The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-09

lection OF the committee on resolutions
on account of the recent issue OF endors-
ing Alger or Miles and other matters in
connection with the management OF the
Spanish war.
The following is the committee on reso-
lutions: Alabama, r. A. Allison; Arkan-
sas, o. NJ. Spe!lman: California and Ne
vada, a. j. Buckley; Colorado and Wyom-
ing, A. V. Brown; Connecticut, Alfred b.
Berns; Delaware. Daniel Ross; Florida,
L. Y. James: Georgia. L.. r.. Nelson
necker; Indiana, Gil r. Stromont; Indian
Territory, David Redfeld; Iowa, George
Metzgeri Kansas. Cyrus Leland; Ken
Mississippi. Charles II. Shule; Maine.
James l. Merrick; Maryland, Robert s.
Sunstorm; Massachusetts, George M.
Minnesota, S, Vanzant; Missouri, B.
Rogers; Montana; w. II. Black; Ne
braska, II. c. Russell; New Hampshire.
John c. Linehan; New Jersey. Charles IL
Houghton; New Mexico, j.. NJ. Moore;
New York. John Palmer; North Dakota,
Colonel w. II. Brown; Ohio, NJ NJ War
ner; Oklahoma, J. c. Cummings Penn
sylvania. c. NJ. Hazard: Potomac, Nath-
an Richford: South Dakota, Robert Pol
lard; Tennessee, II. c. Whitaker; Texas,
c. c. Haskell: Utah. H c. Wainwright;
North Carolina, Edgar Allen; Washington
and Alaska Harry Bigelow; West Nir-
ginia, George J. Walker; Wisconsin, A G.
Weissert, chairman
PENSION REPORT.
The encampment convened promptly at
2:3e o'clock. The first business in order
was a lengthy report from the committee
on pensions. 1t cited the fact that eX-
tensiye Investigations had been under
taken by the department of dinerent
states and that after close inquiry there
had been not a single case of fraud dis
covered which could be traced to men,
Der of the Grand Army of the Republic
The report made a somewhat extended
comparison of the work accomplished now
and during the last year OF the admins
tration of General Grant. This showed
that the efficiency of the department In
the way OF prompt disposal no, OF CLAIMS sii nae
gave figures showing that the death rate
was rapidly increasing among pension
ers. The number dying each year now eX-
ceeds ZOO. 1t is estimated that the IN
crease in the number of deaths will be
such that in 1920 the number OF pension
ers will be reduced TO a little over $4,000.
EVANS ATTACKED.
When a motion was made TO accept and
adopt the report. Corporal Tanner OF New
York arose to discuss it He said that In
the main he agreed with all the committee
had reported. But with that portion OF
the report which dealt with the admins
tratiOn of the pension office he did not
icism of the present commissioner of PEN
sicns. Hon. II. Clay Evans. With evident
feeling he said:
Il stand ready to be responsible here
and elsewhere for all statements i may
make on this subject and declare that
Commissioner Evans called his chiefs of
divisions together and, using language
which indicated intense feeling. IL not
anger, instructed them to disregard totally
every application based on deafness or
rheumatism. He further intimated that If
any one declined to accept his suggestions.
he would find chiefs who would obey mis-
orders"
Corporal Tanner declared that in his
opinion it was clear that the man who
would make such an order. had himself
never heard the sound OF cannon nor slept
in the open air and he was not surprised.
therefore. to find that the commissioner of
pensions had an army record which con-
sisted of three months and Is days as
clerk in the commissary department.
A delegate from Kansas followed Tan
ner in the same strain. The matter was
disposed finally by postponing 1t until
after the report of the committee on resc-
lutions should DO received.
DENVER BEATEN.
The choice of the place for the next en-
campment was then taken up. The pend
ing question was upon substituting Dem
yer Tor Philadelphia Commander May
that $4,000 had already been pledged for
the entertainment of the encampment. He
promised TO the delegates and their wives
a three days trip through the mountains
about Denver free of cost and gave al
Turing promises OF favorable railroad
rates. He was followed by delegate
eloquent plea for Philadelphia. balancing
the sea shore against Denver,s mountains.
and naming the natural advantages OF
Philadelphia. When the time came for
voting it was suggested that instead OF
voting to submit Denver for Philadelphia,
votes should be taken directly by calling
the roll and letting the delegates vote FOR
their choice. This was done and the result
as announced was: Philadelphia, 1876;
Denver. 295.
SEXTON FOR COMMANDER.
A motion was made Immediately after
ward to 20 into the election of command
er-in-chief. Although It was then late In
the afternoon the motion was adopted and
Immediately the name Of Albert d Shaw
of WATERFOWL, n. Y, was presented by
delegate of that state.
General John c. Black of Illinois placed
in nomination Hon. James A. Sexton of
Chicago. No other candidates were an
nounced. The roll of states was called
and the vote announced, showing the
election of James A Sexton. who received
~ votes while Albert D. Shaw received
pa Sexton being called, returned his
thanks in very brief form and the en-
campment Immediately adjourned until
The commander-eIect entered the volun-
teer army in 1861 as a private in the Sixty
seventh Illinois. Later he attained the
rank of captain in the SeVenty-secOnd Il
linois and still later became colonel of
the regiment At the close of the war he
was serving upon the staff of Major Cen
eraI A. j. Smith, commander of the Six
teenth army corps. Colonel Sexton is a
manufacturer of stoves and hollow ware
in Chicago He was postmaster in Chi
cago during President Harrison's term.
WOMAN'S RELIEF CORPS.
The sixteenth annual convention of the
National Woman's Relief Corps of the G.
A r. convened at 9 o'clock this morning
in the Scottish Rite cathedral
The annual report of the secretary,
Mary H. Shepperd of Missouri showed an
aggregate of IA 2i5 members. gain or
4 0Sg members during the past year.
The report of the national treasurer,
Isabel T. Bagley of Ohio showed the as
sets of the organization TO be SlS.s91 and
no liabilities The general fund now on
hand is S12.264 The election OF officers
will take nIaca tomorrow.
on suspension OF the order OF business
the Woman's Relief Corps elected the
following officers:
Mrs. Flo Jamison Miller of Chicago.
PRESIDENT Mrs. Mary Vented of Cincin-
natl senior vice president; Ellen T. Dan
iels West Virginia, junior vice preSi-
dent: Mrs. Carolina Belle of Milwaukee,
national treasurer.
The following were elected members
of the executive board: Chairman. Mrs.
Ella F.. Burt. Rhode Island; Mrs. Aida
Rue Knoxville Tenn. Kate 3. Nailand-