The age-herald., 1900-06-01
Despite the Continuous Down.
 pour of Rain.
IMPORTANT MATTERS DISCUSSED
When the Battalion of Manned Veter- ans from Georgia Limped Into the F all the Crowd Rose
 With One Accord

Louisville, Ky, May 31.-All the officers of the United Confederate Veterans were re- elected this afternoon by exclamation. The election was put through in record time the whole thing taking less than one minute. The list of officers is as follows:
 General John B.. Gordon general com manding.
 Lieutenant General Wade Hampton, Army of Northern Virginia Department.
 Lieutenant General S. D. Lee, command ing Army of Tennessee Department.
 Lieutenant General w. L. Cabbell, com mandng Mississippi Department.
 During lull in the proceedings in the afternoon General J. Horner of Arkansas came to the front of the speakers stand, and, addressing General Gordon, who was presiding, said: q move, MT. Chairman, that we do not proceed to the election of officers for the ensuing year.
 Second the moton,'' came from a dozen different directions at once. Without notc- ing the interruption, General Horner went on: And l further move that the elections be made by exclamation. All those in fa- vor of the motion will signify it by saying ave-"
 A fierce chorus of Ayes"
 ,"The contrary minded will signify it by saying, No, Il" said General Horner in so low a tone that he could not have been &ard ten feet from where he stood
 There were no negative votes, however, and there was no need to announce the suit.
 Cheer After Cheer
 The election came and was over so quickly that the mass of those in the hall hardly comprehended what had been done, and for an instance they sat silent. Then came the flood. Cheer after cheer rang through the hall, and as General Gordon came forward to express his thanks for the honor done him, they went wild Hats, handkerchiefs and canes filled the air, and above them all came the old yell made famous on many less pleasant occasion. Why, gentlemen said General Gordon, 'you have already by your cheers said all that I can. I can only add that deep in my heart is the image of every Confed- crate soldier, and there those images will remain, the proudest record that has been written by the hand of God on that tab- let"
 In a neat speech General Gordon then called General s. D. Lee, who expressed his thanks in a few wel-chosen words, and gave way to General Cabell of Texas, who spoke fervidly in expressing his ap preciation of the honor done him by his comrades. He said in part:
 T have often said, and I now say it again, that for my part in the war, small as that part was, I would not take lump of gold as large as the state of Texas with diamond in it's center large as the Arkansas. ic that we did not succeed in that war" The speaker then affirmed his loyalty to the existing state of things, and said that there were no more loyal men in the coun- try to the general government than the men of the south.
 Will Carry Stars and Stripes
 "When war comes" he said If it ever comes between the United States and a foreign country, the men of the south who carried the Stars and Bars will carry the Stars and Stripes, and they will carry it right out in front on the skirmish line. In fact, if they are not carefully watched, they will carry 1t clear away from every body. When that war comes the men of the south will be clear off in the front while the men of the north are making their wills and getting ready to come along"
 General Gordon then called upon General Erwin Walker of South Carolina to speak for General Wade Hampton who is de- tained at home by illness. General Walker responded for General Hampton in a short and appropriate speech. At the conclus- ion of his remarks adjournment was taken until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
 It was decided that the selection of the next reunion be made a special order for Il O clock tomorrow.
 Morning Session
 Although this mornings session was to be devoted entirely to matters of business and there were to be comparatively no features of interest compared with the opening sessions of--yesterday, the crowd in Reunion hall was fully as large as that of yesterday.
 General Gordon and General Cabell of Texas were among the first arrivals. The other notabes came slowly, however
 The tattered battle flag of the Third Georgia infantry evoked ringing cheers as it came futtering into the hall, escorted by a long line of stalwart gray-clad veterans. While the battle flag was coming up one aisle the battalion of maimed veterans from Atlanta came marching down the op- poste side. The assembly with one ac- cord rose to it's feet and remained stand ing while,, amid loud cheers, the crippled vssrsnS ls1%pea sapsaa.{ {0 tas sssfs snes with his gavel and called for order. He called upon the Confederate soldiers to render all honor and glory to the greatest captain of them all, "tne Captain of Our Salvation" He asked the assmebly to join in singing