The San Francisco call., 1896-04-24
Their Discussion Nearly Leads
to a Battle in the
Streets.
a RESOLUTION OF CONFIDENCE.
Speeches Are Made in the Evening
by General Walker and Susan
B. Anthony.

SANIA ShOL, OAL., April Zo.-LyOu
Post took down the emblems from the
walls of its headquarters, folded it's flags
and will return to Oakland on an early
train tomorrow morning. The G. A. r.
encampment this afternoon acted upon
the suspension of that post and refused to
recognize the delegates. The action has
caused great deal of bitter feeling. and
came near resulting in street fight be-
tween George W. Hoguet of that post and
James Shepard, Pension Agent of Oak
land.
Shepard charged members of the post
with making false assertions against his
character and defed any one to prove any
thing against him. He was standing in
front of the post headquarters and address,
ing directly Mr.. Hoguet, who at first paid
little heed to the boisterous language.
Finally Shepard said angrily, "If you say
anything about my character that you
cannot prove I'll make you bite the DUST"
and with that he was urged away by
comrade.
AS he moved away Hoguet said to him,
"That is all right, Shepard, or HanleY.
whichever your name may be-" Shepard
made no response to this remark.
When asked by GALL reporter what he
meant by it, Hoguet said that Shepard
had come to Oakland under that name,
but that it was rumored in Oakland that
he had lived in Los Angeles under the
name of Hanley.
Hoguet was the first post commander of
Lyon Post and is strong opponent to the
Yountville Home management. He said
that if the post had been seated in the en-
COL nj tho da1orofaa xr0,1lI hor
sented some facts in regard to that man.
agement which had not yet been told.
"The truth has not half been tod," he
said, land when we return and hold our
post meeting next Tuesday there may be
some action taken which will make pos
sible the expose of this whole rotten busi-
ness. Why, the whisky that is sold at the
Yountville canteen nets profit of II cents
on the dollar, and where that profit has
gone is not known. That is the sort of
thing to be Investigated"
George A. Norton, present commander
of Lyon Post felt very keenly the sum-
mary action on the apology offered to the
encampment. He seemed more hurt than
angry.
1--WE did what we thought the proper
thing to do, and the encampment has seen
fit to reject US. No, do not know what we
shall do when we get home, but we shall
go tomorrow. There is nothing to be
said now, so there is no use talking of the
matter"
Encampment Reporter Robinson of San
Francisco gave out for publication the fol-
lowing resolution adopted in the encamp-
ment this afternoon:
RESOLVED, That the Department Encampment
of the Department of California and Nevada
in its twenty-ninth annual encampment as
sembed, after having carefully looked into the
charges against the management of the
Veterans Home at Yountville and its board of
directors, being convinced that such charges
were utterly false and unfounded, expresses its
unbounded confidence in the board of directors
of the Veterans Home Association as well as
of the council of administration and the de-
partment commander of the department of
California and Nevada; that such resolution
be published as part of the records of the en-
campment and at once communicated to the
public press
Mr.. Robinson also gave out this record
OF proceedings: "Lyon delegation was re-
fused representation by the encampment,
after which the post delegation apologized
for its action. The apology not being
deemed sufficient to purge themselves was
on motion laid on the table. This action
caused Lyon Post to be excluded from
representation in the encampment."
The encampment adjourned without do
ing any further business, postponing the
election of officers until tomorrow.
General /. n. Walker of Indianapolis
National Commander of the g. A. r., ar
rived here to-day, accompanied by his
wife and II. S. Dietrich, chief of staff,
who is accompanied by his wife and
daughter from Chicago. General Walker
addressed the encampment briefly and
spent part of the afternoon with the
Sons of Veterans, who met in business
session, but did not elect officers as ex-
pected. The leading candidate for division
commander is c. G. Houck, a prominent
Santa Cruz attorney.
The Women's Relief Corps to- day elected
Laura ]. Robinson of Lincoln Corps No. 3.
San Francisco Department, president; !;
Martha A. Chaplin of John A. Logan Corps
No. 43, Los Angeles, senior vice-president; :;
Sarah A. Trip of Rawlins Corps No. %,
Stockton, junior vice-president. The bal
ance of the officers will be elected to-
M morrow.
The Ladies of the 6. a. r. elected only
the department president, Belle Herr of
Sacramento.
A hard rain has been falling nearly all
day, thus preventing the street parade that
was on the programme for this morning.
Ii the sun shines tomorrow the parade
will be made, but the indications tonight
are not favorable, as it is raining.
The meeting tonight at the Pavilion
was largely attended and was addressed
by General Walker, National commander
and Susan B. Anthony.
After the Introductory exercises were
dispensed with General Walker took the
platform and amid applause said:
we need not any stanoing army in this coun.
try. The standing army of America is to be
found In the schoolhouse it is organized in
the homes and it is kept up by the integrity OF
the masses. There are to-day many people
who have accomplished great deeds and are
now proud OF what they have accomplished;
but none of them ever saw that patriotism that
Mashed through the whole country, through
the hearts OF every citizen, all at one time like
an electric shock. ! once heard at q school.