, 1875-05-14
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nomination Of Com1ads 1Iattranft. NV
con1.d1 iiss5 q pu in nomination
!. Cemrade Darena absolutely refused 10 b eand-
Comrado 1Isnatord, Of wisconsin, put IN nom!as-
connrado Parkinson, Of Nav York, nominated COM
raae Edward isrdne. Of Eew York.
vJ4nrado l1abes indorscd The nomination q COM
cou;raa. Graham 'ocoaasa Ii. nomination Of Com
G.tnr,as Wagner Of rsnn',1vans. tnaors.d CON-
Comtads Palmer, of Illinois, Withdrew tho mama q
Conrndr: Wagner. Of 1'enn.yvanin; roneToy, ::
f2o:,ua ssaa Fe4als Of ta ballot Tor Command
Whole number cf votes cas. cas......,,,,,....,.,...,B
comr.de 1sr.rsnfs rs.v.d
CouraIo White received. .........,,,,,,,.,,.,.
CpmEade Ward received.
GnlDfade Jatdlne received.
And Cosarado 1Iattranft was declared dny elected
On motion. ths Con1n,nle. ILL Chief noulnatad
c'mutcc 70 tnfornl Comrs1a Ila,tsanst II hm dec
don ~ CotnmautcruCh!ct.a and 10 e1cor hin to thu
turned Nth tte new cotnraa,iller.!n. CaIcf.
comnaodes-tn.chief Derens introduced
oounApE HA1,tnAsrT
.nd ise9 Reed 10 sors Of ns asa' &f' m 0'
ILo new commauder-in- CHIEF wns received With
co4nAprs: 1 tlsnk yoa for tho hlal houor l.vo
esros4eneoa at your hand'. aud appreciate It tho
ndo In tho dcfenao ot tho Union. an relnetsnt t.
aste1't ths Position and take thu responsibility.
Order hss s1aunsd snch ;ropos.iene and tcsa 10 10
prosperous toaer tue Enllant Commander wl.o tits
heG Gss r.. sa,sn r. D:ysns
kuoe tho Organization forias and IN the rst ono
tue question TINT hs4 t.caFi, dvted tbs 0rdrr
5n t!ulos 4a:. Is the 1uosttGu Of politics. In 1eGG
was decided that tia elcmeat Of politics ahould not
enter tic Order sud that Gvos tho privilege Of 10
lo.o sssoot, th.t e element II poies sd oes s' not
enscf te Order. and ahe only way left for s il keep
t,Ghs ysa aud sa our Conduct pfuss our intentions.
em Republican in potisics hut I do not deairu to
belong to any secrck aoce,y that would bo tag aud
.s 70 ~ party, ~ ep9nt arg Es tno*n ts
i.s.i q ss, :ss:s III H. II: Il ,Sss SssS
Tss sps.ter then made oontdsSsbia n t to
ch4cge " the r1eA 0f tho Order npi closed ly Ac4tn
thanktne tho Eneampmeut for The honos they mad
don. hn. .od hoppk ut hey would nut l'e ,iFal:.
'r1,a chooss 1t tho et'+s Of hs ssna.k..
aEHluI: sicE-uAASp.
Ths Eneanriueus then ,rpceeded to tho election Of
| senior vice-tlzand Coinasnd.r-in-Chisf.
Conrads nro1n nominated Cotosads uilltazd, of
con,rsds H!.rd declined to bo candidate, but o,-
fered tAs nktne Of Cuur.io Eeyno!dt, Of uiinois.
conrAls Wagner no1aiuatsd comrads Dolck, Of
Comrades Hsnaforl, Of Wlscoasin: BucAbeo, of
connecacut aaa b4sbeE' q Ohio, wess also noua-
| laatej.
Following tho result Of tho ballot for Senior Vice
Cum1uaudes-ta-c4dcf:
whole number Of rotss cant. .....,,,77
Scc.1sary to 4 cho!oo....
Comrsdn Reynolds received "a
Cour4au 1olck received. -
colnzsdo uanaford received.
cotaraae Buckboo received.
ComFae Barber received. d...............+......... 8
Conrad Deayton received ........................
&zIn A1r}ra Ia
In accoranuco With the rules, the name OF Camr1uo
1'uckbes was dropped. being The sowe,s tho ltst
Ths sceoud ballot fos Senior Vice-0rsnd Command
er-In.Chcf resulted aa foloHY:
Whole nunabcr Of votes cast
Necessary 70 : choce
Cumrade 1.eyuGlta recesod,
Eomsa1s HuucA 1cte.tet .......................3s
Aud comEads Fey1oill, Of Illinois, wAs declared
elected.
OTHER orr1czns.
tho asacs Of Ji,ior Vtos-(;rand comrauJer
Albaugh Of Nsssachusetta Iucabee, Ut Connecticut
an Lutty, Of Potomac. Tic latter gentleman withdrew
his Name.
Following Is the rcsuls Of the first ballot:
TAoG nunIbcr Of Totee.
co1nrade Abaush received
Coturads Nuckbes reccivod.
Uomsade Hhaw received.
ConEalo Steycns received.
Ths ns1t ballot rssulted Ia ths eioiss Of q. BUCK
John y. Fox, Of M.st.e VA chosen Surgeon.
General Gna Myton ". Reed Of W,scoDstn. 0hnplain.
Tho National Council Of Administration Ia "a tooxs;
Scw il.m1.aire. :1sron T. Stevens .S.sa'a
Vermont. Stewart stsanahan.. ~. A,aus
Mss:seh,!tets Josiah Pickett. Worcester
1lhoda letand......F Il. nar1ey........ Providence
Connecsicus John g. .Sew Haven
NJ 2.4,ex xsTs e E1trs
lcnusyEania... Ler Huber. .......,... Iostsy1ilo