The National tribune., 1882-07-01
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Private YanderyOort, Of Nebraska, Chosen as Com
mander int Chief.

! the calling of the roll, which showed two hun
dred and thirty-eight delegates present, the
| Chaplain, Rev. J. F. Lowering, of Massachusetts,
presented tn. following report:
CHAPLAIN COVERINGS REPORT.
In presenting my annual report it is posi-
| bic for me to mention only briefly the service
| | have been able to render the Grand Army
! If more opportunities had offered, as in former
years more work would have been done. |
| have visited seven Departments, either at their
| respective headquarters or IN the performance
of special duties to Posts in such Departments,
viz: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massa-
! chusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, and Mary
| land. ] have delivered an address by invitation
before the Department of Maine another before
the Department of Vermont, and an Grafton at
the dedication of the soldiers monument IN
| Peabody Mass Other addresses have been
made at Camp-ires and other gatherings OF the
G. A. K. On the Sunday before Memorial Day
| delivered discourse before Post g. a -Phila-
delphia. On Memorial Day l gave an address
at SaxtOn's River, VT, in the morning; at
Bellows Falls VT, in the afternoon; at
| Walpole, n. H., in the evening. Returning TO
! Vermont, l delivered two memorial addresses
one in the afternoon, the other in the evening
in Wallingford. Last Sunday morning, by in
| vitatiOn OF the executive committee charged
with the arrangements for this EnCampment, L
| d
Second Presby yterian Church OF this city. l have
written another hymn for Memorial Day, copies
| of which can be had at this office. During the
year | have OfiCiased on four occasions at the
burial services of comrades. At every service
gave a memorial address.
In connection with such duties, and, in ad-
ditiOn to them, it is proper for nae to mention
that / delivered a discourse before Post TO-,
| Worcester, Massachusetts,, at the time of the
| attempt on the life of our beloved COmrade, the
| late President of the United States, and when
the sorrowful intelligence reached us Of the
death of our comrade, | delivered and published
a sermon of the life and character of James A.
| Garfield. Copies of this sermon can be had of
me so long as they last on application to me.
l have been in correspondence with Post
| relief societies and leagues during the year,
and should special report be called for will
make it later. In general, l have to say that
| there has been uniform success and much in-
tercst in the work that has been attempted.
The peculiar conditions under which We
meet for our sixteenth annual Encampment
induces me to reitorate in substance what, from
! time to time, has been incorporated into the
reports | have the honor to make before this
body. Every soldier, true TO his convictions,
faithful to his flag, is to be respected. The SOL
der is the heroic nerve of CivilizatiOn-itS
| spinal c0rd-the pith and marrow of its back
bone. Every soldiers grave is to be honOred.
! But that soldier only can expect immortal re
nown whose convictions are in harmony with
| that cause which respects human rights, the
| elevation of humanity and the service of AL
mighty"i0d, and that soldiers graves only are
to be adorned with laurel and amaranth that
can be called the altar of patriotism. For in
| the grand march of progress honor must rest
| upon him only who, under the leadership of
the eternal right, accepts, far ct least as the
! Nation is concerned, this as the summary of
his faith: Patriotism is the piety of citizenship.
In view of that historic event which gave to
| Baltimore in 1851 an unenviable notoriety be-
! fore the Nation, and of that generous hospital
| lty with which we have been welcomed to Bal
! timore in 1882, by the unanimous good will, as
we are assured of ali classes of citizens, permit
me to close this report with the following
ADDRESS TO BALTIMORE.
| o! city washed clean by the blood
OF men from our Northern homes;
o! city that felt the first dash of wars flood,
On her crimsOn-stained stones.
| o! city where North and South met,
! With sorrow and anger, too ,--,,
| 0! city whose beautiful face is still wet
| For the gray and the blue.
| o! city where North and South meet,
Obeying a royal command;
Where fed and confed., yank and reb. may
here greet
|
! United, we sing your old strain
| No discOrd of growl or brag-
THE Star Spangled Banner" with this our
| refrain
"One Country and One Flag"
NOMINATIONS FOR CoMMANDER-IN IN-CHIEF.
At o'clock, the hour for nominating candi-
dates for the Office of COmmander-in-C Chief,
General w. E. W. Ross, of Maryland, called.his
delegation around him, and stated that should
| he be so fortunate as to be elected it might be
said it was in compliment to the hospitality
shown the visitors by the citizens of Baltimore,
and that he would not accept an election or
allow himself to be nominated. The feeling of
regret was quite general when this was made
| known.
| The candidates named were as follows: Post
| Department Commander John S. Kountz, of
| Ohio, was nominated by Commander Clark, of
! the same, and was seconded by General W. S.
Rosecrans, of California, and General J. B.
! Steedman, of Toledo.
Corporal James Tanner, of New York, was
nominated by Delegate J. NJ. Foster, of New
York, and was seconded by Department Com
mander George II. Patch of Massachusetts,
| Past Department Commander Paul Wander
WORT, of Nebraska, was nominated by dele
gate John Lindt, of Iowa, and seconded by
Past Department Commander Chill W. Haz-
zard, of Pennsylvania.
Past Department Commander c. Y. r. Pond,
of Michigan, was nominated by Department
| Commander B. r. Pierce, of Michigan.
| Representative Orrin L. Mann, sheriff of Cook
county, Illinois, was also nominated.
PAUL vANDERyooRT ELECTED.
| As each candidate was placed before the En-
campment in a ringing speech, loud cheers
were given the names by their admirers. Be-
tween the first and second ballots General III.
A. Barnum, of New York, nominated General
w. Z. w. Ross, of Maryland for Senior Vice
Commander. This was seconded by United
States Pension Commissioner w. w. Dudley, of
Ind and a motion was adopted that a ballot be
taken, each commander announcing the vote of
his Department. This was adopted, the mem
bers rising to their feet with applause. On the
third ballot Paul Vandervoort, of Nebraska
received 149 votes, and was declared elected
General Ross was then chosen Senior Vice
Commander.
On the first ballot for Junior Vice Comman-
der, General Isaac S. Bangs, of Maine; was
elected.
The Encampment took recess at $50 o'clock,
and accompanied the municipal committee on
the excursion down the river