Evening star., 1901-10-28
GOOD WORK DONE
District Delegates to the q. V. 0. En-
campment
EFFECTED CONSERVATIVE ACTION
Significance of the Reelection
of Gen. Dyrenforth.
HEADQUARTERS STAY HERE
Special From staff Correspondent.


Special From staff Correspondent.
CHICAGO, october g. 1901. :
The national encampment of the Union
Veterans Union, which closed with joint
installation of the newly elected ohcers
both of that order and of the Woman's Re-
lief Union, which is auxiliary to 1t, by
General Robt. e. Alton, ended In complete
harmony of feeling By many of the dele.
gates this encampment was considered to
mark a crisis in the order.
When the delegates arrived there was
found to be many ambitions which the
more conservative men knew could not De
realized without impairng the standing
and influence of the order. The recent
rapid growth of regiments in the west, par
ticularly in the states of Illinois and ohlo'
had aroused in the delegates from those
states, more especially those from Illinois,
a desire to use the order in the contest now
going on for the United States senatorshlp
from this state. They felt that they were
strong enough to hold the balance of power
in this city in Cook county and in the state,
and they wanted some action taken In tne
national encampment in their behalt lnelr
wish was not gratlfled.
Good Work of District Delegates.
1t was the conservative action and the
indefatigable work of the delegates from
Washington, or, as that branch OF the order
is technically known the Division OF the
Potomac that prevented any break ana
finally brought about perfect unity OF 1eel-
ing From that division came the resolu-
ton declaring in favor of suffrage In the
District of Columbia, and the chairman OF
the committee on resolutions. also from
that division himself, moved that the 1eso-
luton be laid upon the taole. ms was
hn
lieve that there should be a republican form
of government in the District of COLUMBIA
but because it was not deemed to be Wlthln
the duty Of the national encampmenI TO
pass upon request Tor memorial u SoA-
gress to that end.
1t was largely due to the Potomac dele
gates that censure was not passed upon
the commissioner of pensions. The feel
ing among the delegates from the states
against the present administration OF
the pension Office was very bitter and
could some of them have had their
way strong denunciatory resolutions would
have been adopted: but the delegates
from the Potomac knew more about the
active workings of the pension once than
did the others. and it was their work that
prevented such action. In this connection
the remarks of General Dyrenforth In his
annual address had great weight. He told
of his recent visit to the President and the
suggestion that an executive order pe
issued cutting off the veto power of the
medical director and compelling the board
of which he is the head to issue a rating
when case comes to it properly certified.
This he believed would give relief to a large
number of the 90 600 claimants whose cases
had been rejected by this board after they
had been favorably passed upon by the ad-
Indicating boards of the pension office.
Significance of Dyrenforth's Re-Elec-
ton.
The reelection of General Dyrenforth is
believed to establish the fact that the COM
~
ton. There he comes in direct personal
contact with the officials of the adminis-
tration and with representatives and sena-
tors who legislate in benalf of the ex-Union
soldiers. What has been accomplished during
his previous administration is thoroughly
recognized, ard it is expected that in the
coming year he will be able to do much
more. 1t was decided that as in the past the
entire organization should stand by him as
a unit; that there should be no scattering of
the influence of the order. Those of Poto-
mac Division who were most active in the
encampment were d. w. Classic, John
Middleton, .. w. Beach, E. B. Payne,
Frank Taylor, S. ]. Block, H. L. Street J.
G. BirchfielO and General John F.
Meacham.
Capt. Streets Appointment Asked.
resolution was unanimously adopted
requesting that the President appoint
Past National Commander Harlow L.
in the United States army. Capt. Street
held a position as captain and commissary
of subsistence during the Spanish-American
war, and was on duty in Cuba and later in
the Philippines All the officers under
whom he served have highly commended
his work, and as President Mckinley gave
him that appointment as a recognition of
the Union Veterans Union it is believed
that President Roosevelt will now make the
appointment asked by the order. The COM
mittee that drew the resolution which was
forwarded to the President consisted Of
VIM. S. Morgan, department commander
of the state of Illinois, Franklin 7. Howe
colonel of Hancock Regiment, No. 1, Dis
trct of Columbia the parent command Of
the order, and Gen. ]. S. Cakes, past ma
tional commander
Some of the Washington delegates will
visit the Buffalo exposition before they re-
turn, 1t is probable that there will be a big
reception to Gen. Dyrenforth when he re-
many kilograms Of congratulation on his
reelection. AS he formerly resided in Chi
cago, and still holds legal citizenship here
he may spend some days here before going
to Washington.
of Columbia delegates in securing conser-
cox of Illinois, Gen. Grant of Ohio Gems
Oakes and Hutchinson of New York and
Gen. Langstaff Of Iowa.
There was quite a contest for the next
encampment between Detroit, Mich, and
majority. FRANK T. HOWE.