The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-09-21
THE NEW COMMANDER.


Col. Thomas A. LAWYER, Of Illinois, Chosen
Commandef.ih-Chi OF the q. A. r.
RESOLUTIONS Adopted-women's Relief
Corps Oficers.
P1rrsBURen, Pa; Sept i4-The con-
test for comnander-in-chiefo of the G..
A. r. ended yesterday morning when
Col. Thomas G. Lawler, of Rockford,
Ill, was by a majority Of eleven votes
elected over Col. I. N. Walker, of In
dianapolis, Ind. The closeness of the
vote was surprise to beth victor and
defeated. 1t took forty-five minutes
to cast and count the ballot of $40 dele
gates. Then Commander Adams an
nounccd that the vote stood: Lawler,
$50; Walker, 319-the Illinois man WIN
ming by the narrow margin of eleven
votes. As soon as the election was an
noaneed peals of applause rang through
the opera house. When some semblancs
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 tie utmost for the
advancement of the G. A. R.
Maj. A. P. Burchfield, of this city,
was nominated for senior vice COM
mapder. and as there was no. opposi-
ton lie was elected unanimously.
For junior vice commander, Corporal
Tanner proposed Philip S. Biglin, but
when Charles H. 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 7. C. Haggerty, of st. Louis,
was elected unanimously ehaglain-in-
chief, his only opponent, Comrade
Sothard, of Maine, withdrawing before
ballot was taken.
The council of administration is as
follows: Utah, G. Q. Farnsworth; Cal
iforrie, Col. u. r. Blacknter; Vermont,
Ebenezer J. Ormsby; Virginia and
North Carolina, A. Hager; South Da-
kota, Gov. Charles II. Sheldon; Della
ware, Charles Zerbey; Ohio, R. A. Coch-
rane; Mississippi, f. NJ. Sterrett; Ne
braska, j. f. Decher; New Jersey,
Emanuel Sanolsi Rhode Island; Charles
A. Barbour; New York, David S. Brown,
Michigan, George H. Hopkins: New
sofa. Albert Scheffer; Pennsylvania,
Charles w. Gerwig; Washington, c. H.
Holmes; TENNESSEE, W. Fl. Veasey; Ar.
kansas, A. d. Thomas; Iowa, Albert
w. Swain; Indian territory, Robert
w. Hill; Potomac, G. M. Hustled; West
Virginia, I. II. Duval; Georgia. Joseph
III. Thibadeau; Kansas, o. II. Coulter;
Kentucky, Charles w. Herdman; Ala
| bama, G. II. Patrick; Wisconsin, o. w.
Carlson; Illinois, H. S. Deitrick; Con.
necticut, CORTLAND S. barrow; Arizo-
ma, T. Guthrie Savage; Indiana, w. II.
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 G. A. r. has been informed o.
| 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, ant
| which should always be the grateful duty OF
| the authorities Of the national government tc
accord
! Resolved, That the Grand Army OF the Re-
| public protests to the people Of the United
| States against the conduct of those OF theil
| public servants more particularly at the ma
| tional capital who, without necessity, justif.
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
honOrably discharged soldiers and sailors o.
| the union army and navy, and the widows, sons
| and daughters of those deceased, of their en-
| ployment in the public offices and establish
| ments for the purpose of appointing
| or retaining other persons, destitute o.
| the loyal and patriotic claims of these victims
or of superior qualifications for the places thu:
taken from those to whom they rightfully be-
| long.
Resolved, That we view with great concern
| this attack upon those who, in the hour Of the
countrys great peril, laid aside their politica
| preferences and became defenders Of the union
| Offering their lives to the nation to maintain
| it's institutions and preserve the honor Of its
flag.
| Resolved, That our comrades and wards who
are holding the employment under the govern
menu should have, and thev have. the right to
demand from the executive authorities that
protection awarded them by the national legiS-
laturc, and any failure on the part Of those au-
| thoritieS to protect them is a violation OF
the law and of patriotic principle which excites
our strongest reprobation.
|
national and department officers Of this organ
| iZation against this virtual prescription o.
members and wards of the G.. a. r. have proved
practically unavailing, an appeal is hereby
made to the people of the United States for ar
| expression through thu columns of the public
| press, the speeches and writings of public
| men and the proceedings of public assemblies
| upon fit occasions of the national sense OF the
/ gratitude and desire for justice toward the
meritorious survivors of the union forces ant
those whom the deaths Of husbands and fathers
| have left to the generous regard Of the nation
The resolutions censuring Col. Aims
worth's conduct of the pension bureau
and supporting Judge Long in his con-
test with the pension commissioner
were not adopted.
The new commander-in-chief issued
his first orders last night, appointing
Comrade c. C. Jones, of Rockford, Ill,
acknowledgement, and Comrade ]. n
Burst, of Syracuse, ILL.,, quartermaster-
general, and esta blishing headquarter:
at Rock ford, Ill.
Yesterday afternoon the Womens
Relief corps elected the following Off
GERS without much friction: president
Mrs. Emma r. A. Wallace, Chicago
senior vice president, Mrs. Helen r.
Morrison, Southport, Pa; Junior vice
president, Mrs. Lizzie r. Herrich, Sc
attic; treasurer, Mrs. Amelia A. Che
ney, Detroit; chaplain, Mrs. S. Agne.
Parker, Massachusetts. Installation
will take place to-day.
The Daughters of Veterans yesterday
| aloofaJ f;on