The National tribune., 1907-09-19

VI fo"et' sSN'AiN
ed the nomination of Burton.
Comrade Thompson, of Indiana, sec
onded Wilder.
Past Commander-in-C Chief Torrance,
of Minnesota seconded the nomination
of Burton.
Commander Whitaker, of Texas, sec
onded Burton.
Commander Budlons, OF ldaho, sec
Onded Burton.
Commander Hornaday. of Indian
Territory, seconded CCney-
Arkansas seconded Burton.
The ballot resulted:
Burton .............. .......... 469
Nlinef ...... :
burrows I9-
AcaHs 80. $1,000 -.....'.''.' io
Total ....-..-'...- iSi
Comrade Burton was declared 10 have
a majority, and Comrade Burrows
moved that the election be made unan-
imous, and said that the comrades
would give the same loyal support to
Burton that they would have given him.
He drew touching picture of the emo
tions stirred within him by the notes OF
his old regimental bugle.
Cornrade Cole said that the comrades
of New Jersey would give Commander
in-Chief Burton a loyal support, and
ment until the crack of doom, until they
got a Commander-in-Ch
Commander Hornaday, of Oklahoma.
on behalf of Comrade Coney, seconded
the motion to make the erection unani-
nous, which was done by rising vote
The Corumua:;er-in-Chi hief-Eiect.
Comrades Burrows, Wilder, Coney
and Adams were appointed committee
to escort the mmander-in- Chief Elect
TO the platform, where he was received
with acclamation. lie returned thanks
for the high honor, and said he would
count confidently upon the support Of
the comrades in his trying position. As
to the widows pensions he could prom
ise nothing for Congress, but with VIM
Warner and McCumber in the Senate
and Uncle Joe Cannon in the House he
had high hopes of what he might be
able to accomplish.
Senior Vice Chief.
Comrade H. J. Swift, of New York
presented the name of Lewis Z. Grif-
fifth for Senior Vice COMMANDMENT
Chief. Griffith had been for IA years
Commander of his Post. He had held
high positions in the G. A. r.. had been
a Judge on the bench, and had been
always present in their G. A. r. gath
erings-alWayS kindly, earnest and
helpful, big, brainy, genial comrade.
No other nominations appearing, the
comrade was declared elected by ac-
clamation.
Comrade Griffith was presented and
received with loud cheers. He said that
whatever he had lacked in war record
he had tried to make up by service to
the G.. A r. He was too young to have
enlisted in the army earlier, but he had
a son who has served his country five
years in Cuba and the Philippines, and
desired to share his record.
Junior Wee Chief.
Past Commander-in-Ch Chief Burdett, of
Potomac, presented the name of c. c.
Royce for Junior Vice Commander-in-
Chief upon his record as a sailor boy,
who had rendered efficient service for
the country and to the G. A. r.
Senator McCumber.
The Committee on Pensions present.
ed themselves at the outposts with Sem
ator McCumber, who was received with
loud cheers and all standing.
He said that the G. A. r. entered as
fully into the thoughts of Congress as
did the flag We could not look upon
brave men who had waged four long
years of nlurderous strife to maintain
il and the principles it represented.
Every true-thinking patriot must feel
his heart swell with gratitude and pride
whenever he looked upon the little
bronze button of the G. A. r.
He dissented from the statement that
the soldiers OF the civil war had been
treated more generously than the SOL
diers of any other war. They had not
been treated as well as the soldiers of
the Spanish War. Measured by what
they did, what they endured, what they
secured, measured by length of service
and amount of fighting, they had re-
ceived far less than the soldiers of any
other war.
He discussed pensions at length, and
said that a pension of IS a month I'm
1890 was equal to s12 month now.
He favored an increase in all widows
pensions TO $12 a month.
At the conclusion of his remarks. the
Senator was given three enthusiastic
cheers, and escorted from the hall by
the committee.
Election of Junior Vice COMMANDMENTS
Chief.
Comrade Sherman, of Oregon, re-
sumed his presentation of Benj f. Pike
as candidate fer Junior Vice Com
mander-in-Chief.
Comrade Seeley, OF New Jersey.
placed in nomination E. w. Woodward,
of California.
Comrade Webster. of Georgia, nomi-
mated VIM. NJ. Scott
Past Commandcr-in-Chief Tanner
seconded the nomination of Scott, for
New York.
Commander Rogers. or Ohio, seconu-
ed Royce.
Commander Boyle, of Louisiana, sec
onded Royce.
CcmIade Woodward withdrew hi.
name. ComraGe Purdett Withdrew
Royce's name. Pixies name was with
drawn. and Scott elected by acclama-
ton.
Sur;zean-s:eueraL
Conraae Johnson, of Nebraska, was
renotainaied for Surgeons General
Past Commander int 'hief John p
Kins. Of Maryland. nominated G.. Lane
TaneshilL Tanaeyhiil was elected by
acclamatIon.
ChapiaIE-in-ChIef.
c. A Partridge. of Illinois. paid a
high tribute to Bishop Fallows as a
soldier, patriot. G.. A. r. man. an
educator. philanth:opist and a citizen
in placing him in nomination for Chap
Ian-ig-Chief.
Comrade Tackett, OF Indiana, placed
in nomination Rev. f. A. Heuring in a
highly complimentary speech.
Comrade HeuTiIg said that he felt
hgBiy complimentca at such COM