The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-09-23
RUSS HARRISON
GIVEN THE LIE
Spanish War Veterans Have
Monkey and Parrot Time.
ADJUTART GENERAL LET OUT
MATTER WILL PROBABLY BE
SETTLED IN THE COURTS.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Sept. 22.-The
removal for alleged incompetency
of w. c. Liller as adjutant general.
q Spanish-American veteran, is said
to have destroyed the only obstacle in
the way of a concentration of the
Spanish war veterans now meeting in
Detroit and the Spanish war veterans
meeting in Indianapolis. President
Roosevelt, in his speech tomorrow. will
advocate this concentration which is
favored by the officers and men of
both organizations. Liller originally
was adjutant of the Spanish war vet
Grams and was removed by J. Warren
Keifer, chief. by a gen.
eral order issued Nov. IS, 1899.
The differences that have existed be-
tween officers of the Spanish war vet
Grams eliminated at the second ses-
sion Of the encampment this afternoon
in a sensational incident.
The Trouble Begins.
During the course of a discussion on
the validity OF certain records of the
last encampment. Adtutant Liller, who
was removed from office last Sunday
night, gave Colonel Russell B. Harri-
son the lie direct. The latter made a
dash for the deposed official but WAS
caught and held by Colonel Z. r..
Hutchinson of Iowa, and Colonel Sauer
of Louisville, KY. Adjutant LIller
read the minutes Of the Buffalo meet
ing. All through the record Colonel
Harrison was studiously referred TO as
Mr." Harrison. This angered the
majority of the delegates. as the by
laws OF the order expressly state that
all members Of the body shall be re-
ferred to as Comrades"
All Was Excitement.
The encampment by this time was
in an excited condition. Above the
noise delegate moved that the min
utes on the last encampment be amend
ed so as to eliminate the words "Mr"
before Colonel Harrison's name and
that the word "cOmrade" be substitute
ed. This motion was carried by ac-
clamation.
At the last encampment. Colonel
Harrison was appointed chairman of
accounts of Adjutant General Liller,
and after the latter had finished them
he arose and said that the minutes of
the last meeting had been so changed
that he was unable as chairman of the
committee TO proceed under the reso-
luton.
Called Harrison a Liar.
Adjutant General Liller arose and ex-
claimed: DO you mean to say that l
falsified the record?"
Colonel Harrison-I mean just that
and nothing more.
you are a liar" exclaimed Liller
Colonel Harrison jumped from his
seat and made a dash toward the de-
posed officer. He had not gone ten
feet before he was grabbed by Colonel
Hutchinson and Mr.. Sauer. A mo-
ment later, Charles H Madden of this
city arose and. addressing Colonel
Harrison's accuser, exclaimed: III
smash your head"
Win Go Into Court.
After the committee on credentials
had reported, Colonel Harrison was
| recognized by the chair He said: 1T
is with much timidity that l enter into
a. olaACAIEAA III ItHoIu 10 int WoFk OF
/ Mr.. Liller at the convention at Buffalo
was chairman OF a committee "a
audit the accounts of the adjutant gen.
| eral- The reports of the adjutani
| general we're in such condition that ]
was unable to do much with them-ir
/ fact their form made il Necessary that
they be examined by other commit
] tees"
Acting Assistant Adjutant Genera
\ Frank s. Clark read an order directing
1 Liller to appear before the council oil
/ administrat ton, which in army par
lance is known as a court martial. e
/ act on charges preferred against him
Liller arose in his seat and briefly de-
clined to appear before the council
He said thar the matter had been given
such prominence that he had beer
placed IN a bad light before the coun.
try and IN consequence he had decided
10 settle the matter in the courts.