The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-01-22
G, A, R, LIKELY
TO Be SPLIT
Two National EncampmentS
the Present Outlook.
COMMITTEE DECIDES
FOR CLEVELAND
Denver Will Carry Fight to
State Departments.

St Louis, Mo. Jan. 21.-CIeveIand
was today selected by the council Of
administration of the Grand Army of
the Republic for the next annual en-
campment, to be held the week of Sept.
9, 1901. AS a result Of this action. rep
resentatives Of Denver indicated that
they intended to take up the matter
with the various state departments
and would also hold an encampment
the second week of September.
The meeting Of the council held to-
day was the result of the failure of
Denver to satisfy the council at its De-
eember meeting of the city's ability to
meet the requirements of a cent per
mile railroad rate.
Cleveland, Pittsburg and Denver sent
delegations to today's meeting to plead
Tor the sending Of the encampment to
their cities. The Cleveland delegation
offered the written pledge of the chair
man of the Central Passenger. associa-
ton of l cent per mile to the encamD-
ment; promised to raise the necessary
money to meet the expenses of the en-
campment, offered free quarters in 100
school houses for the old soldiers. to
arrange the line of march to suit and
produced written pledges. The dele
cation representing Pittsburg, too.
pledged 1-cent rate, hotel accommo-
dauons, subscriptions, and met the
other requirements of the. encamp-
ment.
Denver Produces Pledge.
Denver's applicants for encampment
honors produced letters from Chair
man Mcleod of the Western Passenger
association, promising the 1 cent fare
on six railroads. In addition they
made the necessary promises as to ac-
cOmmodatiOns and entertainment. The
written pledge of Chairman Mcleod
they declared, met all the requirements
OF the resolutions regarding dates
adopted in Chicago at the thirty-fOurth
annual encampment
Half an hours discussion resulted in
the selection Of Cleveland. the vote be-
ing for Cleveland. > for Denver and 1
for Pittsburg. The Denver committee
at once held secret meeting.
Statement by Denverites.
That they were disappointed and an
cry over the outcome Of their effort to
secure the encampment for Denver
was plainly expressed. At the end of
a half hours deliberation the follow
ing statement was prepared.
The national encampment of the @.
A. r. at Chicago last year voted unan-
imOusiy to hold the encampment in
Denver this year, provided the rail-
roads leading thereto granted a rate of
l cent a mile. The Denver committee
filed today with the commander-in-
chief and the executive committee of
fetal notice by Chairman Mcleod of
the Western Passenger association,
promulgating the 1 cent per mile rate
on the shortest mileage Of all the prin-
Cipal railroads leading to Denver from
St. Louis. Chicago. St. Paul and all
Missouri river points. This rate has
been promulgated for the Denver q.
A. r. encampment by railroads and
connecting lines covering more than
30, 600 miles of lines leading to Denver.
The procuring Of the 1 cent a mile
rate for Denver has been accomplished
much earlier than ever before, and in
territory where the rate has never be-
fore been made. The Denver commit
tee feel they have fully complied with
the regulations of the national encamp-
ment at Chicago and are entitled to
the meeting this year, and they are all
well advised the sentiment of the
Grand Army throughout the country is
favorable to Denver.
The different state departments viii
probably take up this matter and de-
eide whether they viii still adhere to
their unanimous action at Chicago in