The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-27
HIGH HONOR
 FOR DIR. OWEN Sons Insist on His Re-
 election. HE CONSENTS TO SERVE AGAIN Confederate Veterans to Meet Next
 in Richmond, Va. h 1908 1t Is Practically Agreed the Reunion VIII Be Held in Birm-
 insham--Pnrade to Be
 Held Today.
HE CONSENTS TO SERVE AGAIN

New orleans, April 26.--(SpeciaI.l- Tn the midst of scene or stirrIns as thusiasm and excitement sne o Commander in Chief of the uniteo Sons of Confederate Veterans was Wnnt. unon Dr. Thomas M. owen or Mont- romery, late this afternoon. ror .ne first time in its eleven years or nie' the Confederation of Sons re-eiecteo 2 Commander -in- Chief. and TOT the nis M time in its history the organl1aelonn ' forced it's highest office upon nan who did not want 1t. s
 The high compliment came m sucn , 2 manner that Commander Owen did not feel that he could refuse 1t. The sons assembled in convention, would near of no other candidates The friehus of !. W. Apperson, prominent at torney of Memphis. wished the honor for him. Camp Nathan bedloro roI- rest of Memphis, the largest camp III the Confederation, had presented ms name for the consideration of the deie- oates outside of the convention hall. hut the delegates would listen to uoth. inx except the talk of the election or Commander Owen.
 When nominations for Commander in-Chief were in order and amid cheer ing and enthusiasm. pr. owen nao been placed ins%nomination, MT. Ap- nerson. who is an orator of more thar state reputation, arose to second It, saving. Never can 1t be said in con yention of Sons that Jack Apperson of Tennessee would oppose Tom owen of Alabama.
 At this the convention arose and cheered for several minutes. com mander Owen was deeply moved oy the demonstration and the high compli- ment which had been paid him. In his speech of acceptance he said It was not his wish to again serve as Com- msnder-in- Chief, but that the honor had come to him in such way tnat ne could not do otherwise than accept IL.
 The convention again and again showed it's appreciation of the work of Commander owens administratlon' It declined to raise the per capita .ax of the members from ten 10 twenty five cents year until it was learned ]; hafssf,es sss,iahaA ii4 and then sff {, 7 E yention vdted 1t unanimously pr the thirteen amendments proposed to the constitution, the convention adopted only those which he recommended and endorsed.
 The convention was itself proof of the success of the work of the Ala bamjan It was one of the largest or the gatherings of the sons ever held much larger than those held in Louis viIIe and Nashville. The Confedera- tion is perhaps stronger and healthier than ever before in its history
 In his report to the convention, Ad- jutant General Will T. Sheehau of Montgomery recommended that salary be paid the Adjutant General. This recommendation, the report stated, was made on the eve of his retirement from the office, for even though salary was granted, he could not continue in the office which made such demands upon his time. The report was supposed to represent the views of Dr. owen, and he was authorized to pay the sum of $500 to his adjutant general to relieve him of the detail work
 The reunion of 1908 will no doubt be held in Birmingham. In the con- vention of Veterans General George P Harrison made a strong fight for the reunion for Birmingham. but it was a foregone conclusion that ichmond would get it and that was settled last year After his fight had been ended and General Harrison was withdraw ing the name of Birmingham he said "our boys seem determined to go to Richmond next year. Go ahead if you want to. but the following year Birm- ingham wants you. and she is going to get you" The answering shouts of the veterans showed their approval of this statement.