New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-23
CALLS r. B. HARRISON A LIAR
TROUBLE AMONG SPANISH WAR VET
ERANS AT INDIANAPOLIS AL
MOST REACHES FIGHT.

Indiana polls, Sept 22-The differences that
nave existed between high officers of the Span
ish-American War Veterans eliminated at the
second session of the encampment this after
noon in a sensa tional incident In the course
OF discussion on the validity of certain rec
ords of the last encampment Adjutant General
Lllier, who was removed from office on SUNDAY
night, gave Colonel Russell B. Harrison the lie
direct The latter made a dash for the deposed
official. but was caught and held by Colonel
T. X Hutchins. OF Iowa, and Dan S. Sauer or
Louisville
AdJutant General Liller read the minutes OF
the Buffalo meeting. All through the record
Colonel Harrison was referred to Mr." Har-
flson This angered the majority of the dele
gates as the bylaws of the order expressly
state that all members of the body shall be re
terred to Comrades The encampment by
this time was much excited. Above the noise
delegate moved that the minutes Of the last
encampment be amended as to eliminate the
word Mr." before Colonel Harrison's name
and that the word "Comrade" be substituted
This motion was carried by reclamation
AT the last encampment Colonel Harrison was
appointed chairman of the auditing committee
10 go over the accounts OF Adjutant General
LlIler. After the latter had finished reading
them he arose and said that the minutes of the
unable. chairman of the committee, to pro-
coed under the resolution.
Adjutant General Lier arose and exclaimed:
DO you mean say that 1 faIsihed the rec
ord?"
/ mean just that and nothing more" replied
Colonel Harrison
You are a liar exclaimed Ltller
Colonel Harrison jumped from his seat and
mace a dash toward the deposed adjutant gen
efal- He had not gone ten feet before he was
grabbed by Colonel Hutchins and MIR. sauer
moment after III. Liller called Colonel Har-
rlson a liar Charles H. Madden of this city,
arose and. addressing Colonel Harrisons
cuser. exclaimed: I'll smash your head"
Colonel Hutchins. addressing the Chair. and
the encampment said in a most dramatic man
neT; Gentlemen. let this trouble blow
Let US have peace. We are comrades-brothers:
let US show It."
After the committee on credentials had
ported, Colonel Harrison was recognized by the
chair. He said.
II Is with much timidity that 1 enter into
statement IN regard TO the work OF Mr.. Liller d
the convention at Buffalo. l chairman of
committee 10 audit the accounts OF the adJutant
general. Ihe reports OF the adjutaut general
were IN such an equiyocal condition that
unable to 90 much with them--in fact, their
form made Il necessary that they should be
amlned by other committees
Acting Assistant Adjutant General Frank s.
Clark read an order directing LIller 10 appear
before the council Of admins ira ton TO answer
TO certain serious charges that have been pre-
ferred against him. LllIer declined TO appear
before the council He said that the affair had
been given such prominence that he had been
placed in q bad light before the country, and
consequence had decided settle IL the
courts.
The military court or council OF administra-
ton, called to try eX-Adjutant General Liller
met tonight The charges were read and il
found they had not been signed BY the
commander in chief To repair this technical
fault in the proceedings the council adjourned