Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-25
([NSUR[ FOR SHAW
Union Veterans Union Passes Reso.
buttons Denouncing the Appoint:
ment Of Gen. Lincoln.
Governors Speech Defending Action
Not Relished by Some Of the
Leaders.
Motion to Amend Some Harsh Feat.

Motion to Amend Some Harsh Feat.
ures of the Resolution is
Carried
Des Moines, Aug 25.-The National
Union Veterans Union yesterday after
noon adopted resolutions denouncing
Governor Shaw for appointing j. Rush
Lincoln, an ex-confederate, as briga-
der general of Iowa troops when they
We're called into service at the opening
of the Spanish war. Wednesday even
ing the governor, at a campfire of the
order, defended himself for this action.
He said Lincoln was conceded TO be the
best military man in the state. There
Were expressions of disapprohation
while he was talking. Thursday a reso-
luton was presented as follows:
Resolved, That the declaration of
Governor Leslie NJ Shaw at the camp
fire last evening to the effect that his
endorsement and the appointment of j.
Rush Lincoln, a confederate soldier, to
the position of brigadier general from
Iowa We're right is an insult to every
member of the Union Veterans Union.
and we emphatically denounce it as an
Insult to us and declare that the en-
I dorsement was wrong. wrong because
lin Iowa there We're over 10000 brave,
loyal and true union soldiers, among
whom were hundreds as we'll qualified
4 to fill the position of brgadier general,
and who would have left lasting
Z honor to the boys who wore the blue
from 81 TO 90
That it was wrong to select from the
great state of Iowa. where so many of
! her noble sons now live who won honor
and distinction on the field of battle
! fighting for the union, FOR the post OF
Honor from Iowa an eX-confederate SOL
dier. And we most vigorously condemn
such action and declare it 10 be the
4 duty of all comrades of this order in
! Iowa not to support any man for office
VINO VIII give his support and influence
to a confederate and insult them by a
declaration at our campfire that his
action in endorsing the appointment
was right
Speeches We're made in which the gov
ernor was bitterly denounced. The res
olution was adopted With practically nc
Opposition.
AT the outbreak of the Spanish wal
/ Lincoln was instructor in military tao
tics at the Iowa Agricultural College
at Ames. He is a republican in polite.
and served in the civil war as confed.
ssrass. q was q oriiilsiiit. Noiiiiiiaii'iei
N the spanish We SERVING IA 'h'
camps OF lhe SCUM,
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a .oiaaeifihalioh OF s9eerelsty James !
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1he ola soiaier as fei'fesehlea IN M
eif'a eiileile OF 'soilliilaiieei-i i'isi ~
feilloIth.
Hllaofsiils tiie eslaoiisiiiiis q an %
sahizalioh 70 protect eit etVii rights
not Oily o. e9le eoioieSi eiti|sii' 'ul ais'
OF the union solaier.
requesting ffeslueflt Mehihiey lor
reformation OF the oppressive ana Oh
~ eittise q tie pension
bureau 50 as TO more nearly corresppn'
NiSh lile GENEROUS PROVISIONS VI tiie pen
SION laws.
ASK tnat the pension phi OF ls9o D.
$50 amenGed mat a per diem pension b
granted 70 every soldier Who served
ninety DAYS or more sala per diem be
ing at tne rate per month OF ! cent 10
each Gay OF service, no pension 70 o.
less than s. per month.
4 Sommancer-in-G NET Dyrenforth, o
the Union Veterans mon, made hi
stah appointments Yesterday afternoon
The remaining oi1lcers TO be electe'
were also chosen with the exception o
portion 81 the members OF the eNecu
i've commute. me oflcsfs appolhte
ana elected Yesterday are as foiioWs:
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