Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-19
DEPARTMENT OF PENNSYLVANIA.
Fifteen Thousand Keystone Veterans to Be
in the Line Tomorrow.


i'm the Line Tomorrow.
With their large post and membership repre-
sentation Pennsylvania veterans will have rea
son to feel proud of the showing the keystone
commonwealth is going to make at this encamp
ment. When the citizens committee from the
capital was battling at Detroit last year to bring
the twenty-sixth encanpment to Washington
the Pennsylvania delegation one of the
stanchest adv coates of the claims that we're be-
ing put forward i'll this direction Their votes
were cast for Washington, and-well, it is an
old story now. The cncampment is here and
ready for business, and the Pennsylvania boys
i'll blue are here. too They are not all deter.
mined to who shall be the next grand COM
mander, but the politicians in the crowd will
attend to that portion of the week diversions
while the remainder-an army in itself-are
bound to have all the enjoyment to be had be-
tween this and next Friday
The advance guard of the PENNSYLVANIA de-
partment reached Washington Saturday night
when Col. John 7. Taylor, department COM
mander took up his quarters at the Ebbitt
House. Assistant Adiutan. General $. p.
Town came in last night and this morning the
pennsylvania headquarters in room 232 of the
Ebbitt were formally opened. Senior Vice
Commander Russell, Junior Vice Commander
Swoyer. QuaItermaster General John Taylor
and Assistant Quartcrmastcr General lowering
arrived yesterday, and they formed an interest
ing quartet in the hotel corridor in short order.
Capt. John Taylor is Philadeiphia's receiver of
taxes and he knows thing or two about poll
tics In fact, a Pennsylvania politician doesn't
need to take back seat anywhere unless il il
an Ohio politician who is trying the lead in
council. So that NAV account for the rather
political tone OF the talk which the quartet of
Pennsylvanians found rather interesting for m
hour or so yesterday morning As most of the
keystone posts did not arrive until today the
| various commanders, who came ahead of then
organizations to look the ground over and see
| that quarters were in readiness found ample
time to discuss the probabilities. The prob
abilities In question were not of a republican
or democratic nature, but strictly Grand Army
The Pennsylvania boys have no candidate OF
their own for Gen. Palmers present office
neither are they Looking for the next encamp.
ment. but they intend to have big say wher
the election takes place. and to that end will
hold "a caucus tonight. Capt. Taylor said
laughingly. that the delegation was unit, but
for whom he was not PREF AIRED to say until thai
caucus is closed. Junior Vice Commands
Swoyer was less non-committal and he gave hi
| opinion that their choice would fall upon som,
eastern comrude. As to the next encampmen
| Indianapolis seemed to be the most prominen
| claimant and no doubt the Pennsylvania vot,
| will fall into the Hoosier ballot box At tn,
same time it is announced that if Col Lincoln
| can make any reasonable show OF strength Penn
| sylvania will give its entire vote in his favor
| Anyway, the unit rule goes and the fortunat,
candidate whoever he is, to get the keystone
| votes will have nice block Of ayes to draw
upon as recruits.