The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-10-11

Split I'm the Organization Follows n
Committee Report.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10.-The sessions or
the Union Veterans Union to-day were
marked by scenes OF wild disorder and con-
fusion. The proceedings at times became
so heated that personal encounters seemed
likely. The trouble began when an effort
was made to amend the constitution so as
TO restore the six months service clause
as basis for membership in the organiza-
ton. After two hours discussion the prop
considerable ill-feeling. A motion was then
made and carried TO permit sons of mem
bers of the organization to vote and other
wise to participate in proceedings; An Nh
amendment also was adopted admitting TO
membership sons-in-law and grandsons OF
members and any honorably discharged SOL
der. without regard to his services.
While the voting was going on many OF
the members from Ohio. Illinois, New YORK,
Michigan, Iowa and Pennsylvania con-
1erred over proposition 10 witndraW
from the organization and affiliate with the
Massachusetts department.. which severed
Its connection with the union after the Des
MOines convention, which struck from the
constitution the six months service clause.
Before the convention met In the after-
noon the executive committee heard Ten
eral Dyrenforth. the commander-in-chlef,
in relation to charges which had been nled
against him by the Judge advocate general
of the division Of the Potomac, alleging the
use OF arbitrary power and renecunB on
his personal character. Later the commit
tee made a report recommending that he
be suspended as commandments Cen
eral Dyrenforth was notified In open ses-
sion OF the action taken by Gen. b. Il.
Hutchinson, OF Rochester. deputy COM
mander-in-chief, who had been directed Dy
the executive committee to preside.
Pandemonium followed. Every man was
on his feet, chairs were overturned and an
effort was made to throw General Hutch
tnson on the platform. He. however, raised
a heavy cane which he carried and thus
kept the crowd back. General Dyrenforth
refused to recognize the committee 10 pre-
sent its report and finally, after General
Hutchinson had been called on to preside,
General Dyrenforth refused to make way
for him. General Hutchinson then left the
hail as did the delegations above named
and the convention proceeded to elect a
commander-in-chief The names of Har-
put I'm nomination. The executive com
mittee Of the order thereupon declared that
the election was Illegal and that under the
constitution General Hutchinson Is the
legal commander-in-chief. AS the anti
Dyrenforth men filed out they stated that
they would not remain in the organization
under Dyrenforth or unless the six months
service clause was, restored In the constitu-
ton.
After order had been secured, the con-
vention, with General Dyrenforth in the
chair. elected the following officers: First
Forest, New York city; second national
executive committee: Albert w. Cook.
Connecticut; ]. 8. Yarley, Illinois; A. Nj.
Phillips. Iowa: ]. W. Acheson, Kentucky;
James H Shannon. Maine; Daniel ]. Hill.
igan; W. ]. Taylor, Minnesota; Samuel III.
Pilsbury. New Hampshire: James III.
Ssritch, New York; Edward S. Grant, Ohio;
A. NJ. Legg, District of Columbia.