The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-09-20
THE NEW COMMANDER.

 Corps Officers.
 PITTSBURGH, Pa., Sept. 14-The con.
 test for commander-in-chiefo of the G.
 A. R. ended yesterday morning when
 Col. Thomas G. Lawler, of Rockford,
 H., was by majority of eleven votes
 elected over Col. I. N. Walker, of In-
 dianapolis, Ind. The closeness of the
 vote was surprise to both victor and
 defeated. It took forty-fve minutes
 to cast and count the ballot of 649 dele.
 gates. Then Commander Adams an-
 nounced that the vote stood: Lawler,
 33O; Walker, 319-the Illinois man win
 ming by the narrow margin of eleven
 votes. As soon as the election was an.
 nounced peals of applause rang through
 the opera house. When some semblance
 of quiet was restored Col. Walker with. drew his name and the election of Col.
 Lawler was made unanimous. In a
 brief speech the new commander-in- chief thanked his supporters, and said
 he would work to the utmost for the advancement of the G. 4. R.
 Maj. A. P. Burchfield, of this city,
 was nominated for senior vice com mander. and as there was no opposi- tion he was elected unanimously.
 For junior vice commander, Corporal Tanner proposed Philip S. Biglin, but when Charles II. Shute was named by the department commander of Louisi- ana Biglin withdrew and Shute was elected.
 O. w. Meeks. of Marion, O., was without opposition and was unani. mously elected senior warden.
 Chaplain T. c. Haggerty, of St. Louis, was elected unanimously chaplain-in. chief, his only opponent, Comrade Sothard, of Maine, withdrawing before ballot was taken.
 The council of administration is as follows: Utah, C. O. Farnsworth; Cal ifornia, Col. E. T. Blackmer; Vermont, Ebenezer J. ormsby; Virginia and North Carolina, A. Hager; South Da- kota, Gov. Charles H. sheldon; Della. ware, Charles Zerbey; Ohio, R. A. Coch- rane; Mississippi, F. NJ. Sterrctt; Ne brasl1a, J. F. Decher; New Jersey, | Emanuel Sanols; Rhode Island, Charles | A. Barbour; New York, David s. Brown; Michigan, George H. Hopkins; New Mexico, Smith H. Sampson; Mime. sota. Albert Scheffer; Pennsylvania, Charles W. Gerwig; Washington, C. H. Holmes; Tennessee, W. H. Veasey; Ar kansas, A. D. Thomas; Iowa, Albert w. Swalm; Indian territory, Robert w. Hill; Potomac, G. M. Husted; West Virginia, l. II. Duval; Georgia. Joseph II. Thibadeau; Kansas, O. II. Coulter; Kentucky, Charles w. Herdman; Ala bama, G. H. Patrick; Wisconsin, o. w. Carlson; Illinois, H. S. Deitrick; Con. necticut, Courtland s. Darrow; Arizo. na, T. Guthrie Savage; Indiana, w. H. Armstrong; Maryland, Dr. Hugh A. Manghlin; Massachusetts, Allison NJ. Stickney; New Hampshire, Samuel N. Brown.
 Among the resolutions adopted were the following:
 Whereas, The twenty-eighth national en- campment Of the c. A. R. has been informed of the distress that has fallen upon many com rades and wards Of the order through the with drawal from them Of that preference in public service to which they are justly entitled, and which should always be the grateful duty of the authorities of the national government to accord.
 Resolved, That the Grand Army of the Re- public protests to the people of the United States against the conduct of those of their public servants, more particularly at the na- ticnal capital, who without necessity, iuStif- cation or valid excuse, and contrary to the re- peated declarations and assurances of the legislative and executive authorities of the government, have deprived many hundreds of npn h1Nr 1igrharsfgH all ,he union army and navy, and the widows. sons md daughters Of those deceased, of their en- Dloyment in the public offices and establish nents for the purpose of appointing 'r retaining other persons, destitute of he loyal and patriotic claims of these victims 'r Of superior qualifications for the places thus aken from those to whom they rightfully be- ong.
 Resolved That we view with great concern his attack upon those who, in the hour Of the ountrys great peril, laid aside their political preferences and became defenders of the union. 'nering their lives to the nation to maintain ts institutions and preserve the honor of it's lag.
 Resolved, That our comrades and wards who re holding the employment under the goyern- nent should have, and they have. the right to emand from the executive authorities that awarded them by the national legis- ature, and any failure on the part of those au- horities to so protect them Is violation of he law and of patriotic principle which excltes ur strongest reproduction.
 Resolved, That inasmuch as the efforts of the ational and department officers Of this organ zation against this virtual prescription Of members and wards of the c. A R. have proved ractically unavailing, an appeal is hereby nade to the people of the United States for an xpression through tha columns of the public ress, the speeches and writings of public len and the proceedings of public assemblies pon fit occasions of the national sense of the ratitude and desire for justice toward the 1eritorious survivors of the union forces and hose whom the deaths of husbands and fathers ave left to the generous regard of the nation.
 The resolutions censuring Col. Ains- $ vorth's conduct of the pension bureau ! nd supporting Judge Long in his con- est with the pension commissioner were not adopted.
 The new commander-in-chief issued ] lis first orders last night, appointing , 'omrade c. c. Jones, of Rockford, H., q djutant-general, and Comrade J. N. ~ 'urst, of Syracuse, H., quartermaster- Il eneral, and establishing headquarters ' t Rockford, III.
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