Morning journal and courier., 1885-07-03

board of public works John s. Neville, of Hardin county, was chosen. He is 8 physi- l clan who has practiced in that county for about twenty one years. His affiliations were formerly with the Democrats. Tonight grand ratification meeting was held.
 Dr. Leonard was born near Alliance, Ohio, and will be forty nine years old next month. He was educated principally at district and high schools, but attended Mt. Union college. In 1859 he entered the ministry of the Meth odist Episcopal church. As member of the .Pittsburg conference he supplied the best pulpits in that religious vineyard Thence he was transferred to Kansas where he labored five years, at the end of which time he was transferred back to Pittsburg. He has for two years been pastor of the Cen tral M. B. church, Springfield, o. Dr. Leon ard is man of much force, whose interest in the cause of temperance has been intense throughout his useful life and he exhibits much power in public speaking.
 THE GRAND ARMY EXPLAIN
 Why Mr. Elaine Was Not Invited To The National Encampment At Portland.
 PORTLAND, Me, July 2.-Congressman Boutelle of the Bangor Whig and Courier | having bitterly demanded that the executive committee of the G. A. R. make public their | reasons for not having invited MT. Blaine to | attend the reunion Governor Robie, one of | the committee, says that MT. Blaine does not hold an official position; that it was suggest | ed to the committee that MT. Blaine should ! be present, but it was opposed by the Demo cratic members and the Republican members themselves felt that it would not be in line with the traditions and practice of the G. A. R. and General Logan himself was of the
 same opinion. In regard to exVice President Hamlin, that gentleman is member of the G. A. R., wore it's badge and marched with his post. While general invitation was ex- II tors no special provision was
 made for them by the committee. Congressmen Reed and Boutelle are both members of the G. A. R. Secretary A. | M. Sawyer of the executive committee says l that had the committee made a commence l ment by inviting Mir. Blaine end would \ never have been reached. No G. A. R. man
 being felt that all had right to come. Gen
 eral Logan was not invited by the executive
 committee, but by General Hall, who
 acted in an individual capacity | General Chamberlain attended without ar
 invitation and marched with his post. MT.
 Sawyer added that when Congress man Bou
 telle left Portland he expressed himself as perfectly satisfied with the manner in whicl
 the reunion had been conducted. Mir. Saw yer is at a loss to account for his
 sudden change of base. Genera George L. Beal said he was no a member of the committee O
 invitation of the reunion. It was wholly s
 Grand Army affair and it would be contrary
 to the usual course of the Grand Army tt
 invite prominent persons not officials. Gen
 eral Beal could only say that the reunion was
 Grand Army matter and was not managed
 by outsiders. A prominent G. A. R mar
 said in brief that General Logans position
 taken when he was commander-in- chief anc
 having no reference to MT. Blaine or to anyone else wa:
 that the Grand Army cannot extend invita-
 tions to civilians to attend their annual re
 union otherwise than those who hold higl
 official positions providing that the reunions
 are entirely managed by G. A. R. men
 When a reunion is partly managed by out
 side parties, then, in General Logan's opin
 ion, it might be possible to make exceptions
 In making his assault upon the executive
 committee the G. A. R. prefer to believe
 that MT. Beutelle was inspired by Mir. Blaine
 himself. There is great excitement over the | affair among veterans.