Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1911-07-07
fRE PULLMAN SPIRIT
WINS At WENATCHEE
,,,,tee of Citizens and Old Sold
e;rs Lands State Encampment
by Hard Work--Seattle
Strong Contender.

ccore another victory for Pullman.
In a contest with Seattle, for the
bonor of entertaining the next state
orcampment of the G. A. R., the big
cost city in the state came out Sec
and hest and the "City of Flowing
W. llse won. 1t was hard fight
AGAINST big odds, but the Pull for
Pullman spirit prevailed.
The Pullman Chamber of Com
meree was represented by A. B.
Baker, C. M. Waters and VIM. Good
year and the G. A. r. post, by Pres
emit Comm ander r. Lanning; Past
Commanders X. P. Allen, T. w. Saw
age, John Letter, Mark Taylor, Ed.
Laney and Delegates Pat Ryan, Felix
Nichols and J d. Urich. Each and
every one of these representatives
worked hard and persistently and
we're assisted by all the old soldiers
who had ever attended the Veterans
encampments in this city. The dele
CATION reached Wenatchee at noon
Monday, and at once opened head
quarters in suite of three rooms
which had been engaged for them
by Perry Lawrence at the Hotel Ell
man. One of the first steps taken
was to order a big banner 80 feet
long and three feet wide on which
was painted in red, white and
blue, the slogan, Pullman Wants the
1912 Encampment." This banner
was put up on the side of the hotel
and at once attracted much attention
and favorable comment. AS one old
soldier remarked, when he saw it:
Those Pullman people mean bust
ness and | like their style of going
after what they want"
The next step was to have print
ed thousand copies of the resolu-
tons endorsing Pullman, adopted. at
the last Veterans encampment here.
Below the resolutions was printed
short argum ent in favor of holding
the next state encampment at Pull
man. This printed matter was plac
ed in the hands of every old soldier
and member of the Woman's Relief
Corps. G. NJ. Waters was especially
industrious in the distribution an
calmly assured everybody that it
was the program of the next state
encampment.
AS result of the preliminary cor
respondence conducted by X. P.
Allen, supplemented by the vigorous
work of the Pullman representatives,
by Monday night it was evident that
Eastern Washington was almost
solidly lined up for Pullman, but
the delegates from west of the Cas-
Cades constituted big majority of
the encampment. The Spokane dele
cation made a proposition that East
ern Washington would support Seat
ties candidate for commander, pro-
vded the King county delegates
would give Pullman the encamp-
ment, but Seattle's reply was: 1--WE
want both the commander and the
encampment and we have the votes
to get what we want"
This answer caused the Pullman
supporters to work all the harder
and they concentrated their efforts
upon breaking into the west side
Oeiegations. In this work they were
greatly assisted by John Letter, who
worked like tiger. An agreement
was reached that on Wednesday af-
'ernoon, before the place for the
aext encampment was selected, an
opportunity would be given the Pull
lsa representatives to present their
invitation and urge its acceptance.
Despite this agreement, on Wednes-
sV morning motion was made to
'aAe up the matter of selecting the
pace for the encampment immed
a'eiy' but this attempt to take a
'aap Judgment was defeated by the
.aofts OF VIM. Westacott of Gar
'u and others, who insisted that
'nan should be heard. When
.ae Time for the open meeting ar
su' VIM. Goodyear presented the
'ation and made a short address
e'ns Its acceptance. He was fol-
~ eu Dy A. B. Baker, who made q
a. the very start by refusing tc
n aunt the platform on the ground
A. | decline to take a position
ne Inc level of these old soldiers.
M. us sentiment which had beer
t,s $50 up In favor of Pullman wal
.sa INTO flame by the addresses
sA.. rom all parts of the hall cam,
OF Pullman! Pullman" 4
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