New-York tribune., 1872-01-17
GRAND ARAY or TIE REPUBLIC

ANNUAL ENCAMPMEET or TIE NEw-YORK DE,
PhKTNTNTs-EFTOPTs 10 TURE TIrE ELEC-
TIOH OF OFFICERS TO POLITICAL ADYAh-
TAGE.
The City of New-YGr< will De thrOnged ID
day with sc r-Drcsonitivs n the veteran ,ldcrs of
the war who come delegates % the Department En-
camprnent OF IN Grand Army OF thu Republic from
almost cvcr7 city snd village in thr state
peculiar significance and Importance H. e1ven - ii'
present annual enrampncn' from the cforf- Custom
house. PostOfhac, AMI Internal R'venar
officials - manpula'e ths orsaniza'
ton ~ - make . poiucai
machine with cev - for the rcnGmi 'nsDn of
Cen Grant a. the approaching National C)noentio ION.
such action on the part politicians and designing and
interruptions soldiers scared no The original orln
iZat0tOf the Grand Army and therefore lhe ioow ng
trtce made part of she fnndaI"ehtal "" 81 'he
Anrclr XII P,l,t No o-ar cour,'~ G-inI u
lhr ae,rbL' 'h' manner us ms or'an9on for PR n ar
poi ,rt I, 70 ., f-.. & b, ~ l, a h D. paT iey a
This il wTs iony hoped woaId forever preclude he
Introduction OF politics iutD the Grand Army; and
mp 10 tins timc. particularly IN the Department
Of Ncw-York. TN. has bcsn The case. tt wa'
lot for ca ltOm-hOuse officials ~ strike
rho blow which has created The most intense
excitement IN he order. ami which cuimnItes to!ay IN
the election Of The Department Oices Tor 1872 IL ~ Fu-
mOrrd that the outrageous reSOr'ei
~ 70 ,ecIre or fhc administration lre t.c yO,- "
Dalce holders who belong ~ the different post:
Lney were, ~ ~ SAID % mao" 70 10 ,tf ,efi
compliance with thc desires of the calnanpnlatpr
THIS was not only the IN the posts IN this and
BrOolyn but attempted IN the country sections OF
'hc state Outside hc city however they met wish very
lttlc success
The candidates FOR the first position. that 0s Depart
mcnt Commander. very few. The CustOm-hOuse al
herentS VIII PROBABLY unite upon stewart L. NOOdlOrd
Gen. J0urdan an official Internal Rcvrnue Of Brook
Iyn. Tho names Of Il. T. MORGAN, Assistant Po-t-
master General Charlrs *. Grunsm. the President
Of the hutUIl BENEFIT savings bauk have also been
mentioned. willard Buildrd, name Wa pnt for
ward, wCa thar Uf Alfred PleasOnton.
The candidate against MI these elements
the present. department Commander. Gen.
Henry A. B'rnum who thoroughly aud cOnscien-
tiousy opposed 10 the introduction Of disturbing
element ItO the organization. From all that can be
learned, the delegates from NewIOrK and Brooayn VIII
quite generally 20 against Barm. except In the cse ~
few posts which composed OF soldiers not IN ohcal
positions and therefore not susceptible 10 the threats or
bi.udI3hmeIC. Ot Murphy, Morgan x Co. Tho country
posts counted 0u for Gen Bauum.
Gen. WOOdfUrd. communication 70 THE TRIBI NJ,
states that he has not been, and not now, aspani
or candidate for the Communicating. Or
any other Office whaIever IN the Grand
Army lie states that the Grand Armg was DESIGNED
purely "A charitable order. and that it, only pOhuc'i
obligation, obedience 10 the laws AMI
loyalty 20 the nation. and that though weak
men tve occasionally ght the order for pOit
purposes they have usually failed in their Efforts,
At leasJ htye gained only temporary advantage.