The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-21

It had not been expected that the cleo
ton would be held until some time to-
day towards the close of the encamp-
ment. but the supporters of Smith pro-
posed the election late yesterday after
noon and the proposition was adopted
with practically no opposition
Smith was nominated by Clark of OF
tawa and his nomination was seconded
by Major Tom Anderson and P. H.
Coney of Topeka
Other officers elected were as follows:
j. 3. F'ishback of Wichita, senior vice
commander; George Davis of Oskaloosa.
junior vice commander; Rev. B. F.
Boyle of Atchison, chaplain. and Dr. l..
A. Buck of Peabody, department sur
geon.
The following were elected delegates
to the national encampment which will
be held at San Francisco August l7-22:
First district-A. NJ. Fuller. cyrus Le-
land: alternates, Henry Isley, Ed B..
Second district-D. P. Diehl. ]. H. Co
ligher; alternates, s. T. Griss, G. B.
Hanna.
Dryden alternates, G. S. Marks Milton
Ashcroft
Fourth district-seneca Lyler. George
Weber, alternates, c. r. Stone, L. NJ
Fifth district-Robert Henderson, l.
d Hills; alternates. Thomas Dever, w.
F Echert.
sixth district-Joseph Justus. J. H
Dowing; alternates. F. E. Conan, G. 3.
seventh district. L. Finley. w. r
Rowell; alternates, A. ]. Weaver, j. O.
Hawley.
At Iarge-S. E. Finclx, Winfield: P H.
Coney, Topeka: David Miller. Ottawa
W. A. Germany, Fort Scott
The new council Of administration Is:
r, N West Humboldt; J. 0. Smith, Gil
Johnson, SaHna; Sid Chase. Ellsworth
The next state encampment will be
I held at Emporia. which was the only
candidate. Lawrence and Hutchinson
We're candidates for the state reunion
next fall. but Lawrence won.
A resolution was passed endorsing
/ Gen. John c. Black for national COM
mander-in-chief The retiring depart
ment commander. H c. Loonis. was a
| candidate for endorsement but he got
on the wrong side of the contest for de-
partment commander and threw his in
fiuence to Captain Sweeney. and the
Smith followers turned him down for
endorsement for national commander
Mrs Evelyn Bradford. of Concordia
! won easily in the contest for president
of the Woman's Relief Corps. There
were four candidates to start with, bus
they dropped out one by one until Mrs
Bradford was elected by acclamatiOn
She has been prominent in W. r. c.
! circles for several years. During the
! last legislature she was postnistress OF
the house of representatives
Other officers of the W. r. c. ara,
Senior vice, Mrs Mary Colburn, of Me
Pherson; junior vice, Mrs Penny, Of
Topeka; chaplain, Mrs. Hardy, of To-
peea.
There were two candidates for presi-
dent of the Ladies of the G. A r. Mrs
Mary While of Ottawa and Miss
Revenia St. Johns, of Kansas City, Kaa
The latter won by five votes. The other
Il. u. Rhodes Of Manhattan: junior
vice. Mrs. Mary Edwards. of Chanute
counselor. Mrs Mary Stanley. of Atchi-
son: treasurer. Mrs. Cora Culver, ol
Severy; council of administration. Mrs
Ella Wood of Topeka. Mrs. Mary Wibls
of Ottawa Mrs. Ella RaWlands of Kan
sas City; chaplain, Mrs. Stone of EN-
Do-sa-
A. w. Smith, the new department
commander Of the G. A r. cOnmOnly
known as Farmer Smith is a native
of Maine, where he was born IN Oxfofe
county in 1913 When the war broke
out he enlisted, at the age of 1s in thf
Nineteenth United States infantry. anC
served in numerous engagements, in
cluding the battle of Shiloh, until Sep
tember, 1858. when his regiment and
Smith was taken prisoner and taken r
AndersonviIle prison. where he was KEEP
until April, 1860. when he was paroie6
and later mustered out Of the service
For a time after the war he worked
in the Cambria Steel mills in Pennsyi-
vania. but later came to Kansas anC
settled on farm in Mcpherson county
He became active in politics in the 80:
and was elected speaker Of the house il