Oxford eagle., 1893-09-14
JACK ADAMS.
Hss.sehus.tts Man EIeetesl c,n nnass~r.
'"-s si~f Of the Grand Army OF the re-
pahair He 10 ftfty Two Year. of Age
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aHd hs. Coed War Record
lNptANNroifs. Ind. sent. The
grand army people will probably fin
IN thrir business and leave for home
this evening. Already the Jam
a. the Union station % people leaving
pa. begun. >cvcn train laa.ls were
taken out within half an hour Yesterday
afternoon. without making = hole. in
the crowd The cncampnent prup-r
shows y dispp>ition - rush through
with IL business. The selection ot
cricers WAS hrourhf M YESTERDAY.
and the three following were elected,
prseiie''lly without opposition John
. Adauis. of Massachusetts,. cnsuman-
'ier-in-chief. Col l. y Walker. Of In
diana. srnior viec-commandcr. and ,.
& Bigger, 81 Texas. Junior viee-can-
mander.
The rev commandments chief. John
J. u. Adams. or Jack Adams. a. he
= called at home. il one 10 the most
popular vcteransin New England For
years he has hcen Identified with the
grand army as one of the most activ.
and influential memhsrS % the depart-
rl"nt ot Massachusetts No con~itera-
bic assembly II the grand army i
complete without him. Above all
things he has n record that any man
may be proud ef. In 1851. bef.r. he
was % years - agc. he enlisted
a. private in The battalion which t..-
came the nucleus of the Nineteenth
Massachusetts, lie served through the
war. rising step by step to the ranks -
captain When not disabled hv wounds
he participated in every march and in
every battle ~ the Army Of the Poto-
mac IN which his regiment took part.
NJ fredericksburg he saved the rp.--
im~ntal col"rS FROM capture after eight
color~t~arerS had been shot down. lie
was severely wounded in the second
days light az Gettysburg and q second
time before Petersburg. where he was
captured and Suffered the horrors of a
southern prison. Not infreuuentlv tn.
oil wounds take him e. n trd II pain
for days a. n time. Tie j. member Of
Lander Pus,. Of Lynn. Mass. the Sec
ond in membership in IN. country. At
the camp IRE as we'll a. in the council
t"mradc Adams has M superior in New
England lie can bring unerring jnd--
mcut "a the solution Of the difficult
problems which arise No man in
Massachusetts has received more fire.
quent or more generous recognition of
the people. Nothing has scen ton good
for Jack adams. and Jack in turn ha /.
met che expectations of his supporters a.
postmaster "a Lynn and a. deputy Su-
psrintcuden; ~ the Concord rrforma-
tory Tie now holds the responsible
position ~ ssrErant-at-armS of the
commonwealth - Massachusetts. Last
year his ardent friends presented his
name 10 the republican convention for
the candidacy for lieutenaut-governo
and without canvass Of organization
his name called out large vote.
CaPt. ADAMS friends claim for him =
large ant enthusiasts following lie
was cue of the most effective depart
meat commanders the organization in
Massachusetts has ever hasL He
will h, - years oh in ogtoher
The address of th. old eotnmaud.r-in-
chief comprised over s.0oa words on
the pension question he aid:
Peasiens ar paid IS al rirllIzef nAfipss
ant are m nAturai results ~ war. Th~y are
r-caxnisrsi - thts eoansrY - enartm.st q la~
aua thry ar granted Under AN On complying
Nth certain requirements. AMI Nh--a tho rr-
euireuent% have teen fuilY cotupli-t with.
AMI thr r-aslpF certificates tssaei i VA
sHpFa~ssi. aaG Justly beIieve,l that as nnaI
aRl that THE E%ustoner rot sahfeet
- the NhimS 90 caprice q crfcfah. Recently
hoasv~F snd scores % worthy veterans
-uu.y aaoTr the aEs - three scsre AMI tsn-yes
faar score ys4r~- naany suffering from wounds
rcrrivetl on thc battle heii disease Incurred
while IN The servtcr % their eoansry or disas-
biiitls= which ere covered ~ iaN cut OF from
the pension ruu without first receiving prurer
Investigation By a larse majority the Fifty
first congress passe'i what i known a.
the disability bilI Nhica was supplementary
20 preyiou< enactment. Of a similar nature
The vote ore which convinced eyeryons
that the coszufry wantest the hili 10 hecosnc a
Law II received the Signature % the prc~i-
dent, NHi h@~amr a las tho 9Th day 1f
June. i-.sl The taR considered . wise onr.
ana h1~ given xeaerai satisfaction. A. you
are asare- GErinE the past three years
soue 81 tha~e who we're nos the friends
81 agr conntry durinr that mi shty contest
frcrl f-ft n i-Ek have taSea every means
within ihsfr poSsr 20 create public sentl-
n1giaE aratmst ren~ian laws aud pensioners 10
j. hardly uecsssErv 70 state that many Of those
Whe NeFr. aut <tiil are th~ moss bitter in their
dgnuufi4fleus and aruss DO not eonaue them.
solves q facts and rurst OF them we're not in
tn army on either side.