The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-09
CONEY IS CERTAIN
Thinks He will Surely Be
National Commander.
Everything in G. A. r. Circles
Favors His Selection.
TWO OTHERS IN RACE.
One From Missouri and Another
From Ohio.
Both of These States Have Had
the Honor.

I am letting my friends to the work
in my behalf: don't know mucn about
the situation but 1 feel confident that
I will be elected the next national conf
mander of the Grand Army of the Re
public"
This is the statement made today by
Capt P. H Coney. department COM
mander of the Kansas G. A. R. who has
just returned from a trip to Minneapolis,
where he went to arrange for the quar-
ters for the Kansas veterans at the ma
ticnaI encanpment beginning August
IA
There are two active candidates in
the field against Coney. One is R. z.
Brown of Ohio, and the other is Chas.
G. Burton OF Missouri. Both served in
the war in Ohio regiments.
Capt. Coney served in New York
regiment. He said this morning when
asked to state from what sections he
would get most strength:
Il expect TO get New York solid, ana
expect to get Pennsylvania, in spite
of the fact that Pennsylvania and Ohio
have usually worked together. l have
always lined up with Pennsylvania in
their fights in the encampment, and 1
believe that my friends back there Will
see that I get the Pennsylvania vote.
I am a native OF Vermont and I believe
ludL AElSHQS there IN New England
can get me some of these votes. Okla
homa will be for me solid, and ago Col
orado. I expect a portion of Nebraska,
and of Minnesota. Wisconsin I think
I will get, and a number of the western
states.
Kansas has never had the office OF
national commander. Missouri has had
the office four times, and Ohio five
times. There is no reason why Kansas
should not get the place this time II
is the first time we have ever asked for
the office and believe that people viii
be favorable to our getting it,
Illinois has a tentative" candidate
for the office 1t is Chicago man
named Woods. But It Is considered like
ly that Illinois may be simply hiding
behind Woods until it can decide which
way to throw its vote
If Captain Coney is elected national
commander of the G. A. r.. 1t is said
to be the plan to elect F. P. Cochran to
Conveys place as head of the Kansas
G. A. r. Cochran is a Cottonwood
Falls man, and has a wide acquaint-
ance among the old soldiers of the
state. He is one of the most active
supporters of Captain Coney in the
latter's fight for the Office of national
commander.
The Kansas headquarters will be at
the Brunswick hotel. where Il rooms
have been engaged for the headquar-
ters' rooms. The Modocs. Lincoln Post
FIaIn Deau cIun ana Lincoln Post drum
corps will accompany the Kansas dele
cation. The Kappa Gamma band of
Clay Center and Colonel Musgrove's
band from White City viii accompany
the delegation. The Brunswick hotel,
which Is to be headquarters for Kan
sas is only a block from the head
quarters of the national officers.
Il believe that Kansas will have
5000 men in line at Minneapolis, -
said Captain Coney today. AT Den
yer we had 5000 men and everything
indicates that the attendance at Min
neapolis will reach the 5000 mark. 1
told the MINI esota officers while up
there that we would have more men in
line than Minnesota, and believe that
time will prove that I was correct in
the statement. There is great interest
in the encampment throughout the
state"
Captain Coney Is planning to make
speeches at all the reunions and camp
fires in the state of Kansas. His list is
thus far as follows:
Cawker City Chautauqua, July 81.
Corning reunion, August 2.
Eskridge reunion. August IA.
JEFFERSON, Okla. reunion. August 4.
Baldwin campfire. July Is.
Cofeyville monument, September
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Southwestern reunion, Dodge City,
August 2S
Pawnee celebration. September .27.