Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-30

CHICAGO, Aug. 29.-This was for
the G. A. R. as an organization strictly
a day of business. For those members
who were not burdened with the re-
sponsibility attending the position of
delegate to the convention OF the
Grand Army it was day for anything
and everything but business.
From morning until night the con-
vention labored at It's work in Stude-
baker hall, listening TO numerous re-
ports from officers and committees.
while the vast majority went to the
parks, took boat rides upon the lakes
and those who had not seen blood
enough in their younger days accepted
an invitation from the packers 10 visit
the stock yards, where they beheld
more slaughter than had taken place
at the bloody angle" at Spottsylvanha
and in the bloody lane" at Antietam
combined.
The convention opened at 1890 and
from the start business was pushed
with energy. The opening session was
entirely OF a social character and was
open to the public The afternoon
meeting was OF am executive charac-
ter.
When the convention met in the
afternoon the first thing taken up was
the report OF the pension committee.
This would contain, it was generally
thought, some warm statements. but
there We're none. There was not in
the report a specific declaration or rec
ommendation upon any subject.
The report argued at length against
the statements that have been made
by the pension office in reply to the
original criticisms made by members
OF the Grand Army, but offered no
suggestions as to a direct line OF poll
icy to be pursued. The report was
ordered printed and will be the special
order Of business tomorrow morning
at 8 O'Clock. to which hour the couven-
ton adjourned.
After the pension committee had pre-
sented its report, silver services were
presented to Adiutant General Stewart
and Past Commander Johnson, as a
token of the esteem In which they are
held by their comrades.
The committee which had taken the
annual message of Commander In
Chief Shaw under consideration re-
ported approval of all of his sugges-
tons, with the exception of tnat relat-
ing to the change of the date Of me-
mortal day from May 30 TO the last
Sunday in May On this, the committee
nd
was adopted by the convention.
An adjournment was then taken un-
til tomorrow.
1t is expected that the work OF the
encampment will be over by tomorrow
noon unless there should be protract-
ed debate over the report OF the PEN
sion committee and this Is not consld.
cred probable. No opposition has de-
yeloped.to Judge Rassteur, OF St Louis,
for the position of Commander IN
Chief. and 1t is practically certain that
ne will be elected on the first vote.
There has been very little talk regard
ing the place Of the next encampment
but TWO places, Denver and Salt Lake
having been mentioned.
The chief feature OF the programme
tomorrow outside OF the business
meeting. win be sham battle IN
Washington Park in which the detach-
ments Of the local militia will take
part.
One of the features OF the encamp-
ment which attracted much attention
was the veterans bicycle road race IN
which 20 old soldiers started. The
course was from Halstead street we&
to Garfield Park and once around the
park a distance Of five miles.
The winner was J. Patterson. 81
years Of age, of Greenfield, Ind. Time
1898. He also took the time prize.
NJ. Hamerly. 65 years OF age, finished
second, in 22:5S.
OF the % starters, % finished.