Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-09-29
HIGHLY H0N0RED.
Gen. A. G. Weissert of Wiscon-
sin Cemmander-in-Chief
Palmer's Successor.
Col. R. H. Warfield Of California
the Choice for Senior Vice
Commander.

WASHINGTON. SEPT. 23.-The national G.
A. r. encampment to. day elected the fol-
lowing officers for the ensuing year, and ad-
journed sine die:
Commander-in-chief Gen. A. G. Weissert of
Wisconsin: senior vice commander r. II. War
field of California; junior vice commander, Peter
d. Ayars Of Delaware; surgeon general, W. G.
Weyl Of Connecticut; chaplain-nchief. D. r.
Lowell OF Kansas
The first business in order at the opening
OF the encampment was the report of the
committee to determine the question Ut
seniority OF departments. The controversy
affects only Illinois and Wisconsin, Meth
er OF which is in possession of charter.
| Wisconsin claims that the seniority should
| be determined by the date Of the first de-
partment encampment. Illinois asserts
that the statement OF R. f. Stephenson. the
founder Of the order, should decide. Past
| Commander Wagner of Pennsylvania.
chairman OF the committee, reported rec
ommending the appointment OF a new
committee, but the matter was lett open
after considerable discussion. The report
of the committee 10 which was referred the
adjutant general report was next present.
of the recommendation that the installing
officer OF a post should make the annual in
spection, and that the per capita tax for
grand encampment purposes be limited to
y cents. Then came the report OF the COM
mittee on
| RULES AND REGULATIONS,
making 4 number OF recomm endations
upon requests Tor changes submitted by the
various departments. The committee la
vorably recommend d the change suggest
ed by the department of Oregon; that APP
peas from the decisions OF post command
ers and posts be made within four months
from the time they are rendered, and that
appeals in all other cases be made within
six months. The committee reported adj
versely upon the recommendation of the
adjutant general that the rules and regula-
tons be revised. All these recommends
tons were adopted. In connection with
this report the question OF abolshing life
berships in the national encampm ent
came up. The department of Ohio recon-
| mended that past national and state COM
manders be given seats as honorary mem
bers without votes. The mejority of the
| committee reported adversely upon this
proposition. and the report was adopted.
Past Commander-in-C Chief John E. Rea
| Of Minnesota, from the committee on the
communicating chiefs address, reported
| that the committee heartily commended
the patriotic sentiments and spirit of devo-
ton so eloquently expressed in the address.
1t would be well, in the Judgment of The
committee to hsve it read IN every rost Of
the land. While it regretted certain COM
plications (alludlnS to the race question in
Louisiana and Ml>sissippi). the committee
was able to see how the commander-in-
chic, having regard to the honor Of the
&. A. r., could have taken any other action,
and his heroic remarks were approved. The
report was adopted. Next came
| THE ELECTION Of OFFICERS.
When the order was announced, Col. G..
T. Lincoln, OF the department of the Po-
| tomac, who had been prominently named
as candidate for the office OF commander
! in-chief, ;ddressed the eEcampment,
withdrawing his name as a can
| didate. Past Commander kimball
of Mass achusetts moved that
Gen. Weissert be declared elected by accla-
nation, but that was held to be out of Or
der. Gen. Weissert was then formally
placed iii nomination by Benjamin F. Bry-
ant La Crosse past commander o; the
department Of Wisconsin, who performed
| the same service tor Gen. Weissert at the
| emcanpment at Detroit last year. Gen. 5.
| II. Hurst OF O.lo was also named ior the
position, and the roll call was begun. Be-
fore it had proceeded very Tar. however,
| the name o. Gen. Hurst was withdrawn,
| whereupon Gen. Weisserls election was
| effected by accianatiUn. The general came
| forward and rendered his thanks to the en-
| campment for the Eonor bestowed upon
| linn.
| The election of senior vice commander
brought into prominent view the factiOnal
| fight that has ragged within The ranks OF the
| department OF the Potomac Tor the last
year. In this controversy were involved
| The continuance OF Lille membership in the
national encampment, the troubles OF the
Woman's Reliei Corps in the District Of Co.
| lumbia and Incidentally the continued ex-
| istence OF the custom by which the Office OF
| SENIOR VICE COMMANDER
| was given by courtesy TO the department
| entertaining the national encaiupment.
There was lively fight resulting IN the
election OF r. H. Warteid of San Francisco.
This breaks the line OF precedents extend
ing over period o ten years. For the Of
flee of JUNIOR vice commander Peter B.
Ayars OF Wilmington, DEL; Past Depart
ment Commander J. c. Bigger of Dallas,
Tex; Comrade Minton Of Kentucky and
Conirade Kennedy o, California were placed
in nomination. Two ballots were necessary
to reach a determination, and on the second
Ayars received 3S9 out of the 649 votes cast
| and was elected. For surgeon general w.
z. Weyl OF Danpury. Conn.,, and w. H.
johnson of Minden, Neb., were the candi-
| da es. The ballot resulted: Weyl, 423;
Johnson 165; and the .orner was elected.
For the place Of chaplain-in-c hier there
were four candidates. namely: J. H. Frazee
of Tennessee, D. r. Lowell of Kansas E.
HaggerIy OIL Missouri, and w. H. Gottheil
OF the District Of Columbia. D. r. Lowell
was the favorite candidate and was elected.
CattIenan O'Leary Held for Trial.