The National tribune., 1909-11-25
FOR COMMANDER R=IN=CHIEF.
John McElroy Receives Indorse'
ments From Many Directions.


mander-in-Chief of the Grand Army OF
the Republic; and
Whereas Comrade McElroy has at all
times shown himself friend of the
soldiers, always working and writing in
their interests; now, therefore, be 1t
! Resolved. That in regular meeting,
lThursday, Nov. 1s, Memorial Post, 141,
Department of Ohio, G.. i. R., most
heartily indorse the candidacy of Com
rade John McElroy for Commander-in-
Chief, G.. a. r., and earnestly urge our
delegates to the next Department En-
campment to do ali in their power to
have the Department of Ohio indorse
him for the above exalted position.
w. s. Rogers.
Cleveland, O., Nov. 1G, 1909.
| Adopted by Il unanimous rising vote
on the above date.
D. C. Nesbft, s. NJ.
Editor National Tribune: l have been
a subscriber of The National Tribune
| for more than q quarter of a century,
and during that time l have never seen
an item that gave me more pleasure
| than the announcement that John Nc
Elroy would be a candidate for Com
mander-in-Chief of the Grand Army of
| the Republic. If ever any man de-
served that proud distinction he does.
| for he has been untiring in his devO-
| tion to the G. A. r. He has worked in
season and Gut of season and in all
places for the Just claims OF the yeter-
ans. and he is one of the men who
never says die. That is the kind of
man we want
Among the comrades who indorse
Comrade McElr1y in The National Trib
unc / saw the name of Hiram Bucking-
| ham, and it struck me that it might he
the Buckingham I once knew. The
/ finn. Ii, n
sandy-haired young man. lie was
| Plymouth Pilgrim. and held the rank
| Of CommisSary Sergeant in the 18th
| Conn. We came out of prison togeth
er. There was special exchange of
prisoners at AHdersonville supposed to
| be sailors, but quite n number of sol
diers took dead sailors names and got
out. DIR. BarrOws. who was Post Hos
pital Steward at Plymouth, y. c., and
| was Il Ward Steward at AnderSOnVille,
| was to come out under the name Of
John Petersoy, but did not show up. so
Hiram stepped in the line as John
Petersoy, and with Il little coaching
| from me passed o. X. The last time /
| saw him was when we parted on that
October day in 1854 at Annapolis
John J. Flynn, Quartermaster and Com
mander, =. Fl. Beale Post, ~, Depart
ment of Maine. G.. A. r., 81 Pleasant
street, Bangor, Ne.
| Dear Comrade: I feel it In my
bones" that we are sure to have an
| other cavalryman as Commander-in-
Chief of the G. A. r. You should win
the place easy and hold 1t two terms,
bringing the National Encampment to
Washington in 1912. We should then
go to Gettysburg in 1913, the 50th an
niversary OF the battle. l want to tell
you frankly that the patriotic organiza-
tIons growing out of the war of the
rebellion are scattering their fire and
not united as are the ex-Confederates.
| Cannot you exercise an influence to
bring them all together in a sort of
National Council, in which each body
shall be represented in proportion to
enrolled membership? Then let this
National Council, thru its head. Pres
| ident or Commander-in-Chi reach
the legislative and executive branches
of our Government in a tone and with
authority that will command attention.
| Who can be surprised that We are
turned down" and run over" on all
sides by the united" Confederate vet
Grams, whose press bureau commands
the columns of the Northern newspa-
pers and masazines-yeS, and the re-
| ligious press. teaching the youth of our
land that the shareholders rebellion
was right and such murderers and
towards as Mosby and Semmes were
! 'eroes. Yours in F.. G.. and LIE. w.
Whitaker, Colonel. 1st Conn. Cav, and
brevet Brigadier- General, Washington,
d. C.
| A. J. Gleason, Van Vert, Ohio,
writes: Permit me to add my in
ldorsement of the nomination of Com
| rade John McElroy for the exalted
/ office of COmmander-in-Chi of the
Grand Army of the Republic to those
already published, and l move to make
| it unanimous.
THAT Comrade McElroy is eminently
worthy OF this distinction goes without
asking to those familiar with his writ
ing and other services in behalf of his
comrades. While it is SO apparent that
no other individual in our ranks can
be as influential in our behalf, there
really ought to be no opposition what
ever to his election"
The following Endorsement was for
warded to The National Tribune with
lrequets that it be published:
| Chicago, ILL.,, Nov. Is, 1909.
Editor National Tribune, Washington,
| d. c.:
w. S. Hancock Post, $50, Grand
Army of the Republic, cheerfulIy- in
dorses John DcElroy in his patriotic
action toward the benefits of the old
boys, promoting their welfare in their
declining years. With sincere and best
IWlSheS, yours in f., T.. and L.,
Ben Segall. Adjutant.
; Harrisville, w. Va, Nov. 13, 1909.
John McElroy, Washington, d. C.
Dear Comrade: Kuykendail Post, SO,
G. A. r., Department of West Virginia,
this day imposed upon me the pleasant
lduty of communicating to you the adop-
ton of the inclosed resolutions, unani-
mously adopted by the Post, and to re-
quest their publication in The National
Tribune. With best wishes and kind
est regards, / am,
Yours in F., c. and L.,
II Anthony Smith, Post Commander.
5 Headquarters Kuykendall Post, So, De-
partment of West Virginia. Grand
: Army of the Republic, Harrisville
w. Va, Nov. 13, 1909.
, Whereas a Commander-in-Chief OF
the Grand Army of the Republic is to
be elected at the National Encampment
to be held at Atlantic City. N j., in
september. 1910; therefore. be it
Resolved by Kuykendall Post, So
Department of West Virginia G. A. r.
That, having implicit confidence in ou1
comrade. John McElroy, whose loyalty
$ Void AEA1T