The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-07
are WARM
RESOLUTIONS BY FOURTH MINNIE
sofa VOLUNTEERS AGAINST
SOLDIERS HOME
DOWN ON POLITICAL RINGS
Sixth Minnesota Men Indorse the
Policy of the Administration Con-
corning the Conduct of the Phil
iDpine War Survivors of First
Minnesota Battery Meet for the
First Time in Three Years.

The seventeenth reunion of the Veter-
ans of the Fourth Minnesota Volunteer
Infantry was held in Court Room No. 3,
in the court house, yesterday afternoon.
Gen. ]. B. Sanborn presided. and forty
two of the old soldiers were present. Let
ters were read from members OF the as
ISOLATION in different parts Of the country.
expressing regret that they could not be
present at the reunion
Considerable interest was aroused by
the introduction Of resolutions relating
to the management Of the Soldiers home
They were evidently prepared by. Dr., A
B. Sweet, Of Hopkins, Mimi, who Is
member of the association. AS read by
the secretary, they were as follows
Whereas Complaints are made regard
Ing the, management OF cur state sol
diers' home, 1t may seem fitting at this
reunion to advise reform.
First-That we protest against any po-
litical rings and secret societies having
control of our state institutions.
Second-That appointments be given on
merit and ability, and that such appoint
ments be extended to our soldiers of the
Spanish-American war
Thrd-That a COMMITTEES Of fiVe from
each regiment investigate the charges
against the board Of directors and man
ayers of the home.
First-That at caucus held by sald
hoard prior to their last annual meeting
they ignored the appointment OF our val
liant Comrade Lamphere. of the First
Minnesota. and appointed Capt m McM 4a ian.
years. much to the displeasure of many
of the Minnesota veterans
Second-That DR.. Greenlee, surgeon OF
by several inmates of the home suffered
from inocculation through careless use Oh
hypodernic treatment.
Third-That Comrade DR.. A. b. sweet
Of the Fourth Minnesota regiment, assiS-
tant surgeon at the home, was insuited
by Dr. Greenlee and driven from the
home for correcting the mode OF treat,
ment and his place given l1u TO a. H sIeat
was lately from medical college AMI
Endorsed by our state university and the
G. A. R. posts.
of Surgeon Greenlee's act and has Kept
him and said students as doctors OF the
hosDiatl.
Fifth-That newly elected surgeon. DR..
o. S. Pine, retains said student as his as
Sixth-That DR.. Pine is not eligible to
the position. as he Is on the pension
signed as one of the newly elected SOL
diers' home board to elect himself as sur
geOn. ..
gate his modern medical ability and his
manner of pooling himself into position.
Eighth-That whereas our oomTade, Or.
Sweet, with his Endorsement as deserving
of our fraternal regards we request MS
appointment as assistant surgeon and
steward at our state soldiers home.
An Endorsement as to the qualifications
of DR.. Sweet, signed by the medical facul-
ty of the state university, was read, and
the paper showed that Dr. Sweet was
graduate of the medical department OF
the institution in 1896. Speaking of the
resolutions, DR.. Sweet said he had been
turned out of the home owing to his
making objections to the mode of treat
ment which was given the inmates. lie
said he had affidavits to prove his state
nents. and urged that the suggestions
made in the resolutions be carried out and
a. committee appointed to investigate
President Sanborn appointed the fol-
lowing committee to investigate the
charges set forth in the resolutions, say
fng s'that 1t would do no harm to have
the matter looked into" A. B. Sweet, of
HOPKINS: T II. Reeves, of Minneapolis,
and ]. e. Conway. j. HI. Thurston and
James f. Dilley, of St. Paul. The COM
mittee will report to the secretary the
result of it's Investigations.
The present officers of the association.
president Gen. J. B. Sanborn. of st. Paul,
and A. L. Brown, of Browntown, MIMI
were re-elecleu
SIXTH MINNESOTA.
The battle-scarred veterans of the val
liant Sixth Minnesota held their reunion
at the state house yesterday. over 100 of
the old guard answering to the roll call.
F. M. Thornton called the gathering to
order in the absence of Col. Crooks.
Congressman F. c. Stevens made STIR
ring address Of an eminently patriotic
nature, and. after a business session
session was spent with Renaissance and
narrative of the old days on Shiloh's
field Letters of regret were read from
Senator Davis, Col. Crooks and Mayor
Kiefer.
Col. Charles w. Johnson offered the fol-
lowing resolutions which were adopted
Resolved, That the surviving members
of this regiment declare their endorse
ment of the action and policy of the pres
ident Of the United Staes and our gov
eminent in the Spanish American war.
We endorse the treaty of peace formu,
lated at Paris in which our distinguished
senior senator, Cushman K. Davis par
ticipated We endorse the determination
of our government to put an end to armed
resistance to our forces in the Philippine