The National tribune., 1910-09-08

DA i JNi pIJ1h o. lClOs
er. less favors shown traitors by plac-
ling statues in the Hall of Fame. less
| opossum suppers in South Carolina, and
that no man be accepted as member
of the Presidents Cabinet wearing an
emblem of treason on his coat" /. ].
| Gilmore, Commander; II. j. Scullin, Ad-
tjutant, Roundhead, o.
"Sabetha Post. IT'S. Sabetha. Kan.
indorses the editor of The National
Tribune for Commander-in-Chie J.
y. Mathews, Adjutant.
AT our last Post meeting every man
here voted for Comrade John McElroy
| for Chief" G. w. C.
Commander-in-Chie flag of the G.. A.
R is flying down here for him." 3. F.
Knapp, Fitzgerald. Ga.
"Silas A. Strickland Post. 13, Hast
ings, Neb.. indorses John McElroy for
Commander-in-Chie A. V. Cole. Co.
G. 9Th Mich. Cav, Commander.
Some time ago Walter Blanchard
Post, $50. passed resolutions indorsing
Col. McEIroy for Commander-inCh Chief
and also The National Tribune pension
bill" J. f. Lehman. Commander. IA
Benton avenue, Naperville. Ill
"At a regular meeting of Alton Post,
AL, Department of Illinois. G. A. r.,
Comrade John McElroy's candidacy for
Commander-in-Chief was unanimously
indorsed." +. NJ. Cox, Adjutant, Alton,
Ill.
Oklahoma Department in May indorsed
the candidacy of John McElroy for
Commander-tn-Chie Department Com
mander Col. B. n. Turk will be there
at the head of his command and cast
the vote of the Department for Com
rade John McElroy as COMMANDMENT
Chief. Please send the next Encamp-
ment to the Middle West. Very truly
yours in T., G. and L.-Wm. Query, Sc
nior Vice Commander, Department Of
Oklahoma, G.. A. r.
Editor National Tribune: In the issue
| of July u you show a picture of Thos.
Lundy, Department Commander of
Utah. BY the inclosed roster of this
Post you will see that Comrade Lundy
was a charter member, and was elected
officer of the Guard at the organiza-
| ton of the Post, June %, 1881. He
was elected Post Commander Dec. 20,
1882. Our roster shows that he was
discharged Sept. 25, 1865, by reason of
the close of the war: that he was dis
charged as a Lieutenant in the 18th
| ILL., Cav, having served four years and
| 25 days. While Commander Lundy re-
sided here he served n term as Justice
of the Peace. He removed to Ogden,
Utah, about 1885. His comrades of
| Geo II. Thomas Post, Z, are more than
pleased to congratulate him upon his
promotion This Post has indorsed
John McElrOy.-R. o. Tenney, Adju-
tant. Fort Collins, Colo.
'I shall be very glad to see you at
| the head of the G. A. r. at the next
election. Here's to your success" j. T.
Haskell attorney-at-law. Co. II, I'd
Ohio, Wellington, O..
"McElroy for Chief is
what we all say. Go in and win" E. B.
Phelps, IT'S Adams street, Seattle,
Wash.
Il am the caretaker of the old prison
at Andersonville, Ga. / was a prisoner
here. and think Congress should do
something for the ex-prisoners instead
of doing so much for the officers. My
regiment was the 39th Ind. and Sth
Ind. Cav. We had men in our Co. d
who We're privates who would have
made good Colonels, much better than
some who had that title. Hope you will
| be our next Commander-in-Cbie j.
7. Bickell, Andersonville, Ga.
John McElroy has the Endorsement
of every Post in the State of Oklahoma,
also the Endorsement of the State En-
campment for Commander-in-Ch Chief" J.
". Jones, Co. A, 8th Ind. Cav, Tulsa,
Okla.
Here is hoping and believing that
John McElroy will be our next Com
mander-in-Chief. Our Post, w. H. Glib
| son, 81, Department of Oklahoma, has
indorsed him" c. C. Park, Tiffin, O.
"Comrade John McElroy is my first
choice for Commander-in-Ch Chief of the
G. A. r. and Comrade Gen. John II.
Wilder my second choice" VIM. H.
Ward, Amboy, Wash.
"I am one of the old soldier boys
who were seven months in a rebel pris-
on pen. and 1 am in hopes that our old
friend, John McElroy, will be the next
Commander er-in-Chief of the C. A. R. I
am 20 years Old j. NJ. happening,
Crab Orchard, Tenn.
81 heartily indorse the editor of The
| 4NdLlOEdi Oh the
\ G. A. r. For u change, could you give
us the name of a Post or an individual
| who is for anyone else?" Thomas T.
| Jones, saith Ohio, Rush Run, o.
| 1--WE are all in line here for McElroy
for COmmander-in-Chief H. w. Bra
gee. M. D., Minneapolis, Mimi
John McElroy, editor of The Ma
tional Tribune is heartily indorsed by
| every veteran in the National Military
| Home of Ohio, as far as / can find out
| We also favor The National Tribune
| pension bill above all others, and hope
| ii will become law at the next session
of Congress. 1 wish you success in all
all your undertakings" j. H. James,
| National Military Home, o.
"John McElroy will land by acclama-
ton" John Higgins, Portsmouth, o.
| II am with all the other comrades in
mander-in-Chief. He is worthy the Of
| fee" j. II. johnson, Casnobia, Mich.
Forward. march, everybody, for Nc
| Elroy for Commander-in-Ch of the
| G.. A. r." G.. w. Nease, Escondido, Cal.
| "I have written you twice before ask
| ing you to announce me for John Nc
| E,lroy for Chief of the
| G.. A. r." T. w. Cumberland, Co. c,
169th Mo-, Peru, Ind.