The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-30
SONS OF VETERANS.
Spirited Contest Over the Election o'
Commander in Chief.

Spirited Contest over the ElcCuon o.
Commander in Chief.
Memphis, Tenn, May 2o.Zrhe main hoor
of the auditorium was well filed by dele
gates at the forenoon session of the United
Sons of Confederate Veterans Commander
In Chief Hindman raped for order at 1O:4O
o'clock.
AS the committee on credentials was not
ready to report, the report OF tue HISTORICAL
society was called for. Owing to the an
senee of Chairman William +. Jones OF
Elberton, Ca. whose wife is very III, and
who had the report with him, Department
Commander Brant II. Kirk of Texas made
. short speech ombodying the points to be
presented In the report. lie said that the
history OF the war ns taught to the school
children OF the South was wrong from be.
ginning to end. In order TO cOunteract THIS
impression the report OF the committee
should he printed and spread broadcast
throughout the South and prizes should %
offered for the best articles written by the
children showing that they had had thels
former Impressions dispelled ana under
stand the Southern cause thoroughly.
general discussion of school histories
ensued and II was the general opinion thar
none but histories written by an Impartial
author and presenting fairly the southern
and Northern sides of the Wit should Ia
used in the public schools OF tie South. The
report of the relief committee was pre-,
Little Rock. Owing TO the fact that inc
report WAS incomplete In some details IL
was referred back to the committee.
The report OF the monumental committee
was submitted by Chairman d. A. splNy
Of Conway, s. c.. and adopted.
The report Of the credentials committee
was submitted, showing there are eighty
four camps represented by ol3 Delegates
present. The largest representation ~
from N b; Forrest camp OF Memphis' viii
the John A. Broaddus camp Of Louisville,
with thIrty-ive delegates
Slxty-two camps In the organization,
with 800 delegates, were not represented.
The report OF the committee was adopted.
Owing TO the fact that the hall was
rented to other parties for an hour the
convention at 1881 took recess until $50
o'clock.
The Sons OF Confederate Veterans closed
their convention In one Of the stofmiest
scenes In the history Of the organization.
Ii all arose over the choice of commander
In chief 10 succeed Blscoe e. Hiudman,
who declined % bcrcne a candidate Tor
reelection. Judge u. b. llanghton oil 81.
Louis was finally declared elected by nccla-
nation, but the decision was reached after
q hard parliamentary battle.
The election consumed almost the entire
afternoon and was ELECTED with less than
half OF the delegates present. The lower
parade was scheduled for the same time
as the election Of officers a; the afternoon
session and many OF the delegates were ab'
sent In attendance upon II. An effort wai
made 10 postpone the election. but this waE
bitterly opposed by the friends Of lIaugh
ton and after several hours wrnngling they
succeeded in carrying their point and hay
Ing their man elected.
There has been spirited rivalry ovei
the position Of chief of the Sons Of Vet
Grams ever since the delegates began {,
pour into Memphis The foremost caudI
dates from the hcginuug were Judg,
Haughton of st. Louis and Edwin II. Coz
of Richmond. Va. Considerable wire pull
Ing had been done and both sides felt con
rdent of success II had been hoped thai
the election OF officers would be reached N
the morning session when there was ful
representation present, but other matters
crowded the session and precluded the pos
Blbllity OF dlspOsipg of more important mat
ter. Other attractions claimed the atten
lion of a number OF the delegates in tho
afternoon and when this order was reached
only about one-thlrd of the delegates wer,
present. The Haughton men had f0reseer
The danger OF remaining away aud wer,
anxious to take an early vote. The Goa
men endeavGred to postpone until thcii
men could reach the hail, but after a &c
fies OF motions aud counter motions ant
considerable wranglc the motion to post
pone was defeated and the election Of
Haughton followed.
The other officers elected were: Edwin
<, Cox, commander Of the department O
Northern Virginia; w. a. Collier, Jr., o
Memphis, commander OF the army of tn,
Tennessee; William X. Van Auch OF Lltti,
Rock, Ark, commander of the transmlssls
bippi division.
James Mann, chairman of the memoria
committee. submitted report showing tina
F7O0 had been collected for the monumen
which the Sons of Veterans proposed {
srect In honor OF Confederate women. il
made strong plea for support of this oh
tect and the roll Of each camp was ealle
and subscriptions TO the amount OF 5000
We're raised. This makes $J700 pledged {
the committee. The location of the monu
.ment Will probably be decided at the mex
reunion.
The convention adjourned sine die I
meet In Dallas, Texas, In 1902.