Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-07-22
GORDON REELECTED
Again Chosen Commander Of
Confederate Veterans.
A PICTURESQUE SCENE
','"s'"s Resolution, P..dsipr tn. a..
operation of southern Hero,s
win the covernn,.n, Adopted
Amid Great Enthusiasm.
lBy Telegraph.)

|
nv, lBy Telegraph.)
1onn 1 g =, ~. GA, July 21.-Genera
t th 8. Gordon. the leading tisurs q,
cn,,tt Eonfeueracy, was today chosen te
| Vet,.r,,,., as cornmander-in-ch of the
| an, ans position he has so wei
, IN. , or ten years. Amid the cheers 81
.ie Veterans the shouts of his admi.
| us ana a scene rendered wildly pic
o .uiesque ny the waving of handker-
n' ',ns mats and umbrellas by 10000
| p.op.e winch crowded the Confederate
auditorium at Piedmont Park. tho
Sereral bowling right and left, modest
~ acknowledged the honor thrust upon
nl'h. "A further endorsement was Civ
tn me eminent Georgian by the cleo
tion at the same time Of the men Who
Tor years have been near him in the
direction of the affairs of the Confeder-
ate Veterans Association. The names
OF the officers chosen were:
General mmanding-Ceneral John
e. Gordon. of Georgia $3.50
| Commander OF the DEPARTMENT. If
| Tennessee-General Stephen ID. Lee. of
! Mississippi. -
Commander Trans Mississippi De-
nartment-General w. L. Cabell, of
| Texas.
Commander OF the Army OF yirrin,o
General Wade Hampton. OF South
Carolina. -
The tumuit which greeted the naming
of these popular idols had scarcely sub
| sided before General Stephen ID. Lee,
the second In command introduced the
! following resolution.
"NFhereas. the United States OF Amer
are ut present engaged in war with
| Spain in the interest of human liberty.
! and
Whereas. our comrades and our sons
are members OF that glorious army and
navy. the achievements OF which are
now exciting the wonders of man
kind.
Therefore, be it resolved that we,
the survivors OF the United Confeder-
rte Veterans. pledge our loyalty and,
the hearty corporation of the orgnni-
zati"n in this crisis of affairs, to stand
ready nj all times with men and mon
ey. irrespective Of political Affiliations.
- s,lpporI the President of the United
States as commander-in-chi OF our
sr4NsfJ1 dsffsfy y-urtfl honorable peace
hrs been CONQUERED from the enemy
When the clerk had finished reading
the resolution. General Gordon said he
hea rtilv favored it. Fe declared that
i. was in hearty accord with the SEN
tir'ert Of Confederate Veterans every-
where. and sorely regretted that he was
not himself the author of the resolutions.
Several sneeches We're made endors-
ing the measure. and with a chorus OF
Ol'n"rs 1t was ndopted. --
Tho renort Of tho battle abbey conf
r,'itten r"rommerdinr Richnnrd-as the
81" or he proposed battle abbey. pre-
"'oitnto1 some discussion on Account Of
+1'e interest vorions 1nc"litios thrnu OH
w.. ,,,t tho o~rj.n,,npt a,a.d l., ~,
a,,ao,icn az tho cor,mitten.s ronort
H-',.> "r+a~tntrrnert ut tho anditoriur,
'n'io'ht in honor nf the SUCCESSORS and
.>,"','e nf honor IF the veterans was de-
,-ao,',r tho r,net spectacular ,r1 hr;,
,;o,,t faa+,,re Of the reunion I'M to the
,,,c~ont tir,a.
o., tho nIntrorr, T., hn,vit o,,,nc- rnwe
IF ,aoutv were seq tod tho oet'cial snon-
,,,,,c ra,,roeont,r~ tho d'~n-ert ro,~>-
-,,,,->---oalths of the ConfeHeracv. whi'e
t'-~oct,v- in f~ort of t,,o,-, r-er, seated
-t,n CONN snn,sor= n,a ,,,aids of honor
y, a;,,,.- --,,~ ~ VS., ,.>,~-e-~a c.-~o-
4.-~a. $50 ai-ect1,- ha,,,o.1 +h> f~o-+ +,n~
IF hnnc,,es va~n seated tha co-fedaro
--otn~o,c ord thn nnh,;c .ro,era,lv. AZ
,e"~@ 70 or" ,eon'" -~oeort THO
.---.-.. ~ ~, ooeo~s --,s .>-- ;o;--,
r-;~,t ITO +orr.oa ,,,on .,,o word
49, c-,,,:+r -,o~,e,,c ana -o,,,a.-o-
,,>n-,+c re .1o 80, eoao-~+, eo,,;o- u.s.
..-.-~:~.>, 49,, n,o,:.-- % .ho c,,,.so~-
,-.c.>,or c,d +rn ,,otr;o+:--, - ."o ~-,c~-
mo ,~e tr,o 1,,.c-,t.a~e 90 +ro
eor.ro., ,o.,,o, ~ w., e.xt.o~ ord t:s
,:fscent effort was cheered to the
echo.
Tho matter n. the greatest impor-
+,,,oo ,,.b;ob will COVE before the
,.o..,.ons touorrnu- Will no The selection
az ,,,c,o "a meeting for the ninth annual
rn,,n;or. Tits hos been made the sne-
-s,I order Of bushes for II o'clock
There ore +hree cities sno1-en or FOR tho
newt rernion. and All three Of them
have heen Drorniaed the s,,pport Of sew
ora, divisions. The three cities arc
T.6uisyil1e and Roltimore.
7 louisville lost ground steadily during
the, day. The Charleston CONTINGENT