The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-08
BRIGHT FOR COMFY.
Topeka Man Has Good Chance to Be
National Department Commander.

Chances for the election of Depart
ment Commander P. H Coney OF Kan
sas to the office of national commander
of the G. A. r. at Minneapolis next
week are said to be getting brighter
Coney's special train which will carry
the Kansas delegations, will leave To-
peka Sunday morning at $3.50 and viii
pick UP cars from other Kansas points
at Lawrence and Kansas City.
The delegations from Kansas will not
be as large as was anticipated because
the railroads have refused to grant
stop over privileges on the tickets
Everything is in readiness to spring
big boom for Captain P. H. Coney for
national commander. Practically every
post in the state has adopted favorable
resolutions. The buttons, banners and
cards have been prepared and the posts
are learning the Coney songs. The train
will be decorated. It will carry bands
from Sterling and Clay Center and the
Topeka drum corps and the Modocs.
General Nelson A. Miles, in circular
letter advocates the election of Captain
Coney national commander
McCook Post No. 81, of lola, has
adopted the following resolutions:
whereas, In view Of the fact that
/ Department Commander P. H. Coney
during his services as such comman-
der Of this department Of the Grand
Army Of the Republic, has with un-
-tirings zeal and energy labored as
siduously both in season and out OF
! season for the advancement and the
uplifting Of this department; and
Whereas He has been untiring In
/ his efforts to secure due recognition OF
the old soldier in Kansas in all his
rights under the statutes of the state;
/ therefore, be it
aResolved. BY McCook Post No. 5
/ department Of Kansas, G. A. R., in
regular session assembled. that We re-
quest the delegates. each and all, from
! fn national n
campment of the G. A. R. to be held
in Minneapolis Mimi, during 1906. tc
use every legitimate means in theh
mower to secure the election of Com
rade P. H. Coney as the national com
/ mander-in-chief of the G. A. r.
presented by ]. z. Henderson a
the regular meeting of the post, held
August A. 1905, and adopted by IN
animous vote of those present
ssT N. FUNSTON, Post Com.
~. z. HENDERSON, AdJt."
The Grand Army Journal, printed a
Governeur, n. Y. says:
general Nelson A. Miles, who hal
often been mentioned as candidate
for nder-in-chief, is out In
letter advocating the election to tina
position of Comrade P. H. Coney, de
nartrnent commander OF the depart
ment of Kansas. This should be par
ticularlv interesting to the comrade
of the department Of New York a
Comrade Coney enlisted in Compan,
II. 111th New York infantry. wa
transferred to Company H, Fourtl
New York heavy artillery and afte
his discharge attended and graduate
from Walworth academy, Walwortf
N Y He is commended by the de
partment of Kansas and the council
of administration of that state. Ia
been an active member of the nationa
: encampment for twenty years, was Sc
l verely wounded at the battle Of Peac
orchard IN front of Petersburg, Va
was dispatch bearer for General Nc
? Dougau and afterwards served wit
distinction in the same capacity o
the staff of General Nelson A. Mile
If New York has no candidate of II
own it cant do better than supper
: Captain Coney."