Show veterans leap from their seats and shout denver colo sept 8 abo thirty sixth national encampment of the grand army 0 the republic elected officers today as follows commander ln james tanner of new york senior vice commander georgo W cook denver junior vice commander silas II 11 towler minneapolis surgeon general hugo philler kesha als chaplain in calef rev father J G leary chapman kas minneapolis was choden as the meeting place tor 1906 the contest for commander in chlof was the most feature of the sessions today besides corporal tanner R B brown 0 zanesville 0 charles burrows of rutherford N J and chaales G burton of nevada alo were placed in nomination burrows name was ly withdrawn As the call of the roll of departments proceeded it became apparent from the number of department seconding tanner that his election was a certainty although george stone of san francisco v a not named formal aa a candidate th department of california and nevada cast their fifteen votes for him the total vole tor tanner was brown received ohio and pennsylvania giving him their full vole and indiana a majority the only larga delegation that voted tor burtan was that of missouri his total strength was 42 when the adjutant general announced the result the convention went wild the old veterans leaped from their seats shouting and cheering and throwing their hate into the air amid the din general brown mounted the stage and when quiet had been restored sufficiently tor him to be heard bo moved to make tanners nomination unanimous burton and stone both seconded tho motion which was carried with a roar of ayes commander in ahlet king appointed the defeated comrades a committee to escort corporal tanner to the stage while the four wore walking down the center alclo the delegates made a rush for tanner and lifting hm into the air carried him bodily to the rostrum the delegates then roso en masse and cheered for several minutes in a brief speech corporal tanner thanked his comrades there is one man he said whose esteem and assistance it is necessary tor the old soldiers to have there are three men in the encampment whom I 1 will call in council in meeting president roosevelt another great shout went up as corporal tanner indicated tho person he referred to in his veiled remark and as it died down he said that lie expected to have the counsel in all hia undertakings as com mander in chief of senator william warner of missouri general john C black of chicago and general granville M dodge of new york the convention proceeded to balloting for other officers nt the conclusion of tanners address george W cook of denver was the only nominee tor senior vice commander and received an ovation when his unanimous election waa announced for junior vice commander james G Fi verest of illinois and silas H towler of minnesota were placed the convention tho ballot resulted towler hugo phille of wisconsin and fred brothers of nebraska ano nominated for surg cort general the former receiving otes and tho latter the vote for chaphin m caiet was close father leary of chapman kaa winning from jcsse cole of iowa by a vote 0 to previous to the tion a letter from president roosevelt to com manderle chiet king asking him to extend my warmest congratulations 0 o the comrades there assembled and say to them how I 1 that I 1 cannot in person be with them and express tho affection aai regard I 1 feel tor them was read and a telegram in reply was sent the in tho annual report of the commander ir chiet were approved as were those made by the burgeon general the report of the resolution committee commended the efforts of president roosevelt in tn about and endorsed the president s appointment of warner as pensions the re portas dopico the members 0 the council 0 administration ere announced among them beings J H crelghton phoenix arizona charles F rice california Califor oia HS hollist er denver colorado john Y henitt oak new mexico B W oregon wm badger north yakima Ladie sElect Offic cra denier col sept arhe ladies of the G A II 11 elected their officers today and wound up their nineteenth an chosen rith E foote denver senior vice president margaret stevens jersey junior vice president minnie barnum minnesota treasurer ella jones pennsylvania secretary catherine roas colorado chaplin anno weaver iowa council ot genevieve illinois abble krebs calif and lizzie griffen Griff ln new torte hannah chamberlain of new jersey who aspired to head the organization withdrew early in the contest leaving a clear field for mrs foote the balanco of tho session was devoted to an exchange ot feli citations with bister auxiliaries and the installation of officers RACE HATRED THE CAUSE 1 armenians Armen ians arc hated by the Jar tars st petersburg sept 8 the first and pal cause of the disorders at baku Is hatred of tho armenians Armen ians this feeling Is of long standing rover absent the armenians Armen ians haqq been detested as parasites and of the mohammedan and other populations in the caucasus and for several years the russian authorities have had much difficulty in restraining the tartars from cruel ana bloody reprisals tho armenians Armen ians understand the situation and aware of their danger armed themselves the baku massacres in february show how well they could defend themselves this was evidenced again in tho last soven days by the large number 0 tartars killed in tho rioting the tartars Tar tars however seem bent on exterminating the ar medians by killing them nd destroying their villages homes and churches the armenians Armen ians have the upper hand in commerce and industry in the caucasus this galls the tartars and increases their hatred this outbreak waa predicted almost to a day three months ago but the government even forbade the refinery owners to orga nhe private militia for the protection of their property pio perty the losses are 0 o great that they will be elt all over russia the need ot crude and refined oil will be felt in industry transportation and in every household |