The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-22
Committee from the Latter City So
WrOth 1t Threatens to Hold
Reunion OF It's Own.
MEETING OF THE COUNCIL
AT WHICH THE CLAIMS OF VARIOUS
CITIES WERE Considered.
Week of Sept. ella Fixed as the Date
statement by Commander-in-
Chief Rassfeur.

ST. LOUIS Mo-, Jan. 21.--Cleveland was
to-day selected by the council of admins
tration of the Grand Army of the Republic
for the next annual encampment to be held
the week of Sept. 9. 1901. AS a result Of this
action, representatives of Denver, Col.
formerly selected, announced that they in
tended to take up the matter with the va
rious state departments and would also
hold an encampment the second week OF
September.
The decision Of the council held To-Day
was the result of the failure of Denver to
satisfy the council at its December meet
ing of the city's ability to meet the re-
quirements of a 1-cent-per-mile railroad
rate. Cleveland, Pittsburg and Denver
sent delegations to to-day's meeting to
plead for the sending of the encampment
to those cities. The Cleveland delegation
offered the written pledge of the chairman
of the central passenger agent Of 1 cent
per mile to the encampment, promised to
raise the necessary money to meet the
expenses of the encampment, offered free
quarters in one hundred schoolhouses for
the old soldiers. to arrange the line of
march to suit and produced written pledges.
The delegation representing Pittsburg, too,
pledged a 1-cent rate, hotel accoinmoda-
tions, subscriptions and met the other re-
quirements of the encampment Denvers
applicants for encampment honors pro-
duced letters from Chairman Mcleod, of
the Western Passenger Association, prom
ising the 1-cent rate on six railroads. In
addition they made the necessary promises
as to accommodations and entertainment.
The written pledge of Chairman Mcleod,
they claimed, met all the requirements of
the resolutions regarding rates adopted in
Chicago at the thirty-fourth annual en-
campment.
Half an hours discussion resulted in the
selection of Cleveland. the vote being for
Cleveland, for Denver and i for Pitts
burg. The Denver committee at once held
a secret meeting. That they were disap-
pointed and angry over the outcome of
their efforts to keep the encampment for
Denver was plainly expressed. AT the eEd
OF hours deliberation the following
statement was prepared:
'The National Encampment of the G.. A.
X. at Chicago last year voted unanimously
20 hold the encampment in Denver this
year, provided the railroads leading there
10 granted a rate OF / cent a mile. The
Denver committee filed to-day with the
commander-in-chief and the executive
committee official notice by Chairman Nc
Ieod of the Western Passenger Associa-
ton, promulgating the 1-cent fare per mile
rate for the shortest mileage of all the
principal railroads leading 10 Denver from
St Louis, Chicago. ST Paul and all Mis-
souri, river points. This rate has been pro-
mulgated for the Denver G.. A. r. encamp-
ment by railroads and connecting lines
covering more than $4,000 miles OF lines
leading TO Denver.
THE procuring of the 1-cent-a-mile rate
for Denver has been accomplished much
earlier than before and in territory where
the rate has never before been made. The
Denver committee feel they have fully COM
Piled with the regulations of the National
Encampment at Chicago and are entitled
tc the meeting this year, and they are well
advised the sentiment OF the Grand Army
throughout the country is favorable 10
Denver. The different state departments
Will probably take up this matter and de-
eide whether they will still adhere 10 their
unanimous action at Chicago in favor of
Denver for the encampment September
next"
Commander-in-chiet Rassieur. when in
formed OF the Denver committees pro-
posed action. which was outlined in a
statement, said:
II have just read what you inform me
emanates from the comrades representing
Denver Ii Is hard TO believe that such
statement emanates from a good Grand
Army comrade. Assuming that ii does. /
desire simply to state that the executive
committee. with the light before IL and
after having given Denver two hearings
and weighing everything presented by H.
decided that the next encampment of the
@. A r. should be held at Cleveland o..
Sept 8. 1901. At that encampment this
committee will report the facts which led
them to the action taken, and every Grand
Army comrade Will doubtless heartily APP
prove OF that action. We have endeav-
ored 10 do what Is best for the Grand
Army. and in compliance with the action Of
the thirty-fourth annual encampment nor-
withstanding the statement made which II
is said emanantes from the Denver COM
radea.'