Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-18
c. A. R. TO SARATOGA
City on the Hudson Captures the BsIt
Annual EnOampmsnt
COMMANDER MAKES APPOINTMENTS
Joseph W. VNeall Of Ohio Is the New
Adjutsut General
DEBATE ON PROPOSED WRZ STATUE
Protest Against It's Erection Sent to
Southern Veterans Association.
DEBATE ON PROPOSED wRz STATUE
cAsTlls QUESTION LAID ON TABLE
President Roosevelt sends Telegram
OF Greeting 20 the Encamp-
naent Through Commander
Tanner.

MINNEAPoI.Is, Mimi, Aug. 1.-THE
Grand Army of the Republic completed Its
fortieth encampp late today and ad-
Journed to mee 4. Saratoga, N. " In
1907. ~
The epcampment, e.. 8, exciting debate.
decided that q protes ", ". IT the erection
of a statue to Henry /9uld be sent
to General s. ID. Lee. IL ~ 7ander-in-
chief of the Southern veO,o. >>> associa-
ton. This action was decide /,>< only
after a long debate, which at Ii- be-
came energetic and acrimonious.
The proposition to depreciate the 5tion
OF congress in abolishinc the canteen from
the old soldiers homes vas laid on the
table without debate.
Just prior to the final adjournment, the
new eommander-in-chief, r. B. Brown Of
zanesville, o.. announced the following
stan appointments:
AdjutAnt general. Joseph w. o'Neall of
Ohio.
Assistant quertermaster general, J. H.
Chief Of stan, T. v. winans OF Ohio.
Next Camp In Saratoga.
When the encampment was called to
order this morning the first question UP
for settlement was the selection OF the
place for holding Of the next encamp-
ment. The invitation of Saratoga, N. l.,
was presented yesterday and that OF Gin
cnnai was made as soon as the meeting
was called to order today The vote pro-
ceeded smoothly enough until the name
OF Kansas was called. Captain p. II.
Coney of the Kansas delegation cast its
entire forty votes for Cincinnati. The
vote was promptly questioned on the
ground that Kansas did not have any
such number of delegates in the hall A
ahaf which Ra 0ndad hY
the ruling Of the commandments that
Kansas could vote only many men as
were actually present. The number hap
pened to be somthing less than twenty.
The final vote showed 403 for Saratoga and
175 for Cincinnati. A delegate from Wis
consin attempted to bring UP the canteen
question, but was squelched summarily,
the whole question being laid on the table
at once
Mssszit- Report ON wirz.
tsQil3iasn- a Heteham Of Indianapolis then
presented a minority report from the COM
mittee on resolutions which had been silent
on the question OF the, proposed statue to
wirs. He moved that an address should
be sent to General s. d. Lee, the COM
mander OF the Southern Veterans associa-
citation, asking that the influence of the
southern soldiers be used against the pro-
utes In support OF his motion, and was fol-
lowed by Past Commander B Torrance
OF Minneapoliss who declared that the
grand army should not, in his opinion,
take official cogniEanee of the matter at
this time. Both speakers were loudly
cheered as were others who spoke on the
question. Commender-in-Chie Tanner.
who had urged in report that a protest be
made against the erection of the statue,
gave up the chair to make an impassioned
appeal from the floor In support of the
minority report OF Mr.. Ketcham, which
was in line with the suggestion made in
his report. The debate grew very warm.
and a few personalities were INDUCED in
The minority report was adopted by a viva
voce vote, and apparently by large ma
jority.
Greeting from President.
Resolutions we're passed asking the sec
retary OF war to purchase the ground on
which monuments have been erected on the
battlefield of Bull Run and asking that
statistics as accurate as possible OF the
mortality in southern prisons be issued
by the government.
During the day Comma Chief
Tanner sent a telegram to President
Roosevelt informing him OF the fact that
he encampment was in session. To this
he following reply was made by the presi-
lent TO Commander Tanner;
Many tharks for your telegram. Through
you ! extend to the Grand Army OF tho
Republic my heartiest greetings, not
merely personal. but ofrcial. in behalf of
Rll the people OF this nation whose ex-
so@rsde dS the heroic DAYS anO Of tSe
,civil war. THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
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