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Show 11 iiACfjUESTION. The Grand Army of the Eepnblio Deoidoc that tho Color Line Shall Hot ba Drawn. AND NO BEPAEATE DEPABTKEHT Shall bs Created for the Nugro Hs Stood by the Flag and is Good Enough to be a Comrado. Df.tuoit, Aug. 7. After the slecfnd of l'almer of Mew York as commander-i commander-i l caief, tno (1. A. K. took up the election elec-tion for senior vice-conmiander-in-chief. There w;.re but two candidates, ilcury M. Duflield of Michigan beit.g chosen by acclamation. T. S. ("ark-son ("ark-son of Nebraska. J'ster 15. Ayres of Did-e'vare Did-e'vare and Albert K. Sholes of Georgia were nominated for junior rice -commander-in-chief. ClarLson wot on tlm (irst ballot. For chaplain there wer three candidates S. Ji. 1'ayaa of Flsr-ida. Flsr-ida. I). C. Milnsr of Kansas and A. H. Kendrick of Iowa Fayn was elected. Surgeon-G jneral Stevenson of Cin'du-us Cin'du-us t i was re-elected by acclamation. 1'ast Commaudor-lu-Cblef William Wsruar, chairuiaa of th coin rr it tee on adilioss of the cor,mander-iu-chief( reported re-ported resolution, which war adopted, petitioning congress for legislaton providing pro-viding for th custody and care f Mount Mc(irrgor cottage, and for aniendmeiiti to Iho reyiscd statues providing pro-viding more explicitly that profereucu be given old soldiers in government ap-po'utnicmis ap-po'utnicmis and employment. The vexed "race problem" came tin in the encampment this afternoon and was effectively iettld for all time. A special champion of tue negro race was ex-Congrassmau William VTarnr of Missouri, past comu andr-r-in-chief, and he is tonight receiving the tribute of the colored veterans whoi caus be su eloquently espoused. The matter can. before the conventijn, when Warner, as chairman ot the committee on commander-in-chief's recommendations, presented the following report- "Your conimitteo has carefully con- f sidcred tho clear and frank statements ot the commauder-in-chiof regardiiig1 ' the difficulties existing between posts in the departments of Louisiana and Mississippi. The commutes has also considered all the documents submitted submit-ted to and the arguments made before it, as ta the causes leading to th existing ex-isting troubles in those departments. The old posts, from 1 to 9, inclusive, in the departments of Louisiana and Mississippi, Mis-sissippi, are composed of whit com-I com-I rdns. The new potts, from 0 to 17. in- elusive, ar composed of colored comrades. com-rades. The contention is that the latter pouts are taiut'-d with fraud in their organization. The remedy suggested of snparat departments of concurrent jurisdiction for colored vatsrans, in- 4 volves an amendment to our rules and U regulations. During that tisree strug-. v gl for th life of th nanou. w aton ' ' ; A LJ'i thocldar la shouldor as comrades tried. ' " , ' It is too lata to divid en th color line. The tun who is good eii'-ugh to stand between the llsg and thes who would destroy it. when the fat of the ration was trembling in th balance, is good enough to b a comrade in any de-partnicnt de-partnicnt of the Grind Army of thu Kapubiic. No different rules have been, or ever shall be. rscogirzed lr the survivors of the. Uuion army aud uavv. No department should be established es-tablished for any color or nationality. "The platform of principles of theC. A. It. is so broad that all honorably discharge I soldiers and sailors can stand upon it, in the opinion of your committee. The fact that the departments depart-ments of Louisiana and Mississippi co i-sists i-sists of posts part of w hich a composed of white comrades, the other of colored col-ored comrades, is no suflicient reason for making this radical change in our rules and regulations. Our fraternity, charity and loyalty should bewitnesed by our deeds as well si our words. The recommendation of our nommander-in-chief ii based upou the fact that seven of tho colored posts of the da-psrtpient da-psrtpient of Louisiana and Missits-ippi Missits-ippi petitioned for separate departments. depart-ments. The comrades representing part of their pot appeared before -the committee com-mittee and claimed iu argument that it was their understanding, and that of many others of th colored comrades, that they were only petitioning for a department to be created in the state of Louisiana th same as in other states, in which depnrtmuut all com-rtnes, com-rtnes, white and black, should be, equally entitled p) membersh p, and further, that th-y, and '.hose represented repre-sented by them, aro oppoied to the creation of a separate department. In view of the facts submitted to your r.immlt'ee, it Is of the opinion that it would be inexpedient to place the authority au-thority with the commander in-chief to organize new or provisional depart-tiii. depart-tiii. uts in status in which ther are organized or-ganized department. This r eport was signed br 'William Warner, John P. Ilea. Lucius Fairchild, Henry Painter. A minority report was presented by W.S. Decker tf Colorado. Colo-rado. He concurred in the recommendations recommen-dations of the commander-in-chief and recoiomeadad that the rulss ard rgi.-lations rgi.-lations be so changed it to authorize a department in the department now existing when satisfied upon proper representations that they m:gh:b organized or-ganized without detriment to the il. A. K. or army department organisation. Mr. Decker defended his minority report re-port in a speech of !:m length. He dwelt upon race distinctions in the south and said if tho convention did not fettle the question now it would to here continually until settied according to the condition of affairs found iu Louisiana, Mississippi and ether southern south-ern states. Major Warner faid when these black men and white men shouldered muskets mus-kets in the license of the union it was not a question of etiquette or sociability but of patriotism aud loyalty. Tho black men fought for the flag that never up to that ti:u had protected him in anything but bondage. This organization had better bury the old l'ag, comrades harl bcttar tear th but-toDS but-toDS from their breasts than now, ad their heads were silvering, gm back on the principles tor which they bled. Applause. Ex-Commander-in -Chief Fairchild. Comrade Northcott of Virginia, and two colored members spoke in favor of the majority report. Mr. Graham of Lou'-siana, recounted some of the trouble of hia department. Ha said no colored post had been reeogiaized until recently, when charters were granted by the department commander, who became offended because members of the order refused to attend the funeral ft . of Jell Davis. Several hundred men had been admitted within a few days and the time was too short to make any examination into their military record or rharaoter. liy a rim nice vote, the tnajority report was overwhelmingly Adopted. At opening of the i. A. Ft encamp-rnent encamp-rnent this morning the first business was the report of the committee.) on the .ogan and Sherman luouuuiueuls. J'ho Loan monument loud has now cachf'd about $ii5,()(!0 and is elo-e I. The Sherman fund has reached ."i0.000. Kx-liovernor Olesby of illiuoia reported re-ported sa'ixfuctory prni;re8 for tho committee on a memorial hall at leca- tur. 111. Keporls of the committees on the adjutant generals aud other ollicer reports were approved. l'ast C'cinim-itider-in-Chief Hurdotto of Wa-hinton presented the reports on tho variety of snbjwts jleprecatin in particular the action ot the members in endeavoring to secure the inllueticeof Uih organization toward any iiilerlerance in matters belinigint,' to the various dipartments of the gov-crnnieiits gov-crnnieiits by the (i. A. It. Tho cuinmittee reported adversely on the communication from the Sons of Veterans, desiring a closer connection with the (i. A. K. An amendment to the rules and regulations regula-tions was adopted by which the posts can change their location by a two-thirds two-thirds vole. An amendment was also adopted permitting department encampments en-campments to bo held as lata as July 1. An amendment pnnnittiiiK the elec tion of department ollicers in December Decem-ber w.-is defeated. An attempt to rhange the rules so as to read. "Those who did not voluntarily bear arms against the United States aro entitled to membership in the ti. A. K " was defeated. de-feated. The per capita tax which was yesterday established at threo cents was today reduced to two. Tho grand ollicers were then installed, in-stalled, Commander-in-Chief Vea.ey in turning over the command to Palmer made a speech and presented him a new Hag to take the place of tho one which has been carried for the past twenty-live years. The new commander-in-chief mado response. The committee appointed to take notion no-tion on the death of General Sherman, Admiral l'orter and e-Vice -President llamlin aud Charles Dovins, reported ippropriale resolutions. The council of administration met this morning, aud transacted noine routine business. The an-oual an-oual salary ami expenses were voted. ad appropriations made for keeping in repair the cottage at Mount Ale-tiregor. |