Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-10-19
NAME WITHDRAWN
CAPT. ROBERTS DID NOT OPPOSE
GEN, CHURCHILL THROUGH
FIRST BALLOT.
Made Talk. Saying That in Honorinc
Gen. CmurchiIl. Veterans Hon.
ONLY BEST FEELING PREVAILED

In til Graphic Tuesday afternoon
ihr news Of Cen. Churchill's re-elsc,
.ion as commander of the Arkansas di-
vision OF the United Confederate vet
e-rans was printed The Little Ren
Gazette prints rhe following;
The principal feature of the after
noon session was the election of a
commander to succeed Gen. T. j
Churchill Gen. James +. Smith OF
Little Rock took the chair when tn"
call for nominations for commander
y as made.
Cen. James r. Wood c. lee county
nominated Gen. Churchill for re-e,ac
ton paying a glowing tribute to him.
Wals and the qualities which have
endaared him TO all The vererans of the
civil war
Gen. w T.. Roby OF Hamburg. Ash
i-y county. nominated Gen. y. T. Rob
arts of Pine Bluff
Cen. Iunjus Jordan of Pine Bluff and
Gen. Asa Morgan OF Can den spoke in
support OF Cen Roberts. and Maj.
earle. and Maj. T. A. Futrall of Ma
rianna spoke in Gen. Churchills be
half All of the speakers referred in
the most feeling manner to the serv-
ices of Gen Churchill. and those who
.pokn in favor of Gen. Roberts bas A''
their arguments on the ground that
the division should be distributed
among the various members in success
sive years They stated that ther :
seemed to ht an understanding las
year WHEN Cen Roberts withdrew in
favor Of Gen Churchill that he would
be elected TO succeed Gen. Churchlll
this year. They declared that they
would give Cen. Churchill all the hon
or possible and suggested that some
tentered 70 Gen. Churchill as an evi.
dence Of the regard in which ha is
held by the vetrans
Th roth cali was begun by the sec
retary, but only about fifte camps
mad been called. with the vote show
ing large majority for Gen. Churchill
when Gen. Morgan, after announcipg
the vote of his camp for Gen. Roberts.
moved that the rules be suspended
ard the unanimous vote of the diviS-
ion cast for Gen. Churchill. Ger.
Roberts seconded the motion arr, it
was adopted with shout Of approval
from the delegates.
Gen. Churchill was escorted 20 the
chair. Gen. Roberts being q member
of tho committee appointed by Gen.
Smith the presiding officer. and in a
brief speech thanked the members OF
the convention for the honor which
they had bestowed upon him
said, because is comes from the Old
friends and comrades who have gone
with me through many campaigns and
hard battles" Speaking of the con-
ditions which led to the civil war.
Gen. Churchill declared that war had
to come and that 1t was better that
it should, as the country could never
have attained its present greatness
had it remained a country half free
and half slave. Gen Churchill de-
clared that the Confederate veterans
should rear monument to the wornen
Of the Corfederacy. as they owe then.
Gen. Roberts made a brief address
thanking those who had voted for hin
hut declaring that he had nothing but
the kindest feeling for those that had
voted AGAINST him. sIn hoEorjcg M
old commander he declared, you
have honored me-"
The division then took up the eiec-
tion of four BRIGADE commanders, With
the following result: First hridaga,
Gen. Greenfield Quarles Of Helena
Second brigade, Cen W. E. Roby OF
Hamburg; Third brigade, Capt J. ".
Russell Of Russelivilie, Fourth Brig