The National tribune., 1891-07-23
FOR cOMMANDER-IN-CHIEF
The Comrades Of the Department Of Ohio Urge the
selection OF Gen. =. n. Hurst.
The following Circular Letter is being widely
gicfrfknfpH.
HEADQ'Rs DFr'T or ONO, GAR.

HEADQRs DFr'T or ONO, GAR.
CIECINNATI, O.. June T. 1891.
DEAR SIR AID COMRADE, At the 18th annual
Encampment Of tlis Department, held M Steuben-
willie, o., April y. 1891. resolution was unGHi-
mously adopted requesting the delegates from this
Department 10 tlie National Eucanpmcut at De
trot 10 present the name. and labor 10 secure tie
election of Past Department Commander = III.
Hurst, OF Chiieothe, O.. 10 the position 81 Com
mander-in- Chief Of the Grand Army oi the Rcpub-
lie ln pursuance 81 this wish 81 the Department,
the undersigned have been named by Department
Commander A. NJ. Warner committee to Rn-
nounce the candidacy Of Comrade Hurst aud TO
invite the support 81 the comrAdesip ID our sister
Departments in securing his election. la present
ing his name 10 the delegates 10 the National En-
oRmpmeul, we wish 10 Say that the military record
OF ComTade Hurst D. most honorable. lie entered
tie service ar Lieutenant Ia the G3d Ohio ia Dc
tOher, 1861. and four tunes promoted. twice
breveited for gal!aih Conduct and severely wound
ed at New Hope Church. Ca lie served in the
Armies 81 tho Mountains aud the Potomac and
rose rapidly 20 the command 81 his regiment,
which one Of the most active Ia the service,
being always at the front, and having "a casualty
lst 81 h53 IA 81 whom killed lu ucliou. Afer
Gcttvshurg he came West in llOOlSers command.
aud participated with d in the battles about Chat
tauooga aud the march 10 the relief 81 Knoxville.
Iu January. 1864, hc re-cnllstud hs regiment ns q
veteran organization, aud, returning, thenccior-
ward did service ln luc Army 81 the Cumberland,
participating Do all the bHties 81 the Atlanta cam
pnigu, la tie march 20 the sea, aud the Carolina
campaign AZ our Department Commander iu
1859 Comrade Hurst exhibited the very highest
Nc tie Insurance that lac would honor higher
place Deeply devoted 10 the interests a. tie
Grand Army. uutiring in work. thoroughly patri-
otto aud courageous. eloquent aud earnest lu lis
advocacy 81 the ugiits aud iitere-ts Of our great
cOmradeslip, but voice tHc sentiment 81 thc
1000 comrades Ia lhc Department ~ Ohio in ask
ing that hc he chosen tommHnder-in-Chiet II D.
Not simply because 81 our personal friendship Tor
Past Department Commander Hurst, nor from
local pride, thai present his name for the Com
membership Hl this Time, but because we believe
lac can do the comradeslip good that in these
days when many newspapers, edited by thought
less boys aud pcuuruus partlsHns, appealing To the
Cupdty Of their readers. tceminR with heart
less sueers, iuucnda aud fHlsehOud rejecting upon
the motives aud services Of thc soldiers Of the
for the Union, ave need strong, active, able. cio-
queni, magnetic leader; with the courage 81
his convictions and the ability present the just.
ice Of our cause. such we fluid ln CBmrade Hurst,
and we heartily commend him 10 tie cOmradesAip
az the Nation.
H. b. Brown 'Chairnau) Zrnesyille; John r. Ha-
per (secreiHry), CiilicOihe; Henry kissiuger,
Dayton q. O. BHrHcs. Cleveland; y. :. Smith,
Columbus; n. D. Tibbals, Akron; J.W. II. Cline.
Springfield; j. J. Clark, Canton; A. w. McCOr-
mick, Cincinnati Committee.