The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-18
C. A. R. ADJOURNED
ADOPTED THE MUCH-DIsCUssED
 WIRE RESOLUTION.
Thiw Matter Was Bitterly Fought By General E. Torrance, But Was Endorsed By Corporal
 James Tanner.

Minneapolis, Minfi., Aug L--lhe Grand Army of the Republic completed It's fortieth encampment late today anu adjourned to meet in Saratoga. N. r.. In 190T.
 Just prior to the final adjournment. the Commander in Chief. R. B. Brown of Zanesvilie, O., announced the fol- lowing appointments:
 Adtutant- General. Joseph w. O'Neall of Ohio; Quartermaster-G General Charles Burrowes of New Jersey; As- sIstant Quartermaster-Gen l.. Hoicombe of Philadelphia; Chief of Stan, J. V Winanes of Ohio.
 When the encampment was called to order this morning, the first question LID for settlement was the selection of the place for the holding of the next encampment The invitation of Sara toga, N. r.. was presented yesterday. and thdt of Cincinnati was made as soon as the meeting was called to order today. The final vote showed 40s for Saratoga and 1T5 for Cincinnati. A delegate from Wisconsin attempted to bring up the canteen question. but it was laid on the table at once.
 William A. Ketcham of Indianapolis presented a mipority report from the Committee on Resolutions, which had been silent on the question of the pro- posed statue to Henry Wirz. He moved that an address should be sent to Gen. S D. Lee, the Commander of the United Confederate Veterans. asking that, the ip fluence of the Southern soldiers be used against the project.
 Mir. Ketcham spoke for thirty minutes in support of his motion and was fol- lowed by Past Commander E. Tor rance of Minneapolis. who declared that the Grand Army should not, in his opin- lon. take official cognizance of the mat
 AL 34a.s.- 4w. fmN Tanner, who had urged In his report that a protest be made against the erection of the statue. made an impas- stoned speech from the floor in support of the minority report of Mir. Ketcham, which was In line with the suggestion made in his report. The debate grew very warm and personalities were in- dulged in.
 The minority report was adopted by A viva voce vote. The minority report was adopted by a large majority. Reso- lutions were adopted asking the secre- tary of War to purchase the ground on which monuments have been erected on the battlefield of Bull Run. and ask ing that statistics as accurate as pos sible of the mortality in Southern pris- ons be issued by the Government.
 During the day Commander-in-C Chief Tanner telegraphed President Roosevelt Informing him that the encampment was in session. To this the following was received:
 Many thanks for your telegram. Through you I extend to the Grand Army of the Republic my heartiest greetings, not merely peronal. but of ncial. fin behalf of all the people of the nation whose existence is owing to what you and your comrades did in the heroic days of the Civil War
 (stgned) Theodore Roosevelt"
 Greetings were received during the day from various patriotic societies. among which were the Spanish war veterans and the John H. Morgan As sociation. an association of Confeder- ate soldiers.
 The adjournment was taken imme- dlately after the installation of the rcwly- elected oficers.