The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-08-06

selves hosrea ms unsqos band, with
Lbs odd booking drunmers, led the three
solid pistoons bearing the war colors Of
New York The war scream Of the bag
pipes Of the Twenty ninth, playing -Tbe
Campbells Are Coming, WINS beard be-
fore the fiat-iron was turned The post
wore Giengarys and carried two bat
tered regimental flags Connecticut
swung round TO view, with the band
playing that particularly familiar old
air, The Black Brigade. New Hamp-
shire was next in line, with the Green
Mountain boys following, wearing sprigs
OF evergreens in their hats and marching
in open order. The Department of the
Potomac was preceded by little girl
with dress OF red. white and blue on
horse led by an officer. In this line was
a colored troop bearing tattered regi-
mental flag Virginia and Maryland
followed quickly with short columns,
Nebraska next in line and Iowa with a
heavy column,
michignns Eight Thousand.
In halt that occurred the Iowas
sang "Glory Hallelujah- The Indiana
line was a strong one, gay with banners
bearing the insignia of the army corps.
1t was followed by Kansas Delaware
turned out a group of veterans with
white hats, and Minnesota came in with
big department staff. Missouri's
strong battalion was gay with guilons
and they marched well. Kentucky and
West Virginia formed tolerably solid
column ana were followed by South
Dakota and the department of the state
of Washington and the territory of
Alaska. Arkansas, New Mexico and
haI g.,
Mississippi turned out platoon. Florida
bore the palm leaves and her two strong
posts were cheered and applanded.
Montana turned out small umbrella
brigade, and Texas, with her wide
spread horns, gay with ribbons, showed
mp with sixty or seventy men, who
marched in open order. Idaho had a
color guard only, but Georgia, with her
colored flag guard, had goodly squad,
who passed singing Marching Through
Georgia. Alabama was followed by
North Dakota, and Michigans contin-
gent, nearly 5000 strong, brought mp
the rear.
Ex-PresAdent Hayes Popular.
For the first time in the history Of an
order an ex-president Of the United
States marched with the posts of his ma
tive state. 1t was Rutherford b. Hayes
that won this distinction. He joined
the Cleveland post just before it reached
the reviewing stand, saluted as he passed
the commander-in-chief and marched
several blocks with the Buckeye lads
before he retraced his steps to the grand
stand. Prior to the parade there was an
interesting scene az TIE national depart.
ment headquarters, where ex-President
Hayes, In behalf OF a committee of the
order, ina graceful and eulogistic speech,
presented the retiring commander-in-
chief with diamond-studded Grand
Army badge, upon which q round thou
sand dollars had been expended. Colonel
Veazey made brief reply. II is pretty
we'll conceded that Washington will get
the next encampment The western
posts have made a gallant fight, and the
Lincoln delegation especially have spent
money like water. After the parade
yesterday scores Of carriages, with can
vass inscriptions Lincoln in 92, were
flying over the city to the various post
headquarters and the delegates from the
east We're labored with long and
earnestly. The Washington crowd,
however, had got in their work and
the western men have about given mp
the fight, Ex-Postmaster General
Frank Hatton was the leader of the
Washington boomers. A. G. Weissert,
of Wisconsin, is still in the lead for
commander-in-chief,a although a oombi-
nation against him is probable. The
chief argument against him is that both
Wisconsin and Minnesota have had the
Office in the last decade. '. ..
A Serious Dispute
Probably the most important matter
that will come up for consideration is
the trouble over the colored issue in
louisiana. The white comrades from
New Orleans are determined TO force a
vote on the question whether or not
they shall be compelled to have posts OF