St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-15

encampment yesterday, the crowd being
so big that only delegates were admit
ted to the floor Of Hal monia hall. The
galleries were packed with visitors. and
the proceedings were watched with the
utmost interest.
After the roll call and preliminaries
had been disposed of. letter was read
from Louisville, KY, asking that the
delegates favor the candidacy of that
city for the national enca mpment in
1895. Referred to the adjutant general.
The question of pledging the delegates
In favor Of place for the next national
encampment afterwards came up, and
it was decided to pledge the support of
the state to st. Paul.
1t was voted to devote page of the
encampment journal in eulogy of the
late DR.. Levi P. Dodge, and resolution
was adopted providing for roll of the
dead for the year to be prepared by the
assistant adjutant general.
The resolution was introduced by
Comrade L. q. Graham, of Mankato,
anu the roll is to be called 1.-The Hon
ored Dead"
The delegates to the national encamp-
iHCue 81 ittoouiS WCiO CicClou, dS lOl-
lows:
At Large-Delegate, Robert Stratton,
Minneapolis; alternate, j. Ii. Davidson,
st. Paul.
First Distrct-Delegate, George B.
Arnold, KasSon; alternate, AE. Cristie,
Austin.
Second District = Delegate. j. H.
Buker, Mankato; alternate, G. G. Good
how. Pipestone.
Third District - Delegate, James
Hunter, Faribault; alternate, d. S. Hall,
Stewart.
Fourth Observation-Disclosures John Espy,
ST. Paul; alternate, Samuel Boomer,
Saltwater.
Fifth Dlstrict-Delegate. B. M. Hicks.
Minneapolis; alternate, William Let's,
Minneapolis.
Sixth District-Delegate. L. ". Col
Inns. st. Cloud: alternate, n. r. Gear
hart, Duluth.
Seventh District - Delegate, M. S.
Counse, Detroit; alternate, A. B. Ack-
erman, Ada.
A delegation of the ladies of the G. A.
X, headed by Mrs Anderson, of Mime
apolis. and Mrs. Lord, of Duluth, was
presented to the encampment. and the
greeting was followed with some happy
remarks, the commander making
pertinent response.
w. z. Roberts, of the committee on
officers reports, submitted a report
which approved the management OF the
commander and his assistants. 1t com
pllmented the officers on the increase of
the year: approving the decisions of the
judge advocate general; commencing
the soldiers home management, and
making Sundrv recommendations which
were adopted.
That portion of the commanders re-
port bearing on pensions was adopted
by rising vote.
The report was as follows:
There Is no just demand that any
backward steps be taken in pension
legislation. This encampment has here
totore put itself on record only in favor
OF moderate, conservative measures
upon the subject of pensions. 1t pre-
SCENTS solid front today in insisting
that the existing law meets no more
than the measure of the Just demands
OF the needy Union veteran, and that
these laws should be administered in
the same unstinted and patriotic spirit
as characterized the pensioners service
in the hour of his country's peril and
danger. He did not, the country did
not then count the dollars 1t would
probably cost to save the Union.
Neither should the government now
mete out pensions by the measure of
the annual total estimate, but solely by
the measure of the justice of the claims
presented. Pension laws should be
literally, not strictly, construed by
patriotic officers OF a patriotic people,
Neither should such officers be deferred
by the SenSeleSs clamOr about frauGu-
lent pensions.
''Ihe pension department should de-
mand specifications of such charges.
Comrades of the Grand Army want no
one on the rolls who is not entitled to
be. They have been ever ready, and
are today, to assist in removing any
such from that roll of honor. We rec
ommend that all comrades run down all
such statements as are made in their
own neighborhoods, and demand as
their right either that the proof of
charges be produced, or that public
| acknowle dgment be made that the
| charges are baseless. 1t is not neces-
sary that these demands be generally
made public, or that the disclosures be
80 made. They can often be taken up
in the way of neighDorly talks, with the
result OF dissipatlng aud ending the
| SANDERS"
On the same subject the committee on
| resolutions reported requesting the
| Minnesota representatives i'll congress
to endeavor to have enacted law to
| compel the commissioner to make a set
tlement of all suspended pension cases
within six months after suspension;
also, to enact law which will prevent
the administration from making sus-
pensions without notice to the pen
sloner, and trial of his case; also, in
dorslng the resolutions of Dudley P.
| Chase Post on the subject, which have
been published, with reference to pen
slons being an Inheritance, irrevocable.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
The election of state commander
and other officers was then proceeded
with, nominating speeches being cut off.
Capt. S. r. Van SAINT, of Winona, was
nominated by Robert Stratton, of the
George N. Morgan post, Minneapolis.
Ex-Lieut. Gov. Barto nominated Cen
j. ii. Mullen, of Wabasha. Gov. Bartc
eulogized the career of Gen. Mullen, and
then after consultation he withdrew his
name and Endorsed Van SAINT, the latter
having everything his own way. His
election was made by reclamation.
For senior vice commander, ballot
was necessary, and Comrades Forbes
Beeden. West. Henton and Gillespie
were appointed tellers. The candi
dates presented were A. II. Reed, o.
Glencoe; David Secor, Wlunebago City
G. w. Fisher, st. Pau. The ballotin,
was as follows:
First Ballot
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