The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-16
BROWN IN LEAD
FOR COMMANDER.
Ohio Man Seems to Have Honor
Cinched Thru Action of
New York. +
ENCAMPMENT PROPER
WILL OPEN TOMORROW
Saratoga Is Doomed as the Next
Meeting Place and Will
Probably Be Named.

- The action of New York last night
IN declaring for R. B. Brown of Ohio
s siderable length toward settling that
r question, and, unless something now
unforeseen happens, Brown will prob
ably be elected on the first ballot.
Of course he has the delegation from
has own state, Ohio, and in addition
both Pennsylvania and Illinois will sup,
port him solidly. Here, then, are tie four
largest and most influential depart.
ments in the country friendly to him
Brown is by all odds the best known of
the candidates for commander-i in chief
For years he has served on the pension
committee of the national encampment,
the most important committee of the
have made him favorably known in all
the departments. He is a man of
strong character and marked ability
and will, no doubt, as commander-in-
chief take rank with the best men who
have held that office.
Kansan Will Wait. g ~.t-.;
Captain Coney of Kansas has gath
pred a respectable number Of delegates
but his following is scattering and
confined mostly to the small depart
ments, some of them in the south. The
certificate of character which his own
state has give nhim has destroyed the
work him harm. It cannot be discov-
cred that the circular attacking his
military record has had the slightest
effect upon his candidacy. He will
make a fair showing this year, and will
again be. candidate for commander
tn.chief in 1907, if he is unsuccessful
this year. ....--,.,
G. g. Burton of Missouri has not de-
3yeloped any following worth while out
aide of that. from his own state. &. Ms. g.
al s,on 81 ia. &c ess a;sund TODD
concerning the action Of New York last
night, nearly everyone was ready to
admit that the contest for commander
in-chief has closed. AS soon as it shall
have been determined that Brown will
be elected, the canvass for senior anil
junior vice commanders in chief will be
taken up. These places are always
filled with reference to the location Of
the communicating chief, on something
of geographical basis Were Coney
to be commander-in-chief, for instance,
or Burton, the two subordinate places
would not go to the same parts Of the
country that would get them with
Brown holding first place. By this
evening the canvass for these two
places will be under full Roadway, in
all probability.
Encampment Opens Thursday.
The national encampment of the
Grand Army Of the Republic, the for
tieth, will be called to order tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock at the Audi
torium, and after the commander-in-
chief, "Corporal' Tanner, has raped
to order, the national chaplain, or in
his absence, somebody specially select
ed for that purpose, will offer PRAYER
All of the forenoon session tomorrow
will be occupied with the work of the
committee on credentials, which will be
announced as one Of the routine for
malities of the early part of the ses-
sion. It is likely that by the time the
encampment is ready to meet at 2
O'Clock in the afternoon, the committee
will be ready to report, and this report
having been adopted, the regular work
OF the encampment will be taken up.
Tanner Will Report.
At the afternoon session of Thurs
day it is expected that the commander
in-chief will make his annual renort
showing the condition of the organiza-
ton and quoting statistics of growth,
etc: Then, after the usual standing
committees have been .appointed-one
OF the most important this wear will he
that on resolutions afternoon ses-
sion will adjourn. While it has not
been officially announced that there
Will be evening sessions, it is altogether
likely that the two daily sessions,
morning and afternoon, will not give
enough time for the consideration of
the several important questions that
are to come up.
The encampment will come to close
with the latest Friday session, the
newly elected officers having in the
meantime been installed, and the place
for holding the 1907 encampment hav.
ing either been determined or referred
with power to act to the new council
of administration.
Two Big Questions.
The two most important questions to
come before the encampment this year
are those having to do with the aboli-
homes and with the proposed movement
In the south for the erection of a monu-
ment to Captain Henry Wirz, who was
In charge Of Andersonville prison.
THESE two questions heretofore have
been referred to at some length by T h G
20 u during the week
The encampment will be composed of
some fifteen hundred delegates, if all
are present, divided between life dele
gates, such as past commanders-in-
chief, past senior and Junior vice com
manders-in chief, past department. com.
manders, and some Others in the same
class, and delegates elected by states
atsthe time of each department. encamp-
ment, on the ratio Of one to every five
hundred members of the organization.
Under this ratio Minnesota will have
nine elected delegates, while Judge Ell
Torrance and Silas Fl. fowler will sit
as permanent delegates, because Of the
positions filled by them. Judge Torrance
belng past commanders n-chief and
Mr. Fowler the present Junior vice
commander-in- chief. N
KS Continnod On "a Dec, raj, r,.1 -