Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-10
OLIVER P. MORTON POST
Commander Boston Turns It Over to the
Next in Rank.
Some Members Were Opposed to This
PLANTATION of the Difficulty.

Oliver P. Morton Post, Department of the
Potomac G. A. r., met last evening in
Grand Army Hall and Post Commander
George H. Boston turned his command over
to Vice Post Commander James Wells, in
accordance with the orders of Department
Commander Anderson.
AS related in The Star, Commander Bos-
ton was ordered to turn his post over to
the next officer in rank, pending his trial by
court-martial, which has been set for the
26th instant. There was a considerable
elton in Oliver p. Morton Post opposed to
having the command taken from Com
mander Boston, because they took his side
of the controversy he had engaged in with
Department Commander Anderson, and
there was some disposition to enforce their
wishes. They decided to be law abiding,
however, and to obey the orders of the
head of the order in the District of Column
bia.
The attendance tie meeting of the
post was much less than on occasions in
the past when a question of great i'm
portance was to come up for consideration.
There were not more than eighty or ninety
members present, whereas the attendance
has amounted to three times that number
on occasions when excitement prevailed in
the post. Friends of Mr.. Boston claim that
this small attendance was due to a report
that gained currency to the effect that
there would be no meeting because the hall
could not be used by the post.
The Bone of Contention.
The bone of contention that is believed to
have been the cause of ell the trouble lately
experienced III Oliver P. Morton Post is the
fact that the per capita tax due on July l
has not been paid. The pay inent of this
tax comes directly under the control of
Quartermaster Walter Middleton. Mr.. Mid
his post 10 a Star reporter today.
Our per capita tax has not been paid, be-
cause it has not yet been collected The
post has appropriated money for various
things, and in that way our funds were run
very low. Pension day is the time when we
get in dues of members, and the 4th of the
present month being pension day / expect
We will soon have enough money to settle
the per capita taX,which amounts to Sl23. 30
This is not the first time our per capita tax
has not been paid promptly, but before we
were told to pay II as soon as we could, and
no trouble resulted from the delay.
las soon as one of the members Of the
committee appointed to examine my ac-
counts returns from Louisville the books
will be placed in the hands of the commit
tee, and report will be forthcoming. This
committee consists of John w. Hunter, H.
c. saunders and James Wells. Everything
in cur post is now harmonious, and there is
no need of further trouble. told the men,
bers of the post long ago that they should
not make appropriations until the per
capita tax was paid, but they did Money
was voted to sick members, etc, because II
was thought it was SO greatly needed that
some other things might wait little while.
Only Eleven Went to Louisville.
This difficulty in our post has resulted in
very few members of it going to Louisville.
So far as l know but eleven comrades have
gene to LOUISVILLE, while ! think we would
have taken from sixty to seventy if the
difficulty had not arisen. All the difficulty
we have had has been made by the depart
ment commander, who came to our hall"