New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-27
Of No. eo3 Eleventh-a ave-, ON suspicion Of being ono
Of tho sssailants OF Drcwde.
GRAND ARMY MEN OF NETWORK
OFFICERS CHOSEN BY THE ENCAMPMENT
AT SYRACUSE.
SEVERAL ALGER EXPLAINS THE OUTLOOK FOR
PENSION OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES BUT.
LER'S NEGRO EMIGRATION BILL
CONDEMNED.
rpy TELEGRAPH TO THE Tribune


Syracuse n. u, Feb. oG-Thc city is In holiday at
tire in honor Of the twenty third annual encampmcnt
Of the Grand Army OF the Republic, Department Of
New-York The old soldiers greatly disappointed
because they were again obliged TO abandon their big
parade on account OF the weather. Upward OF 1000
veterans gathered in the Ahambrs at 10 O'Clock this
forenoon. Tho first order Of business the nomna'
ton Of Officers. The name Of Floyd Clarkson was put
I'm nomination for department commander by Comrade
James A. Fraser, Past Commander OF New York. The
name Of J. Wesley Smith. Of New York. presented
by J. l. Sales, OF Rome. George NJ. Quick, OF Brook
Ign. presented Joseph W. Kay. Of that CITY, General
Martin T. Mcmahon, Of New-York. was presented to
the convention by General Henry NJ Barnum. Nomi'
nations for senior and Junior department command
crs. chaplain, medical director Council Of Adminstra
ton and delegate to the National Convention were also
made. As the nominations made the
delegates proceeded TO cast their ballots into the boxes
The convention then took Tho tellcrs ~
manned at tho hall and counted the ballots In the
cess and when the delegates rcassembcd the vote for
department commander was announced a. follows ::
Floyd GARRISON. 473; Joseph W. Kay. c6l J. Wesley
Smith. co. Martin T. Mcmahon. 81. Tho officers chosen
were: Senior vice commander. ii. Il. Webb; junior
vice commander, Gardner G. Hbbard medical director.
Dr. ii. W. Carpenter; chaplain, the Rev. Robert F..
Hurley Council OF Administration Theodore L. Poole,
Charles ii. Freeman. Thomas i. ODcll, John Kohlcr,
Martin short. The ticket headed by Warner Miller Of
the forty two delegates TO tho National Encampmcnt
was elected. The new officers Will be installed after
tho other business OF the enCampmcnt is finished AZ
the end Of the session.
This evening General Algcr in his speech TO tho
Grand Army men at the ALEXANDRA. said that he con
graduated himself being a member of organize
tlon with such bright prospects and especially com
mendcd New-iOrk state It's position-almo>t at the
head OF the line-saying that the state which sent
100000 men to the front certainly should be the ban
I'm OF he RcDu
lie referred TO tho pension question. saying that the
committee OF the Grand Army OF the Republic APP
pointed by him as National Commander had met fire.
quently at Washington and had prepared Disability
bill and Service Pension bill from the plans Endorsed
at tho National encampment at Milwaukee In August.
1850 They had endcavorcd TO urge the views OF tho
National Encampment the members Of Congress.
and he regretted that he could report that In his
opinion both bill, would bc passed. But there
seemed TO be q disposition the p;Tt OF the law
makers In Congress against passing thc Service Pen
sion bill at this time lie had been assured, how.
ever by leading members Of Congress that they would
pass tho Disability or Dependent Pension bill. To
these men his reply had bcc Give us that, and give
The veterans are understood TO favor the Per Diem
Pension bill. They passed resolutions 20 day IN Cert
session condemnins senator Buffers Negro EmiSr'
Joseph Bennett an old s"lacr committed s",Cdo
few minutes than 600 voluntary subscriptions
had been raised for the tencnt Of the coirradr's
at Marccllus.
Assistant Adjutant General A. Il. PenGcld. Of
OswegO, J. d. OIrien Post No. u. has been confined
to his room at the Globe Hotel during The enca,np
ment and his place In the cncapmcnt has becn taken
Ly ". W. Bennett, If Albany. Mr.. rcAhcd was a
passenger On one Of the Eric trains which were
wrecked in a collision near Oweco. He occupied a
lower berth In sleeping car when the crash came
one end Of tho he occupied was telcScopcd. Tho
berth above was pushed hard down upon him and he
was thus held for some time When extricat~d he
found TO have received serious Injuries n hi, pnc
from which he Is still suffering. HIS wife and daughter
arc with him In this city.
Birmingham Conn. Feb. 60 (SprciaiI.-Thc seventh
annual convention Of the WOmau's Relief Corps Of tho
Department Of Connecticut opened hcr today. About
800 decgate1 IN attendapcc The convention per
assembled at p. m. and the reports for the last
year we're read. The meeting then adjourned npti
tomorrow, when the election Of Officers Willie held