Show I GEN SUMMERS HERE I EN ROUTE HOME FROM DENVER I VOLUNTEER REUNION S l Gen Summers Served Gallantly in the Philippines and Highly Compliments I Com-pliments Maj Granfand Batteries Gen Owen Summers of Portland Or stoppe In Salt Lake yesterday on his return with Maj F A Grant from Denver where he attended the reunion I of the Army of the Philippines and will proceed north tonight Gen Summers Sum-mers served as a private In the war of the Rebellion in the ThIrd Illinois cavalry entering the service at lu years of age He went to the Philippines Philip-pines as Colonel of the Second Oregon U S V and was made brevet Briga dierGeneral for gallantry by President McKInley on the recommendation of superior olllccrs When asked by a Tribune reporter at the Kenyon last night about the Denver reunion Gen Summers said There were about 1000 of the boys present We enjoyed ourselves per fected an organization and adjourned to meet next year at Salt Lake I wanted the mecting at Portland but I was alone In the matter and as Maj Grant had a good show for his town I helped him I think a great deal of 1 Maj Grant and the Utah boys They j were good soldiers and we were closely I associated In the service They par ticipated with my regiment In four of the five flying columns and did gal lant service I expect lo come to Salt Lake next year with at least 200 of the Oregon volunteers Yes I have served in two wars and I offered to raise a regiment to go to China but was In formed by President McKInley who thanked mo for the offer that there was uo law now for 1 raising any more troops and speaking of the President Iwo aro going to give McKInley ltf000 I majority In Oregon at the coming election The Stale went Republican by 10000 majority in June and we will Increase it 5000 at least Why the Democrats have no political Issues In the campaign They merely have a graft for getting office Antiexpan sion Is gelling weaker every day We must sustain the flag and protect our righls or go out of business Then to think of Bryan quoting Lincoln It Is sacrilege |