The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-18
GRAND ARMY OF TIE REPUBLIC.
Annual Encnmpmcnt of the Department. Of
New YOrk.

Annual Encnmpmcnt of the Department. Of
New York.
In accordance with the rules and regulations OF
the Grand Army Of the Republic, and under orders
ISSUED from the Department Commander, the dele
gates from tine posts siiuared In the State OF New
York met in convention at Robinson's Hail. IS
East Sixteenth street, yesterday morning for the
purpose OF electng officers for the year 1872 and
other important business which the exigences Of
the Order might require.
From occasional paragraphs which have appeared
in the daily press OF the past few days an excited
session was anticipated and, the prospective can
didates being prominent not only In the order but
In the outer world, feeling ran high on the subject,
especially DIS 1t was feared that an opportunity
would be given TO start the old cutlery OF its being
political organization. The friends OF the candl.
dates, therefore, concentrated all their efforts on
the struggle for Commander, the contest for which
was reported to be between stewart L. WoodfOrd
scurrous article renecting on the Order produced
candidate which tended 10 render the contest more
* as poEm q Sd Se
eral Murray would take headquarters from New
York 70 Seneca Falls me canvass therefore com m
Monday, who were re ceiyed with an courtesy, and
5y Bah9en a. The ar%oiy II
the Sixty ninth regiment, N. G.
the hall IS East sixteenth street, ana at precisely
past eleven A. M. General H. A. Barnum, De-
Prs fIer prsyer By the chae y ssrnarS
the roll OF delegates called and referred to the
Committee on Credentials, alter an animated de-
bate.
General A. f. Burnside. Commander-in In Chief
Grand Army OF the Republic and General j.; 9.
Robinson, ex-Commander Department OF New
York, were then announced and received with
proper honors.
come address TO them from General Barnum, took
recess at half-past twelve.
Afternoon Session. Z;
At two O'Clock p. M. the Delegates met but the
Committee on Credentials being unable to report,
the recess was continued some two hours or more,
rendering 1t evident that on their report rested the
During the interim General Daniel e. Sickles
entered The Encampment and received perfect
ovation, to which lie replied In feeling terms, say
ing:-
need not say to you how sincere is the pleasure with
Which receive this greeting, have for some time past
been with YOU have watched with pride your growth and
You. AND station i the world reaiisns
the people of Europe look with envy on country that
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o 1'9st and q shAS SSSs badge iavs
often been asked IT. qualification and replied a
psa.s %Ss. h.s her ssie al ess
tain the %ss od hS s who had fallen
army was San an example world .H ali Nations
% A BE to e p 9 'Sss s
for past three years. and which by the
noble uprising in November last lie did refer to this
matter In partisan but general principle which
is often thrown up Ia European Courts TO Americans
and until laterly, in a manner Illuminating and
BILE; but that removed, and he could again
hold his head above all insnuatons against hm honesty
The only other decoration he valued that of the
Cincinnati, medal OF which worn In Madrid
by OF the Ministers whose grandfather served the
he valued more highly than other pos
that OF mis- family the grand difference between the
Cincinnati and the Grand Army being that the latter
broader basis, including both rank and file
JAMES B. MURRAY nominated Henry A. Barnum
for Commander, and, fired with the entnus lasm of
the moment he was unanimously elected. Com
mander General ]. A. Reynolds and Willard Billiard
were, with like expedition, elected Senior and
Junior Vice Commanders and with wild enthusiasm
the Encampment adjourned at q quarter to eight
O'Clock =. NJ, until to-day at ten A. NJ, when
the more important business Of the session will be
transacted.
The practical result OF this compromise for the
interest OF the Order VIII not be evident until the
result OF the election of Council OF Administrator
Is known and delegates to the National Encamp-
ment are chosen, and on which there may be q
sharp contest to-day
Last nigat the members OF the convention at
tended the Union Square Theatre, supper at Post
Colts No 81 at 20 Delaney street, and then the ball
OF Post Sumner, No 70 on the corner OF Fly-secOnd
samples OF New York nOspitaities, among which
Post Lincoln, No. 13 to the country members at So
West Fourteenth street, OF which General Burnside
partO0k before returning down town.