The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-09
ACKER POST WANTS TO KNOW
WHY YOU BOUNCED COL.
BEVANS
TO MAKE ROOM FOR sAYLoR
WHEN THE LAW SAYS A VETERAN
SHALL HAVE THE
POSITION.
CHANCE FOR SOME EXPLANATIONS.
Members of His Post FeIicit Capt.
III. A. Castle on His Appoint
ment as Auditor.

His excellency, Gov. Clough will have
the opportunity some time during the
coming week Of explaining to COM
mite of Grand Army veterans, con-
sisting of Capt ]. J. McCardy, DR.. G.
G. Higbee and Patrick Henry, all OF
Acker post No. 81, why he appointed
H. S. Saylor, of Howard Lake, In
Wright county, instead Of some deserv-
ing veteran to the position of assist
ant adjutant general, from which Col.
Fl. T. Bevans is said to have been so
incontinently bounced few days ago.
This committee knows that the state
law expressly says that all things be-
ing equal, veteran shall be, named
for this position in this department, for
they heard that statement made last
night at the regular monthly meeting
Of Aeker post, at which there was a
larger attendance than usual.
The matter was brought up by Com
rade H. H. Hoyt, who dwelt on the I'M
fairness of appointing any but a vet
eran, according to the time hOnored
custom. The subject was approached
gingerly, owing to the fact that a pest
is not supposed to take up such mat
ters unless upon the complaint of some
veteran who believes he has been done
an injustice. In this instance there
was none such, as the dismissal of
Bevans and the appointment of Saylor
as his successor came without much
warning to anybody.
Therefore when Capt. McCardy rose
to say that the action was one which
should call for some attention, the
,Ior foJf
even if the Grand Army post could not
go into politics. This was an IMPOSE
ton, and they knew it, and one mem
Der, who is also member of the Union
soldiers organization, said holly that
the governor would hear from that
body as soon as the case could be
brought up
Commander Wilson was in a guam
dairy. He evidently was with@the pre-
vailing sentiment, but knew that the
post, as a post, should take no action.
He therefore named the committee
heretofore mentioned as sort of con-
ference committee, and the gentlemen
named will call at the capitol. The
members of the post declared that they
intended no reflection on Mr.. Saylor,
but expressed quite bluntly the opinion
that "he has no business in the posi-
tion.''
Quite in contrast with this incident
the members We'd with each other In
heaping encomiums upon their COM
rade Capt. Henry A. Castle. who
leaves next week for Washington to
accept the appointment of sixth audi
tor, which will give him the auditing
i'll the treasury department of all post
Office moneys.
Gen. J. W. Bishop, Capt. McCardy,
Mayor Doran and Post Commander
Williams in turn spoke Of the captains
good qualities as a veteran, citizen
and. a man; related some of the pleas
ant incidents in their lives as COM
rades and wished him the best sue
cess in his new berth. His good work
on behalf of his old veteran friends
and comrades was referred to and the
hope expressed that worthy success
sor might present himself to continue
the well doing. Capt. Castle in few
words said that these expressions were
good to hear from old friends, and
that it pleased him nightly to know
that his modest efforts had not been
for naught. Speaking of the soldiers
home, which had been referred to by
one of the speakers, the captain
thanked the st. Paul veterans for the
manner in which they had stood be-
hind him in defense of the institution
when it had been attacked by mis-
directed persons. Even the people Of
the Flour City, whose institution it
really was, had not championed their
own representatives in the fight for
the honor and dignity Of the home
when it was necessary
Capt Castle exhibited transfer
draft issued by the post office auditing
department showing that when his
books had been gone over he had been
found three cents to the good This
led some Of his humorous friends to
remark that when the department
found what an excellent manager he
was, he had been made sixth auditor.
Ex-MarshaH ]. G.. Donahower was
present to ask the post to take charge
Of details for twenty-six of the city
schools on the Decoration day pro-
qranme