The Dispatch. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1891-08-08
THE G. A. R. AGAIN
Palmer0f New York is Elect
ed C0mmander-in-Ch
California Whips Into Line and Makes
lis Election Possible.-Full Synopsis of
the Proceedings OF the Encampment.

: California " hips Into Line and Makes
:, lis Election Possible Full Synopsis of
the Proceedings OF the Encampment.
, DETROIT, August Immediately at
, er the meeting of the encampmenl
this morning. the electon of COM
mander- in-chief was declared the first
business. There were four candidates:
John Palmer, of New York; a. G..
Wei~serj, of Milwaukee; w. F. Smed-
bury. OF California, and 5. II. Hurst, OF
ONO. Benjamin E. Bryant, of Wis
consiu, placed Weissert in nomination
in an eloquent speech. Welssert ;
nomination was seconded by Illinois,
Iowa. Indiana and Kansas.
CORPORAL tanner. OF New York, placed
Palmer in nomination, and Massachu-
st.s, New jersey and Gennsy wanna
seconded the nomination..
j. j iiullngsWortn, OF Ohio, noml-
mated hurst, and ". II. i. Bunes, OF
Cal foIula, nominated SmeCbury. The
f.. lajter's domination Was seconded 10y
{ Nebraska, Kansas, Oregon, Washing
ton, Alaska, New Mexico aud Idaho.
Just re1ore tile ballot opened ,. ii.
Hurst asked for recognition. The
state OF Ohio, said he believes in jus
( ice ana fair play and reCOgnltl- II to
all the departments OF lie u. A. Il.
! lApl lause. 1t has been conceded tOi
l-tls that " hentyer New \ ork became
united on candidate, tn 5 state, which
gave more men to the graf army of the
/ union than any Other state, should be
entitled to the commander-in-ch |
/ New York is now united on a candi
/ dale, and | desire to withdraw my
name and second the nomination of
Palmer OF New y Ork.
The election Was by secret ballot,
/ The announcement of The first ballot |
with Palmer lar III the lead indicated |
the certainty III his ultimate election. |
Inc ballot stood Palmer 800; Welssert |
20; smedbury III. Great enthusiasm
was manifested by the New York del /
egates during the second ballot and .
though Palmer was in the lead from
Tie start the conclusion was somewhat /
in doubt until the California delegation
changed Us entire vote to Palmer. Pro
longed cheering greeted this announce
ment which meant Smedbury's with
drawal and Palmer'S election.
An enthusiastic delegate at this
junctTe moved that Planners election
be declared unanimous and It prevailed
amidst the widest enthusiasm.
Captain John Palmer, the new COM
mauGer-ln-chiet, born ON Staten Island
March %, 1872, has splendid war
record. He served during the war
i'll the Ninety-hIst New York vol .
un etr, taning part i'll al its engage
ments. Since the war he has been en-
gagged in the Iresco painting and deco
raUlon business at Albany, n. Y. As
memuer OF The q. y. r.. he was tor S
several terms commander of Lew Ben ,
edIcl post No. and was elected COM
uander OF The New York department,
and IN 1919 elected senior yice-com-
manuoI-in-ch ei, all OF which impor- I
tanJ positions he filled Wi h credit. He !
Is sa.o To- be d tore ble speaker ana ii
moael presiding officer.
Io-uay clos the business session OF i
tie q. \. X. reunion. but even now /
tie We, Grams are fast leaving the city. {
No less than eight national Urganlza- 5
lions iire IN SESSION OF have adjourned,
ana i.e encanpmenC in lis many innO-
yatlohs has {, rtalnly been the greatest
vi amy ot The preceding ones. q
y SENSATION was created by the adj
dre,sl oi the president OF the national
assoc alton Of union eX-pnsoners OF g
war, /. H. Viii ans, OF Indiana. Re-
ienI{s To tie treatment accorded the
eX-pfIsUnerS OF Wal, the pies ident says :
AS an organization and in view tie /,
gr 40 and peculiar hardslips and sui i
ferlnE endutd as prisoners, we believe
spelahl compensation due US. For Il v
number oil years bills have been pre- 5
seuted to Congress lonning to such Y
measures as We felt due us, tiut So far
al appeals have awaited us nothing. v
FCrtNeuty-tiNe years our government c
mas neN er SO much aS given us vote ut Il
thanks Tor the sacrifice made. )
THIS potion OF the lrtSldent's address /
Was formally approved by the assncia- G
ton. Among the reports of the com [
mlltce nIaae Is one en- Udylng hill To b
be prescntt at The next session OF {
ConGross on behalf OF the soldiers who
were IN prison Tor Il period not less t
than sixty uays or more. providing that ;
they shall receive - for every day OF 5
ther confinement from the govern q
mtut. s
Stephen Nj. Long, of East Orange. c
y. j.. was elected president OF the So s
ciety known as the "Comrades Of the a
Battlefield" which includes both blue y
and gr V. The society met and effect r.
ed national organization by the cleo o
ton ol Major General Dalton, Of st. v
Louis, president OF the assoc alton. 1t Q
Will hold its next meeting in Chicago. il
S1S n ON Il of q Ia.
[ nitrd States ve eran'S signal corps /
showed membership OF 5l2. L. r. a
FoltSrue, OF Philadelphia, was elected \
president. c.
The lad es CT the G.. l. r. held q very
meeting, The order Is a
purely charitable and social and was 0
called into existence for the purpose of r,
taking INTO benevolent working pa u
tri0tic association all the members of &
the soldiers family. Its total member ii
snip is between l5,0C0 and 10000, and fC
The President states that 2G0 new cir ii
cles were chartered the past year
Dr. Bryant, Il cOiOred eX-soldier from A
Chicago. Is here soliciting subscriptions ii
for erection Of a monument III n
Jaea son park, Chicago, to the cJlored O
5 ljierS. It Is intended to raise $3.50 b
boo aud-about S5I 900 has oeen secured
so far, S
Resolutions were adopted at the b.
Michigan reunion of Michigan war d
veterans that an effort be made by the NJ
officers to invite the surviving yeter II
ans OF Mexico to meet the American II
SURVIVORS OF the Mexican war at the
next general eucampment at Washing
ton and that congress be asked for an
appropriation therefor. IL
Killed by MusSrats. VI
LAwRENCEBERG, Ind, August g. ~
Samuel Latin, residing nea here, is "
lead from wounds received in fight G,
with muskrats. Last Friday he went C
ishing in Hogan creek. About sunset Il Il