Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-08-05
GATHERING OF VETERANS
Thousands of Veterans at the
Detroit Grand Army
Encampment
California and Wisconsin Bat
tling for Commander
in-Chief
Washington Will Probably be
Selected for the Next
Encampment


are coming fast today and the number
Of arrivals Is In excess expectations.
General W. G.. VeaZcy, National de-
partment commander OF the Grand
Army OF the Republic, arrived in De-
troit from Vermont shortly before o
O'Clock this morning. lie was accom-
panied by his wife and Miss Clara
Barton, the famous founder OF the
Red Cross. Secretary Of War Proctor
Is also Of the party, with Quartermas-
ter General John Taylor, OF Phlladel-
phia, and Assistant Adjt. Emery, Of
Washington. Governor Carroll II.
Page, OF Vermont, and his staff ar
rived this morning. The governor is
accompanied by his son, II. H. Page.
IL was 8;45 this morning when the
much-heralded Washington delegation
pulled in the Third street depot, the
train being gaily decorated In national
cOlOrs. The first coach contained the
citizens committee bearing the silver
Invitations. With the Washington
delegation came distinguished look
ing body Of women, and besides being
distinguished looking, nearly all Of
them have attained distinction In one
way or other.
Among them were Mrs. Nellie Prem
tice, president Of the WOman's Relief
Corps, auxiliary to the army Of the
Potomac; Miss Layina Chase, super
tendent Of the Soldiers National
Temperance Home; Miss Harriet T..
Dame, president Of the A Army Nurses
A ssOciatiOn; Mrs. Il. Jennings, who
has organized more Chautauqua cir
clcs than any other living woman, aud
Mrs. NJ. ID. Lincoln Bessie Beach,,
president OF the Woman's National
Press Association. This afternoon
the Old Guard arrived from Washing
ton and created quite a sensation.
For the position To be vacated by
COmmander-in-Ch Chief Neascy, there IL
considerable strife. The most i'm
pOrtant candidates are Colonel Will
lam X. Smedburg, Of San Francisco;
A. G.. Wcissert, Of Milwaukee, Wis;
Breyet Brigadicr-General Samuel H.
Hurst, Of Chilllcott, Ohio, aud Colonel
Q. +. Lincoln, Of Washington. Wcis-
sert is reported % be In the lead,
although Smcdburg is pushing him
close.
AS 10 the preference for the next
encampment, IL seems 10 be for Wash
ington. The Nebraska men are
doing hard work for Lincoln, however.
Secretary Of the Treasury Foster ar
rived this afternoon.
IL now seems TO be generally con
cedcd that Washington will becitcd as
the place for holding the next annual
encampmcnt. For commander-in-
chief new feature has Just sprung up
In the person OF Smedburg, Of Cali
fornia, who has the sure backing Of
New England and the Pacific coast,
while Hedges has Pennsylvania and
New York.
Still the Wisconsin people are not
downcast, and are doing great battle
for WeissaTt, and with apparently "A
good chance Of success. Their cam
paigning Is Of the effective sort, and
their capture Of the solid Indiana del
egation today has helped matters,
while the Wisconsin man Is said 10 be
the residue delegate OF Coin Of Wash
ingtOn, who was candidate.
To-night's festivities consist Of pre-
sentatiOns, one 10 COmmander-in-
Chief Neasey OF 81 900 gold medal
StL WIFI uldulDlll'g Dut VI blt same
sort 10 General Alger from his aides
OF last year, and one % Mayor Pingree,
a member Of the Second Massachus-
etts Heavy Artillery, who has cared
for all the members Of his battery by
turning his magnificent estate into a
camp, with a menu card Ia the feed
tent that would make many hotels
green with envy.
The parade opens tomorrow morn
ing with every prospect Of 1909 men
Ia line. The parade this year will be
entirely OF old veterans, not single
military company turning out. The
Fourth regiment, however, have been
ordered out 10 do police duty, and the
city tomorrow will be, In reality. given
over to the veterans, every street
within three blocks Of the line Of
march being closed by the prOclama
tiOn OF the mayor, and Intrusion fur
ther guarded against by the rOping of
Of these sections and the statiOning Of
strong armed guards In each street In
the section. One Of the perplexing
questions ~ come up at this meeting
Is the admission Of cOlOred posts. The
Southern delegates are strongly op-
posed, while the negroes are as strong
In the demand for equality and have
the sympathy Of the North tO large
extent.
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