The Indianapolis journal., 1892-10-12
MANY OLD SOLDIERS HERE
Prominent Military Men Attending the
Union Veteran Legion Encampment
Constitution and Laws Of the Order 10 Be
Radically Revised-General Raum
and His Predecessor.

The Denison Hotel, the headouarrers OF
the Union Veteran Legion. was resplend-
ent. yesterday, in flutterIng bunting and
prettily draped emblems in national colors.
Everywhere the eye turned was something
to remind it's owners that it was the resort
of the soldier. and that IL was the soldiers
day. Resting on easels in most unexpected
corners. or hung from some projecting cor
ner, or tipped from table back
against the wall were battle uiet-
ures. or crsyon or more vivid
hkenesses of some great general. and before
each throughout the day stood knot of men
ever changing. one pointing ont TO his CON-
rades on the pictured field the place where
helpossibly had stood. or where some loved
comrade had fallen. or if before portrait,
telling some trait of the war-dog before
him. In the gsily -decked room of the cx.
ecutive committee. with ''Old Tecump"
gazing fraternally down from his frame at
one end, the crowd ebbed and flowed all of
the day and evening The members of the
committee. head over heels in work
though they were at their tables,
had to stop hundreds of times
to laugh at some joke of a comrade wsR OF
listen TO some more stirring tale that came
from the restless crowd. Out in the corri-
dOrs and on the pavement in front the blue
corded hats and the badges of the veterans
were as thick as their own coffee In days
gone by, and every where the utmost fell
lowship and sort OF "good-tipenessh
prevailed. Upstairs IN the parlors. or in
private rooms. the officers of the legion or
men prominent In IL held their
miniature courts. General Palmer.
AdIutant Mckean, General Raum,
throngs of callers all throughout the day.
until it seemed a mystery how they had
chance to transact any business.
Yesterday was day wholly of prelim-
mary work In preparation for the actual
business TO be begun to-day. OF course. it
fell on few, and the national commander.
Palmer the credentials committee and the
one on supervision of laws of the legion
had little time for gossip of old times.
which filled the hours for the most of the
delegates
WILL REVISE THE CONSTITUTION.
The session of to-day and tomorrow. it
is considered. will be the most important
in the history of the legion. There is con-
templated q complete revision of the laws
and constitution. and the committee hav-
ing 1T in charge has signified it's readiness
to report at this mornings m eetiDg. Ii is
feared that the report Will precipitate a
long if not bitter discussion, particular
ly on the point of the gibIlity to member
ship In the legion, as well as that of ex-
tending the tennre of the offices from
one year to two. The election of
those officers is also causing q widespread
and partisan interest General Palmer is
not n candidate Tor reelection. and the Sc
lection of his successor will probably cost
many ballots Ever since the organiza-
tion of the legion it's commanding officers
have come from Pennsy lvauia. 1t is the
belief of many that it ought now to come
West They say that the legion Is built up
In the Eastern States as much as need ba
for the present. and that it would be
great benefit to the legion in the West to
have Its headquarters brought into that
section.
Col. William n. Tucker. commandant OF
the encampment In indianapolis, is the
man selected by this contingent. Colonel