Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-04
10000 VETS. IN LINE.
The Largest Parade in the History
of the G. A. E.
fODAY'S SPECTACLE At DETROIT.
Indications Point to Washington's
Obtaining the Encampment.
THE FIGHT FOR COMMANDER.
WASHINGTON IN LINE.
The Capital City CreditabIy Represented q,
Detroit Today.


The Capital City Creditably Represented at
Detroit Today.
Special Dispatch to TEE EVENING STAR
DETROIT, MICH, August 4-This is Detroit's
great day. All night the sound of fife and
drum and the tread of marching bodies we're
heard in the streets. Today the great parade
of veterans. a line many miles long, is moving.
There are over 10000 men in tie line, all
proudly wearing the Grand Army blue, and
fully 20O, 900 strangers in the city crowded with
Detroit's own population along sidewalks. in
balconies and in observation stands along the
route.
The departments are arranged in the line ac-
cording to the dates of their organization. The
posts from Illinois, the birthplace Of the
Grand Army, had the first place.
THE MKS FROM WASHINGTON.
The Department of the Potomac, under this
rule, was fourteenth in line. The Old Guard,
headed by the Third Artillery Band marched
as escort Of the department.. The Old Guard
had fifty-six men in line, commanded by Capt
James NJ. Edgar and Lieuts. Samuel NJ Cor
don, Albert II. Vandeusen and X. Emmett
Smith, jr. The color guard Of the command,
composed Of ten one-armed veterans, was a
unique feature, which, with the soldierly bear
ing and good marching of the men, made the
Old Guard conspicuous. There were about
$50 men marching under the colors
Of the Department of the Potomac.
The department officers, j. NJ. Pipes,
commander; A. +. Dinsmore, senior
vice commander; A. s. Taber, junior vice COM
mander; John P. Church, assistant adjutant
general; N. T. Anderson. assistant quarter
master general, and others of the staff were in
place. There were twelve past department
commanders in the line. They were Frank ii.
Sprague, Benjamin F. Hawkes., A. III. G. Rich
ardson, George E. Corson, Harrison Dingman
Charles C. Royce, William Gibson, Samuel S.
Burdett, Jerome b. Burke, Chas. P. Lincoln,
VIM. s. Odell and NJ. Emmett Urell The only
past department commanders not present were
Timothy Luby, who has been mustered out by
death: ID. 8. Alexander, who now lives in Buf-
falo, and Newton NJ. Brooks, who is in Europe.
Ths department made a most creditable dis
play.
VETERANS FAVOR WASHINGTON.
good proportion Of the @. A. T. men who
throng the streets and hotel Hobbies wear
among the collections of badges on their
breasts ths ribbon of the Washington commit
1892" That Washington will be chosen for
the next encampment Is the impression one
will form in a very short time after reaching
Detroit. That is because most of the talking is
done by the rank and file Of the G. A. R., the
many thousands here who are in the parade
today, but who have no vote in the encamp-
ment. There is no doubt that the vast major
ity Of the members of the Grand Army here
want to go Washington. They are already
talking about it as something to look forward
to with delight.
GOOD MISSIONARY WORK.
The thousands of copies of The STAR distrib-
uted here containing maps and descriptions Of
battlefelds around Washington are read with
interest and preserved by these veterans who
served in the Army of the Potomac The big
map of Washington and the battle region hung
up conspicuous in the lobby of the Russell
House by the Washington committee and which
Will be suspended in the encampment hall
attacts crowds of veterans who study out all
the places mentioned on it and stay to tell some
war story called to mind by something on the
map.
Major McElroy Of the National Tribune. who
is confident that Washington will be chosen,
told The STAR today that 80 per cent Of the old
soldiers here fought in the Army of the Poto-
mac, and every one of them wants to come to
Washington.
"All you will have to tell them" said Mayor
McElroy, sis that the provost guard has been
disbanded.''
So far estimates as to the strength Of WASH
ington and Lincoln in the contest for the en-
campment have been based on talks with indi-
viduals and not upon the action Of the delega-
tions. This general talk would indicatea great
preponderance Of sentiment in favor of WASH
ington, but, Of course, cannot be relied upon as
surely indicating the way the encampment will
vote.
cAUcUsEs TO BE HELD TONIGHT.
This evening after the parade nearly all the
department delegations will caucus to decide
upon their course in supporting candidates for
the Office Of commander-in-chief, and number
of them will probably then decide how to cast
their votes on the question Of the location Of
the encampment No delegation that presents
q candidate for commander-in-chief can be con-
sidered as sure for Washington or Lincoln or
any other city, as they may combine or trade at
any stage Of the balloting in order to gain votes
for their candidate. Ohio, New York, Califor-
mia and Wisconsin have candidates for the Office,
and control many votes in the encsmpment
The Department of the Potomac delegation has
not yet caucused, and will not until this even
ing, when it is probable some action viii be
taken on the candidacy Of Col. Charles p. Lin
coin. The New York delegation seems ct pres
ent badly split up over its candidates Hedges,
Palmer and Corliss are in the field An
effort il being made to adopt the majority
rule, in which case the delegation, il ID
believed, will present Hedges - the unani-
nous choice Of the state.
COL LINCOLN WILLING TO wIrHDRAw.
Col. Lincoln announces that he will withdraw
il it becomes apparent that his candidacy win
injure Washington's chances Of securing the
encampment- His friends insist that his can
didacy makes NO difference whatsvsr. They
say that the sncampmsnt question win be So
tied first and in that event al embarrssmeut
will be removed and the Department Of the
Potomac will be solid for Lincoln for eom-
mander-in-chief.
PRxsxNTuo rHR uvrrAr1ox.
II ID not yet known just whom the question Of
the location OF the next sncsmpment win be
settled The sncampmsnt begins it, sessions
at 1850 o'clock tomorrow morning. II u
probable that the silver invitation plsts and
the gold key viii b taken 10 the suoamp-
ment hall - soon - the ssesiou begins.
When the buniuans NJ cho<~iu~ q mac