The National tribune., 1910-02-10

: WAHH1NGION, w ID. Cy THUf
exalted position of Commander-in-C Chief
of the O. A. r. and urge his election
! at the coming National Encampment at
Atlantic City. 81
Resolved. That we approve the pen
sion bill proposed by The National
TribuneHas being both just and fair.
and hereby ask our Representatives in
| Congress to use all honorable means to
secure its enactment into law at the
present. session Of Congress. Geo. w
Fisher, Commander; ]. W. Little. Adj
jutant. y
Cleavenger Post. 9S. G. A r, of
Spencer WNVa.,, has in it so members,
and as II Post we are glad to see John
McElroy's name forging to the front
for Commander-in-Chief We hope the
| G. A. r. Posts generally will see the
wisdom of putting him at the helm of
our great Order. Comrades, let us all
go to work for his election. We are
| also unit on the pension bill, and ask
| our Representatives to use their infiu-
ence for its passage. 1t is just such a
pension bill as should be passed this
| Winter, and we hope it will be. G. w.
| West Commander.
| David Becker Post, 25, Jasper, Mich,
| unanimously indorse The National
Tribune bill, and will SO instruct our
member of Congress. We also want to
congratulate Comrade McElroy on the
apparently unanimous Endorsement to
the honored position of the next Com
mander-in-Chief of our Grand Army.
May he long live. A. S. Beardsley, 18th
Ohio.
Resolved, That it is the sentiment of
Pearson Post, 40S, Colchester. ILL.,, that
The National Tribune's pension bill be
unanimously indorsed, and that our
Representative in Congress, the Hon.
James Mckinney, be requested to use
all honorable means within his power
TO secure its passage; and be it further
Resolved, That the candidacy of John
McElroy be, and the same is hereby,
indorsed for Commander-in-Ch Chief of
the G. A. r. at the next National En-
campment He is soldier with an ex-
ceilent record, a citizen of high stand
ing, writer of great ability, COM
rade OF good judgment and large ac-
qualntance among public men of the
Nation We believe him to be the best
equipped man that can be named to
honor that high position He has given
long ana faithful service in behalf of
all his comrades. and has lately pub
Hshed a good oill which he favors
ter and will come before this session of
Congress. We think all loyal and pa
riotic men will heartily indorse this
bHl. Unanimously adopted. A. New
land, Commander; j. D. Fletcher, Ad-
jutant.
AT regular meeting of Jackson
Wood Post, 512, Nashville, Ind, The
National Tribune pension bill was
unanimously indorsed. We also in
dorsed our editor, John McElroy, for
Commander-in-Chie James NJ. Yoder,
Commander; James Bond, Adjutant
Charles B. Ward Post, ISL, Industry,
Ill, indorses The National Tribune pen
-Commander-ir-Ch in 1910. d. r.
Fry, Commander.
Resolved, That Capt. Caldwell Post,
2O1, Carlisle. Pa, heartily ndorses the
pension bill proposed by The National
Tribune, and request our Representa-
tives in Congress to give the same their
earnest support.
Resolved, That we indorse the can
didacy of its editor John McElroy, for
National Commander of the G.. A. r.,
and request our representative at our
coming Department Encampment, to be
held a Harrisburg, Pa, to use all hon
orable means to elect National Dele
gates who will do all by their influence
and votes to elect him to that high and
honorable position in the G.. A. r. of
the Nation. 1 The above was unani-
mously passed. John 1. Fuller, Com
mander.y r-j
At its last regular meeting Old Bri-
gade Post, At. Johnson, Vt, indorsed
John McElroy for Commander-in-
itt+D
We, the members of Burnside Post,
Ill, Waitsburg, Wash. want to add our
unanimous word of praise for The Ma
Honal Tribune bill, and ask our Repre-
sentatives in Congress to use every
means possible to effect it's passage at
the present session. We further re-
solve that we, as members of our great
brotherhood, who stood shoulder to
shoulder and touched hand to hand
during times that tried mems souls,
recognizing Comrade McElroy as the
man who has done more for the G.. A.
r. and every Union veteran, as the
man to stand at the head of our hon.
ored organization for the next year
We know his gallant record during the
years of strife, remember his suffering
in AndersonVille, realizing the great
work he is doing for us thru the good
old Tribune. We surely indorse him for
Commander-in-Ch Chief. II. V. Grubbe,
Commander; d. G. Ingraham,, Adju-
tant.
Whereas it has become known to us
that John McElroy, Past Department
Commander of the Potomac and Past
Senior Vice COMMANDMENTS Chief, is
candidate for Commander-in-C Chief, to
be elected at the next National En-
campment at Atlantic City, N. j. and,
Whereas we recognize in Comrade
McElroy a friend to the G. A R. and
an ardent worker for his comrades,
their widows and orphans; therefore,
be it
Resolved, That w T. Sherman Post,
146, Bloomington, ILL.,, hereby indorse
Comrade McElroy as a candidate for
the office of Commander-in-Chief and
recommend him to our delegates from
this district and to the delegates to the
Department Encampment of Illinois as
a comrade well fitted and qualified for
this position.
Resolved, That a copy of these reso-
lutions be sent to Comrade McElroy.
The above resolutions were present
ed to w. T. Sherman Post, LAG, De-
partment of Illinois, G.. A. r., by your
friend and old comrade, Lew Ijams,
who was Captain of Co. l., 18th Ill.
Cav, and was adopted by a unanimous
rising vote.-T. B. Rhoads, Post Adju-
tant.
At the regular meeting of Paxton
Post 3S7, Paxton. ILL.,, Jan. 2, 1910, the
following motion was offered by Com
rade HsfA KelSO, which carried by the