Evening star., 1901-09-12
EVANS WINS A POINT
Committee on Pensions Turns Down
Gen. Sickles' Resolution
TO HAVE COMMISSIONER REMOVED
Fight VIII Be Carried to the Floor
of Convention.
THE RIVAL CANDIDATES

Special From staff Correspondent.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, September 12.-The
conservatives in the committee on pensions
of the G. A. r. encampment won out by
decisive majority this morning, eliminating
the resolutions presented by Gen. Sfckles,
which assailed Commissioner Evans of the
pension bureau and demanded his removal
at the hands of the President. Gen. Sickles
will make minority report embodying the
denunciation and demand which majority
of his colleagues rejected.
The majority report, as anticipated yes
terday criticises certain rulings of Com
missioner Evans, but makes no demand
for his removal The issue will be fought
out on the floor of the encampment. The
two reports will come up for consideration
under the call of committees. They may not
be disposed Of until tomorrow, as they are
sure to provoke discussion, as will, also,
the annual report of the commander-in-
chief The reading of his address was
first in the order of business 1t was quite
long and was emphatic in it's treatment of
pension bureau management.
Gen. Palmer Opposes Gen. Sicl<Ies.
Gen Palmer of New York is charged
with opposing Gen. Sickles on political
grounds
Asked about it this morning, he said he
nlaue no secret Oh HIS oppoSltloH u olShleS,
but denied the political motive. He said he
pledged his vote to Stewart more than q
year ago. and is now merely keeping his
pledge. This is, in a sense. contradiction
of the statement that Stewards candidacy
is of recent origin.
The New York delegation, In which most
of the interest of the encampment centers,
had a red-hot discussion last night. Cen
ersl Sickles read a series OF resolutions,
similar to those presented In the pen
sions committee. denouncing Commissioner
Evans and followed the reading with
bitter speech. He charged the commission
er with misinterpretation of the pension
laws. and also with having declared that
ahere are thousands of fraudulent pension
lrs on the rolls.
This alleged declaration Gen. Sickles re-
sented He was replied to by Gen. Palmer
of the same delegation. Finally Gen.
Sickles withdrew the resolutions and de-
clared he would offer them from. .the floor
OF the encampment. The New York dele
CATION took a vote last night, which showed
that Gen. Sckles will not control 1t in the
election for commander-in- chief. The vote
stood Stewart 2S; Sickles, 10.
Opposition in His Own Camp.
Since the vote was taken numbers of the
delegation have been canvassing other DEL
egations, wanting TO know If a man who Is
In the minority In his own state should be
chosen to the presiding office. Political
tactics are being employed by each faction.
Nebraska and Kansas are reported to be
solid for Sckles. New Jersey VIII give
him possibly but five votes. the remainder
going to Stewart Ohio's ballot last night
was: Stewart II: Sickles, 10.
Pennsylvania has said but little, but Is
understood to be wholly for Stewart.
Gen. Sickles' friends have drawn Stew
arts army record on him. They say they
do not believe In elevating a man to the
highest office obtainable in the order whose
service in the war was limited to thirty
three days. He enlisted thirty-three days
hrf he hrlf m g
tered out until Sixty-seven days later.
The estimated vote of each candidate. as
delegations now stand, is: Sickles, 225;
Stewart, DO; Torrance, $50.
wnshingtonians Give n Reception.
The reception given in parlor 1O3. Hollen-
den Hotel. last night by Potomac Depart
rnent, G. A. r. and w. r. c., was largely
attended. Those who assisted Commander
Stone in re,eving were Benz F. Bingham.
senior vice commander; l. CT. kmball,
suniOr vice commander; Thomas Calver,
medical director; Edward o. Stevens, de-
partment chaplain; b. P. Entriken, assist
ant adIutant general; George E Davis, as
sistant quartermaster general: Alfred
Shaw, department Inspector and l.. o. Old
rOyd. chief of staff. Mrs. Margaret Tew,
department president, was supported by
Mrs. Alice Burgess, senior vice president;
Mrs. Pauline Floyd, junior vice president;
Mrs. Emma l.. Newton, department secre-
tary; Mrs. Georgia Van Fleet department
treasurer, and Mrs. NJ. r. Sprague
The Old Guard was present in a body,
and its band furnished music at intervals.
The Maryland delegation is keeping open
house and dispensing hospitality with a
lavish hand.
There is manifestly a feeling of WEAKNESS
among the delegates in the controversy
over the pension office administration and
the election of commander in-chief. The
members say they are tired of politics
There has never been a contest before the
enCampment in which there was more bit
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