The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-09-07
VETERANS CONVENTION
The Grand Army Will Meet Next
Year in Chicago.
SPLIT IN THE NAVAL VETERANS.

Failing to Secure the Admiss of
Veterans Of the Spanish War. New
York and Newark Members WIN
Form . New Organization.
Philadelphia, Sept. Twelve hun
dred delegates to the annual conven-
ton of the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie assembled in the Grand Opera
House yesterday, and the convention
resumed it's sessions this morning.
final adjournment being set for this
evening. The sessions are secret.
The principal business Of the opening
session was the receiving of reports Of
officers and reference to the proper
committees. The first session closed
nth the election, by reclamation, OF
Acting Commander johnson to the
Office of commander in-chief, made va
cant by the death of James A. Sexton,
and Of Junior Vice Commander Ross,
of Wilmington, DEL. to the Office of
senior vice commander. Their sue
cessors will be elected at this conven-
ton.
The first business after recess was
the selection of place for the next en-
campment, and Chicago was chosen by
reclamation.
The report of the committee on PEN
sions was then read and motion was
made to REFER 1t to the committee on
resolutions. This created much dis
cussion, many Of the delegates favOriHg
the immediate adoption Of reselu-
ton covering the evils mentioned in
the report. The Michigan delegation
was the first to object to the report,
on the ground that 1t failed to specify
what the Grand Army wanted.
They were supported by Indiana,
Kansas and New York. After a dis
cuEsi0n lasting nearly four hours the
report was referred back to the COM
m,ttee with Instructions that it be pre-
scented at today's session erahodying
recommendations and resolutions. The
complaint OF the veterans as contain
ed in the pension committees report
is that the law governing the granting
OF pensions is misconstrued by the
pension examiner.
There were lively times at yester-
days session of the fourteenth annual
convention of the National Association
OF Naval Veterans. A resolution pro-
yiGins FIR the admission of partici-
pants In the Spanish war to member
ship in the issoc!ation started rum
pHs, and ii result was that there Is
now spit. in the organization. At
tie convention held in Cincinnati last
Septcribar the resolution just mem
tiuHed was introduced. and under the
rules was laid over until this year. The
leader o, the forces in favor OF the
preparation wGs Past Rear Admiral 3.
r 0sacn, Of Farrasut association, New
York city. lie Was followed hT fur
Gaon A. TroSo shertzcr, Of Baltimore,
NO s,Ou,t ra-lftS Led THAI sae is
ISOLATION WAS organized for the nail
ors of the evil war only, and thGt it
s'0Hld dc with them. The rGto ".s
t;ers hS L,irS,y AGAINST admitting tie
rea OF Ike late war.
Whru tie result was announced the
FarItni,t ts;e-7tcs fran New York
:i!d tao fa.eGetss from the Admiral
Eo--a asaou'aurn, of Newark, N. j.,
r'-'kea ext in T. t9tig. II is their ia
tcm.iun o. f:art.&g AZ epp0Hit.5a asao-
ci@J;cI, to he Lno"n rs the United
t,ts.,,s Fe.e.An Navy, and the ke2Q-
Iaa boltsra claim tt.at tac9 VIII .iat
nearly 2tJ ro!Asers fEoIn tbs IL
Ie,erar's Assoc atIGn, AID viii .42it
10 nasNha-as!H al thege who wsTs Ia
tic lazy dI!2s the gDsngh war.
At the NcDsihs OF the L.1Ule1' bu1ll-
iGEy, nAgs.l EeAs-sGG, tAe ~ eater Part
nj lie days. session was confaad to ex-
ioEd;o7 tie iHai:s Of raalnDecshi2.
I.tlpGlD tile wives, giate.s, d.G4ass"a
ara I.eCe5 Of Ee;e.'Gl3 OF the war Of
lt.l, tie i'vxicas war ard the retri-
Lon have been eiisirle. Yesterday Ie-
suendarts OF the revolution veterans
were added, &1d on tbc ST.ari5hAfacf-
ici n Wal it Y - CscijCa TO await "a
action Of TAG r.2a's e.a3oci3tirn, uh.@h
mas fesultsa II split Gi.cefs were
elected Is follows: Captnia~CSaEaaaa-
O., Mrs, A. 4. Se&Ta OF Ba'llnore;
c2-omH7aar Mrs. Lena R#;ditz Of
hi ar@.E 1t;; lieutenant, MRS H. A.
Wiener t. laT2ey City; senior licrtcn~
~ irs. rFTicr Neahr..On Of Pliia-
ac!phra; junior lieutenant, Mrs. Han-
nan ". Gra"l OF Providence; frst
chaplain, kgS. Cora D. Stone of Bal
ttI,aie; secretary, Mrs. Jennie Laid
ii Providence,
Al he Gssatiag OF the Ladies of the
q. A. z. Fl esidsut Wins,ov annountad
,nD.t nav acme iUr veterans ana hsii
wiz IS viii be estabii4H"i in California
The .ota! present meribcrship OF the
association is aa.55G Representatives
tr~ut ~ states answered ron call. A
new dep @rtL cot was aCdCd 10 CTegdn
AID rs rev Cercies we're formed A
gold badge and diGrnnd ring were
pfe4antau 10 President WinGloW.
Al the convention oil the &. A. r.
~omen's heiIet corps Mrs.. Harriet ].
B1G8e Of Con1eGticIt wah elected pJea!-
dent for te eE5.iAf year, Mrs. Li2Rle
jtier Of NiseoBsiB senior vice prssi-
tant, Mrs Mary Evans Of Waghiag-
ton and Alaska junior vice president,
Era. isabella r. Basiey OF Ohio treas
urer. Mrs. Brown Of Rhode Island ha-
tiuhai chaplain.
he visiting veterans who are not
delegates TO the convention spent the
day ii visits to the various points OF
interest about the city. The greet ct
traction III the day was the squadron
OF Ashtirg ships anchored In the Dalai
ware river. From early morninS until
Gert there was q steady stream of hui
m&hIty raGri1s oil the vessels, and
several times orders were given not
to let aly more persons on board, ow-
inv 70 the great crush. Veterans from
ell over the country visited the ships,
many Of them never having seen a
nCderu engine OF war.
Lsst nisnt a monster dog watch YVES
held at the Academy OF Music, al
which many prominent Grand Army
men were in attendance. At Camp
Sexton, in FairrOunt Park where
neaily 10000 veterans are quartcced,
there was . display Of fireworks. Many
reunions Of regiments, societies and
Olasl ORGANIZATIONS were also held last
night.
W. CT u, Executive Committee.
The sta Q Executive Committee Of tho