The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-07
KANSAS NEWS.
Veterans at Junction City in
Annual Encampment.
All the State Officers and Poll
ticians Present.
PETERSBURG CONTEST
Fight For Pension Commission
ership Is Lively.
Newton Man Will Not Allow Pol
itics to Creep In.
PETERSBURG CONTEST

Junction City, June THE annual en-
campment OF the Kansas G. "A. r. has
opened and will be in session until Sat
urday afternoon The attendance is
larger than usual and Junction City is
taxed to its utmost capacity to care
for the visitors. Aside from the G. A.
r. encampment, the auxiliary organiza-
tions are also holding their annual
meetings. They are the w. r. G., the
Ladies of the G. A. R.. the Sons of Vet
Grams ana the Ladies' Aid Society. At
ter listening to the address OF Depart
ment Commander W. w. Martin. Tues
day afternoon, an adjournment was ta-
ken till $50 D. m.
Department Commander Martins ad-
dress to the eneampment covered about
80 topics. Mr.. Martin expressed regret
that the bill to create pension court
of appeals had not become a law and
urged the veterans to use their infiu-
ence with their members of congress to
have the next session take it up and
pass it. II am forced to admit said
he. that this meritorious bill was de-
feated in the house committee by the
vote of those who are bound to us by
the strong tie of conaradeship-"
The commander made report of the
money raised to assist the unfortunate
comrades who lost all they had in the
Galveston disaster. The amount raised
aggregated $179.4e.
The evening session was a camp fire,
participated in by the old soldiers, the
women's auxiliaries and Sons OF Vet
Grams. 1t was very informal and per-
haps the most enjoyable feature of the
encampment.
Col r. w Blue of Columbus and
Judge s. r. Peters of Newton, candi-
dates for United States pension COM
missioner, are both here. Col Blue IS
very indignant because a report lately
was circulated that he had retired from
the race He says the story was started
by friends of Peters. He says it is to
be fight to a finish.
Some admirers of Blue fixed up a pc
tition to the president in Blues inter-
ests and left it in a conspicuous place
for signatures. a good many names
were signed to it. The friends of Judge
Peters wanted to start a petition to
offset it. but the judge squelched it He
said that a G. A. r.. encampment was
no place to work politics; politics was
prohibited by the constitution of the
order and he did not want his friends to
do anything that could in the least be
construed as q violation of the rules
Of the crder-
Governor Stanley came in from Salina
and he wasn't in town an hour until he
was called upon for a speech. The 9TH
err state officers came UP last evening
Pension Agent Leland and Lit Crum
came up and Senator Burton is here
from Abilene. To the surprise of every
body Mr.. Leland is not fighting Farm
err Smith. He predicts Smiths cleo
ton.
Others here areJ. c. Carpenter. JB. Case,
T. j. Anderson. P. Fl. Coney and Ira F.
Collins. Secretary of State Clark. who
lives here is on the committee to en-
terrain the politicians.
The Women's Relief corps is honored
with an official visit from Mary l. Carr
and Fannie d. w. Hardin Of COLORADO,
national president and secretary re-
| spectively of the order.
A spirited contest is on between Fort
Scott and Winfield for the next encamp-
ment. Hutchinson and Wichita are af-
ter the reunion.
Mrs. Sarah Whitzel. of Lawrence. re
4 firing president of the w. r. G., was
/ the recipient of a beautiful gold cres-
cent studded with diamonds. given by
the corps and a set OF silver spoons and
ladle given by the senior aid.