The San Francisco call., 1896-02-26
WILL Be NO SURRENDER
Many Grand Army Men Now
Express Sympathy With
Lyon Post.
OPINIONS OF DIRECTOR BLINN.
Governor Budd Is Not Sure That He
Has the Power to Make
Changes.
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OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALL,}
90S Broadway Feb. %.
TIE charges made against the Yountvllle
Home by Lyons Post of Oakland will be In
investigated by Governor Budd.
81 have been notified" said the Cover
nor, 'of the charges made by Lyon Post of
Oakland, but L do not wish to say before
hand what l shall do in the matter, save to
say that shall inquire into them. do
not know that I have full authority in the
matter. The home is not State institu-
ton in the same sense that other lnstitu-
tons belong to the State.
The interest in the dispute has now be-
come general. Two letters were received
by members of Lyon Post to-day from in
mates of the home. Both of the writers
complain of the fact that old men are
required to work, and one says that there
is a difficulty in procuring clothing,
especially trousers and coats, and that
there is lack of proper food. The writer
OF the other letter speaks in the highest
terms of the management of General
Thompson, and says that the reason he
was discharged was that he insisted upon
strict business principles in the manage
ment of the home, and that there was no
chance for rebates in the purchase of
supplies. A complaint is also made against
the physician.
General Thompson received the follow
ing letter from q member of George H.
Thomas Post Ct San Francisco to-day:
SAN FRANCISCO. February "a, 1896.
General d. " c. Thompson-DEAR SIR AND
COMRADE: l have read the interview of THE
CALL reporter with Blinn and also your reply.
Referring to what you say OF Currier and Blinn,
wish TO inform you that there are not twenty
five members in George H. Thomas Post who
believe either Currier or Biinn would be in the
directorate of the Yountville Home if they
could not get something out of it. Neither
has ever devoted forty-eight hours to Grand
Army work unless they drew pay for their
services.
| Blinn is parasite. If the truth could be
| brought out he has ridden the post like bar
nacle almost from the night of his muster.
/ You do not realize how distesteful he is to its
membership. For one am disgusted at his
! contemplate conduct, knowing believing
that he is utterly out OF place in the director
ate of the Yountville Home and that his allu-
slons to yourself are prompted solely by q
desire to avert attention from his record. l am
| told by a director that your conduct of the
home has been excellent, and that he sees no
good reason why your resignation should have
been asked, but that he felt ii had TO come to
enable ring TO supply pliable character tor
the place
Thomas Post understands these two indi-
yiduals but prefers 10 let things remain for the
present rather than force an issue. think
you have the approval of majority of G. A r.
members. Yours truly.
In the last annual report mention is
made of all the Improvements carried out
during General Thompson's last year of Of
fee. The report concludes:
The home has now more members than ever
before, the men are all well clothed, quartered
and fed, and are better behaved, more CON
tented and healthier than at any previous
time.
More permanent improvements have been
made and larger crops produced this year by
for, for the money appropriated. than any
previous year.
"The matters that Director Blinn refers
to are all capable of proof" said General
Thompson to-day, "and / am glad the
Governor has taken the matter in hand.
"The report shows how conducted the
home, and | want every one to know that
this is not personal fight of mine. 1t is
the expression OF the opinions of more G.
A. r. men than the directors are aware
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