The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-10
Alabama Wins on First
 Ballot. GEN. EVANS REELECTED
 COMMANDER-M-cHEF
Design for Monument to Women -~ Rejected.
Heat in memphl. |. Severe and Many of the old Soldiers Are Pros trated--MemorsaI fer Mir.
 Davis.

Memphis, Tenn, June s.--After re- electing General Clement A. Evans commander in chief over his vigorous. but futile protest. and selecting Mobile, Ala. as the next place of reunion, the United Confederate Veterans adjourned their business meeting tonight on the heels of very stormy session.
 The big feature of the reunion, the parade of the veterans. win be held tomorrow. and this parade will close the reunion of 1909. The only candi- date for commander in chief placed in nomination was General William M. Cabell, commander of the Trans-Mis- sissippi Division. Just before nomina- tions were in order. General Evans read an announcement to the conven- ton, in which he declined reelection. He said he had served in every ca- pacity. from the lowest to the highest, and that he felt that the highest hon or in the veterans gift should be passed from one ex-Confederate to an- other in turn.
 But the delegates disagreed with him and by vote of 1,540 to TIA for Cabell, reelected him to command. With tears streaming down his checks and shaking with emotion, the stately and aged soldier bowed to the com hands of his comradeS
 His election followed one of the stormiest sessions of the Gonfederacy, which old times delegates can recall. After Mobile, Houston, Nashville, Chat tanooga and Oklahoma City had been put in nomination for the next re- union, some one begun to introduce outside speakers SweItering in ,temperature of over hundrsd degrees. Snl1 f.- 11,s land yelled vigorously for 8 vote, but &he disorder was desultory. Finally John w. Apperson commander in chief fof the United Sons of Confederate Vet- erans, secured the floor and introduced Congressnan T. u. Sisaon. of Missia- nippt, as the spokesman Of the Sons. Nearly every one thought Sisson was 10 spring dark horse candidate for the next meeting place. But, as tt be- came evident that the young Congress- man merely desired to make speech. the delegates became noisy and calls of .'sit down" and 'votes were inas- tent. Sisson was game, however, and won out on test of endurance. He announced that he wished to repeat his speech in Congress, delivered in an swer to Congressman Calderheads of Kansas, who charged that the south ern people were lazy. Sisson received some encouragement and some hisses. but be perssyered. Finally, he con- cluded in a burst of eloQuence, say ang:
 "The principles you fought for were right In '61 and are right today. You were not conquered, you are not com quered now, and the greatest monu- ments in your honor are the millions of pensions the Federal government pays to the widows and orphans your valor made and the forty-six thousand graves in Arlington Cemetery which the Federal government decorates each thirtieth day of May. As long as these monuments are perpetuated to your honor, you need erect no otherA"
 Sissons speech was received with mingled cheers and misses. and many ,Confederates left the hall in disgust. sOthers crowded around him and Meantime, Mrs. Moore Murdock of Dal- las. Tex. was endeavoring to be heard. She wanted to second the nomination tof Houston, Tex, for the next reunion. EShe possesses @ very masculine voice land manner of delivery, and she soon Equieted the assembly. The veterans Listened in patience until she declared: i've have lived as rebels. we are still rebels. and we win die as rebels"
 Then pandemonium broke loose. It Twas difficult to tell whether the major F4ty favored her sentiments or opposed lthem. Cheers were mingled with cat Kcalls and hisses. and above all rever- brated the ear-spiitting rebel yell.
 Several other speakers were intro duced, but no one heard their names or whRt they said until Governor Haskell if Oklahoma was introduced Even he had stormy greeting which might be construed one way or another. Finally however, he tired out the crowd and made diplomatic speech, inviting the convention to choose Oklahoma City for the 1910 reunion.
 You will find Confederate veterans in most of the offices of the State. from Supreme Court Judges to constables,' he said, and you will find as hearty 0 welcome as you will find anywhere on Gods earth"
 Immediately after Ahe Governors speech. the vote for the next reunion city began. Every one picked Houston. Tex, the winner, but Mobile. Ala. seemed to have conducted a Rum-shoe campaign and 1t soon became evident that the Alabama city had won. She boiled 1884 votes, with Houston second with 6S5. Oklahoma City. Nashville and Chattanooga received scattering votes. As soon as 1t became apparent that Mobile had won, there was 8 scramble to get into the band wagon. and the choice was unanimous.
 General Evans's reelection was like wise unanimous. and the convention, forgetting Its disagreements of -an hour before, adjourned to the tune of sDixie the delegates cheering, laugh ing, crying and even hugging one an- other.
 Weather Intensely Hot.
 The weather tonight continues frightfully hot and oppressive. Many division commanders declare that should 1t continue as hot tomorrow, they will withdraw their commands from the parade rather than risk the lives of their old soldiers in the deadly heat
 The heat and the excitement is hard est upon the old soldiegs and to look at them, bent, crippled and palsied with age, one can readily believe that this is probably the last big reunion of the United Confederate Veterans
 There were many prostrations du- ring the night. Ambulances were kept at central and easily accessible points, doing splendid service to those who fell from the heat Early this morn ing thousands of fans were distributed er~. afrras Aha afraaka and soon aVaIY-