The National tribune., 1883-01-04
NEW YORK.
Record of the Year-Sixty-seTen New Posts nu,
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Record Of the Year-Sixty-seTeR New Posts Nus
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Special Correspondence National Tribune.
NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-The new year finds the
Department 322 Posts strong, G7 having been
mustered during the past year. The latest
comers are those at Gryden, Tomplins CO., and
Worthwhile, Fulton co. The Department En-
esmpmcnt viii be held at Troy on tie 25th
inst, and interest Of course now centars in tho
election Of COmTade Frazers successor.
The position OF Department Commander Of the
State, though virtually an honorary one IS the
most coveted Of any in the gift Of the Orgauiza-
ton. as consequence the work Of the caudl-
dates 10 secure pledges Of votes Of delegates 10
the Grand Encampmeut fairly rivals that pre-
ceding the meeting Of a political convention.
The records Of the different candidates are ac-
lively discussed, and If reports may be believed
three or four Of the candidates already named
may be said 20 have no chance. Ii IS now said
thsI,the position lies between Commander John
o H.NalkCT, of Rankin Post 40. 10, Of Brooklyn,
and the present Senior Vice Commander Robert
Keith, OF Troy. Ii is admitted on all sides that
Major Walker Is fast gaining friends on all
Edes, and hls prospects OF success are increasing
every day. A circular advancing his claims
for the position IS about to be circulated
throughout the State signed By nearly all the
Commanders and delegates Of Brooklyn Posts,
and his strength In New York Posts has steadily
Without doubt an effort VIII be made to secure
the position for Northern New York, but in
turn it viii be argued chat for the real benefit
OF the Grand Army the Department Comman-
deTship should be in New York, where its best
Interests could be subserved. The name of Col
\. W. Day, Of John 4. Dix Post, is still prom
inenIy pushed for the position Of Senior Vice
Commander, and also that Of Gen Parker. Of
Reno Post. 1T Is almost assured that Col. Day
a. least viii receive some recognition from the
State EncampmCut There is little said about
the other Department Offices, with the exception
OF that Of Junior Commando. IN conncc-
ton with which the name of Augustus Harring-
ton, Of Gibbs Post, OF Warsaw, Is freely men
toned.
The following appointments Of aides-de-camp
on the sJaH OF tie Department Commander are
announced in General Order No. 0, issued cn
Dec. 2: John P.NiudOlph, James {. Rice Post,
No. %; Charles Il. Iluc5, WadsWgrth Post No.
Il; Thomas II. Kiernan, Devin Post, No AS:
George AIcG0wcn, James A. Garfield Post No.
1913; Henry Z. Aiburtls, John Hancock Post,
no. 253.
The same order c0ngratulates Comrade VII
lam u. u haTton, Past Commander of Sumner
Post, No. p, and at present q member Of the
Council Of Administration, for the energy dis
played by him in the arrest and conviction Of
person representing himself IS Col. Payton,
Of fFOUghkecpsIe-al SIOat, alias Slater whose
proper name is BTOWer-whOm bc detectsd-Ub.
tanning money under the pTeteEse Of applying
the same u the reiiaf Of the needy aud de5ti-
tute wards ot the Grand army.
since the issuance Of General Order No. 8. the
following new Posts nave hreu organized. Post No.
80, al Brewster 10y COmraae H. =. -pCul; 3J3, at
Cheshire, W. II. Adams; 2J4 at Cherry Creek Il.
J.. -tambach 355 al Ney, Baltimore, Moses stern;
go, at heFe.a, Dept. Inspector Geo. Il Cantiua;
81. AT SIeamburg, J.. A. Nash; 49, ct Naryvi.le,
A :. Pruther; 800, a. Cambridge, =. Y. y. a.,
Robert hellhi Si0, ~ Icon, II. d. St5ulbach; 3ii,
et LprTtE, ". 4. Io1r=; al-, so West Troy. $. s..
u. G., i.5' ett i>eitu o41 staE.ey, J.. u. ThUmp-
son; 3-4, al A-yland Ch.ls. ~utI.u, 3.J- al South
Worcester, =. IT, scfa.audf 30, ~ LuZerue, Fred.
Z. Ranger; 81, az s-IHCsirvllie, y. Cheney 3i5,
at CoH-ta1lavle, Dept. Inspector Geo. A. Cantine;
sl9, at Euth lie, l. p hOupspn 320, at City
sRnd, Jas. II. Jenkins l65, at ELnira, arthur S.
Fitch
At the regalar encampmeut Of Reno Post No.
e, last Tuesday evening. long recess was
taken to admit of the drawing for gold watch
for the benefit Of the widow OF the late Capt.
:2bert, member Of the Post. Ticket No was
siven TO the Post and by 3 curious coincidence