Evening journal., 1891-02-20
ANlsl GREEN ELECTED.


DEPARTING nt-Encampment closes.
Special Correspondence EVENING JOURNAL
NEW CASTLE. Eco 20.-the A. II.
veterans continued to assemble here from
all over the state yesterday afternoon,
aud tbs streets vera Tined with the boys
in blue" before , o'clock Watson Posi-
had $50 men ID the City Hall, and the
mem beers oil the w G. 4 U. were obliged
to cali fla their neighbors 10 assist them
ia preparing and serving she meals Tbe
encampmeat was one OF tire largest held
Ia the state Ia ten years aud was rous
ing success The Afternoon session be-
gan at ? l5 O'Clock with 1850 yoters aud
200 other members present Minor bust
ness was transacted aud the reports Of
past work were concluded The depart
ment commanders address WAS referred
to a special committee to have printed
and circulated. Resolutions of thanks to
Watson Post, the w. CT y Messrs.
Rogers and Challenger and others who
had contributed to the success of the en-
csmpment were unanimously adopted
At Is O'Clock the most important
feature of tine occasion. and one which
had helped to attract the multitude Of
soldiers, namely, the election of depart
ment commander began. A hush had
prevailed over the entire body all the
afternoon, bat when Past Commander
Aysrs arose aud placed in nomination
William e Hopklns of Milford. it seemed
to set on fire the resting veterans. Mr..
AYERS waxed warm in his eulogy OF
Comgade Hopkins, his ability, life aud
military career he presented s rong
reasons for giving tbs Office to lower
Delaware this year.
Tlh.e moment he sat down Comrade w.
7 Gallagher Of Post 5 was on his feet
aud nominated RsV. Daniel Green OF
Newport Then language flowed from
orators on both sides Of the
house. The Hopkins men cheered every
speaker on that side, while he Grsea
supporters encouraged their speakers
with thunderous applause. The con
fusion was great for a time. but Com
mander Lewis presided over the assem-
blage in 8 mastery manner and allowed
all the speakers to conclude their remarks
uninterrupted Finally the voting be-
gan ard the whole department was
sIenced in eager suspense The names Of
l5l delegates were called aud after each
had voted the count was made.
Two ballots we're found together and
after a scussion Of nearly twenty
minutes, during which there was hot
argument, these were thrown out. and
the poll stood at $40 votes.
Adjutant Stradley then announced the
result as follows: Green, rs; Hopkins,
"a Cheers followed in dense bursts and
the enthusiasm did not die away for
twenty minutes. The election Of the
official staff resulted as follows Council
of Adm nistration, Joseph X, Vantine.
Post No. 5; John Work. Post No. 3;
Luther W. Palmer Post No. 49, William
Fl Fowles, Post No. 90, Wilmington;
senior vice com mander. Acqullla NJ
Hizsr Post No 5. New Castle junior
vics-commal der, Simeon Hood, Sumner
Post. Wilmington delegate at large g.
w King, Post No. 1;alternste. A, T.
Hyatt, Post No "a, Wilmington. After
the transaction of routine business and
several speeches on the life and character
of the new officers and the necessity OF
more jealous work in the constantly
thinning ranks of the Grand Army Of
the Republic the convention adjourned.
At tina evening session an open camp
ERE was held aud was attended By sew
eral hundred visitors, many OF whom
were women. Department Commander
Lewis made the opening address and in
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interested the audience for half an hou
on 9 A r topics Past senior VIC
commander delivered highly eulogisti,
address on "N omen Soldiers Genera
w. S. McNair. Judge Advocate Genera
Robert c. Fraim, Rev. W s. Brown
colored and the department commander.
elect made interesting speeches. Past
Commander Daniel Ross made sn,eul gls
tic address on the late General Wilhsn
T. Sherman, and Samuel Temple anC
Joseph E. Vantine entertained the
audience with music.
Over 800 visitors were entertained at
supper in the City Hall. There wei
plenty Of provisions and the members 0
the w. G. r. U attended to every wan
OF the guests The visitors were S
we'll pleased with their treatment tina
cheer after cheer followed the speeche
of Department Commander Lewis, Cap
tain James G. Mccoy and Judge Advooat
General Robert @. Fraim. on that subject
The speakers complimented the women
and said that but for their aid all owe
the country, the G. A r could not Ion
exist
Rev. Daniel Green, the department
commRnder-elect, is "a resident Of New
port and native of Delaware he is 81
years old and has q wife and on
daughter, young woman In 1862 sew
eral years before his marriage, Mr.. Gree
enlisted in the Fourth Delaware regi
! ment and served as q sergeant in Con
pauy G for nearly three years, participsi
ing in eleven important engagements b
lost his left leg before Petersburg an
was removed from the field
an almost dying condition. 3
recovered however and returned to b
! home soon after the declaration of peace
Mr.. Green has been for several year
cashier of the Newport National Ban
Z and local preacher in the NJ E church
He is an intelligent ana capable man an
will make a model commanding Office
His speeches yesterday were master
efforts. especially. the one made after b
, installation. The selection Of member
! of the official staff is also considered e.
! cellent
3 To Appoint Court House Ofiicer.
The Levy Court met again this morr