The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-23

A Crowd Too Big for the Town-PropoSed Ar
bitrary Action as to Liquors.

PORTLAND, Me, June 22-Just before noon
to-day heayy showers fell, and the present indi
cations are for cloudy day, with occasional
showers. Every available tent IL camp U. s.
Grant has been pitched, and such members Of
the Grand Army as have arrived have been
assigned to their quarters. Very few delegates
have come in this morning, but it is anticipated
that a great number will arrive this afternoon
and evening. The streets are full of visitors,
many of whom have been here for several days,
and the Grand Army uniform is everywhere
conspicuous.
The Law and Order League has issued cir
culars stating that all liquor consigned to mem
bers Of the Grand Army will be promptly seized.
A proposition made by the same committee
that all consignments to members of the Grand
Army be seized and taken to police headquar
ters, and if, after inspection by Commander in
chief Kountz, they be found to contain any liquor
that they not be forwarded to consignees met
with instant opposition, and the fact of such a
proposition having been made has caused some
thing of rebellious spirit to arise, and the
visitors openly declare their intention to resist
any such arbitrary action should it be attempted.
1t is not denied that there are quantities of
liquors route consigned to members
of the G. A. r., who are either now
here or are to arrive, and prominent officers
of the organization declare that they intend to
take and keep possession of their consignment.
The constant agitation of this subject recently
by the temperance leaders has caused it to take
a place Of paramount interest on all sides
The executive committee is likely to be put to
q severe test by the demands made upon it.
The Iowa delegates this morning telegraphed
for 500 additional quarters, and numerous other
requests of similar nature have been made
Several trains arrived toward noon, bearing
additional delegates, and the camp has begun to
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The Minnesota, Dakota and Wisconsin contin
gents have arrived. General Rosecrans has
telegraphed that he cannot be present.
All day long the measured tramp of feet
through the streets and the strains of martial
music, as post after post of the G. A. r.
marched from the depot to camp have marked
the Inauguration of the nineteenth annual ma
tional encampment of the Ct. A II. The arriv-
ais of delegations from various parts of the
Union have formed steady and almost
uninterrupted procession from morning
until night From one end of Congress
street to the other, there has been an unbroken
line of pedestrians to and from the encampment.
Every railroad leading into the city has emptied
many carloads of human freight, both uniformed
and ununiformed Tonight Portland is
crowded to overflowng, yet every additional
train brings hundreds. Schedule time was
abandoned on all roads early in the day
and trains were run wild. great many West.
ern departments, which sometime ago announced
TO the executive committee here that they would
bring certain number of men. have brought, in
some eases, twice as many as was expected.
yesterday for additional accommo-
dations, in various cases from 100 to 500.
Each detachment or post, as it. comes will be
promptly escorted TO quarters for the night, and
everything promises to run smoothly. Citizens
have come forward cheerfully, and many private
houses are tonight thrown open for the enter
tainment of visitors, 1t is likely that all who
arrive tonight will be comfortably provided for.
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the following telegram, which seems to have
been inspired by the circulars issued by the tenn
peranee leaders:
NEWPORT VT, Juno D.
Two thousand comrades Of the G.. A. r. have read
the dispatches regarding the appointment of special
police to for the lives and property Of the people
Of Portland We call your attention TO the fact that
IN times past were the police of the Nation
ard twenty years has not diminished our respect for
law and order. We come unarmed and on peaceful
mission as your guests and respectfully ask permits
sion to enter your city unmoested by special invest
CATION committees.
Georgia illinois, Wisconsin, Kansas, Iowa, Minneso.
Ia Oregon, Dakota, Missouri, Nebraska, Idaho and
Michigan.
The peculiar wording of the circulars sent on
by the advocates Of temperance seems to have
had the effect Of creating no small degree Of re-
sentiment on the part Of visitors from other
States, and many of them claim that to issue
such circulars to body of men so old in years,
IN service, and in distinguished honors as that OF
the G. A. II. is scarcely less than an insult.
The Grand reception of the commandersin
chief occurs to morrow. The welcome to Com
mander Kountz will be delivered by General
Hall. department commander of Maine, followed
by an address of welcome by Governor Robie,
on behalf of the State, and a similar address by
Mayor Deerne on behalf of the city of Portland
Commander Kountz will respond for the G.. A.
r. and There will be brief addresses by General
logan, Hon. Hannibal Hamlin, Governor Alger
and other distinguished visitors
General Logan and delegation OF the G. A.
r. from Washington arrived from Boston this
evening. Much enthusiasm was created by the
reception rendered to General Logan on the
dock. Mrs. Logan, who accompanied the Gen.
eral, came in for her share of warm greetings.
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