The Kansas headlight. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1894-1894, 1894-09-14
THE NEW COMMANDER.


Corps Officers.
PITTSBURGH. Pa, Sept. 14.-The con-
test for commander-in-ch of the G'
A. Z. ended yesterday morning when
Col Thomas q. Lawler, of Rockford
H., was by a majority of eleven votes
elected over Col |. y. Walker, OF In
dianapolis, Ind. The eloseness OF the
vote was surprise to both victor ana
defeated 1t took fOrty-tive minutes
to east and count the ballot OF GAY dele
gates Then Commander Adams an
nounced that the vote stood: LAWYER
$50; Walker. 319-the Illinois man WIN
ming by the narrow margin OF eleven I
votes. As soon as the election was an
nounced peals of applause rang through /
the opera house. When some eemblance /
of quiet was restored Col. Walker with
drew his name and the election OF Ool'
Lawler was made unanimous. In
brief speech the new commandments
chief thanked his supporters, and SAID
he would work to the utmost for the
advancement of the G. \. r.
Mai. 4. p. Burchtield. of this city.
was nominated for senior vice com
/ mander. and as there was no OPPOSE
/ ton he was elected unanimously.
For Junior vice commander, Corporal
! Tanner proposed Philip ;. Biglln, but
when Charles II. Shute was named by
the department commander of Louisl-
ana Biglin withdrew and Shute was
elected.
O. w. Meeks. of Marion, o., was
without opposition and was unanl-
mOuslv 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
a 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, \. Hager; South Da-
kOta. Gov. Charles II. sheldon; Della
ware. Charles Zerbey: Ohio, Il. A. Coch-
rane; Mississippi, F. NJ. Sterrett; Ne
braska J. +. Decher: New Jersey,
Emanuel Sanols; Rhode Island, Charles
A. Barbour: New York, David ;. Brown;
Michigan. George II. Hopkins: New
Mexico Smith II. Sampson; Mime
sofa. Albert Scheffer: Pennsylvania,
Charles w. Gerwig: Washington, {. IL.
Holmes: Tennessee, w. II. Neasey; Ar
) kansas, A. ID. Thomas; Iowa, Albert
w. Swain; Indian territory, Robert
w. Hill: Potomac, G.. NJ. Hustled; West
= Virginia. l. IL. Duval; Georgia. Joseph
, H. Thibadeau: Kansas o. H. Coulter;
: kentucky, Charles w. Herdman; Ala
= bama. G.. H. Patrick; Wisconsin, .. W.
), Carlson: Illinois. II. S Deitrick: Con-
= necticut. CORTLAND 5. barrow; Arizo-
u ma, T. Guthrie Savage; Indiana, W. H.
= Armstrong: Me~yyiCn3, DR. Hugh A
g Manghlin; Massachusetts, Allison NJ
y Stickney; New Hampshire, Samuel y
= Brown.
- Among the resolutions adopted were
X the following:
ID Whereas The twenty-eighth national en-
w campment of the G. A r. has been informed 0
re- the distress that has fallen upon many com
e radeS and wards of the order through the win
or drawal from them of that preference in puoll
e, service to which they are justly entitled, an
IS which should always be the grateful duty o
u the authorities of the national government |
Il accord.
m Resolved, That the Grand Army of the Re
e public protests to the people of the Unite
IN States against the conduct of those OF thel
~ public servants. more particularly at the ma
W tional capital. who without necessity, luStlI
II cation or valid excuse, and contrary to the re
~ peated declarations and assurances OF III
~ legislative and executive authorities OF ii
es government have deprived many hundreds
, honOrably discharged soldiers and sailors
'lo the union army and navy and the widows, sol
- and daughters of those deceased, OF their en-
-, ployment in the public offices and ESTABLISH
70 ments for the purpose OF appolnth
"a or retaining other persons, destitute
these victim
80 or Of superior qualifications for the places tn
No taken from those to whom they rlgntIully D
long. 1900
this attack upon those who, In the hour OF u
countrv's great peril, laid aside their polite
nreferences and became defenders of the unto
De- Offering their lives to the nation to malnta
is its institutions and preserve the honor Oh
i'll flag.
ch Resolved IaC orI ,,,dar The cover
ar ment should have. and thew have, the right
demand from the executive authorities III
l., protection awarded them by the national leg
lature, and any failure on the part OF those q
III thorities to so protect them is violation
OF the law and of patriotic principle Whlch eNcA
nd our strongest reprObation.
rlv Resolved That naSmuch as the efforts OF
- national and department officers of this orgt
izatiOn against this virtual prescription
lg, members and wards of the q. A. X have prov
a practically unavailing, an app al i here
an made to the people of the United States for
- ! expression through tina columns of the put
as press. the speeches and writings Of puI
Ort men and the proceedings of public asSembl
upon fit occasions of the national sense of
~ gratitude and desire for justice toward
-Ao meritorious survivors Of the union forces
YES those whom the deaths Of husband, and faith
the have left 10 the generous regard Of the natl
an The resolutions censuring Col. All
or worth's conduct of the pension bure
and supporting Judge Long in hi, c.
ais test with the pension commission
DIS. were not adopted
on The new commauder-in-chief i>~u
inc his first orders last night. appointl
.or, Comrade C. G. Jones. of Rockford /
Acknowledgement, and Comrade J.
Burst. Of Syracuse H.. quarterma>t
RE. general, and esta bli>hing hea1quart
at Rockford III.
lee Yesterday afternoon the Nome
Relief corps elected the following q
ian GERS without much friction. Presid
Mrs, Emma K, 4. Wallace Chica.
,un- senior vice president, Mrs Helen
Morrison, >mithport. Pa: Junior :
president. Mrs Lizzie 4. Herrlck.
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