Great Falls weekly tribune., 1895-08-02
IN BEHALF or CAPTAIN GREGG
In His Candidacy to Be Junior-Vice-
COmmander-in.C Chief Of the
Grand Army,
Montana Department Issues q Strong
Circular Letter--Endorsed
By Indianians.

is sending the following circular to COM
rades throughout the country:
"Comrade: Between the Mississippi
river and the Pacific ocean, north of
Omaha, lies nearly one-third of the area
of the United States.
believing that recognition of this vast
section Of our country by the national
organization of the Grand Army will re-
suit in great permanent good, and en-
courage increased activity and efficiency,
and believing it to be the policy of the
Grand Army to recognize the thinly set
tied and weaker departments and en-
courage continuance of the greater ef-
forts necessary to persuade comrades,
who, having removed from the older
states, are making new homes among
strangers widely separated from each
other, to again become actively con-
nected with our organization and keep
in touch with comrades who have not
the advantage of old acquaintance,
denseIy populated neighborhoods and
associations which bind together the
members of the eastern posts: We,
therefore, ask the members of the
twenty ninth National encampment to
elect to the office of junior vice COM
mander-in chief comrade residing with
in thelimits Of the New Northwest" and
from Montana, most centrally located.
"At the annual encampment of this
department in Helena, May '94, the de-
partment unanimously instructed its
delegates to the 28th national encamp-
ment to use their best efforts to secure
the election to this office of Past De-
partment Commander. j. o. Gregg, a
gentleman eminently fitted, by reason of
his high standing in Montana, his busi-
ness qualifications, his great services to
this department, and his loyalty and
active interest in the Grand Army.
AFTER reaching Pittsburg Comrade
Gregg became convinced that the claims
presented by Louisiana were older than
those of Montana, and by his personal
request his name was withdrawn.
THE comrades of Montana, recogniz-
ing the enviable record made by the ad.
ministration of Comrade Gregg during
1S93-94, have unanimously determined to
present his name to the encampment at
Louisville as candidate for the office of
junior vice commander chief and cor
daily invite your support.
"Our candidate is man to whom the
entire west can rally with pride and
pleasure. Comrade Gregg is native of
Ohio, born IN lS43. In April, 1861, at
the age of Is, he enlisted in the Four
teenth Ohio infantry for three months,
and re-enlisted Immediately after for
three years in the Sixty eighth Ohio in
fantry. In 1868 he became disabled
while IN the line Of duty, but returned to
the service the following year, and since
the close of hostiltes has been re-
markable active and successful in his
business,
"For more than twenty three years he
has been an active comrade of the Grand
Army, first as a member of Elmer post,
Elkhart, Ind, and afterwards, upon its
organization, became member of Sherl-
dan post, Great Falls, Montana. As
commander of Sheridan post he made it
one of the most efficient in the depart
ment. At the encampment in 1892 he
was elected senior vice department com.
mander, and later (1S93) he became de-
partment commander. His administra-
tion was characterized by capacity. ac-
tivity and zeal, and the order in Mon
tana rose to high place in the roster OF
the departments for promptitude and
thorou shness in every requirement OF
the national body.
''R. E. Fisk. Commander Department
Montana, G.. A. r.
"T. O'Leary, Senior Vice Commander
Department Montana, G. A. r.
"B. F. Osborne, Junior Vice Com.
mander, Department Montana G. A. f.
ED S. Walker, A. A. G. Department,
Montana, G. A. r.
"W. A. Haven, A. Q. M. G. Depart
ment Montana. G. A. r.
"R. c. Wallace, Member National
Council Administration for Montana.
"Past department commanders-Thos
P. Fuller, E. G. Waters. Jas. E. Gallo
way, H. G. Keesler, p. R. Dolman, Chas
S. Warren, Ed F Ferris, l. Sloan.
"Also unanimously endorsed by the
members Of Elmer post, No. 81, depart
ment of Indiana.
"F. G. HELDT. Sec'y of Committee,
"Great Falls, Montana"