New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-14

and control Of the order. and Will lead to the
appointment Of a new Quartermaster-Gcneral 10
succeed General Louis Wagner, Of Philadelphia.
Thomas G. Lawler was born in Liverpool Ehe''
in 1874 came 10 Illinois when a child receiving MS
education In the public schools of ROCKFORD ILL.,
When at the age Of seventeen he enlisted as
private in Company T. 18Th Illinois Volunteer
Infantry. in June 1861. serving three years anu
three months He with his company anu
regiment in every battle IN which they were en-
gagged and with the cplOrs OF his regiment WAS
the first man Of his command over the Confed-
crate works at the battle Of Missionary Rlus',
November lj 1863. He served az prlVa'e anu @
serqeont and was elected First Lieutenant, hut
not mustered He commanded ms company i'i
,vo months during the Atlanta cainpilSh re
ORGANIC. q the Rockford Rifles In 1N'b. ana nlau'
q ,be most efficient and best-known military
organization I'm the West. He was eiecteh ,"iun''
and commanded the 81 Regiment LIMOS t>",
tional Guard for scvcn years. when ne iesisneu
in order to give younger officers chan', io
nromotlon He was postmaster at Kgckior"
under the Hayes. Garfield and Harrison au'i'i'iS l
iva lions and Is now engaged In the lumber anu
coal business Mr.. Lawlcr was one of the M hrS,
members of 6 l.. Nevins Post No. !. lephr'H'Hl
of Illinois. g. A. r He has been It's cofnnah''r
fnr twcntv-s!x consecutive years. lie served "S
recruitment Commander for the year nv.
1rhe other officers elected by the "ncampneh'
were as follows: Senior Nlce-'oihnna"u''' 'y '
4 p Rurchneld of Plttshurg Junior NIce-O ON oiiI-
ma nd y
econ General O W Weeks. Marion. ONO; Chap-
,in-in-C'hef the Rev. T. II. hageriy. -. h'u'S'
Representative 10 Council ~ Adn'nis'I"',n'
Charles w Gerwig \ Council oi Ann'inIs'' sH,, ,,'1,
was also elected, thc .>'"-' '''" '
David :. Brown ,, l., .,,,s
Nearly half an hour WAS occupied IN rea"'ns
the rcporis of the Committee on Hesnluu'ns'
Ono resolution called attention of Sta'c pePa't-
roon.s and posts to the character ~ certain
schooIbooks us-i In come OF the publ' sch,"'S
OF the country. and cited report OF thr i'
ruvf.
many textbooks used in schools ar" ""fkS "i
Southern sympathizers. and contain erroneous
mIsst atcnents relating T. the war. h"arty aP-
plausc greeted the resolution directing th' lhc'"-
ING Commander in Chief to cnleavor to secur"
me reinstatement % such comrades as may
have been unjustly discharged from government
service. ana also 10 protect su'h Ntt''""' 'S
vet remain IN Office As rider 10 ms reHplu-
,,,, tho following was also carried amid vorifcr-
That The Grand Army Of the Republic IN twenty
cighth annual "ncaupm"nt ass"miHci I"Sp'ciin.y
a. c,.yc order ~ the heads II the several de
nartmon,s Of the Government. and through them
i its subordinatcs having the power "i APPOINT
ment ernpoymont ard retention Of persons In the
mni;ic srr,cc that due Consideration be given 20
ihe claims Of veterans of me var; ana tnN ..ii IN
letter and IN spiri, any avs in reference thereto
which give them preference b" idithlug carrier
out.
Considerable mystication was created by
vague report from the committee to the erect
that a resolution on strikes and anarchy That
had been referred to ~ might II lhN"ihoIS -
ported. lead TO something being SAID that niisht
better be unsaiG and possibly create discus
sion that would not BE- desirable. The remarks
Of the Commandcr-in-Chef on the subject con
taincd I'm the opinion Of the committee All lne
cxpressi 1ns Of opinion that was necessary Inc
resolution referred to had been offered by l'aiay-
cite Post of New-York City. They called Tor the
vigorous punishment If those Responsible Tor Hlop
Violence They were tabled by a majority oi one
vote , .,, 81, ~.
A reoution OF sympathy for the family OF me
Count OF Paris adopted, ana the encamp-
mcnt OF 1894 was ended