The National tribune., 1910-08-18

| also want you for our Commander-in-
Chief, ana you are certainly entitled to
| the honor, and i sincerely hope you
| may succeed From all the indorse-
ments SO far I believe you will get
there. i have always been an active
member of the G. A. r., and have held
| all the offices in our Post except Chap
lain. / am now past rs years of age
and hope to survive a few years just to
cheer up and comfort ou- old boys.
Please send me Si Klegg' don't see
| how you as cavairyman could show
| up life 30 true in the infantry class.
and tho / read II many years ago, yet
would like once more to read their ex-
periences. / was myself a cavalryman.
and am to-day the oldest wheel rider
in this CITY," II. c. Van Vechten. Past
Commander. Governor Henry Post, Ra-
cine, Wis.
"You will probably remember me.
There were three of us stopped at
Washington on our way home from
Cold Harbor last FAN and called on
you. We had quite a little talk with
you, and ] assure you we we're very
much pleased with the editor of The
National Tribune. and what gives us a
great deal of solid pleasure Is that the
same editor Will be the next G. A.. r.
Commander. There will be no contest
II u
matter of form" John L. Francis.
PerTyopolis, Pa. 49, -.---
II have been reading your paper so
long that ii seems all my life. and that
is nearly 7s years. OF course. 1 am for
its editor for our next Commander-in-
Chief. I formerly occasionally wrote
for your columns, but 1 am becoming
afflicted with the laZiness that generally
wi II m
so busy making farm in fertile val
ley in Oregon. But / am not so lazy or
so busy but that 1 will be glad to be re-
membered by old comrades, especially
those surviving of Co. B, 18th, and Co.
d, 11Sth Ind, on my next birthday,
Sept 27, when / round out three-quar-
ters Of century, by postal card or
other nemento." Marius Buchanan,
Sergeant. Co. B. 29th Ind. and Captain,
Co. ID, 18th Ind, Lake, Ore.
"In regard to our next Commander
in-Chief, Comrade McElroy will and
should be the man without any doubt
as he has done so much for the old
boys in blue for many years, and we
believe will continue to do so until taps
shall sound for them and him." John
A. Isaminger. Snoquolmie, Wash, Co.
d. 9th Va. Union, and Co. d. 1st w. Va.
Veteran s-
'I think that The National Tribune
is a dear friend of us old vets, and
could mot keep house without it. I
hope YOU Will be elected Commander
in-Chiaf of the &c x. r.. as it will be
the right man in the right place"
William A. Perry. II Center street,
Bradf6td, Pa
There seems to be about one senti-
ment III this region for Commander-in-
Chief l0f the o. A. r., and that is for
Comr4de John McElroy. 1 have made
inquiry all over, this County, extending
into Champaign and Iroquois, and find
that there is strong sentiment for him.
1t seems from all that / can gather that
he VIII have no opposition in the Ma
tionap Encanfpment.' w. r. Jewell,
DanviaIlba. Ill. -
at Mill givs lis great pleasure in aid
ing in dur humble way in northern New
York Ito MAKE you Commander in
Herald, Sandy Hin. N. Y.
81 am a real shut in not being able
to get cut and hustle. and have passed
my 10th birthday l am a poor man
and unable to perform any manual la
Dor whatever. but ] would like to live
long enough to see Comrade McElroy
Commanderin-Chicf of the G. A. r.,
as ! believe, and others say the same,
that he is the real hope of the pension
ers among the old veterans" H. o.
Whelan, Mount Pleasant Mich.
'Hurrah FOR John McElroy for next
Fommander-in-Chief of the G.. A. r
We like the way he works for the old
boys, and hope be can influence the G.
\. II. Pcs 10 irsist that their MEM
bers al oDngrJss shall give us better
pension laws preferably The National
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