The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-10
THE GAR. ENCAMPMENT
General Ell Torrance Is Succeeded by
General 7. ]. Stewart.
REPORT on PENSION COMMISSIONER.
General Terranee's Closing Address Was
Full Of Good Feeling Toward the
Old Confederate Soldiers.

Washington. October a-The Grand
Army Of the Republic got down to business
today and the encnmpment OF the order,
besides herring an address from Command
e. in Chief Torrance and reports from 8
number OF officers and committees. elected
new head for the ensuing year. The
new commander in chief Of the Grand
Army Of the Republic IS General r }
stewart Of Pennsylvania, who was a lead
Ing candidate for the honor q year ago
His competitors today were General john
G. Black Of Illinois, former commits
soner Of pensions, and Colonel John Nc
Clcry Of thls city. william NJ DIN Of
Massachusetts was elected vice commander
In chief and John NJ Averill Of Georgia
junior vice commander IN chief
The report Of the pension committee Of
the Grand Army Of tho Republic severely
scored the medical division Of the pension
bureau, declaring that It was dead line,
whore were executed the claims Of veterans
seeking pensions. IL accuses the person
mel If this division Of treating the reports
Of examining physicians With distrust and
as mbde in bad faith II denounced the
reports that extensive frauds were prac-
ticed In pension claims as absolutely DAse-
less.
The Woman's Relief CORPS, the Daughters
Of Veterans aud the Ladies OF the Grand
Army OF the Republic also met In annual
convention
Official reports were made BY the senior
vice commander, the junior vice command
or, the surgeon general The chaplain IN
chief the adiutaut general, the quart rmas
ter general, the Inspector general ana the
Judge advocate general
Among the official documents presented
was the report Of the committee appointed
last year &C. Investigate the administration
of tho pension office by The then pension
500 f4fe sf.4
bringing the result Of the Investigation 10
the attention NJ the president. The uisJ
name signed TO the report was thAt OF Cen
eral Ell Torrance commander ia CHIEF, Who
stated IN his address that ms soon as the
report was brought 10 PrSsidcut Roosey 'lt
notice tlr resignation Of Commissioner
Evans was accepted
say "we are convinced that scores OF
claims are rejected every day that saooull
be allowed The responsibility for these
Of the medical division OF the pension
bureau.
specially submit that It can no! reason
ably he expected that the pension laws viii
Doe fairly construed and justly ndmn.s eteu
IN accordance with rho SPIRIT, aud intent
pension with dstrust regard his attorney
rs fraud and brand the examining sur
gcons as incompetent and dishonest
IN his address toddy Commander In thiaf
Torrance devoted considerable space To
consideration Of the status q The GE-Cgn-
fcdcratc soldier, repeating Ia spirit MS
plea OF a month ago for the manifestation
of good Will and brotherly Kindness toward
the late advcrsdrleS ot the members oi
lief that such actions would tend to bring
SIN closer together ali parts Of the cQuu-
try, in the bonds OF a common citizen hip
and there were already, he added. EVIL
deuccs IN the RESPONSES received from the
Southern StGtcs, that ne had not mlsctl-
culated Indeed. he said, with but two cS
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