The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-07
BALLOTS b! OF c. A. R.
Perry Starkweather Of Minneapolis
Chosen Department Commander.
THE PENSION DEPT IS scoLDED
Veterans strongly Protest Against
Illtberal Construction of Laws
by Federal Omcers.
New Department Omcers.

Department commander. Perry Stark
weather, Minneapolis
Senior vice commander, Isaac L. Mahan, st.
Paul.
Junior vice commander, Harrison White,
Luverne.
Medical director, j. Frank Locke, Long
Prairie.
Assistant adjutant general. Orion S. Clark.
Minneapolis.
Assistant quartermaster general, E. N.
LeaYens, Faribault
Department chaplain, David Donavan, Dun
das.
Council Of administration, A. w. Guild,
Minneapolis; G. A. Whitney, Wadena; P. G.
Woodward, .Anoka; ]. o. Milne, Duluth; B.
M. Chesley, Ada.
Senior Vice Commander Perry Stark
weather Of Minneapolis was yesterday
elected department commander of the
G. A. r. encampment, department OF Min
nesota.
The 1902 commander was nominated by
Governor Semuel R. Van SAINT in ring
ing speech which was applauded to the
echo by the 500 veterans present.
Isaac L. Mahan Of St. Paul, junior vice
commander, was promoted to the senior
vice commandership, and the only contest
of the day was for the Office of junior vice
commander. After the first ballot, which
resulted in 149 votes for Harrison White,
1873 for M. w. Bates and SO for ]. Frank
Locks, the latter withdrew his name.
The morning session developed a heated
discussion in which many prominent G.
A. R. men took part. There were pres
emit Governor Van SAINT, Judge Loren w.
Collins OF the supreme court, Lieutenant
Governor Ives of St. Peter, Brigadier
General r. N. Adams of Minneapolis, and
former Senior Vice Communicating Chief
| General J. H. Mullen and others prom
| inent in Grand Army circles.
The resolution which provoked the prin-
! cipal discussion contained a severe ar
| raignment of Pension Commissioner
Evans, but it was lost following sage OBJ.
servations by numerous comrades who
deprecated the strong language used to.
1 ward the head of the pension depart ment
Following the defeat of this resolution
another resolution, arraigning the depart
ment for its illiberal construction of tht
pension laws, was adopted.
! A resolution commencing Presiden
| Roosevelt for his pronunciamento regard
/ ing the preference that should be shown
J to G. A. r. veterans under the civi
I service law, was unanimously adopted
| The resolution was as follows:
/ Whereas it has pleased the president in hi.
| annual message to call the attention Of thu
nation as we'll as its representatives in con
i gress to its obligations and unfullfilled prom
ises to the veterans of the civil war, and since
| then to re-enforce it's recognition OF the ma
! tons obligations by directing the heads Of
departments at Washington to notice and en-
| force all laws giving the preference in the
| civil service to veterans Of the civil war
/ Therefore be it
! Resolved, That this encampment tender t.
the president its sincere thanks for the manly
and patriotic stand he has taken on this ques
4 ton, and that it is the hope and wish of the
| encampment that the governors of the sew.
eral states whose statutes include like vet
| Grams preference acts may exercise like cour
age and patriotism, and emulate the noble ex
| ample of the president, r:
| An enjoyable feature of the morning
| session was the presentation of a diamond
badge to the retiring department com
mander William H. Rarrles.