New-York tribune., 1886-04-23
CHOOSING A DEPARTMENT coMMASDER.


orylCEas OF THE GRAND ARMY OF THr REPUBLIC-
CLOSE CONTEST FOR THE CHIEF PLACE.
The delegates To the Grand Army of the
Popub!.c Encampment turned up lille late at Tam
many Hall yesterday owing to the camp-ires aud
theatre parties OF Wednesday night They made up for
The delay. however, by session which lasted from
twelve to fourteen hours The lobbies and saii ways
were crowded all day By excited veterans ana behind
the closed doors "a Office going on which
would have done credit to political convention III
Presidential year. There four tickets in the field,
headed by the four candidates for Department Com
nandcr-Joseph l. s4yles. OF Rome; John ". Jacohus.
H. y Day Of this city, and Major Treadwo OF Albany.
Two rival tickets for delegates TO the National Encamp
ront at San Francisco in August complicated
the situltlon siill further New-fOrk is en-
uiled to ihirty-fve delegates, and hopes
10 name the next Commander-iut tnief OF the
Grand Army and General Reynolds. of Rochester and
Corporal Tanner, of Brooklyn. had put General Henry
W. soca,u aud overnor Edward Z. Jones,
Of Binghamon. head of their respective lists.
Cutting and deals frequent. and the ballots OF
the GOO delegates were sometimes an hour or two In
being counted.
The first ballot announced at o'clock For
department commander Joseph l. sayles had I'o'
John w Jacobus. lss: Henry n. Day. 1sS and M'Jor
IreadwelI l23 Total, COL Necessary to choce' ofo
For senior vice-cOmmapder Charles L." orr' VI '"""'
the County Clerk OF Erie County, had no conlPe'o's
.na went through unanimously. For medical director
Dr. william Balzer. Of Colts Post No. 32' new
York got N2 votes defeating DR.. Daniel
Lewis also of NewYork. James Terwiiliger
OF Albany. and Garret s. COnger, OF st. Lawrence
County. ahead for junior yee-eonnah9. eut 10
Tske pastor of the Presbyterian Church of Ithaca de-
nye menbcrs OF the council pulled through were T.
l. Poole j. X. Hood j.. Isre Johnson. Dennls sullivan
aud Henry Kechun. For dregatcs and aiternates the
socum aid Reynolds party carried the day, ana Jones
OF Biughamton will not pay the freight III August ior
Corporal Tanner 10 the san Francisco convention FOE
lowing is the list OF delegates chosen III fnll;
sga,eat Lrge Henry Henry SlqcnT Tu1as ros
New York Gustavus sniper syracuse Thomas Bevridge
dneda Thomas rSi.e Giovelsys: Henry corsc
sacs Rairernr can9oT Mortimer C. Iall B1ookn
i DcqsIs. lansns1uren BENJAMIN Fager suspension t,a
IaSd1 Na er kfws ofk
stafford Mayyllo; James T. c cry Rochester lerIy
New ork Joseph Forbes New-York William Heunessy
Brookym II W Bell 1ireenDurg; L. " :, Aat'tson. & Us
.,n1reM :. Convey. Redfed W. l. Scott Lowviilc l. L.
While the second ballot in progress senator
Eaues. VINO was present AS a delegate from Ontario
,raion at Albany. appropriang $1,000 for the super
1nendence, cleaning anu repairs "I the New Captoahu
iODOraby discharged soldiers or sailors Tie "hereai-
ter appointed" clause. he said was a deiusion ahd
snare and resolution that 1t be stricken from the bill
was unanimously adopted and Will be reported 10 tue
Irgsiarnrc The time OF The annual encsmpment was
changed from April January February, and some
arraueements we're made to have the DEPARTMENT OF
CORPS in July at Gettysburg second nallct in
nnout o'clock Sayless vote had risen To
POS Jacobus had lGs. Day 15l and Tread
well So The latter was dropped from the
Hor 3 vc%comnander 'nS'H fesouSs was ineD passed.
ealing on Congress enact law by which every Sold
.els OF sailors honorable discharge lie acceped as
pension certificate for - month dispatch was re-
Ceved from Con mlttee Of Arrangements III San Fran
csco inviting the encampment ID "a body 10 the coming
Convc resolution also passed that no tIrahd
Army Post he hereafter established IN any town OF less
tEln 1900 Inhabitants without the consent OF the
Leirhborlng posts
IS tic tnird ballot being taken 1t became appar.
EFT that Sir. Sayles elected 10y good majority ana
great eIinC from the county delegates en>ued MI
SYKES was born IN Rome IN lS44, and was mustered
iniO Company H. HIN Regiment. New-loIk Nolun-
ietrs. private. Aprl - 1861. He served under
Mcclellan III the Peninsula campaign and was dls-
CHARGED IN Jaly, 1862, from disability rom fever
contracted the ChickabOnlny. Since then lie has
practised law Rome The final ballot was as follows:
sayles. 3l5 Jacobus, 1872; 1readwe, 10 Garrett :.
COnger. o. -. Lawrence County, WINS elected junior
vlco-conmander The executive session Will continue
TODAY the dstine uished members present yes
1eriay General Martin +. Mcmahon. General
Henry A. Barnum, John A Reynolds, Senator Ralnes,
Senator Charles f. BaIager. General John C. Robinson,
Captain James II. Fraser and Theodore L. Poole