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Show General Sherman a lialrmati. Myron W. Reed. Ho was a famous chairman. I have seen h'uu preside at the meeting of the Army of the Tennessee. Beside Sherman Sher-man as a presiding otlicer Speaker Heed would be a model for a statue of Dilli-dence. Dilli-dence. He would do it this way: "Gentlemen, in select ing officers for tho Army of the Tennessee for the year to come you must exercise great care you must take time aud thought and choose the right men." Then he would go down into his vest pocket and read a list of names and then say: "It is moved and seconded that these nominations nomina-tions pass as read. All in favor say 'aye.' " He. could get more business done by a deliberative body than Ilis-marck. Ilis-marck. It happened that some one made a motion to adjourn. "Oh." he said, "sit down, it is not time to adjourn." ad-journ." The presiding officer of the gang smashers' convention was nothing to him. |