The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-08-04

30 the centre of the city are renting cots
ut q rate per night that would more than
satisfy them for month for the room
IN which three or four Of these cots are
placed.
Popular Veterans.
Among the early prominent arrivals
was Secretary of War Redfeld Proctor,
whowss accompanied by Quarternaster
Z General Bachelder. He had no sooner
lafk hss. :,aEa t.han he was surrounded by
- lsi06 81 people anxious to shake hands
!, With him, and his whole day was spent
m receiving the marks of distinction
From the old veterans. General and
Governor Fairchild, Of Wisconsin, with
me empty sleeve, was another citizen
soldier that all delighted to honor, while
General Alger, right at home, where he
b loved, was given reception as hearty
m1 cordial as any. Ex-President Hayes
"A was also honored by loud applause when
Aver the crowd caught sight of him and
rs last night surrounded by an i'm
xpse crowd at his reception at Colonel
Hecker's house.
hhe HustIers for 'O2 Meeting.
b hustlers for the next encampment
Justly engaged in buttonholfng dele
While Washington has the lead
ton, the champions of the capitol
rest on their oars, as hustlers from
|, Neb., are here, and when hus-
tom that state arrive it means
4om first TO last. They are wag-
atug fight, an uphill fight, but are
eevithout so much good WILL and
BE Of sure defeat, that these old
Smany of whom have led for
4, cannot but admire their
NSough they do not want to 20
m. should Washington let mp in
w "a W1SbinptOp unnit do apv-
kind, however. Frank Hat
Nhead and front of the Co
,,ffiors, will win and have the
leasure of getting an affirmative answer
bO his invitation of silver on platter of
gold, with the key OF the city of Wash
\ ington surmounting.
A Trio of Presentations.
! Last nights festivities consisted of
three presentations-one to Commander
} in-Chlef Veasey of 81 900 gold medal
! Ret with diamonds one of the same sort
eo General Alger, from his aides of lasG
year, and one to Major Fingree, "a member
Of the Second Massachusetts heavy ar
6llery, who is caring for all the men,
pers of his battery by turning his mag
nifieent estate into a camp, with menu
card in the feed tent that would make
nany hotels green with envy.
For commander-in-chie new candi-
date has sprung up in the person of
Snellburg, of California, who has the
sure backing of New England and the
Pacific coast, while Hedges has Pennsyl-
yania and New York. STILL the Wis
eonsin men are not downcast and are
doing great battle for Weissert. Their
campaigning is of the effective sort, and
their capture of the solid Indiana dele
CATION yesterday has helped matters,
while the Wisconsin man is said TO be
the residue legatee of Colonel Lincoln,
of Washington, who is candidate.
Opposing the Colored Veterans.
Among the delegations to the encamp-
lient are that of the department of
Louisiana and Mississippi. The delega-
sions of this department will demand of
the national eneampment separation
from the negro, and If denied they as
sert they are prepared to pull out Of the
organization. They realize that their
demand will meet with bitter opposi-
ton from many of the northern organ
izasions, and have prepared to fight the
Issue to O finish.
"H the national encampment COM
plies with our demands" said delegate
from New Orleans, ''the white veterans
OF the department of louisiana and Miss
@issippi will continue to be part of the
Grand Army of the Republic. If our
demand 10 refused they can muster us
out. We are going to bring the ques-
ton to final issue"