The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-08-03

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GEN W. @. vEAzEY. Decatur, Ills, and
Gen. Alger, past commander chief.
chairman of the reception committee,
has named the present encampment the
"silver anniversary"
Veterans from every state and terri
tory are present. Comrades from Maine
to California are standing shoulder
to shoulder once more as of old,
and over glorious campfires recall the
events of the civil war. Time is thinning
the ranks now, and the Grand Army,
which has grown until it numbers nearly
half million, will steadily decline.
The citizens of Detroit are giving the
veterans n rousing welcome. After Gov
ernor Winans vetoed the bill appropria.
ting $4,000 for the entertainment of the
visitors on the ground of unconstitution,
atty, the people got together and raised
800, 900 to pay for taking care Of the
posts, decorating the city and burying
fireworks.
Who Will Succeed Veazey?
An important feature of the encamp-
ment will be the election of a national
commander to succeed General Veazey,
whose term expires at this meeting.
Over dozen candidates are in the field,
and lively canvassing is going on. New
York is making big fight for the place.
The most prominent candidates from THAI
section are Colonel Ira M. Hodges, OF
Hayerstraw, and Colonel John Palmer,
of Albany. Both men have excellent
war records and have done good service
for the q. A. r. ever since. OF the can.
didates from other states, Colonel Will
lam r. Smedburg, of California, is being
doomed most assiduously. The west
erners claim that every section of the
country except the Pacific slope has been
honored, and they want to know what is
the matter with California. The colonel
is a New York city boy by birth and a
graduate of Columbia college. His war
record is first class and he is very pop
ular man in the west Pennsylvania is
urging the claims of Comrade John Tay-
lor, of Philadelphia. Colonel A. G.
Wessert, past senior vice commander-in-
chief, is also in the field. He is said to
be backed by the delegates from Illinois,
Wisconsin and Michigan.
Other candidates being doomed are:
General II. A. Barnum, of Albany.
Ohio presents the name of Judge Hurst.
Michigan's favorite is Charles p. Lin
at Washington.
Changes Proposed.
Among some of the importa mt ques-
tions that will be considered is the mat
ter OF pensions A proposition to amend
the rules so that Sons OF Veterans may
join in post meetings, and to make the
Oldest son of deceased member eligible
to membership, will be brought up An
effort will also be made to change the
ritual in some respectb.
The annual convention of the
Women's Relief corps will be one of the
most interesting features of the week
There are 120, 900 members, headed by
Mrs, Mary Sears McHenry, the national
president. The organization has
branches in every state of the union ex-
cept Alabama and every territory ex-
cept three. Mrs. McHenry, the presi-
dent, is woman of strong character,
and traces her lineage back through a
line Of ancestors who fought the British
in the revolution to Baron John Sears,
who served in the English parliament
in the reign of Henry VII.
Working for the Next Encampment
Lincoln, Neb., is working to secure
the national encampment of 1882. The
citizens have pledged a large sum of
money toward defraying expenses and
are pushing the claims of their city.
Nebraska has a large soldier population
and its neighbor, Kansas, has over 100,-
600 veterans who are supporting the
Lincoln boom.
A large contingent of Grand Army men
rived from Washington last night by
the Pennsylvania railroad. Accompany
ing the Grand Army representatives is
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Washington. They rclght with them
hundreds of maps OF Washington and the
surrounding country, showing the bat
tie fields and other points of interest, and
avery handsome invitation plate of sill
yer, beautifully engraved and decorated.
Ample funds have been subscribed and
the committee is confident of securing
the next eneampment.
The Commanders Arrival.
Commander-inCh Veazey and the
Veterans from New England generally
arrived last night in nine special trains.
Yet New England has not the greatest
distant delegation by any means. There
are 1855 Michigan posts in the encamp-
ment; Ohio sends Al posts; New York
IA; Illinois, %; Massachusetts, IA; Penn
sylvania, II; Maine, 4; California, 81;
Washington and Oregon, 2; Kentucky,
4; Wisconsin, 8, and 80 ON from all over
the country.
1t is estimated that by tonight there
will be $4,000 veterans in the city, and
tomorrow's parade promises to be the
grandest display ever made by the Grand
Army,
BRIDdEToN, N. j., Aug. 3.-Craven
Bros glass factories in Salem were set
on fire by two little boys, who had been