New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-09
TANNER HEADS THE G. A. R.
ENTHUSIASM At DENVER.
Nebraska Woman ". r &. Prea-
dent-Minneapohs Gets Contention.

Denver, Sept s-The thirty-ninth annual ma
t.onnI encampment of the Grand Army OF the Re
public to-day elected officers as follows:
Commander IN chi>f-JANf2s TANNER Neu-Tork
DenveT
junior v.ce-oor,rnande- in chief-sILAs H fowler.
surgeon seneraI-HUGo PH11I.ER wausesha. Wis
chaplain IN chies-Fsther J. G. LEARY. Chapman
Minneapolis was chosen as the meeting place for
-eoS
The contest for commander in chief was the most
interesting feature Of the sessions to-day Besides
CORPORAL Tanner. r. 3. Brown of GAINESVILLE. Ohio:
Charles Burrows. of Rutherford. n J. and Charles
G. Burton. OF Nevada Mo, were placed in nomina-
don Burrows's name was Immediately Withdrawn
AS the rollcau of departments proceeded It became
apparent from the number Of departments second
ing Tanner that his election certainty Al
though George Stone. of san Francisco, was not
named formally candidate. the Department Of
California and Nevada cast 10 votes for him. The
,otaI vote for Tanner was Al Brown received 49,
Ohio and Pennsylvania giving him their full vote
sn6 Indians majority of its The only large
delegation that voted for Burton that Of Mis-
souri,. His total strength was q votes.
When the adjutant general announced the result
veterans leaped from their seats. shouting and
cheering and throwing their hats in the air Amid
;he din General Brown mounted the stage and
moved 70 make Tanners election unanimous Brown
and Stone seconded the motion, which carried
with q roar OF applause. Commando in Chief King
escort Corporal Tanner to the stage. While the
four escorts were walking down the aisle many
delegates made a rush for Tanner and, lifting him
n the air, carried him the rostruul The dele
gates then arose and cheered for several minutes.
n g brief speech Corporal Tanner thanked his
comrades There is one man" he said, whose
esteem and assistance It is necessary for the old
soldiers 70 have. There are three men in the en-
President Roosevelt
another great shout went up as corporal Tanner
go 10 refH rcd n n
and as il died down. he said that ne expected to
as E coade in CHEF S of senator M tor Wiam Waer
Of Missouri; General John {. slack, Of Chicago
The convention proceeded 70 baIloting for other
george W Cook Of Denver was the only nominee
tor senior e-conrnander
s H fowler, 32S. James c. Everest. Of Illinois. 30
me vote Ior chaplain IN cher was close Fstner
Of Iowa by a vote Of % 10 27s-
Roosevelt TO Ccnlrnander in CHIEF King. asking
nm 70 extend my Fvarnaest congratulations TO the
connraoes there assembled, and say 70 them how
1 regret that cannot IN person meet them and
vas read and teiegra ana IN reply w Tss sent eg ''
Ire recorl-lendations IN the annual report OF the
in chief and the Guarte-rnasrer general
The newly elected commander in chief announced
trree appointments, and said they were all thar ne
LIEUTENANT co6nel John T7reedaIe. retired was
made adlutant general. and Allen g Blackwell, Of
9 Sample OF Allegheny. Penn. was continued as
Sample is reported % be mis- deathbed. and Cor
po7al Tanner explained that he wanted him 70 re
IN ONCE as long as life lasted
Mrs Abbie A Adams. Of Superior. Neb.. was to
day elected president OF the Wouen's Relief Corps
There were originally five candida tes and the bal
lottng continued for three hours The contest
finally narrowed down 10 Mrs Adams and Mrs.
Carrie E Sparklin, Of St Louis. The decisive
ballot wes- Mrs Adams. 205; Mrs Sparkin. l9S-
James Tanner. who has recently been pension
attorney in Washington. lost both legs at the sec
ond battle OF Bull Run in the Civil Var. which
prevented his further service and his rising above
the rank of corporal. which ne held in the s7th
Esw-YoTk Volunteers. in which he had enlisted
e private. He Is sixry-one years old hav-
ing been born in FichuondviTIe. SchoharIe County,
y. Y. April 1s4 After losing his legs ne was
appointed under doorkeeper for the Assembly in
Albany, ano IN 1854 he secured g Cle-kship in the
War Department He returned to this city in 1856,
where he studied law. was married and received
appointment q post in the Custom House, be-
coming deputy collector under General Arthur.
N 1917 he resigned 70 accept appointment as Col
Iector OF Taxes IN Brooklyn under Mayor Schroeder
He remained in that Office for eight years. being
-eappointed by Mayors Howell and Low. He be-
came United States Commissioner OF Pensions in
1889, but later resigned He IS widely known as q
campaign speaker and lecturer. He was depart
ulent Commander Of the Grand Arrcv OF The Re
public Of this State IL 1916 Since -SS2 his home
has been in Washington