The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-09
CORPORAL TANNER
AGAIN H0N0RED
Election of Officers of the Grand
Army Of the Republic.
NURSES HOLD AN ELECTION
SALT LAKE WOMAN is CHOSEN
CONDUCTOR.

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ii national encampment of the
Grand Army OF the Republic
elected officers today as follows:
Commander-in-chief James Tanner
of New York.
Senior vice commander, George w.
Cook. Denver.
Junior vice commander. Silas H.
fowler, Minneapolis.
Surgeon general. Hugo Phiiler, Wau-
kesha. Wis
Chaplain-in-chief, Rev. Father ]. c.
Leary, Chapman. Kan,
Minneapolis was chosen as the meet
ing place for 1906.
Tanner Won Easily.
The contest for commander-m-Ch:ef
was the most interesting feature of
the sessions today. Besides Corporal
Tanner, r. B. Brown of GAINESVILLE, O.;
Charles Burrows of Rutherford, n. Y,
and Charles c. Burton of Nevada, Mo-,
We're placed in nomination. Burrows
name was Immediately Withdrawn. AS
the call OF the roll of departments pro-
ceeded ii became apparent from the
number of departments seconding Tan
ner that his election was a certainty.
Although George Stone of San Fran
cisco was not named formally as
candidate. the Department of Califor-
MIA and Nevada cast their % votes for
him. The total vote for Tanner was
447. Brown received 1877. Ohio and
Pennsylvania gave him their full vote
and Indiana a majority. The only
large delegation that voted for Bur
ton was that Of Missouri. His total
strength was AZ votes.
Convention Went Wild.
When the adjutant general an
nOunced the result the convention went
wild. The Old veterans leaped from
their seats, shouting and cheering and
throwing their hats into the air. Amid
the din General Brown mounted the
stage and when quiet had been
restored sufficiently for him to be heard
he moved to make Tanners nominal
ton unanimous. Messrs. Burton and
Stone both seconded the motion which
was carried with a roar Of ayes. Com
mander-in-Chief King appointed the
defeated comrades a committee to es-
cOrt Corporal Tanner to the stage.
While the four were walking down the
center aisle. the delegates made a rush
for Tanner and, lifting him into the
air, carried him bodily to the rostrum |
The delegates then rose en- masse and
cheered for several minutes.
Named Three Comrades.
In brief speech Corporal Tanner
thanked his comrades.
There is one man. he said, whose |
esteem and assistance il is necessary |
for the old soldiers to have There !
are three men in the encampm Mt |
whom | will call i'm council in meeting !
President Roosevelt
Another great shout went up as Cor !
poral Tanner indicated the person n !
referred to in his yelled remark and |
as il died down he said thai he ex- /
pected 10 have the bensfice council /
in all his undertakings as commander |
in-chief of Commissioner of Pensions |
Warner, General John c. Black of /
Chicago and General Granville NJ. /
Modge of New York.
Other Officers.
The convention proc edec to ballot !
ing for officers at the conclusion of /
Tanners address. George w. Cook of !
Denver was the only nominee for Sc |
Nor vice commander and received an /
ovation whsn his unanimous election !
was announced. For junior vice COM /
mander James G. Everest of Illinois /
and Silas H. fowler of Minnesota were ,
placed before the convention. The bal |
lot resulted: Everest, 299; fowler. 328. |
Hugo Phiiler of Wisconsin and Fred /
Brothers of Nebraska were nominated |
for surgeon general, the former re- |
ceiving 362 votes and the latter 203. /
The vote for chaplain-in-chief was
close Father Leary of Chapman, Kan, |
winning from Jesse Cole of Iowa by |
q vote Of 2g2 to 279.
Letter From Roosevelt.
Previous to the election a letter from /
President Roosevelt to Commander-ln- !
Chief King, asking him TO extend my /
Warmest congratulations 10 the comrades /
there assembled and say TO them how
7 regret that ! cannot in person meet /
them and express the affection and re
gard / feel for them was read and a /
telegram in reply was sent
The recommendations in the annual re- /
port OF the cOmmandeT-in-chief were APP /
proved. as were those made by the sur !
geon general. the chap ain-in-chief and /
the quartermaster general.
The newly elected cOmmander-iu-chief 1
three appointments and said /
they were all that he would make until /
he returned 10 Washington. Lieutenant /
Colonel John Tweedal, retired, was made /
adjutant general and Allan {. Blackwell /
of New York national patriotic instruc- /
or. Thomas G. Sample Of Allegheny. |
Pa. was continued as d member of the 1
council of administrator Mr.. Sample |
is reported on his death bed and Corporal !
10 be in office as long as life lasted,