Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-07
yednesday evening the exodus began.
COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF.
Palmer, of Albany, Unanimously Chosen
After Two Ballots.

Palmer, of Albany, Unanimously ChOseI
After Two Ballots.
When the encampment had beel
called to order Thursday, the Ohio dele
cation entered a protest against the sale
of duplicate badge medals of the en-
campment, and the body was about t.
appoint a committee to investigate tho
subject when Col. d. A, Dutfield STATED
that the Michigan department. owned
the die and would not have it put to any
illegitimate uses. The matter thel
dropped.
BY unanimous vote it was decided
to proceed to nominations for com
mander -in-chief. When the roll OF
states was called, Illinois responded that
it had no candidate. Wisconsin nomi
mated A. G. Wcjssert, of Milwaukee
and General Lucius Fairchild made &
stirring speech in his best vein. He
said that Weissert was the best Grand
Army man that he had ever met and
would make an honest, able and eff.
cient commander. Delegate Clark, of
Illinois, seconded the Wisconsin man.
reviewing his war record. Ohio nomi.
mated General Samuel H. Hurst New
York named Palmer, of Albany.
Before the first formal ballot General
Hurst, of Ohio, peremptOTily withdrew
his name from the consideration of the
encampment. The ballot resulted: Pal
mer, of Albany, 322; Weissert, 210
Smedburg, of California, IT. The roll
was again called and on the second bal.
lot there were numerous defections from
the Wisconsin man. Palmer coming
within ten Of the number necessary to a
choice. Before the third ballot was or
dered the California delegation with
drew and cast its vote for Palmer. The
latters election was then made unani-
nous.
Palmer's biography.
Captain John NJ. Palmer was born on
Staten Island, March ~, 1912, and has a
splendid war record. He enlisted in the
Ninety first New York volunteers, Sept,
TO- 1861, and was constantly with that
regiment until it was mustered out July
3, 1865, taking part in all its engagements.
He was seriously injured at the battle of
Five Forks. Since the war he has been
engaged in business at Albany. AS a
member of the Grand Army he was for
several terms commander of Lew Bene-
dict Post No. 5; was twice elected depart
ment commander, and in 1879 was elected
senior Ce-Commanderin-c He is a
forcible speaker, model presiding officer
at department and national conventions,
and has frequently been placed at the
head of important posts by state and na-
tional encampments.
Senior Vice Commander.
Colonel Henry Duflield, of Detroit,
was elected senior vice commander by
acclamatiOn,
\ New Soldiers Order.
A national organization, with the title
of "The Comrades Of the Battlefield y
has been brought into existence It's
membership is to be limited to veterans
who were under the fire Of the enemy
not less than ninety days, or who We're
wounded and disabled from further ser
vice within that period. George e.
Dolton, of st. Louis, was elected the
first major general commanding.
Ex-Prisoners of War.
The national convention of the ex-
prisoners of war adopted the draft of Il
bill to be presented to the next session
of congress in behalf of soldiers who
were in prison for sixty days or more,
providing that they shall receive from
the government 81 for every day of their
confinement. They also adopted resolu-
tions strongly denouncing the proposed
encampment Of the blue and the gray
in Chicago during the worlds fair.
Crippled soldiers.
The L. 5. Manned Soldier league in
annual convention resolved that the