Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-09-09

10 indulge in personal criticism OF any Of
hcer Of the government.
Comma mander-in-Chief Goblin ruled mat on
a motion of this kind, covering the olllela4
conduct of an officer of the goEerntaenit;
IL was in order TO discuss tne Elatnei ia
which he performed his official duties.
Tanner went on at much length. saS!nS
that, In his opinion, II was cis4r .r M '.i as
TO deafness and rheumatism hdd heFeL
himself heard the sound OF cannon l1i g
slept I'm the open air, and he was surprlseu
therefore, TO find that the commlSsi23her ,1 OI
pensions had an army record when con-
sisted Of three months aud SlXteen uas
as "A clerk in the commissary depdT TlHl-ht.
Tanner urged the department. as &
creigns of the nation, TO demand that Jus
tice. II not liberty. be followed " .he 20.
ernnent in all its dealings with the SOY
A delegate from Kansas followed Tanner
i'm The same strain. denouncinS in unIneas-
ured terms the unfair and itliberal spirit III
which the rulings OF the pension depart
ment were made. The matter was uiSl''9eu i 80
of finally by pcstponns until aLieI - tne , he
received. = ...I,
n il understood that a number of resolu-
tions have been sent IN to the cointht'ISS s
bearing upon the conduct OF the pehsiofi 0i-
flee. -,
somewhat dramatic episode arose al al
this time by the appearance OF coloieG colo}t
woman on the piatform bearing a small
Photograph OF the monument TO Ipl9he.
Shaw, the negro officer who was killed. al
graph was Mrs. William Scott, of Lathrop,
No. She proceeded TO explain brieny Nhat
had been done TO honor the memory o. ttls ms
negro officer, and made an earnest pI'st III
the recognition in broader way, OF the
faithfulness. bravery and efilcitncy ol the
negro soldier.
She urged that some provision be made
by which the colOred soldiers could unite
In an organization similar TO that OF the
Grand Army of the Republic. but MADE no
Commander-In-ChIef Goblin replied very
briefly. praising in the highest terms the
record of the negroes in the army. MT.
Scott then, upon request, sang IA louGh-
tngly clear voice a song which was aplea
for a better recoFnitioE of her race.
Tie choice OF the place for the s-,t next IN
campment was then taken up. The pead-
ing question was upon substituting Dem
yer for Philadelphia. commander May
OF Denver, spoke for his locality; saying
thar $4,000 had already been pledged for
the entertainment OF the encampment.
He promised TO the delegates and their
mountains. about Dtnper free of cost. and
gave alIuffng promises for favorable rail
road rates. he was followed by dele
gate from Plttsburg. who made an equally
eloquent plea for Philadelphia. balancing
the seashore against the Denver noun
tains, and naming all the natural advant-
ages of Philadelphia. When the time cStine
: for voting, IL WAS suggested that, instead
of voting TO substitute Denver for Phiia-
delphia, votes should DE taken directly by
calling the roll and letting the delegates
vote for their choice. This WIS done, and
the result was announced, Philadelphia,
- S95: Denver. 2a5.
A motion was made Immediately after
ward to go into the election of commander
- sin-chief. Although Ii was then late In the
afternoon the motion was adopted and inn
mediately the name Of Albert ID. Shaw. of
b. WatertOwn, N. Y. was presented by a del
egate OF that state. In. the closing part OF
4. his remarks he twitted Illinois with hay
. ing for the fifth time asked for the cleo
tion of a commander-in-chief while her
NNGT Wff FTaNFt IN ON.
campment to enjoy it, hospitality.
General John Q. Black. OF Illinois. placing
in nomination James A. Sexton, of Chi
cago. called attention TO the fact that IL
lnois was the foster mother Of the organ
ization. and In that way had the first
rommenoer, snn.egutnl,y, o,iii jnat Ile,, Iypiea
had been twice elected commander, but
for twenty-five years Illinois had seen the
-fcepter of authority placed In the hands OF
comrades from othe states. He then. IL
most foTcIbly eloquent manner, preseni-
ed the claims Of his candidate.
P1gh GE bd Of 8n9 Ss rG bt
10 say that he declined 10 have his name
presented as a candidate. because the SEN
ior vice commander was 10 be chosen from
the city where the encampment Is held, at
cordinE TO the usual custom.
A delegate from Kansas explained that
the name of Thomas ]. Anderson. Of To-
peka. Kas.. which had been mentioned as
a candidate. would not be presented 10 the
encampment.
lHS Ol slilS WIS lhtl Cdlltu dnu
tho vote was announced. showing the elnc-
tion OF James A. Sexton. who received AZ
votes, while Albert ID. Shaw received 2il
Confrade Shaw. in a well worded speech
moved the unanimous election of Sexton
and the motion was carried. Sexton, being
called, returned his ,fbanks in very bricl
form and the encampment Immediately ad
1ourred until o'clock tomorrow.
II is so cold here that many visiting VET.
Grams and their ladies' have suffered the
past two nights. They expected TO strike
a hot wave and they would have STRUCK
such weather last week. All seem TO have
come prepareds for anything except colo
nights. People viewing the fireworks to-
night wore winter wraps. All the veteran.
ai the camps haye suffered from cold a
nights.