Albuquerque morning journal., 1906-08-18
"Nation Owes Existence to
What You Did in Heroic
Days Of Civil War;" Says
Roosevelt.
OLD SOLDIERS PREPARE
TO RETURN HOME
Fortieth EnCampment AdjournS
to Meet in Saratoga QueS-
ton of Canteen Is Laid on
the Table.

Minneapolis. Mimi. Aug. 1.-THE
Grand Army of the Republic complet-
ed its fortleth encampment late today
and adjourned to meet in Saratoga
\. Y. in 1907
The encampment after an exciting
debate decided that protest against
the erection of a statue to Henry Whz
should be sent to General 5, ID. Ice,
commander of the Southern Veterans
association. This action was decided
upon only after a long debate which
at times became active and acrimoni-
Gus.
A disposition TO deprecate the action
Of congress in abolishing the canteen
from the old soldiers homes was laid
upon the table for debate
Just prior to the final adjournment
the new commander in chief, r. b.
Brown, of GAINESVILLE. Ohio, announced
the following staff appointments:
Adiutant General, Joseph w. O'Neal
of Ohio,
Quartermaster General, Charles Bur-
rows, of New Jersey.
Assistant Quartermaster General, j.
II, Halcomb, of Philadelphia.
Chief of Staff, j, V, Winanes, Of
Ohio.
When the encampment was called
To order this morning the first ques-
ton up for settlement was the sele1-
tion of the place for holding the next
encampment The invitation of Sara
toga New York, was presented yester-
day and that of Cincinnati was ma le
as soon as the meeting was called "
! order today The vote proceeded
smoothly enough until the name OF
Kansas was called. Captain p H. Co
\ ney sofr the Kansas delegation, cas-
| it's entire forty votes for Cincinnati
| The votes were promptly questioned
on the ground that the kansan did mol
have any such number of delegates ~
the hall. a long debate ensued, which
was ended by the ruling of the com.
mander In chief that Kansas coull
vote only as many men as were actual
ly present. The number happened rl
be something less than twenty Tac
final vote showed 40S for Saratoga ans
| l75 for Cincinnati
A delegate from Wisconsin attempt.
ed to bring up the canteen question
but was squelched summarily, and Che
whole question laid OH the table al
once.
W llAiti III 81 NtiNiiNIl VI llluldlid HOISi
then presented a minority report from
the committees on resolutions which
had been silent on the question Of the
proposed statue to Wirz He movad
that an address should be sent to Gen
eral $ d. Lee Mr.. Ketcham spoke
for thirty minutes I'm support of his
motion, and was followed by Past
Commander Il. Torrance, of Mnneap-
nIiG WIN hnplu rod fhdf ha 4
my, should not, I'm his opinion, take
official cognizance of the matter at
this time. Both speakers were loudly
cheered, as others who spoke on the
question. Commander in Chief Tan
ner, who had urged in his report tn Il
protest should be made against the
statue, gave up the chair to make an
impassoned appeal from the floor In
support of the minority report of Mr.
Ketcham, which was i'm line with the
suggestion made i'm his report The
debate grew very warm and few per-
sonalities were INDUCED in.
The minority report was adopted by
vivacious vote and apparently by u
large majority. The resolutions were
passed asking the secretary of war to
purchase the ground ON which mond-
ments have been erected on the bat
tefield 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 Commander In Chief
Tanner sent to President Roosevelt N
forming him of the fact that the IN
campment was in session. To this the
following reply was made by the presl-
dent to Commander Tanner.
MANY thanks for your telegram.
Through you | extend TO the Grad
Army of the Republic my heartiest
greetings, not merely personal but Of
ficial in behalf of all people OF this
nation whose existence IL owing to
what you and your comrades did IN
the heroic days of the civil war.
"(Signed)
.a1,H EOnORE ROOSENEI IT,