The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-08-18

a sad disappointment 10 the boys, who
had arranged ior grand parade and
trip to Wheeling Park, where concert
by the Opera House band and ban.
Quet was TO have constituted the pro.
gramme. In consequence Of the rain
the Park trip and banquet were aban.
doued, but late in the afternoon the pa
rade took place. An account OF it will
be found below.
The Wheeling Light Guards yesterday
morning received the Wellsburg Light
Guards, the Steubenville and Wellsburg
camps OF Sons Of Veterans, Carnegie
Camp, OF Pittsburgh, and escorted them
to the quarters provided for them. The
parade was set for O'Clock, but the rain
kept pouring down, and it was aban-
dOned until $3.50 o'clock in the after
noon. The city was pretty well filed
with strangers, and the continued rain
not only disappointed them but the
soldiers themselves were anxious to
march.
SESSION or THE oMMANnIRY-IN-CnIEF.
For the first time since the opening
session OF the National meeting OF
the Commandery-in.Chie Of the Sons
OF Veterans, nearly ali the dele
gates were. present yesterday morning
The election OF officers brouGh them to-
gether. The campaign had been the
most exciting In the history OF the order,
and the "hustlers" of the three candi-
dates had seen to it that their full
strength was present. 1t was generally
understood that unless General Abbott
received Il majority on the first ballot he
would be beaten, Us the field was
against him, The close vote by which
he was elected, having but n majority OF
one, evidenced how near the truth was
this prediction.
The session began at ten o'clock in the
morning, and after reading the minutes,
General Abbott declared the election OF
officers to be the first business in order,
and called for nominations for Com
mander-in-Chiei.
Judge Hatch, OF New York, placed
Gen. Leland j. Webb,Io Iof Kansas, in nom
inat;on in most eloquent though brief
address. Col. Speaker, of Kansas, sec.
Onded the nomination. Col. Bowen, Of
Iowa, added the voice OF that State to
the call OF Gen. Webb. Col. Herod, of
Kansas, said his State division called for
the elevation OF Gen. Webb TO the COM
mand of.the order in the United States.
Col. Bundy, Of Ohio. said "nOt that
he loved Gen. Webb less, but he loved
Gen. Henry Frazce more" and he nam
ed the man OF his love TO be Command
er.in-Chief OF the Sons OF Veterans, who
was the choice of the united Ohio dele
cation, Col. Johnson, OF Ohio, seconded
the call for Frazee. There was great
cheering rs each name was brought be-
fore the assembly.
Col. Maccabe, of Massachusetts, and
for all New England, named as his
choice for Commandcr-in.Chief Gen,
Geo. u. Abbott, the present faithful and
efficient occupant OF that position. He
paid high tribute to Gen. Ahbotts ex-
ecutive ability. Col, Avedick, Of Ken
lucky, the youngest yet the proudest
State in the order, seconded the nomin-
alton Of Gen. Abbott. I. II. b. Staggers,
OF West Virginia, joined the voice Of his
State to that OF the others in the choice
of Gen. Abbott, and Gen. Hall, Of Mich
igan, OF Gen, Ahbott's staff, was proud
to add Michigan's voice to those who
called for Gen. Abbott.
All Of the nominating and seConding
addresses were interesting and fraternal.
No unkind words were spoken, and
high praise was awarded by each par.
tisan to the claims OF his opponents,
each speaker being greeted BY epthpsi-
astic cheers.
Messrs. Hinckley, Of Massachusetts,; |;
Nevins, OF Ohio, and Herod, OF Kansas,
were appointed tellers, and the ballot
ing was proceeded with, the first ballot
resulting: Abbott, u; Webb, 80; Fra
zee, 10. Before the ballot was announced
h owever, il was claimed that discrep-
ancy existed between the number who
voted and the ballots east, their being
81 votes and only 70 voters. So another
ballot was ordered.
Abbott, Il Webb, 2S; Frazee, 70.
Before this result could be officially
declared, Generals Webb and Frazee
withdrew their names, and the election
OF General Abbott was made unanimous,
on the motion OF one and the eloquent
second ofthe other.
The election then proceeded, with the
following result:
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of Connecticui: v. + Bundy Of Cincin,
natl, o.; Rudolph Loebenstein, Of st.