Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-08-13
Atlantic City Beats St. Louis in
Battle Royal for 1910
Encalnprnent.
SOLID EAST VS. MIDDLE |; WEST
old Officers Thanked. New Ones
On Hand Resolutions
A, And Reports.
1 After Man Contest, Business at Morn
4 ing Session largely Routine
Final Session at 2 p. M.

ing Session largely Routine
Final Session at 2 p. m.
i By the close vote Of 307 to 293, At
lantc City won out5ioYer st. Louis in
the contest for the 1910 encanipment Of
the G, A, Is, "A ajorlty OF Ii decided
4. the question; the small number OF s.
votes would have turned the tide in
favor OF St. Louis. But Atlantic City,
received the IA votes majority. and the
delegations from the far east are jubl-
lating, while those of the middle west
are correspondence depressed.
II was a ttle royal From the start.
every possible influence that could be
brought to bea i was used on both sides,
4 The captains in charge OF the inter
ests Of the contending cities We're en-,
y the ground early, marshaling all pos
Il sible support. & y
Adjt, Gen. Burrows % & # New Jersey.
placed Atlantic City in nomination as.
Z the place for gliding the 1910 encamr-5
inslt Gen. Charles Burton of Mis-.
sou d ioiliihdteu ~ Lo Inen #thes
voting began u
OBJECTION WAS MADE.
Early In the contest it became APP
parent that Atlantic City wsss about 70
"a invoke what the opposition termed
E gag rule to shut OF anything in favor
pfsst Louis that could be shutsoff, and
when A. G.. Peterson of the Missouri
town, asked permission to read teie-i
gram from the Business Mems leag sue
Of St. Louis authorizing him to Offer
/ 1900 for the use of the G.. A. r.. il
they would select ST. Louis for the
next encampment. he was prevented
from reading it.
VI As the rool call of delegations pro-
5ceeded. the air was tense with ex-5
peetaation, for the vote was main
tanned at almost an even rate through
out, sometimes Atlantic City, spring
ed their vote, and sometimes ST
Louis forging to the front.
ANALYSIS OF VOTE.
When the final vote had been taken
and the result tabulated, the secre-5
tary announced that a total of 900
votes cast, Atlantic City had received
.. ~ cast Tor st. Louis. "A member of
lne MISSOURI delegation moved to
make make the vote unanimous for Atlantic
eity, andsit was so carried.
~ was the solid east against the
koiid middle west, with the far west
and ana the south more or less divided
i,hnois split Its vote. giving only a
siieht majority to her sister state,
H., @a,4 cx~,, 4
campment. New York cast 53 votes
,of Atlantic City and one for st. Louis
PENNSYLVANIA. New Jersey and the
view England states al cast PRACTICAL
lS,thelr solid vote for Atlantic City,,
while Missouri. Kansas. Indiana and
me states of the middle west were
practically unit for the Missouri
metropolis v
ST, LOUIS, CAMPAIGN.
Vol A. g. Peterson. who conducted
me campaign for ST. Louis, said after,
me meeting this morning: ..St Louis
conducted her campaign in perfectly
s s.raigh forward and honest manner
W. W. made no trades, no dickers and no
u,us tor support that were not honor
shie. We We're defeated, but we feel!
ina gag rule was invoked against
~, or we should have been
suuecessful as the close vote Will
snow. was not permitted to read
telegram offering $4,000 for the use
q o. the G. A. r. The reading Of It was
smut off No, st. Louis will not again
ask for the encampn,ent, il j have
ANYTHING to do with It,"
REPORTS AND THANKS!
Most of the morning session. after the
7 seiection of the place OF next years
ehcaInpment was disposed of, was, de-
voted to the reading of resolutions and
.ePntts of various committees. Several
states submitted resolutions proposing,
Ia ses in the rules and regulations Of
.lle order, and these We're read and re-
& is ~ TO the proper committees. Notice
VI 80 Gays is required before any rule
+. VI regulation of the Grand Army or
9 ka,nizatton may be changed,
sociferous cheers greeted the resolu-i
s OF thanks voted by the encamp-
aient to Commander-in-C Chief NeViusi
ana his staff. The resolutions We're
SSaopted unanimously. and We're or
ssred spread upon the minutes Of the
ehcampment
RECESS FOR LUNCHEON.
living 10 the number and length Of
~, ~ resolutions presented to the con-
h ,nt!n 1t became apparent that the
ili ess of the encampment could not.
J. " wound up before the noon hour, and
,a,,l tiy before o'clock recess was
81 sahen until 2 o'clock p. m.
z N .he AFTERNOON session the final de-
. Wis Of the forty-third encampment
. sili be disposed of, including the in
s Ssiiia ton OF officers Comnlander-in-
s s.lI,s Van SAINT and his fellow officers
a Nh take the oath of office and enter
~ the discharge of their duties as.
AZ recognized heads of the Grand
At OF the Republic,