The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-09-23

encampment, withdrawing his name as
a candidate. He said that he had vas
surances from over 400 of tho delegates
that they would support him, and he
thought he had right to aspire to the
position, but recognizing the sentiment
Of the encampment in favor OF General
Weissert, he was perfectly willing to
step aside and lie asked that the cleo
tion OF General Weissert be made unan-
imous.
Colonel Lincoln said that he was not
believer in the sliding scale, and
therefore his name would not be used in
connection with the Office OF senior
vice commander.
Past Commander Kimball, Of Massa-
chusetts, moved that Gen. Weissert be
declared elected by acclamation, but
that was held to be out OF order. Gen.
Weissert was then formally placed in
nomination by B. J. Brockton, Lacrosse.
Gen. S. II. Hurst, of Ohio, was also
named for the position and the roll call
was begun. Before it had proceeded
very far, however, the name OF Gen.
Hurst was withdrawn, whereupon Gen.
Weissert's election was effected by ac-
clamation. The general came forward
and returned his thanks to the encamp-
ment for the honor bestowed upon him.
A FAcrIoNAL FIGHT.
The election Of a senior vice COM
mander brought into prominent view
the factional fight that has ragged within
the ranks of the department of the
Potomac for the last year. In this con-
troversy were involved the continuance
OF life membership in the national en-
campment, the troubles of the Woman's
Relief Corps in the district OF Columbia
and incidentally the continued exist
ence OF the custom by which the office
OF senior vice commander was given by
courtesy to the department, entertain
ing the national encampment Colonel
Lincoln's friends favored tho abolition
OF the latter custom and tho friends OF
Captain j. NJ. Pipes, formerly OF West
Virginia, who had secured from the de-
partment an instruction TO the dele
gates to support him for the position
OF senior vice commander desired its
continuance. The Lincoln forces were
led by General S. s. Burdette, past COM
mander OF the department, while the
Pipes men had Commander Dinsmore
for a leader.
The controversy waxed go warm on
the floor OF tho encampment, and there
seemed to be so little possibility OF an
agreement between two factions that
Past Commander Wagner, OF Pennsyl-
vania, moved that K. H. Warfeld, Of
San Francisco, be elected senior vice
commander. Tho motion was seconded
by Col. Lincoln and by Capt. Pipes
the latter stating that he had been en-
dorsed for the position by majority Of
the department to which he belonged.
Past Commander Wagner's motion was
adopted and Warfeld declared elected
senior vice commander.
This breaks the line OF precedents ex-
tending over period of ten years.
For the office of junior vice COM
mander, Peter B. Ayers, of Wilmington,
Del, was elected on the second ballot.
For surgeon general, DR.. w. @. Weyl,
of Danbury, Conn, was elected.
DR.. Lowell, of Kansas, was elected
chaplain-in-chief.
The committee on seniority OF depart
ments was discharged from further con-
sideration of its own request and the
subject was referred TO a new. committee
consisting of Comrades Beath, OF Penn
sylvania; Bowling, Of Ohio, and Free
man, OF New York, for report at the
next eacampment
A committee was appointed, consi1t-
ing OF Comrades Tanner, Of New York;
Duffield, OF Michigan, and Kountz, Of
Ohio, to prepare suitable resolutions
upon the death OF Gen. w. II. Barnum,
Of New York, which, together with .
sketch OF the deceased are to be inserted
in the official proceedings OF this en-
eampment,
Comrade Heath is chairman Of COM
mittee appointed to perform a similar
service for the late Adjutant General
Mcclellan, OF Pennsylvania.
Comrade Craner, of Maryland, repre-
senting committee Of the 6. A. r, in
behalf OF the members Of tho organi-
zation, presented TO ex-Commander
Alger an immense silver cup very hand
somely engraved, which was accepted
by General Alger in an appropriate
speech.
RESOLUTIONS.
Among the resolutions reported favor.
ably by the committee on resolutions
and adopted, were the following: Ask
ing Congress to.pass law giving the
same right of precedence in appoint
ments to all honorably discharged SOL
diers that is now given by law to SOL
diers that were DISCHARGED for
disabilities; recommending that the
edition OF official records Of the
rebellion published. by Congress be
increased from II, 900 to 1000. "a sim
liar resolution has been passed by the
Society OF the Army OF the Cumber-
land.) CommendinRthe order Of Com
mander.in-C Chief Palmer forbidding any
post to march under the Confederate
flag; authorizing the COMMANDMENTS
chief to issue u circular commenting the
veterans protective association bureau
OF information in connection with the
Worlds Fair, in case he shall find 1t
worthy; declaring it to be ineSpedient
for the national encampment, g, A. R,
to express an opinion on the subject Of
opening the Worlds Fair on Sunday IN
view OF the fact that the members Of
G. A. X. are divided +; requesting that the
census Of veterans Of the war and their
postoffice addresses be published i'm
mediately; asking Congress to provide
for the erection OF monument to the
private soldiers Of the army; asking the
secretary OF war to provide flagstaff
at IT. Sumpteri upon which the
national flag shall float. the Same as all
government posts; advising the council
OF administration to call tho meeting Of