Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-12
CONVENTION OF 1906
WASHINGTON MEETING PLACE OF
SPANISH WAR VETERANS.
Plans Already Forming for the Big
Event-Sketch Of New Com
mander-in-Chief.

The District delegates to the national
encampment Of the United Spanish war
Veterans at Milwaukee returned to Wash
ington last night and today. They were
heartily congratulated on all sides upon
the successful outcome of their efforts to
have the 1906 encampment held here. The
scene in the big meeting when Washington
was decided upon the next convention
city was described by one of the local
delegates.
Montana and California" he said.
made strong representations to demon
strate why the convention should go to the
far west next year They pointed out that as
yet neither OF the three amalgamating or
CARNATIONS OF Spanish War Veterans had
held their encampment beyond the middle
west. Capt. Earnest E. Kirk, a San Fran
cisco lawyer and newspaper man, and Geo.
Sherman Gels. senior vice commander OF
the Sons OF Veterans. L. S. a.. and a dele
gate to the Milwaukee encampment from
the Department of California. made the
fight for San Francisco They described
the great growth of the organization in
the west, but especially in California. ana
gave that a reason why the next en-
campment should be held in the Golden
Gate city.
wv. E. Davies. department commander
of Montana, led the fight for Butte as the
1906 convention city. Lieut. Carl j. Schultz
at the head of the New Jersey delega ton,
worked for Newark; several Ohio dele
gates and boomers electioneered for Gin
ctnnau, and Buffalo was urged by several
New York delegates.
After Washington had been entered for
the 1906 convention city, General Moulton
of Chicago who was only defeated by
seven votes for commander in-chief of the
United Spanish War Veterans, moved that
the next convention be held at the ma
tional capital. The motion was greeted by
profound applause and cries of Washing
ton and Roosevelt came from all parts
of the large auditorium.
Convinced that the sentiment was al
most unanimously In favor Of Washington.
the other cities were withdrawn one by
one from the race, and Washington won"
Date of the Convention.
The date for holding the next encamp-
ment was left open to October 10, 1906, to
suit the convenience of President Rose
welt. who is expected to be present. The
days on which it will be held will be
finally fixed by the national council of adj
ministration.
AS soon as the decision In favor of Wash
had been reached Capt. L. c. Dyer. COM
mander OF the Department of Missouri
and the delegates from that state spranS
to their feet and pledged their department
to go to Washington next year 200 strong
and take part In the parade in muleteer
souri, mules. Past Department Commander
Oates of New York promised that several
uniformed camps, with music, would attend
the encampment. John L. ReegeT. delegate
from New Mexico declared that the con-
tingent from the far west would be on
hand with cowboy and Rough Rider out
fit, and tentative arrangements have been
made for the holding of the annual re-
union of Roosevelt Rough Riders in this
city at the time OF the 1905 encampment.
Other features for the 1906 convention at
Washington We're talked of, and the gen
eral opinion Of the delegates was that the
coming encampment will be the most sue
cessful and largest affair of Spanish war
soldiers ever held in this country, and that
it will attract many thousands of people TO
this city.
The New Commander-in-C Chief.
Mai Charles r. Miller of Cleveland Ohio,
who was elected commander-in chief of the
United Spanish War Veterans. Is q cousin
Of the late President William Mckinley.
He studied law in the office of William and
Abner Mckinley at Canton, Ohio. where he
was born in 1853. Maj Miller Is well
known III Washington, being member of
the Army and Navy Club here. During
the administration of his distinguished
cousin Maj Miller spent much time in this
city He entered the military service at
the beginning of the war with Spain as
captain of a company of the Sth Ohio Vol
unteer Infantry, The Presidents own, -
and was later made assistant adtutant gen
eral of the I'd Army Corps. with the rank