Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-17


..!H.. w. H. JOHNSON, Lincoln, Neb
MINNEAPOLIS. Aug. 1.-The above Of
hcers were elected today at the annual
meeting Of the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie. All other officers are staff appoint
ments and will be announced later by the
new commander -in-chief.
The strongest opponents OF Mr.. Brown
for the honor of being commander-in-chief
were c. @. Burton of Missouri and Captain
p. H. coney of Kansas Both withdrew
when II was seen that the election of Mr..
Brown was a certainty.
Several candidates were nominated for
senior and Junior vice commanders, but
later all withdrew in favor Of Armstrong
and Fenton, and both were chosen unani-
mously.
Archbishop Ireland had no rivals for the
position OF chaplain-in-chlef.
After the election the place of holding
the next encampment was taken up, but
On adjournment was taken before vote
was reached. The voting will be resumed
tomorrow.
wirs Monument TO Come Up.
II Is expected that the debate on the
Wirz monument proposition will also come
UP tomorrow. Despite the fact that Com
fnanoer-in-CnleI slTOnBl. uIBco
that a protest be made against the erec-
tion of the monument there is a pronounced
feeling that the matter is not one of which
the Grand Army should take official notice.
The new commander -in-chief of the Grand
Army, n. B. Brown, was born in 1s45 and
has always lived in Ohio. He enlisted In
the Fifteenth Ohio infantry at the age of
16 and served In the Fourteenth army corps
In the Army Of the Cumberland until he
was mustered out in 1854 He then
enlisted and served until the end of the
war. He was Q private for three years and
then became a non-commissioned officer.
He has-a alahg been2 ACTIVE Ia the work of
the Grand army Mr.. Brown Is now editor
of the zanesville Courier.
tsss Adjatant GeneraI's Report.
The total membership OF the Grand Army
is declared in the report of Adjutant Cen
erai Tweedale TO be 5,S23 an increase of
s,S6s during the last six months. The loss
by death for the year ended December 81.
1895. were 9.9o6. or $50 per cent of the total
membership. In the preceding year the
losses by death reaches exactly the same
percentage.
The suggestion is made that the organ
ization be Incorporated with provision
recurring the annual reports Of the or
ganisation 70 be submitted by congress.
The receipts from the per capita tax i'm
posed on members are declared to be in
sufscient for the proper conduct OF the
affairs OF the Grand Army. The sugges-
tion is made that the tax be increased
from 81 cents to cents per annum, which
viii increase the revenue of the organisa-
tion about $500 yearly. The adjutsnt gem
erai aiso suggested that certain things
now issued gratuitously to members of the
Grand Army be sent out at slight
charge. increasing the receipts in this
manner also. The items for which the
charge was suggested are: Commission for
appointive officers. and to individuals for
copies OF the journals OF the national en-
canpmsnts. chafse of Is cents copy
would, It Is declared. pay half the ex-
pense Of publishing the journal
The report OF Inspector General M. j.
Cummings was largely made up of state
'cnts from the assistant inspectors gen
- throughout the country, all OF whom
az, ted the various soldiers' homes in
their respective states to be in nourishing
condition. Some complaint was made that
many OF the assistant inspectors could not
Be induced to make reports at all.
Judge Advocate's Report.
Judge Advocate General c. A. Clark sub.
nnitted a synopsis Of the decisions pre-
pared by him during the year. These are
IN brisf:
A citizen who was impressed into the
eonfederate army deserted. Joined the
union forces and received an honorable
discharge from the War department, is NOT
eligible for rnsmbsrship In the Grand Army
because he has at one time borne arms
against the United States. Members who
have been dropped for nonpayment OF dues
may be admitted 70 their old posts on
a payment of not TO exceed one years dues
or 70 another post on the payment OF the
usual mnster-in fee.
Members of the Pennsylvania militia who
served during the emergency OF the Get.
tysburs campaign are eligible for mem.
bership in the Grand Army Of the Re.
public.
man who was honorably discharged
after HE first enlistment and dishonorablS
discharged after a re-enlistment Is moi
eligible for membership.
The election Of post commander who
procured the resignation Of duly elected
post commander BY threatening TO impeacf
him because OF acts wholly outside the
Grand Army Of the Republic Is invalid.
Work of flaaarternaasteE.
According to the report Of ouartermastsl
General Frank Battles, the amount OF cash
received from the retiring auartermastei
general was ,6sS; the total receipts during
the year have been So $50. making the re
cespts for the year s0.f72. The total ex
psnditnres have been s1s.Il5 leaving a bal
Anee IN the treasury of t2sST
TIE appareat Shrtnkage In the amOun
OF available cash on hand Is accounted fo
By the fact that no call was made durinl
the last year for the southern memoria
funds. the trensfer from the quartermas
ter OF special fund amounting TO s.. 70l
and the early date OF the present encamp
ment, which necessitated the closing OF tn
1 books before any Of the Der cani4a a.,