The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-08-29
THE BOYS IN BLUE.

THE BOYS IN BLUE
The great event OF the week is tn
National eucampment, q. A. R. at Mi
waukee. That portion the most inter
esting 10 New England, we find outline
in Col. Forbes's despatch to the Bostol
Journal Monday night. The prediction
contained therein have mostly been real
Ized, provided Col. Veazey is elected
COMMANDMENT. Chief this afternoon
Col. Forbes wires under date named above
The New England Grand Army dele
cations, numbering more than 500 per
sons, have arrived here and established
separate departments headquarters. ThI
New England departments are entitled
to 40 votes in the National Encamp
mtnt, and they aIe represented by many
prominent Grand Army men. The New
Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connect cuj
and Maine delegations reached he yes
terday and are quartered a. follows
New Hampshire at the Plankinton, with
department headquarters In Seventh Die.
trict School House building; Rhode Is.
land at the Plankinton, Connecticut al
the Plankinton, with department bead
quarters at the Surveyors office in the
Court House; Maine at the Kirby House,
with headquarters at the Seventh Dis
trict School House. The late state dele
cations to arrive here were those from
Massachusetts, and Vermont, which came
in at Z O'Clock this evening on the New
England special, composed Of ten Wag-
ner cars and having on board 200 Bay
State and Green Mountain veterans,
The Mas ichusetts delegates held meet.
ing on the train while en- route TO day
to consider the question Of the next Com.
mendeT in Chief, and il was decid by q
unanimous vote to support the candI.
dacy Of Col. Wheelock G. Veazey of
Vermont. The Massachusetts, veterans
are enthusiastic for Col. Veazey, and
their action practically assures the solid
vote of New England for him. The Mas.
sachusetts delegation is quartered at the
Plankinton, as are also members of the
Vermont delegation, The Department
Commander has established headquart-
ers at the Hotel Windsor.
The election of COMMUNICATIVE Chief
will probably be made the special order
for Thursday afternoon. The only other
prominent candidate besides Col. Veazey
is Gen. Russell A. Alger Of Michigan al
though his candidacy is OF passive in
stead Of q positive character, Opinions
Of prominent Grand Army men point
strongly towards the election of Judge
Veazey, and the reasons they assign for
their belief are good ones, Veazey's
supporters say that the West has had
the Commander-in.Ch Chief and Senior Vice
for three successive years, and that the
E tst will now demand it, as is right;
that it has been the invariable custom
to allow the department in which the
National Enoampment is held to elect |
the second in command, who will, OF |
course, be Wisconsin man; that Judge |
Veazey is the candidate of the East, |
having New England solid and srrong
support in other states. The local senti- |
gaining ground every hour. Minnesota,
Illinois, Wisconsin, Missouri have al |
ready swung into line for him, and dele.
gates from other States are coming to
his support. Col. Veazsy is the guest
of Judge Noyes of the Superior Court.
The Rhode Island visitors include four
teen votes in the national body, The
delegation is under command of Senior
Vice Commander V. F. Davis, with
Adjutant George W. Turner, w. A.
Philips, Judge Advocate OF the depart
ment, and a leading newspaper man Of
B, Il. Childs, Chief of Police
Providence; Gen. Nelson Wall, Warden
Of the State Prison; Patrick Egan Capt
ain of Police; Gen. Rhodes, Col. Chase, |;
Capt, G, B. Cranson, Capt. G, G. Gray
and Gen, Mcmahon, all members OF the
Board of the Soldiers Home of Rhode
Island. Headquarters of Rhode Island
is at the PlaDkinton House. where the
boys will be glad to meet and greet old
There are not less than 100, 1000 strang-
ers in the city. About so, 900 of them
are veterans, distributed among the
numerous suburban camps, Ransom
Poet Of st Louis arrived this afternoon,
by the Arsenal Band, but
Gen. Sherman was not along. The latter
arrived at 8 o'clock tonight and was ee-
corted to his hotel by the Executive
Council in body. Thousands of peo-
pie lined the short route to the hotel,
and a scene amounting to al ovation
ensued aa they cheered and threw I'D
heir hats. When the carriage reached
he PlapkiDton House the General was
'aluted with shower Of bouquets. To-
hight the Old Iron Brigade held a re.
lnion at Elks' Hall, the chief feature
being an address by Gen. F. s. Bragg,
he old commander. The Sons of Vet :
,rans had a camp fire at West Side Tur-
Ter Hall, presided over by Commander
n.Chief Warner. and speeches were
made by William j. Kershaw, Gov. =
Hoard, Gen. Alger, Gen. Rusk, Past
Rea, Charity Rusk Craig,
President Of the Women's Re
ief Corps. The encampment proper
,peDs tomorrow, when the grand parade
will take place. 1t is expected that 49,
100 men will be in line. j,