The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-09-23
GILMAN HEADS
G. Ar, NEXT YEAR
Rochester Won the Next En-
campment- nt-Roster Of the
New Officers

Atlantic City, n. j.. Sept. 23.-John
E. Gilman Of Boston. for commander
In chief and Rochester, n. Y. for the
next place of meeting was the win
ming combination In the national en-
campment Of the G. A. Il. The other
officers elected we're:
Senior vice commander in chief,
Charles Burrows, Rutherford, N. j.,
junior vice commander in chief. Will
liam James. Jacksonville. Fla; sur
geon general. John l.. Smith, Spokane,
WASH; chaplain in chief. Rev. Thos.
Harwood, Albuquerque. N. M.
The new commander in chief had
an easy time Of 1t In his election but
Rochester's selection as the next en-
campment site has little string to
1t. The veterans decided that the en-
campment can. go to the New York
| city on condition. that satisfactory
rates are secured from the railroads
otherwise the executive committee of
the G. A. r. cen select another city
cured.
Los Angeles, Denver and Spring.
field, ILL.,. also we're after the encamp-
ment. and SAM Francisco invited the
veterans to the golden gate city in
1915. When New Orleans heard of
the latter Invitation a. veteran from
the southern city said the encanlp-
ment also would hear from New Or
leans before 1915. the year for the
! opening of the Panama canal.
! The election of the commander in
chief brought up subject that many
of the veterans hoped would not come
before them. 1t related to the con-
Iduct of John McElroy of Washington.
d. c.. who was Gilman's opponent for
! commander in chief When McElroy' 8
name was prese nted to the convention
he promptly withdrew it in an earnest
speech. He declared that he had be-
come a candidate on the solicitation
Of thousands of grand army men and
that he had tried to win the honor
fairly. But, he continued, he had be-
come the target of most persistent.
rancorous calumies, falsehoods and
innuendoes."
/ Despite his announced withdrawal
MclEroy's friends rallied around him
and insisted upon voting for him. The
ballot resulted: Gilman 667, McEl-
roy PIG.
The encampment will finish its
business today and this brings the
reunion to a close. There have been
no serious accidents and the health
!! of the encampment has been excel
lent.
The principal business of today was
the report by the committee on reso-
lutions. Many subjects were refer
red to that committee, among them
the question of increased pensions and
the controversy over the Robert E.
Lee statue. 1t is not expected that
radical action will be taken on any
subject.
Leaders expect that some of the
old soldiers who still have lot OF
fighting spirit left in them will try
to put through a resolution denounc-
ing the placing of the Lee statue in
the national capitol. but hope to pre-
vent the encampment from taking any
action whatever
The encamp.nent probably will con-
fine itself to endorsing the McCumber
bill now in congress which grants
pensions to the widows of veterans
providing they were married to old
soldiers at least three years before
they died. The McCumbcr bill, II
passed, will let down the bars 10 about
1000 widows and will increase the
pension roll about $3,000,00O annu-
ally
The sons of Veterans selected Ro-
chester. N. Y, for their next years
meeting place.