Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-10
MEET|NG4zN UPROAR
Excited Session Of Union
Veterans, Union.
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DYRENFORTH'S RULING
REFUSED TO s1 RECEIVE COM
MITTRE's, REPORT.
Balloting for Gommander-in-Chief-
Street and Dyrenforth the Only
Names Presented.

nuai encampment1 OF the Union veterans
Union, which began its sessions yesterday
at the Concordia Club, 9th and E streets
northwest After yesterday afternoons
stormy session. which lasted until o'clock.
there were numerous conferences of dele
gates to the encampment and members OF
the organization. Until late last night these
conferences lasted.
Charge Against Gen. Dyrenforth.
charge against Gen. Dyrenforth Of gross
violation OF the constitution and laws Of
the ORDER, by his arbitrary and unjust ex-
ercise OF power and by his capricious and
unseemly acts and words tending to impair
the discipline and efficiency of the order, to
lessen his own usefulness and to diminish
the respect due the office of commander in
chief, was presented to the executive COM
mittee last evening. Under this charge
there were twenty specifications, most of
them covering the action of the commander
in-chief in the case of Lieut.. Col. F. M.
Taylor of Hancock Regiment, No. 1, and
the others referring to references to the or
der and the position Gen. Dyrenforth holds
in 1t which were made In Gen. Dyrenforths
application for divorce from his wife and
her answer thereto The charge and speci-
hcations were signed by J. H. L. Eager, as
sistant Judge advocate general, Division OF
the Potomac
Gen. Green B. Raum, former commissioner
OF pensions, was present in the encampment
for short time this forenoon. He did not
stay long. as he had an engagement at
Camp Roosevelt. % 81
Discussing the Constitution.
Proposed changes in the constitution oc
cupied the entire forenoon. and the discus
sions were characterized by talk loud and
long. At times half dozen more dele
gates were on their feet each clamoring for
hxr ~, I,
ton of voices could be heard couple of
blocks away.
The most important of the proposed
amendments to the constitution was that
making the sons Of members of the union
eligible to membership and permitting them
to participate in the deliberations of the
order. For more than two hours this was
discussed pro aad con. Gen. Ridenour of
Ohio and Past Commander Legg Of the
Division of the Potomac led in the debate,
which was ACRIMONIOUS and at times almost
offensive. The Amendment was finally
adopted by votasof - to 10.
AT this afterpoon,Sc session resolution
was introduced indoIrsing the candidacy of
former Commandments S. S. Yoder for
Commissioner of!the District of COLUMBIA to
succeed the late Commissioner John w
Ross.
Refused to Recog nize Committee.
At 1:3O o'clock sthef executive committee
again took up the charges preferred against
-Cfiiefm r. G. Dyrenforth.
White the committed was still in session
in the ante-roofn Commander Dyrenforth,
In the main auditorium, was ruling that the
encampment proeeed with the regular order
of business. 3rS s,;-ge ...,t
,Comrade Loubey of.Logan Regiment, This
city, presented Commander Dyrenforths
name The nomination was seconded by
number Of delegates and Dyrenforth's
name was cheered. Tt
At 2:2S the executive committee submitted
it's report. The report recommended the
pending a hearing Of the charges preferred
against him by the assistant judge adj
vocate of the Division of the Potomac
Gen. Dyrenforth, who had relinquished
name was being presented. grasped the
gavel and refused to recognize the COM
mittee.
The delegates were on their feet in an in
slant, and it looked for a time as if there
might be physical encounters.
The chairman OF the executive committee
was unable to proceed with the reading of
the report
themselves hoarse, some insisting that the
report Of the committee be accepted, others
contending that the committee had no right
on the floor at that time.
The trouble was continued, Dyrenforth
all the time pounding with his gavel and de-
claring that the election Of officers must be
proceeded with.
Balloting for Commander.
The encampment finally proceeded to the
election of officers. more spirited contest
for commander-in-chief has never been
participated in BY delegates to previous en-
campments.
Winfield s. Norcross of Maine presented
the name of Harlow L. Street of the Dis
trict of Columbia. His name and that of
Cen Dyrenforth were the only ones pre-
sented
At 3:15 this afternoon the ballot was in
progress with every indication of the re-
election OF Commander-in-Chfef Dyrenforth.
Delegates were leaving the auditorium at
that hour, swarming' about the Railways
and declaring that Dyrenforth's election
means the disruption of the order.
Dyrenforth Refused to Yield.
AS the election proceeded the executive
committee which General Dyrenforth had
refused to recognize ordered General Hutch
inson Of New York. second deputy COM
mander. to take charge of the encampment.
He went to the platform, but General Dy-
renforth refused to give up the gavel. Each
endeavored to discharge the duties OF the
presiding officer and this oecasoned great