The morning call., 1894-09-20
THIS MEANS WAR.
Army and Navy Leagues
EnCampment.
THEY DEMAND RECOGNITION
ForcibIe Expressions With Strong
Emphasis.
CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE FORMED.
New Officers and an Executive Coun-
Gil EIected-Some Fiery Resolu-
tons Adopted.
CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE FORMED.

H5t ucDlduu lECbS lbiOn III AHOll COul-
rades in the distribution Of h0nOrs and Of
fees am OHg the Republicans of California
and the nation.
About 100 delegates of the Army ana
Navy Republican League OF Calf rnia, to-
Gether with the general officers Of the or
ganiZatiOn, held their thirteenth annual
encampment in the banquet-room of the
AIcaZar building, on OFarrell street, last
nigl t. Representatives from nearly every
camp in the State were present. All the
members are veteran soldiers, sailors or
marines who served during the war.
There were many gray heads and boards
in the assembly. but many more still car
Iied tae air and the hair of apparent
youth, un;hreaded by the silver of old age,
despite the years that have passed since
the time of active service.
The league had its iacep ion in 1866,
when a convention of various Union vet
erap societies. which bad been established
for political purposes, assembled at Pitts
burg, Penn. and formed the national or
ganiZatiOn of the Bows in Blue" A
branch OF this organization was formed in
this State in 1872, and in 1880 it was reOr-
ganiZad under it, present name with
General ". II. Aiken as commander-n-
chief.
and presided over by w. F. Randall, vice
cOmmander-in-chief.w who stated the pur-
poses Of the meeting as being to elect off
GERS OF the league and take such action as
might be deemed proper with regard to the
politics OF the year.
Adjutant James Kip read the report of
the proceedings had during the previous
regular encampment, including a NUM- Der
of res | tons amending the rules and
regulations so as to admit the Sons of Vet
Grams t. mem berSnip.
Committees on credentials and resolu-
tons were appointed, after which the en-
campment proceeded to nominate candi-
dates for department officers.
The names of Robert A. Frederick. of
San Francisco Judge +. Adam, of Oak
land and Joseph McDOnough we're pre-
sented for the Office of commander-in-
chief. Judge Adam declined and made a
speech eulogistic Of Mr.. Frederick. He
said It is now high time that the soldiers
should enter into the field of politics, if
they hoped TO secure any recognition be-
fore death overtakes them. and Mr.. Freid-
erich. he thought. was the man to lead.
The nominations for vice commanders
were enllFened by several salies of sbarp
repartee. Ore delegate stated that the
programme for officers had been outlined
and written in advance. and he did not
want to interfere with the arrangement
Another remarked, apropos of this. that
there might De some Southern Pacific in
fluence at work in he meeting. This
brought round Of boisterOus laughter
The election of officers resulted as fol-
lows: r. 4. Frederick. cOmmander.in-
chief; G. y. Douglass, senior vce-cOm-
mander; +. Adam, junior vice-com-
mander; j. c. Curlier, Quartermaster-
general; j. j. Lyon, nspector-general; e.
Ii. jain; Ommlssary-general; DR.. j. II.
SOBER, suTgeOu-general; Albert Brown,
ordnance officer.
Executive corncil-W. F. Randall, Camp
]; L. c. Thatcher, Camp 2; L. E. Jones,
Alger Camp; F. 4. Grail, Camp 9; j.
Drasley. Oakland Camp; Nj. Murray. Har-
rison Camp; II. Il. Osborne, Los Angeles
Camn; II. ii. Aiken, Los Gatos Camp;
9. W. Ficks, Sacramento Camp; c. A
Fuller. San Jose Camp; Albert Cressy and
NJ. ). Blackburn, at large.
Mr.. Frederick made Tousing speech 10
which he bitterly denounced the Demo-
cratic administration for Its decided pro-
scrlption Of the old soldiers.
The party now in power" he said,
hate the very name of Union soldier.
While Grant and Sherman and Logan and
Sheridan lived. the rights and claims of
exSoldiers were respected. The present
Cabinet is made up largely of Confederate
brgadiers. The statu es, State and ma
tional, which demand that veterans of the
war shall have preference in appointment.
have been ignored and defed. 1t is the
same in national, State and municipal af-
fairs We must oppose this system and
stand together for our rights"
Judge Adam of Oakland, who was
elected junior vice-cOmmander, was called
on for a speech. He said tits was time
10 fight, as much so as in tie wartime of
tlriy years ago, only in a different way
He told of a candidate for Sheriff in Ala
media County who had been waited upon
by committee of The league and was
-elZ 81 Il .x
he were elected. This was two years ago.
The answer he gave defeated him. :"
said the Judge. HE replied that the
81 ldiers we're OLD stiffs who wanted the
earth. and that he wasn't going to run a
hospital Well, we beat him, and beat hin
bad. And we can DO the same now to any
candidate who thinks be can swear at the
I'D soldiers with impunity."
The following resolution was then pre-
Sented and unanimously dopted:
WHEREAS, The acts of Congress of the
United States, the different platforms ana resO-
lutons passed and adopted by national. State,
county and city conventions OF all parties have
constantly assured US that the soldiers and
sailors OF the Union should receive due recog-
milton in the distribution Of Offices and where.
as. the Army aud Navy Republican League OF
California is composed of veterans of the late
war, therefore, be lt
RESOLVED, BY the Army and Navy Republican
League, 10 annual encampment now assem-
bled, that we most respectfully request the
heads OF the departments of the United States
Government, State, city and county, to recog-
niZe the promises made and herein referred
TO, and also TO the services rendered to the
county by the veterans of the war for the
Union 10 the distribution of the patronage of
their respective departments.
ResOlUed, fun Their, That this organization of
1900 members will lena its support 10 no can
didate for office who will not agree that so far
as in him lies the power he will in good faith
carry OUT the several acts of Congress and OF
the Legis stature of the State of California and
OF those officers who will be elected to the city
and county POSITIONS at the ensuing November
election, relative to giving employment aud DO.
sitons 10 soldiers and sailors of the War OF The
Union.
Then came second resolution, which
created something of stir. 1t was to the
effect of an Endorsement of Captain c. ID.
Douglass as Supervisor in the Eleventh
Ward. Comrade Ellis, who is an earnest
worker in the league, objected 10 the reso-
luton as being improper because it trod
on his toes. He is a resident of the
Eleventh Ward and also candidate for
Supervisor, and he considered 1t unfair to
indorse one comrade over another's head
in such conjunction OF affairs. That and
all other resolutions of similar nature
were referred to the executive council.
A resolution was adopted to the effect
that the executive council shall be known
and shall act as a campaign committee
until after the election.
The new commander-iu-chief was then
escorted to the chair and Installed IN office.
He Immediately announced the following
appointments James Kip, adjutant-
general; w. III. II. Hart, judge advocate