Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-09-20
TIE BIG PARADE TO-DAY.
Seventy Thousand Veterans in
 Line at Washington.
THE CONTEST FOR COMMANDER.

Charles P. Lincoln of the Department of
 the Potomac In the Lead-Indianapoiis
 Will Probably Secure the Next En-
 campment-To-day's Events.
 WASHINGTON, Sep. 20.-Nothing finer than the grand parade of veterans has ever been seen in this city. It is now in progress and it is estimated that there are between 65, QUO and 10000 men in line. They are marching in double columns of twelve as arranged by Gen. Palmer, and it will take seven hours for the process sion to pass given point.
 Gen. Palmer had to overrule the local committee in making this arrangement for marching and his action was unani- mously approved by the Department Commanders.
 Two carriages have been furnished each department for the crippled members who cannot march, so that they are not shut out of the parade.
 Last night occurred the reception in the rotunda of the Capital authorized by Congress in honor of the visiting strangers. The ladies' citizens committee, headed by Mrs. Gen. Logan, were the hostesses of the occasion. The other ladies assist ing in the reception were: Mrs. John w. Foster, wife of the Secretary of State; Mrs. Charles Foster, Mrs. Noble, Mrs. Miller, Mrs. Elkins, Mrs. Rusk and others.
 A pleasant incident took place in the parlors of the Ebbitt House last evening, in the presentation of the beautiful Grand Army badge to Commander-in- Chief Palmer, by his aides, and one to his wife. The presentation speech was made by Chief Aide Hull Grant, who lauded and commended Gen. Palmer as a man and commander. The General made a l fitting response for himself and Mrs. Palmer.
 All day long yesterday the streets | were alive with marching men, G. A. R. posts and their friends, on their way | from railroad stations to quarters. Despite all the exertions that the rail ! road companies made to handle the | crowds promptly, the visitors were from \ two to twelve hours late in reaching the | city, but as rapidly as possible the trains are rolling in to the city and unloading | their human freight.
 The passengers accepted the situation | with the best possible grace, and what ever the measure of their discontent it was all dissipated upon arriving at the | Capital, as they looked upon the generous and artistic manifestations of welcome, and found themselves surrounded with "reminiscences of the war and in the society of those whose friendship was knit in the blood and smoke of battle. | Among the notable arrivals is that of | the famous Sixth Massachusetts, the first I to respond to President Lincoln's call for \ troops. Enroute to Washington, they were fired upon in Baltimore, April 19, and | spilled the first blood after the assault upon Fort Sumpter. Several hundred men are present with the command, and as they marched up the avenue with their l tattered flags at the head of the column, they were greeted with cheer upon cheer l all along the route until their quarters l were reached.
 Distinguished visitors are abundant | ex-President Hayes, Maj Generals How ard, Miles and Brooks, and General B. l F. Butler are prominent among them.
 A pilgrimage to old Camp Stone
 man, near Giesboro Point, nearly
 by the survivors of the First
 New York Volunteers Ellsworth Zou- aves), First, Second, Third, Fourth, I Fifth, Sixth, Seventh and Eighth United
 States Cavalry, who were encamped there during the stirring days in the Sixties.
 The palm for decorations must be
 awarded to the Government Printing
 Office. The display of bunting which
 has broken out about that dingy struc-
 ture, which shelters 2,60O employees of
 Uncle Sam, is something marvellous.
 The first formal ceremony of the day
 was "Handshaking" among the crew on
 board the "Kearsarge" on Grand Army
 place.
 | Among the survivors of the crew of the
 Kearsarge present are Phillip Weeks,
 who was maintop man, who during the
 historic fight, served on the 11-inch
 pivot gun; Charles Bowen, foretop
 man; Frank Cook, captain of the after
 guard and James Melee, surgeon. J. c. Baker, 8 skilled workman at the
 Navy Yard, who superintended the con :
 struction of the ship as she stands, was
 also one of the crew.
 The active struggle for the post of l Commander-in-C Chief of the National G.
 A. R. has begun. There are four candi- dates--H. H. Warfield of California; Charles P. Lincoln of the Department of
 the Potomac; A. G. Wissert of the De- partment of Wisconsin, and s. H. Hearst
 of the Department of Ohio. All but the
 first named are hampered more or less
 by local complications, chiefly the lack
 of united support from their respective
 departments.
 Col. Warfield is looked upon as an } 4 available compromise candidate. In the \ event of deadlock between Col. Lincoln
 and Capt. Weissert, Gen. Hearst and Col.
 Warfeld will begin to hustle. Gen.
 Hearst being an Ohio man is further
 handicapped by the Indianapolis boom
 for the location of the next encampment. These are the two capital prizes of the
 event, and they are not apt to be given
 to adjoining states.
 Col. Lincoln has made & thorough can vass for the office. He has been fortunate
 in getting a number of active men en-
 listed in his behalf. There appeared to , be some danger at one time that the Western departments would unite and
 try to place the office in that section oi 2 the country. The West is not united, g however, for some of the Washington
 mans best workers are from Ohio, . Michigan, Indiana, Nebraska, Kansas, 3 Minnesota and other departments even i further off
 The committee of the Commercial Club
 Indianapolis, which is charged with the 1. duty of laboring to secure the next National Encampment at that city,
 reached here twelve hours late. They Il I.al 1.,- ~ I [OzI