The San Francisco call., 1896-04-09

in behalf of the Endorsement of Mckinley,
but deprecated the clause promising sup
port to any nominee of the National Con-
vention. IF the convention nominates
Levi P. Morton l will not support the
ticket" he declared, although l am as
have had enough of Wall street l would
rather have protection and hard money
than neither, and the election of Morton
would mean neither. If we have a choice,
let US name 1t. If we have no choice what
are we here for? If were member of
the convention, which 1 shall not be. l
would turn my back upon Allison, whom
favor of one of our comrades. This will be
the last time probably that an old soldier
will be a candidate for the Presidency.
Let the choice then be of Quay, Mckinley
or Reed"
Judge Waymire said it was only fitting
that a soldiers club should support a
soldier candidate. Mckinley demon
strated in the army and in Congress that
he was in the line of succession to James
&. Blaine." said the Judge. 'There are no
bosses behind him. No other man will
wear the mantle of Lincoln and Blaine
and Garfield more worthily. He is certain
Of election. Shall we not fall into liner
Colonel Lyon said it was eminently
proper and desirable that the Army and
Navy League should indorse Mckinley,
who stands emphatically for the principles
of his party.
E. w. Woodward said the resolution
voiced the sentiment of California.
when Depew and Vanderbilt were here
they favored Morton, yet the crowd gath
cred at the Palace Hotel hurrahed for Nc
kinley, and they recognized the cheers as
expressions of the voters of the coast"
Colonel Babcock said: When Blaine
died his mantle fell upon Mckinley, who
is the logical candidate of the party. Let
us indorse him if we want any sort of re-
spect accorded to our intelligence"
The resolution was adopted, there being
by the fear that if Mckinley were not
nominated the nominee would be pref
diced against the leagne. Three cheers
were given for the soldier protectionist
and the league settled to more prosaic
business.
Resolutions were adopted stating that
the executive council was the ex-officio
campaign committee OF the organization !;
that financial committee of nine should
be appointed; that no applicant be officially
Endorsed by members unless indOrsed by
the executive council and his credentials
| signed by the commander-in-c chief and ad-
| jutant-general.
A vote of thanks was extended to Com
| rade JahnS and his assistants for the
handsome patriotic decorations of the hall.
The following officers were elected:
| General Robert A. Friedrich, commanderin.
chief; 7. F. Laycock of Los Angeles, senior
vice commander; Judge J. p. McElroy, junior
ylce-commander; /. f. Jones, quartermaster-
general; NJ. S. Blackburn, inspector-general
DR.. }. P. Soper, surgeon-general; Z. C. Sey-
mour of San BernardinO, ordnance officer; II.
jain, commissary-general. The newly elected
members OF the executive council were: W.
+. Randall OF Camp l; E. c. Thatcher, Camp
=; George A. Norton. Camp 3; Alfred Cressy,
Camp 4. S. Kahn, Camp 8; NJ. Murray, Camp
IL; j. L. Field. Camp IA, and Comrades Lyon,
Wechsler and Babcock, deleRates-at-large.
General Friedrich appointed James Kip
acknowledgement and General w. II. H.
Hart judge advocate general.
General Friedrich's address dealt with
the earlier history of his administration
and reviewed carefully the progress of the
league. He said there was just cause for
complaint because more old soldiers had
| not been put into positions of trust by