Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-04
CAPT. C. R. NEWTON ELECTED
BUT ONLY AFTER ONE BALLOT
WAS DECLARED ILLEGAL.
Capt. Simmons Fails to Become
Head of Spanish War Veterans
by Only Nine Votes.

BOSTON Mass. September 4.-Sensa-
tional scenes marked the closing session
of the fifth annual encampment of the
United Spanish War Veterans here late
Yesterday afternoon. The time had ar
rived for the annual election of national
officers and the hackers of the two can
ddates were strainng every nerve 10
bring about the election of their favorite.
Following the first ballot for command
er-in-chief ii was announced that capt
Charles A simmons of Rochester, n. Y.
had been elected by one vote over Capt.
Charles r. Newton of Hartford. Conn
The announcement of the total number
OF votes. however, revealed the fact that
five more ballots had been cast than had
been checked off. The ballot was declared
Illegal and the convention became up
roariouS. but upon the statements OF botn
candidates that neither wished to profit
by any complication and only wanted
fair treatment the confusion subsidized
\ second ballot was taken. which re-
suited in the election of Capt. Newton,
who received Isl votes To 113 for Capt
Simmons.
The other officers elected were as fol
lows:
Senior vice commander in chief. Charles
r. stroud. SanduSkv. Ohio: Junior vice
commander-in-chief. Moses r. Doyan. IN
diana; sergeant general. Capt. Edward III.
White. Chicago: paymaster general. S. 7.
II Hayes. Colorado; commiSSary general.
Henry +. Schimler. New York; chief of
engineers. S. r. Cohen. Lexington, Ky:
chief signal officer. Isador WE'LL, New
York: chief of ordnance. j. j. Hellberg.
WISCONSIN,; chief of artillery. Capt. Adna
G.. Clark. Kansas: chief mastering Off
GER, William D. Wild. New York; ma
tional historian. Capt. ]. Walter Mitchell.
Washington. ID. c., who was reelected
for the fifth time.
Council of Administration,
The members of the council of admin
istration elected were: William Ruddock,
Washington state: F. w Greutsma cher,
Wisconsin: Charles y. Reynolds, Philip
pine Islands: F. L. Mangrun, Virginia; HI.
Edward Dyer, Vermont: Henry Walcott.
Rhode Island: W. p. Messenger. Pennsyl-
vania: Roy NJ. Wiley, Ohio: r. B. Butts.
Kansas: James L. Scammons. New
HAMPSHIRE: Edward G. Savage. Michigan;
john Barker. New York; Frank Rousch,
New York: Richard ii. Cross New Jer-
sey; Walter Rich Missouri: Florence T..
Mccarthy. Maine: p. J. Mcnamara Mas
sachusetts; J. f. Peddicourt, Kentucky;
J. a. Sutherland. Illinois; d. j. McCor
mick. Indiana; William \. Clark Georgia
James p. Greeley. District of Columbia:
Joseph Cannon. California: Nathaniel q.
Valentine. Connecticut; L. +. l.. Guthner
Colorado.
A lively debate developed at the bust
vided that those men who were civilian
employees of the government on board of
the transports and elsewhere be desg-
mated in the constitution enlisted
men," The question was finally referred
TO the judge advocate general for an
opinion.
Women Elect Officers.
AT the last session of the national con-
vention of the Woman's Auxiliary of the
L. S. w. V. yesterday the following ma
tional officers were elected by acclama-
ton: Elizabeth l.. Mcnamara of Cam
bridge. president general: Ida NJ. Gallo
way of Washington, senior vice president
general; Nellie L. Cairns of Chicago. jun
ior vice president general: Jane Louise
Donahue of Charlestown. treasurer gen
eral; Bessie S. Dick of Detroit, national
chaplain: Margaret Herman of Newark.
inspector general: Mamie Tanning of
Cleveland, judge advocate general: Flora
+. Olson of Racine, national instituting
and installing officer; Clara \. Bailey of
A. q. Hughes of Boston, surgeon general
The national council of administration
will be composed of Annie Williams of
Stonelam Minnie F. Gihon of Wakefield.
Esther Kenny of Charlestown. Letitia
Whitcomb of Somerville, Alice X. Burns
of Newton. Nellie s. Lane of East Boston,
Martha Thompson of Maiden. Margaret
Hall of Newark, Douisella E. Morrison of
New York. Amanda w. Conger of Phila-
delphia. Grace kingston of Madison, Wis,
and Lena Ruddock of Walla Walla, Wash.
The District delegation will arrive home
Saturday night.