The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-09-09
NATIONAL GRAND ARMY.
 OFFICERS ARE ELECTED
CORPORAL JAMES TANNER OF NEW FORK CHOSEN COM
 MANDER-IN-CHIEE

George W. Cook, of Denver, Senior
 Vice n-Chief-Tanner's
 Election Greeted With Great En-
 thusiasnl-Veterans Cheer and Throw
 Their Hats in the Air-MinneapOlis
 Chosen for the Next Encampment-
 ROoseyeIt's Name Cheered to the
 Echo.
 Denver. Sept. S.-The thirty-ninth an- nual national encampment of the G. A. R. to-day elected officers as follows: Commander-in-chief, Corporal James Tanner, of,New York; senior vice-com- mander-in-ohief, George w. Cook, of Denver; junior vice-commander-in- chief, Siias H. Fowler, of Minneapolis; surgeon general, Hugo Philler, of .Wau- keshaw, Wis; chaplain-in-chief, Fath- CT J. c. Leary, of Chapman, Kan.
 Minneapolis was chosen at the meet ing place for 1906.
 The contest for om1nander-in-chief was the most interesting feature to- day. Besides Corporal Tanner, R. B. Brown, of Zanesville, O.; Charles Bur rotighs, of Rutherford, N. J., and c. G. Burton, of Nevada. Mo, were placed in nomination. .a >ea.
 Burroughs name was immediately withdrawn. As the roll call of depart ments proceeded it became apparent from the number of departments sec- onding Tanner that his election was a certainty. Although George Stone, of San Francisco, was not named formal ly as a candidate, the department of California and Nevada cast 115 votes for him. The total vote for Tanner was AT. Brown received 1S7, Ohio and Pennsylvania giving him their full vote and Indiana majority of it's votes. The only large delegation that voted for Burton was that of Missouri. His total strength was F votes. s.z:... | When the ad1utant- general announc- ed the result veterans leaped from their seats shouting and cheering and throw ing their hats in the air. Amid the din General Brown mounted the stage and moved to make the election unanimous. Brown and Stone seconded the motion, which was carried with a roar of ap- plause. ...
 Commander in Chief King appointed the defeated comrades to escort Cor porai Tanner to the stage. While the four escorts were walking down the aisle many delegates made a rush for Tanner, and, lifting him in the air, car ried him to the rostriirn. The delegates then rose and cheered for several min utes. In q brief speech Corporal Tan ner thanked his comrades. Y
 ''There Is one man he said, "whose esteem and assistance 1t is necessary for the old soldiers to have. There are three men in the 6rcatnpment whom I will call in council in meeting Presi- dent Roosevelt Another great shout went up as Corporal Tanner indicated the person he referred to in his remark and us it died down he said tha the ex- pected to have a neneficent counsel in all his undertakings as conlmander-in chief of Senator William A. Warner of Missouri, General John c. Black of Chi cago and General Granville M. Dodge of New York
 They proceeded to ballot for other of ficers at the conclusion of Corporal Tanners address.
 General Cook of Denver was the only nominee for senior vice. For junior vice the ballot resulted: T. Fowler, S2S; James c. Everest, Illinois, 299.
 The vote for chaplain-in-chief was close, Father Leary Chapman was win ming from Jesse Cole of Iowa by a vote of 2S2 to 279. -..
 Before the election a letter from President Roosevelt to the Commander in-cbief, extending his warnest thanks to the comrades assembled and regret ing that he could not be present in per- son to meet them and expressing his regard for them, was read and 8 tele- gram in reply was sent.
 The resolutions in the annual report of the conlmander-in-ch -chief were ap- proved, as were also those made by the surgeon general, the haplain-in-chief and the quarternaster general. The newly elected onnmander-in-chief an- nounced three appointments, and. said they were all he would make until he returned to Washington. Lieutenant Colonel John Tweedale, retired. was made adjutant general, and Allan c. Bnkewe1l of New York national patriot ic instructor
 Thomas G. Sample of Allegheny, Pa., was continued as a member of the council of administration
 Mir. Sample is reported to be on his death bed and Corporal Tanner explain ed that he wanted him to be in office as long as life lasted.