Till further notice, all communications for
the ad3utant general viii be addressed TO Rut-
land, Vt }. II. GouLDIaG,
Adjutant General
Presented with Flag.
When the officers were installed Com
mander in Chief John Palmer was present
ed the flag by the retiring commander in
chief, with the declaration that there
would be 10000 men stand by him and
the flag. Palmer then assumed the gavel
and closed the silver eneampment. The
following national council of administers
tion OF the Grand Army of the Republic
has been elected:
The Council of Administration.
Alabama A. w. Folgyhan Birmingham;
Arizona William Christy, Phoenix; Arkansas
Isaac O. Barker, Fort Smith; California
MaRnus TAFT Los Gatos; Colorado and Wye
ming-John b. Cooke, Greeley; Connecticut
John c. Clark, New Haven; Delaware VIII
liam ]. Blackburn, Wilmington; Florida-J. Nj
/ D. Hazard, Eustis; Georgia Alfred Guiton
/ Augusta; Idaho George L. shoup, Salmon
/ City; Illinois-u. 8 Dietrich, Chicago; Indiana
Charles II. Meyerhoff Evansville; Iowa-L
/ B. Raymond, Hamptoni Kansas. d. Barber
| Girard, Kentucky-J. II. Browning, Louis
| viIle Louisiana aud Mississippi Charles X
Lincoln, New Orleans; Maine Washington
| Cushing, Foxcrolt; Maryland-Alfred g. Coop
/ err Baltimore; Massachusetts William H. Oln
Boston; Michigan-B- f. Graves, Adrian; Mis-
souri, b Miner, Springfield; Montana
/ Patrick r. Fisk, Helena; Nebraska-J0hn b
/ Erhardt, Canton; New Hampshire Benjamin
i f. Clark, Conway; New Jersey M X. Kinsey
Camden; New Mexico Philip Motherait, En-
i gle; New YORKER. Il. knit Saratoga; Nurtl
| Dakota-W. Fl. Winchester; 0hio-Ed s Grant
/ Middleport; Oklahoma-C. ID. Munger. Okla
| homa City; Oregon-D X. Tuttle, Portland
| Pennsylyania-W William Mcclellan, Pittsburg
| Potomac-A- q. Huntoon. Washington. ID. G..
Rhode Island Henry 9. Luther, Providence
4 South Dakota-E W. Caldwell, Sioux Falls
| Tennessee-W. J. Smith. Memphis; Texas DR.
i Q. b Stoddard, Houston; utah-C. o. Pair
i worth, Salt Lake; Vermsnt-D. J. Spafford
| Morriswlle; YirginiaW II. Aspenwall, Nor
| ton; Washington and Alaska-Frank Clendenir
Tacoma; West virginia-C w Hunt Buchar
An; Wisconsin--E A. Shores Ashland; India
Territory W Hill, Muskogee
The Logan and sheridaa nIonumentA
The report Of the committees on John
Logan's and Phil Sheridan's monument
showed that the Logan monument fun
now reaches s65, 900 and is closed. For III
Sheridan monument they have $4,000
hand. Governor Oglesby, OF Illinois, n
ported satisfactory progress for the con
mittee on memorial hall at Decatur, Ills
The Color Question Not Dead.
According TO some Of the most INTEL
gent southerRers in the city, the recent a
tion of the encampment in declaring ths
color line should not be drawn in Il
G. A. i. viii prove the death blow instea
Of the salvation Of the colored veteran
south Of Mason and Dixon's line.
The southerners are simply going hon
more determined than ever that they wi
not allow the negroes to associate wit
them as Grand Army men, but depar
mental officers will, as heretofore, refu
to recognize the legality of their post O
ganizations
Alleged Incongistencv