Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-24
mo OTHER CITY TO
GET ENCAMP|NENT
Either a Full Convention or a
Delegates Convention viii
Be Held Here.
col. sTERRETT is ANGERED
"A Change in Convention City lie Says
Would Make the q. "A. X. Out TO
BE Buffers and Huxters.

Would Make tho q. "A. II. Out TO
Be Buffers and Huxters.
| TO set at rest all questions concern
ing the coming Grand Army cncanlp-
| ment, Col +. NJ. Sterrett issued this
morning q. signed statement declaring
that the encampment will positively
| be held in Salt Lake City, and that
he expects en- official order to be is
sued very shortly stating this fact
and giving all necessary executive di-
| rections for its preparation
The thing which has caused Col.
Sterrett to come out thus emphatical-
| ly is an Associated Press dispatch from
Lima, Ohio. quoting j. Corey Winans.
chief Of staff OF the Grand Army, to the
effect that Salt Lake would probably
not get the encampnient. This dis
patch contained the following para
graph:
j. Corey Winans. chiefof staff of
the national Grand Army Of the re-
public, returned today from Salt Lake
City, where he has been attending the
conference OF the executive COMMITTEES,
composed OF himself and Commander
in Chief III. NJ. 5NeHiuS of Newark, n.
j.; Adjutant General Frank O.. Cole OF
Jersey City and May L. Gilman Of
Boston. president OF the Wonen's Re.
lief corps.
Mr.. Winans says from all present
indications the next annual encalnp-
ment Of the Grand Army OF the Re-
public will not be held at Salt Lake
City, but at Cincinnati or Pittsburg.
The action was brought about by the
refusal Of the traffic associa ton which
S,,r,t IN, Los IN, err
rate Of cent per mile to the veterans.
The date selected for tho encampment
was Aug. . to II, and following an
official report from the traffic asso-
citation the governing body will meet to
select the next meeting place.
Both Cincinnati and Pittsburg will
make a strong effort to secure the
encampnent
In commenting on this dispatch the
signed statement issued by Col. Ster-
rett is as follows
The forty-second national encamp-
ment Of the Grand Army OF the Re
public, held in Toledo Ohio, last Sep
TENDER. after full discussion, located
the forty-th!rd encampment In Salt
Lake City. Utah, by an overwhelming
vote.
The encampment, as usual, passed a
resolution empowering the commander
(Gin-chief and his executive Fcommittne to.
change the place of holding the en-
campn,ent, il they found reasons for
ouch action.
AT a meeting of. the commander-in-
chief and his executive committee, held
in Salt Lake City on the 10Th aud 18th
OF the present month, the date OF
the encampment was fixed for Salt
Lake City on August 9.to "a, 1909.
The executive committee, which is
the Grand Army of the Republic FOR 81
sfy,f re or,n
luton at this December meeting which
empowers the comrnander-in-chief to
change the place of holding the en-
camPment, il he finds any reason to do
SO.
The con1ander-in-clief and his exec
utiye committee were more than usually
gTatified at the present state OF pre-
paredness IN Salt Lake City for ths
sencarnpmeilt next August and SO ex-
pressed themselves, unreSerNedly i'll
public and private.
There are but two reasons that would
justify the commanderi n-chief in
changing the place Of holding the en-
campment. The one Ia hotel and ac-
commodation rates and the other rail-
road rates.
The hotel association Of Salt Lake
City have already agreed to the usual
provision of not raising the rates; but
doubling the capacity. except by nlu-.
tual agreement. The local committee
have agreed to procure the signature
= of all cafes and restaurants to an
agreement not to raise prices. 1t
would seem impossible to change the
encampnent on account OF hotels or
restaurants.
A change of place could only be JUS
titled on account OF railroad rates. In
order that such change DO justified, the
encampment must be moved to n city
ger association which shall give less
rate than the one offered for Salt Lake
City. When rate is fixed by any
passenger Association for its entire
territory, at q rate OF 1 cent mile Or
less rate than the one offered to Salt
Lake city, 1t will be time to take into
account any report of a change from
Salt Lake City and not before.
Tho Lima Ohio, dispatch purported
to come from the chief OF STAFF, that
the encampmert Is to be changed to.
Cincinnati or Pittsburg, would, II true.
lower the character and dignity of the
Grand Army of the Republic to that
OF common buffers and huxters.
The wording Of the dispatch Is acute
sly ridiculous It makes the chief of
staff first and then the commander
in-chief and the adjutant-general and
Mrs. Gilinand OF the Woman's Relief
corps, the executive committee OF the
Grand Army Of the Republic, The
chief Of the staff is an appointive
office and not an elective one, as are
those of the members of the council of
administration. from whom the eS-
ecutive committee is formed; and no
women belong to the order. The
chief OF staff was either stringing the
!. newspaper reporter or the reporter
totally misconceived the information
Winans gave him. In either event, the
whole matter is reprehensible in the
fact that no information should DO
given out involving a change OF the
encanpment except by the authority
of the conmander-in-chief. He is
righeous1y indignant In the thwarting
OF his hearts desire, by being un-
able, under present rates, to bring the
vanishing army, of which he is the
leader to Salt Lake City, at one cent
mile. which he had good reason to
believe would be granted.
RAILROAD RATES.
He knows and the Grand Army OF
the Republic knows that at the ac-
tual average cost OF running a railroad
coach over tho tracks per mile, there Is