The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-10
THE VETERANS ENDORSE ALGER
DARK SIDE OF GRAND ARMY
POLITICS.
Mckinley Endorsed, of Course-New
York and Pennsylvania Never
Voted On the Same Side.

Cincinnati. Sept s.-The friends of
Colonel James a. Sexton of Chicago
were today still celebrating his cleo
ton as commander-in-chief of the G.
A. R.. and the Quakers were by no
means quiet over the location of the
next encampment at Philadelphia. The
huStlerS from Denver, with character
istic pluck, insisted that they would get
there tor 1900, but the followers of the
defeated candidates for commander-in-
chief are not left in such a favorable
position If the encampment should go
TO Denver in 1900, the east would like
~ get the commanGer-in-chief, and
that would shut out Anderson of 70
peka.
New York has had Shaw, Shots and
Sickles in the fight here this week, in
the effort of the Empire state to beat
Sexton, and the contest ended in some
| bitterness last night. There was no I'M
usual feeling between the departments
of Illinois and New York, but there
was certainly not much brotherly love
! between the departments of New York
and Pennsylvania Those two states
never voted on the same side of any
ballot
! The encampment opened this morn
ing with a small attendance and pro-
eeeded to finish the election of officers.
The following were elected by accla-
nation:
Senior vice commander-in-chief, W.
c. Johnson of Cincinnati.
Junior vice commander-in-chief, Da-
vid 4. Ross of Delaware.
Surgeon general, DR.. Pierce of Ne
| braska.
Chaplain-in-chief. Colonel Lucas of
Indianapolis.
n delegation from the National As
ISOLATION of Army Nurses presented
| letters of greeting The reports of
committees were read and adopted
Communicating Sexton an
nounces that he will not appoint his
stan until he returns to Chicago.
The Woman's Relief Corps today in
stalled the following newly elected Of
ficers:
Mrs. Flo Jamison Miller Monticello.
Ills, national president; Mrs. Mary c.
Wenzel. Cincinnati, senior vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Ellen +. Daniels, West Vir-
GINA, junior vice president; Mrs. Isa-
bella T. Bagley, Vanesville, treasurer;
Mrs. Mary A. Tull, chairman executive
board.
" nile the delegates were waiting for
the report on resolutions, the question
of admitting those who were drafted
or otherwise enlisted in the confederate
army. and afterwards served in the
FEDERAL army, was precipitated by the
department of Tennessee. The discus
sion developed a desire to have this
plan apply to all states. rather than
10 Tennessee alone, and as that will
require a general amendment, with no.
uce OF one year. the question cannot
be decided until next year.
The resolutions referring to Presi-
dent Mckinley and Secretary Alger
were given precedence when 1t was de-
clded to consider the report of the COM
mittee ad seriatim. The resolutions re-
terring to the president were first made
by unanimous rising vote in scene
of most enthusiastic demonstrations. 1t
read as follows:
Resolved, That the Grand Army of
the Republic has watched with pride
and satisfaction the wise, conservative.
unselfsh, patriotic and statesmanlike
manner in which our hOnored cornrade.
william Mckinley as president of the
United States, has met every demand
which the recent trouble with Spain
imposed upon our country; that his
wisdom and prudence in his endeavors
to preserve peace with honor. as well
as the vigor and patriotic ardor with
which our army and navy were
equipped for the conflict when the war
became imminent, have Won our hearty
and unreSeryed approval and common
dation; and rejoicing in the glorious
termination of the conflict in which our
country mas Deen engaged, we hereby
express our gratitude not only to our
distinguished comrade. the president,
but also TO the officers and men in the
land and naval forces, for their heroic
conduct and sublime achievements for
humanity and the glory of our flag and
country"
As soon as the demonstration fol-
lowing the adoption of the resolution
was over, the following was read and
adopted without discussion, and with
another demonstration of Approval:
Resolved, That from knowledge
formed of our experience as soldiers
during four years of active service, we
recognize the unfaltering energy and
patriotic devotion with which, as sec
rotary of war, General Alger has borne
the weighty responsibilities and per-
formed the important duties suddenly
imposed by the recent war with Spain.
creating and maintaining so large an
army under such unfavorable condi-
tons, the deeds of which not only shed
luster on the American soldiers. but
also challenges the admiration of the
world"