Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-08-21
HANCOCK AND THE G. A. r.

Ts0o- Thirds # the RepwbIicGn Members Of
Dahi0ren Post Declare Their Intention of
VottnO for Hfm-3ke Military Element
Opposed to Soldiers Of the Garfield Stripe,
Who Fowaht ONLY for the spoiis of Office.
New York World, Aug. III
Dahlgren Post, No. 1l3, g. A. R., had Its an
der's S,huetzen park, 6ixty-third street and
First avenue.
Politics and religion are said to be forbidden
topics of discussion in the Grand Army. The
members are supposed TO think for themselves
and act as they please in such matters. Yet,
as a member of Dahlgren Post said yesterday,
there has been good deal OF political discus
sion among the soldiers since Hancock
was nominated. Tho commander
of Dahlgren Post, Joreph Hatfield, is
a Republican. Yesterday when asked how he
had always voted the Republican ticket and
intended to vote for Garfield because he was Il
Republican. When asked why he would not
rather vote for distinguished a soldier as
Hancock, MIR. Hadfeld became quite angry
without any apparent reason. "rdere are plen-
ty OF Hancock men in this post, :" be said when
he became calm again; almost ell the indie
pendent soldiers will vote for Hancock. We
have $40 members in cur post, and the major
ity of them are Republicans. Yet Hancock
will get fully 200 votes from the post because
he is great soldier. or course, / vote as /
please, .and / DO not attempt to influence the
votes of my friends. 1 wish TO say
in defense of tho Grand Army of
the Republic that it is not a partisan organ
ization. Hancock will receive q heavy vote
among the soldiers throughout the country.
Why. here is strong Hancock man." Mr..
aadfeld continued pointing TO Capt. Nicholas
Duffy, one of the most prominent men in the
D.blgrsn post.
"Yes," answered Capt. Duffy, 81 arn Han
cook man"
"Why?" asked the reporter.
''Becanss he is a great soldier. Why should
soldiers vote for Garfield? He never did any
thing. he stayed away from the war while
Hancock was fighting and he got elected to
Congress- Hancock risked his life and he was
| nearly shot to death"
"Are you Republican, Captain Duffy"
Certainly I am. 1 have invariably voted
the Republican ticket"
As Captain Duffy finished speaking gentle
man approached who was introduced as ex-
Commander william Mcintie. He was COM
mander of Dahigren Post for many years and
was always known as g staunch Republican.
II will certainly vote for Haneock," said Mr..
McIntie. ~ cannot consistently vote for Gar
field. AS strong Republican q. am, must
confess that l cannot vote against Hancock.
| The news of the a0mination of Hancock stuun-
ed the soldiers mo one thought that the Demo-
! Gratis would have the good sense to nominate
him. The nomination of Hancock following
30 closely on the defeat of Grant at Chicago
acted like an electric shook on the military
element"
How many members of Dahlgren Post vot-
ed fer General Grant for Pfesident3"
''GraIt commanded every vote in our post,
| with half dozen exceptions. Altogether we
have not more than ten Democratic memb FRS.
| Dennis Sullivan, another prominent Repub-
| lican member of the post, Joined the group
| around the reporter. why" he said, 81
| fought in the Sixty-third under Hancock for
| four years. / will vote for him and work for
| him. Never before was the Grand Army SO
divided. 1t is not parts In organic stion, for
we are not allowed to discuss politics. But
| b ,w can any honest Union soldier refuse to
| vote for Hancock"
"Theu you are not afraid Of the domination
of the South in the affairs of Slater"
with Hancock as President, sectionaiism
would be effaced and the South would rally
round the Uoion flag" replied Mr.. Sullivan.
Il, for one, am tired of the bitter luminosity
| against the SOUTH he continued. II fought
| the rebels to the best of my strength aud
| have upheld the Republican organization ever
| since. l voted for Lincoln and for Grant, and
| will vote for Hancock"
| ExOficer of the Day e. J. Buckley said that
| he, too, was Hancock man.
| "Are you a Democrat ?" he was asked.
| "No, sir, am not Democrat" ne replied.
IT am a supporter of General Hancock. 1 will
work II him to the best of my ability, and
| have no doubt of his election. NIUE of the
soldiers like Garfield. When Hancock was
| fighting for the North he was fighting fol
| spoils."
How will the soldiers vote generality"
''The majority Of the soldier vote next fal
| will go to General Hancock. large majority
of the members OF our post have said privatel!
that they intended to vote for him."
Colonel W. Brady said no would vote TO
Hancock although he was Republican, an;
he named a number of other Republican Han
cock men in the Dahlgren post. Among tn
most prominent were ex-Assemblymsn DAME
Patterson, Adjutaut jeremiah Murray, Captain
aud Serseant-Msior of the Post j. Eler. Ott
| Oetoel Edward Kuowlton. NJ. Mclaughlin ant
Captain Granger, of the Eighty eighth.