New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-22
GRAND ARMY BUGLE NOTES
KEEN INTEREST IN COMING ELECTIONS.
CANDIDATES FOR DEPARTMENT COMMANDER
TO CELEBRATE wAsHINGToN's BIRTHDAY.


As the time for holding the next Department En-
can,pmcnt approaehes-it takes p,aro this year vi
Buffalo on March and 1O-the interest increases III
che election OF officers foT the coming year Inc i'O'
important place 10 be filled is Of course, mat Oh
Department Commander. There have bceh curing '"o
whole progress Of the canyassing three 'apoid'o''
The one upon whom the delegates from THIS quarter
If the state are concentrating Is Past Commander
Joseph W. Kay. Of Winchester Post, NO. 49, biooh
lyn. Tho central and northern parts OF 'he o"''e
have presented the name Of ConraHe l"c''o'' "
Poole of Syracuse and seem to be practically uhi'ei
In his favor. The comrades Of the western sc'toh Vi
the department are using their best endeavors 10 Sc
cure the election Il Comrade Joseph !. Oi'ars' Vi
Rochester the present efficient chief OF ponce Oh 'hst
city The friends Of al three Of the aspr'h's OK
press unbounded confidence in their aDlhty u 'u''
50 the has been carried on a. IL shouu oc'
in a fratcrnal spirit, and there has been Pe"si"s
absence Of anything llkc rvuperaon or dispersion OF
character The choice Of any one OF t1eSe coil'"'cS
and his elevation the highest office In the oicr IN
Now-Yok State will prove satisfactory ana beheheai
TO Grand Army interests In this department..
At the Same time the veterans composing the I" A.
r. I'm Ncw-Yori City and ION Long Island tlhK they
have excellent for adherng TO the cahuidasy
of Comrads Kay. outside Ct his meritonous services
in connection with legislation. which beyond dispute Is
more advantageous veteran soldiers OF the war tih
any which has been enacted elsewhere, ComIadc hay
possesses many qualifications which emnentiy III MN
for the Office. His popularity among all chsscs Is
unq1ies stoned This is shown by the Increasing num-
Der Of influential delegates to the cncampheht VINO
dre mixing an active part In his favor. large gntler
ing q. NeyYork delegates was held Monday evening
| last Mt which the question to who Is the proper
candidate to support for Department Commander was
fully frankly and thoroughly discussed. TmIty-eisht
posts were represented, Past Department CoinhahdT
James s. Fraser acting chairman. In stating the
object OF the meeting Comrade Fraser gave series
KAY ofOht n n a
Delegates from each post represented expressed tfir
views on the situation, and IL finally agreed that
the most worthy candidate VIC had been spoken OF Tor
Department Commander was Joseph W. Kay. IL was
unanimously voted by thos, present that when they
attend the cncampmcnt thcy will deposit their ballots
for the lndefatigable worker fomrahe kny.
At n meeting OF commanders and delegates from
t,rcptv.o eight Kings County posts b the Department
Eocampmcnt held mt No. 1872 Thlfd,avc, brooklyn
resolutions were adopted piedsns unanimous support
TO Past Commander Kay, for Department Com
mander ut the Buffalo Encampmont in March
This action was taken after speeches had been made
by ex Police Commissioner James ID. Bell OF Aba
Smith Post Past Junior vicc Department Commandcr
C. Hun Grant and Commde J. NJ. Thompson. Of PM
Sheridan Post.
The recent attack OF chronic solderhncrs upon the
military rccord o. General Russell a. Alger fast
| COMMANDMENT Chief OF the Grand Army OF the he
public has created intense Indignation throughout
| the organization. Comrade Ayers splendid career
NJ three years OF active service a cavalry officer,
during which he took part In siNty-sH engagements
always with credit and during which he was several
Zines wounded should have been sufficient. his Grand
Army friend, say to hive shielded him from this
| latest exhibition Of spleen.
| A new military march dedicated BY tho composer
10 General John Palmer, Commnnderinthict OF inc
Grand Army Of the Republic has been published by
J. Austin Springer OF 40. $40 Madsonave, Albany.
- phi MAJ
I..lmors opInlon OF It may be Inferred from the
following letter which sent t. Mr. springer Per
init me to expr-s my gratiicd appreciation Tor your
Kindness In dcdicatng 10 myself ialmcr's March
am "a great loycr Of music. and believe mat IL VIII
strike all lovers OF military music It does me- n
yery fascinating military march. and become very
popular with tho young generation who are filed with
a military spirit
Although the state OF NcwYork sent 100000 men
| 70 tho war from 1881 10 1855 only little more uuan
! 10000 II tho survivors are members Of the "Fnhi
Army This would not be 20 II all the posts Ind
| recruiting officers like Commander Theodore o.
| Korony Of ". :. Hancock Post. lie averages half
n dozen new members for muster at every post en-
! campmont ms methods were thus graphically dc
scrlled nv n comiade the other day:
| d" About two months since he had occasion 10 sond
a comradc 70 tho hospital for f'cltment. lie comnu
! ufcaed with the surgeon and received a reply That
the doctor having been IN the army through the
war had a great liking for the old boys, aud would
admit the comradc TO the hospital In an hour
Kor,nv was Mt the hospital and had tho doctors
,npcatlon for membcr.hp, and he was duly mustered
IN.
| "On another occasion Commander horpny was
orrcd q s.,,r in n car This started n conversation,
and u transprcd that he gentleman had served ihree
wear, honorably in the 9th New-f0rk Volunteers
irt bod mover had time 10 Join tho Grad Army.
| peforc the car stopped and they separated, korohy
had al, application and muster-fce. and lie was "h'
~ thoSe mustered at the last encampment more
,yer he IS a most enthusiastic conradc' anu "o"'c''
why he did not get 'hcrc before.
| .Tlor, arc hundreds Of such cases fome arc kcP,
49,, ~ te,r Of politics: others lg careessness, ana
all ehould be within the fold. With Few hnoro
,rorkino commanders like H,rony IL would not 'aNc
long to ger there liz, ,,,t,
r. F. Middleton Post, No. 800, Of BrooNSh' VIII
,rtnotically observe WashinNohs blrhd" ''i"sn'
90 tbe Dusbvicl, Avenue Reformed Church near INN
-, The Rcv Dr. George ID. IuLSt VIII mahe
uo nrincIp,l address, and the Rev W. n. Maui.
cbonain OF the post, will also speak n h'lo '" "
rrogramrne has been prepared ana the i,,,o
lie - be Of an interesting nature b' = ''u'' :,
poe, believes hat patriotism shonin po P 49,
,,r the pcople. and to this end the veterans iHi'c
' a., ,co,,tvc 10 a proper Observance OF uc
,Ir,bdav a the Father II his Country ip'S - ''
w." co,or,cnccment Of series OF oblect-i'7s"hS III
,oro,-v that the organization proposes GYMS ''''
, the year. , ,ho Memorial
General Isaac s. Catlln will command inc Mv"' 49,
nav ,orde in Brooklyn, May TO- ha',ns DJ,'
elected grand marshal by the Kings COUNT "'''
, Ca,',,,,tce at rs recent election for officers
The veterans w'ao belong to AdVaho' .h,,
x United American Legion. BROOKLYN h"u 'i
animal reunion on Friday evening, "h" ~ 80
rarr Theatre. where they entertained by 'a'c
An excellent dinner was enjoyed after tn' p'ri,'~'
oncc and several hours were passed IN 'p.o." 's
songs and Relations Comradc Holmes u'ia'71 ~,
: original nag OF Advance Company ana 'o'u VI
times Trey went out IL defend the hohor Vi W.
country and so many brave comrades his' ,s.-
,",, a. ,iood oclds Among those present were G. oTg
- pac,,e,t george r. Craus, j. W. IIasht. W. IL. hus"
r. II. Rogers, ;. II. Scnbcr. George H. Scroc'' -"