Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-08-24
MT N n EsO,l A NEWS.

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Grand Army Camp Fire at Mimi 6
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8: The g. a. B. annual encampment atMin
tnetonka began on the 10Th, the Geo. N.
Morgan post of Minneapolis arriving first.
The Acker and Garfield posts OF ST. Paul,
Post No. Is, Fillmore, g. a. Cady post No.
2, Anoka. Wilson post No. Is. Mankato,
anda number OF others were present.
Separate quarters have been assigned TO
each post, and the families of many of the
members accompany them. Department
Commander Rea, Adjt. Gen. Hawley, Col.
. ". H H. Taylor, H. G.. Hicks and Adjt
Bloomer spoke briefly in the after
noon There were reported forty
one organized posts also twelve
ready for organization. The
post commanders present. were Capt. C. e.
Bosb, George n. Morgan. post, No. 4, Min
neapolis. Col. W. Fl. "a 4 Taylor, Saltwater;
ham, Garfield post, st. Paul; Com ander
Tuttle Little Falls; and Commander Nc
Cune, Waseca. & .,s>..
On Thursday, the McCook post of Glen
coe was represented, and the day was spent
quietly on the lake. In the
evening there was camp fire and expe-
rienee meeting. An immense fire was built
on the grounds, and around this the multi
tude gathered il free and easy groups en-
gagiug in earnest conversation or listening
to the lively music, and speeches by Chas.
e. Holt of Minneapolis, Gen. Hawley, Col.
Burton OF MINI eapolis, Gen. Rosser of Con-
federate fame, and others. Gen. Resser en-
tered the camp escorted by committee OF
gentlemen who had sought him at his cot
tage. The general WAS introduced amidst
cheers, and his remarks were III substance
as follows:
This is the second time I have been cap
tured. When these men got possession oil
nae at my house just now as was little
alarmed. It seemed like .he old times when
you were serving your country, and [
thought I was serving mine; bat we have
all grown older, and have had time to see
our mistakes, and have tried to correct
them.
Abiding to the camp tires of the G. A. R..
the general said he did not think they ten.
ded to engender and keep alive the old bit.
| ter and hostile teel;ngs.' The encanlpment
was KEEP; up for several days after.
A. Bier1nan Of Olmsted County Nom
mated for Governor.
A meeting of the democratic state central
committee was held ut the Merchants hotel
| at St. Paul on the 18th inst, in response tc
q call made by it's chairman, NJ. Doran, te
| I'LL tina vacancy on the state ticket occa
stoned by the resignation of W. w. McNair
the nominee for governor. The members
! present were: Michael Doran Of lie Sueur
| chairman, J. Simmons Of Morrison cou nty
! Peter Nelson of Goodhue, Matt CLARK o
| Worthirgton, William Crooks Of Ramsey
W. J.. Whipple Of Winona, a. LaDue O
| Dodge, c. +. Mcdonald Of Stearns, A. J.
| Lamberton of Nicollet, Ell. r. Carver of FIJI
more, r. L. Frazee Of Otter Tail. and W
| VI. Campbell Of Meeker. john T. Meaghel
| of Otter Tail and G. hi. Foote Of Minneapo
| lis were the absentees. a number of othe
! leading democrats from St. Paul and Min
neepolis met with the committee making
in al party of some twenty-five persons
| The asserablage was presided over by MI
! Doran, and ". NJ. Campbell was elected
temporary secretary. Mr.. McNair's lette
| declining the nomination for governor wa
| read and his declination accepted without
| dissenting voice. A general to TX was thel
INDUCED in as to preference for candi
| date TO I'LL the vacancy, and an 1nforma
vote was taken partici pated in by all pres
ent, and resulted in twenty-five votes being
cast, all but two being in favor Of 4. Bic.
| man of Olnlsted county. A lormai bal
| lot was then taken by the members Of tn
conlmitte and all the thirteen votes wer
cast for Mr. Biern&u, and he wss declared
the nominee and he accepts.