The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-05-13
Again YOUNG HEADS VETERANS.
COMMANDER RE-EI,ECTED AND
STUART HEADS SONS OF VET.
ERANS.
Richmond Chosen as the Next Place
OF Meeting by Confederate Veterans
-OppOse Government Aid for Vet
crans-FOr1ncr Warriors Would
Again Go to War.


Again Go to War.
Jacksonville, Fla, May 7.--Gen
Bennett H. Young Of Louisville, KY,
late today was reelected commander
in-chief of the United Confederate
Veterans at the annual reunion here.
Richmond, Va, was chosen for the
1915 reunion. Gen. Young defeated
Gen. Felix Robertson Of Texas.
After the election of a commander
in-chief adjournment was taken until
tomorrow, when officers Of the Army
Of Tennessee and of the Army of Vir-
ginia and other divisional organiza-
tions will be elected. Gen. Young re-
ceived approximately LOO votes and
Gen. Robertson 500. Texas cast it's
entire 343 votes for Robertson.
Officers also were elected today by
the United Sons of Confederate Vet
Grams, which is meeting simultane-
ously with the veterans. Seymour
Stuart Of st. Louis was elected COM
mander-in- chief, f. Hemming Smith
Of Richmond, Va, commander of the
department Of Virginia; P. ]. Mullin
Of Rome, Ga, commander of the de-
partment Of Tennessee and Creed
Caldwell of Arkansas, commander Of
the department Of Trans Mississippi.
The latter was reelected.
The picturesque feature of the day
was the parade of the Sons Of Vet
Grams. Cadets from Sewanee Military
academy, Florida Military academy
and the University of Florida and
several attachments Of the Florida
National Guard participated, together
with the official sponsors and maids of
the Sons Of Veterans.
The veterans and their friends to-
night attended a grand ball. The
grand march was led by Gen. Ben
nett H. Young and Miss Corinne
Hampton of Columbia, S. c., one of
the sponsors.
A lively debate was precipitated ut
the meeting of the Sons of Veterans
by the introduction of a resolution
calling upon congress to pension Con-
federate veterans. The resolution was
introduced by Judge y. H. Haviston of
Roanoke. Va, judge advocate gen.
eral, department of Virginia, Sons of
Veterans.
Scarcely had the resolution been
seconded when w. w. Old, Jr., COM
chief OF the organization,
left his official chair in order to make
a speech denouncing the resolution.
II am willing to take my coat off
and work for funds with which TO
supply our Confederate soldiers" he
declared, ''and until we are no longer
able to do SO we should not ask the
government to help them"
The speaker was heartily cheecred
as he asserted that he had consulted
hundreds Of Virginia veterans and
had found none who was in favor of
besecching aid from the government.
| Delegates from Georgia, Florida
and South Carolina voiced Lisap-
proval.
| Speeches against it were only
checked by the adoption Of q motion
to enter into the election of officers
in five minutes. Before that time had
elapsed the resolution was tabled by
an overwhelming vote.
One hundred survivors Of Gen.
Forests famous cavalry today Of
fered their services to President Will
son in the event Of war with Mexico.
The following resolution was adopted:
I'VE read with indignation of re-
peated insults offered to American
citizens by Mexicans, and imbued with
the patriotism derived as a heritage
from our ancestors we hereby tender
his excellency, the president Of the
United States, if called upon. COM
pany Of 100 men to be selected from
our corps.
| I'VE assure him that they will be
able to fully fulfill their duties and
bear the hardships that will be re-
quired of regular soldiers. We here
by guarantee to be among the first
to plant the American flag on the bat
Elements of Mexico City, or any other
| fortress within her bounds