The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-17
THEY ARE FOR COL. COOK.
Lincoln Post Endorses Denver Mar
for Commander in Chief.

At a large meeting of Lincoln post
No. 1, Department of Kansas G. A r.,
held Saturday night, six new members
(by mystery were added to its already
large roll. Business of developing i'm
portance was transacted. The best of
feeling prevailed. The following pre-
ambles and resolutions were offered
and UNANIMOUSLY adopted by a stand
ing vote:
The Jealous, patriotic labors and
ceaseless devotion for the development
and welfare of the Grand Army of the
Republic, locally and nationally, of
Denver, Colo, who with unselfish pride
and fraternal ardor, aided by a small
band of cooperating comrades lnsplr-
ed by the glory of their accomplish
ments, organized in the valleys and
Businesses of the mountains of Colo
RADIO and Wyoming, a splendid work
ing department of our order. and nave
maintained its exalted efficiency, until
it attracted the admiration and popular
applause of all the members of our
order from ocean to ocean from the
CULTS to the northern lakes, through
the mountains and glens of this nation,
who have fervently cheered with ex-
ultant delight, his matchless ROCKY
Mountain G. A. r. Drum Corps and
Band" of over 100 pieces, specially or
ganized, equipped, drilled and support
ed by Comrade George W. Cook; and,
Whereas, For over Twenty-Five years
past he has at his own cost, taken to
each national encampment of our or
der, his peerless military drum corps
band,' and,
whereas In recognition of his pat
riotic devotion, personal sacrifices and
exalted service for our order and his
state, the loyal people of Colorado and
Denver, voted and raised $4,000 and
placed the same at his command to
secure and entertain our comrades at
a national encampment to be held in
his fairy mountain city of Denver;
and,
encampment assembled, gratefully ap-
preciating the same, have repeatedly
voted the national encampment to the
city of Denver, but have been unJustly
and improperly thwarted In the same
until at the Boston encampment 1t was
unanimously voted again to Denver
for 1905, with out any possibility of re-
vocation or change; and,
Whereas, Colonel Cook and the
comrades and people of Denver ana
Colorado being generously grateful
for the steadfast cooperative assist
ance given them by the comrades OF
Kansas and especially by the comrades
sentatives, have extended to us spe-
cial invitation to visit them in a uni
formed body, with all our auxi1iaries,
for whom special arrangements Will be
made; therefore, be it
Resolved, That we the members of Lin
coin Post No. 1, department of Kan
sas G.. A. r., in regular meeting assem-
bled do thankfully accept their invita-
tion and pledge ourselves to attend our
national encampment at Denver IN 1910,
in a full uniformed body with all of our
and shall do our utmost to
contribute to it's glorious success, and
thereby prove our assurances, that the
sons and daughters of the east and
north. who have made the plains and
of the gigantic west, the
most fertile productive and progressive
of all the earth, (for whom
If bears a fiIial devotion and generous
fraternal solicitude), have the capacity,
the broadness, the true American pride
and the generous patriotism of kindred,
TO meet greet and entertain them, with
hospitality and exem-
plary American loyalty, and be it fur
Their
Resolved, That as a fitting climax
and appropriate recognition of his noble
service as a soldier, citizen and COM
rade we do hereby nominate for senior
vice n-chief of the g. A. r.
that ideal westerner, Col. George W.
Cook of Denver, and pledge him our
earnest and active support, confident 1
that all our comrades will joyfully con-
cede this simple honor to Col. Cook, at
the united request of his admiring
friends west of the great Mississippi
river, where he has successfully COM
batted the vicissitudes of western life
for nigh forty years; and be it further
Resolved, That duly authenticated
COPY of these preambIes and resolutions,
over the signatures of the officers, and
seal of this post, be transmitted to Col. |
Geo. w. Cook at Denver. Colo, and that
copies be given to the press of this city,
and Kansas City, Mo-, for publication.
Several good strong speeches were
made in support of the resolutions and !