Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-08-10
Situation in the G. r..
Is Somewhat Cleared
Up Today.
.yET CHAM is NOT 3 WORRYING R l
SAYS He is Not Running for Com.
msrder.in- Chief; Friends
Are Running Him.
j. W. stcbbins Seems 10 Already Have
Position Of Junior Vice Com Ell
ninnIcr-in- Chief Settled.

rhe political situation in the G "A. r.
is somewhat cleared Up today and from
present Indications Former GOV. Van
SAINT of Minnesota will have a walk
away as commander-in-chi The
withdrawal of Co. II Dickson of Chi
:ago and his avoWed support of tioY.S
Van SAINT, pledging the support of his
delegation for tn e anne, was the signal
for much jubilation in the Van SAINT
camp. b = n Ia si8
one department. commander said Is
the News today:
4 IN my opinion Gov. Van SAINT could
i havesbsen elected at Toledo last year.
but for various reasons it was decided;
otherwise, but with the understanding
that he would be elected in 1903 at Salt
( Lake City Utah and he Will undoubt-a
+ IDLY be elected by big ma jotity. i
know of many delegations who are
solidlN for him and see no possible
chance Of Comrade Ketcham beating
him. 45 S.
At the Indiana headquarters, Mr.
kettham was taking things easily and
4 not Worrying IN the least over the cam
4paisn nor the result which comes
Thursday.
I'm not running; they're running
8 M. said he sntilingly. Supporters
Well. should say So. Now, really. /
can't tell you a thing II look for the:
newspapers to tell me something, Gov.
Van SAINT, / know, is IA very fine man..
u am not 50 sure about myself, but Il
y know about him." HI .5 X, 3l
OPTIMISTIC IAN SAINT.
+ Coy. Van SAINT said: 5s
t.You surely don't want me to- say
/ that the outlook is gloomy, do you?
I've got to say. that 1t is bright.
shetherHit is or not, but as IL matter
4 u fact 1t is. am much pleased With
}s.ne work that has Eeen done In my
behalf and feel assured Of 3election. But,
=Sls said before, we are all good losers
flhey are all good men and everything
}ssWill he all right no4matters which way
IS i goes
sTEBBINs THE CHOICE.
For the position of junior vice COM
nander-ln-chief there seemss to he but
Ne candidate III the Held, an ! his large
{3ialcle- OF 9snpporters can see nothing else
~ ms unanimous cilol.e. He is q. w =,
Z 'eehlns. past department. ,coinjnandcr#
= .'irginr and North t;.Aral.iii. with
eadquarters at the s;tauifer. fsO east
4 3outh TEMPLE. Tha prssents department 4
8emmander is +. NJ. Work, who stated
lls morning thatshis delegation to a
nan WAS for Van SAINT, Stebbins, and
or Atlantic City as the next meeting
race. There was IA (8jenndidatea mem
loned from Conneett1ut. but lie has not
rived and, In all probability. will not
IN the race.
ar stehbins has strong claim for
Aa position. His department has never
iau put one national officer, Edgar
.lleh, father of the present commands
!. n .Slef Of the Sons Of Neterans,
ausar Allen, Jry The department, has
ess than 200 nlenibers and tMo-thirds
!. men. are negroes. There ire 1s5, 600
mon q, soldiers graves within the limits
b ,i..this department.. The first lnonu-
LIS erected after the war are on the
~ p,alttlefeld of Bull Run and they are
I'LL III, on private Property.
- lhese monhtnNnts Mere crested ly
Ulcers and snldierS on their return
ION ~. me Wa, Within 12 miles of the
,lns IA, II - s n Z :
~ lhete ware more mon. killed in the
,.Si. years war than old England.
- ciains to be the greatest fiahtings
,a!ln IN the world. has lost in 100
-, ,s..l me department feels 1t should
ave ave representation once in a genera
IL and TO that end, for the second
.,ine they have given their unanimous
bins, - - ~ ~. !. =
,a mr. Stebbins comes of revolutionary
~, ,tVh, MS family having furnished in
5. ~ 4 evolutionary war no less than 100
~; soldiers. Mr.. Stebbins is the
aI q his department, though 81 /
, ~ oil age, and # he lives as long; as
~ ms great grandfather. he will yet
NV, ,a q Years in which to serve his de-