The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-15

This association raised about $1,000. Then
came the death of Governor Morton, aid
the whole movement for a monument
seemed to be stopped. An organization was
formed to erect a Morton state soldiers
monument, and the funds collected were
put into a bank which failed, by which one
third of the amount was lost
Nothing more was done until 1882. Every
thing had failed for the lack of a proper or
part of the State. In 1880 the Grand Army
organization was revived in Indiana, and
the Grand Army of the Republic became a
vital and energizing force in the state for
any work that ii undertook. In 1882. at the
department encdmpment, Gen. John Co
burn. representing George III. Thomas
Post. No. II, presented a memorial and
resolution, the purpose OF which was 10 IN
augurate a movement TO make sure of a
soldiers The encampment in
dOrsed the movement and declared for the
construction "of a monument for all sol
Giers going out from Indiana TO the war
and resident i'm the State of Indiana, who
served in the army of the Union In lSS2
Gen. James n. Carnahan was elected de-
partment commander, but the encampment
made no provision for a committee TO carry
its resolution into operation. March IL, 1882,
Department Commander Carnahan called a
meeting of the council OF administration TO
take up the matter indOrsed by the en-
campment, and issued an order, which
stands as No. 6 of the year 1882, setting
forth the plan devised by the council or
administration The plan was for the De-
partment of Indiana TO issue certificates
as an association and to sell them at 81
each to those veterans who desired to pur-
chase. The certificate was made artistic
by the Autograph of a monument designed
by Mr.. a. a. Mccain, which was simply a
memorial after the style Of the Washing
ton monument, 125 feet high. TIL plan did
not meet the expectations of the commit
tee; probably 500 was raised by the sale
of the certificates.
In August. iSS2. Commander Carnahan
called another meeting of the council of adj
ministration. which adopted resolutions de-
clarins that the whole matter of raising
the funds and the construction OF the mon
ument should be in the hands of a board
of managers consisting of the post COM
manders of the State, with the department
commander as president of the board. The
council of administration appointed an eX-
ecutive committee of seven, of which De-
partment Commander Carnahan was the
chairman. The other members of the COM
mittee were as follows: John Coburn,
Post IL, Indianapolis: a. ID. Lynch, Post II,
Indianapolis; j. l.. WOrden, Post 3. Green's
burg; +. 5. Robertson, Post 40. Fort
Wayne; David Agnew. Post 10. Nincennes;
Fred Kneher and John l.. McMaster, Post
IL, indianapolis.
GETTING IN LEGAL SHAPE.
Work was begun with appeals made to
the Grand Army posts and articles Of in
corporation were adopted. which made the
department a legalized body. These articles
provided expressly for the receiving of SUBJ
scriptions. the making of contracts and
every other legal provision necessary to
carry out and enforce contracts for build
ing a monument. In addition 10 the COM
mittee heretofore referred TO. a monument
committee of five, to be known as the ex-
ecutive committee for the Indiana soldiers
and sailors monument. was created. This
committee was TO have charge and direc-
ton OF all the work of taking subscriptions
both from soldiers or ex-soldiers and CT
villains. The committee consisted Of George
j. Langsdale. George w. Johnston, James
r. Carnahan, ID. c.. McCollum and Thomas