New-York tribune., 1906-08-17
r. B. BROWN G.. A. r. HEAD
Elected Commander iR Chief at
Minneapolis Heat Continues.


Minneapolis. Aug 1s-The Grand Army of the Re
public at its annual meeting here to-day elected the
following officers:
Ohio IN On'e'-H' D. Brown GAINESVILLE
Senior yice-Commander-w William H. Armstrong.
Junior Vice-Commander-E B. Fenton. Detroit
Paul JUL" Aieia"u' 81
Surgeon General-w. H. johnson. Lincoln. Neb.
All other officers are staff appointments and will
be announced later by the new commander in chief.
The strongest opponents OF Mr.. Brown for COM
mander in chief were c. G. Burton of Missouri
and Captain p. n. COney. Of Kansas. Both Of these
withdrew when 1t was that the election of Mr.
Brown was certainty. Brown then chosen
by acclamation. Several candidates were nornI-
mated for senior and junior vice-commanders but
at the last instant all withdrew in favor of Arm
strong and FentOn. Archbishop Ireland had no
rival for chaplain in chief.
The new commander in chief of the Grand Army
was born in 1ss5 and has always lived in Ohio. He
enlisted in the 18th Ohio Infantry the age of
teen years. and served in the Fourteenth Army Corps
OF the Army OF the Cumberland until he was mus
tered out in 1854 He then re-enlisted veteran
soldier. and served such until the end of the
war He was private throughout the first three
years Of his service, and then became non-cOnl-
missioned officer. He has always been active in
the work of the Grand Army. He is now Editor OF
THE GAINESVILLE Courier"
The business sessions were held in the Audi
torium at 11th street and Nioollet avenue. about
fifteen hundred delegates being in attendance. The
most important questions to be taken up during the
meeting are the abolition of the canteen from the
old soldiers homes and the proposed erection OF
monument to Henry Wirz. who was in command Of
Andersonville. by the women Of the South. On the
question OF the canteen the delegates appar-
emily about evenly divided. but there is consider
able opposition to a monument Wirz.
The report OF Commander in Chief Tanner COW
cred all features Of the work done by the Grand
Army during the last year. No mention was made
Of the canteen question. but considerable space was
given to Wirz. and the recommendation was made
that the Grand Army enter a dignified and en-
phatic protest against the erection of the mOnu-
ment.
who, posing as the most eminent men OF the ma
tion." had proved false 70 their trust in various
of no Civil War veteran could be found.
servance of Memorial Day and said that as the re-
suit Of his recommendations concerning the graves
ceived number of touching messages from moth
ers OF the South whose sons are buried in North
&C Commander in Chief Tanner dwelt at length on
in sympathy with the Grand Army of the Republic.
He said:
The time is coming. if not already here. when
Grand Army of the Republic not belonging TO
time to appoint committee to carefully consider
the whole subject and the relations to be sustained
and the Woman Relief Corps. the Ladies Of the
and Ay f Sons 90 S of TeeaRs and o5r G6
organizations
If in the fulness Of time. these various patriotic
organizations should merge into one grand body.
what an impulse would be given to the cause we
to our beloved country and. as minor. yet very
cost 70 maintain one ORGANIZATION in the highest
condition of efficiency. than it costs conduct
devoted TO the same object
The proposed monument to Captain Wirz who
was in charge of AndersOnvilIe Prison. strongly
condemned. He said Andersonville was the prop
monument to Wirz ever would be permitted upon
it. but there legal power prevent any
one disposed from purchasing plot OF ground
ment that might be desired. He declared how
ever that the veterans OF the Confederate Army
were not to any appreciable desree interested in
the movement The whole project he said, had its
He deprecated the necessity for calling public at
tention To the matter.
before the committees of Congress to secure needed
IeHsSn I5 Il, IaSEb NIr Tanners remarks on fbiS sIS
ject being followed by a history of the effort made
at the last session OF congress to torcibly retire
from the public service ex-UniOn soldiers who had
The Te5orts Of Adjutant General weedale Quar-
termaster General Battles, Judge Advocate General
the work OF the last twelve months in their depar-
ments. that of the Adjutant General showing that
by death in the last year its membership had in
According to the report of Quartermaster General
Frank Battles. the amount OF cash received from
the retiring Quartermaster General $9.5SS. The
total receipts during the year have been SlOSs9
making the receipts ior the year $O412 The total
expenditures have been $lSlo' leaving balance in
suffering during the last days continues ana
the official forecast is that will last through the
there were over hundred prostrations yester- %
day during the the parade parade The majority Of those
standing in the streets waiting for the parade to
Mrs. Carrie Sparkling. of St. Louis was elected
tonight national president of the WOmen's Relief
of New York l''''' 'o''eS'