The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-09-23
PRICE ONE GENE
THE VETERANS ADJOURN
End of the Twenty-sizth Encamp-
ment of the G., A. R,
A.. @. wEIssERT CHOSEN COMMANDER

The Wisconsin Veteran Elected by
Acciamation, Colonel Lincoln With
drawing from the Contest-Recep.
tions TO the Enoampment and 80
Miss Clara Barton.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23.-Bad weather
ushered in the fourth day Of Grand
Army week, and drizzi;ng rain made
the streets sloppy and the a.:@osphers
heavy. Although the crowd has thinned
out very perceptibly, the g. A. r. uni
form is still omnipresent, ard the public
buildings, principal streets, hotels and
Grand Army quarters all have a full
quota of veterans.
The second days session Of the ma
tional encampment was the principal
event of the day, and the selection of
commander r-in-chief for the coming year
the principal work of the encampment
The choice of the delegates for the sue
cessor to Commander-in-C Chief Palmer
was practically foregone conclusion,
Captain Weissert, of Wisconsin, being
The man.
Weissert Chosen by Acclamation.
The solid support of Captain Weissert
by the state of Michigan put Colonel
lincoln in the background, and the in
dorsement of Captain Weissert by Penn
sylvania and New York left Colonel Lin
coin, the principal rival of the Wisconsin
man, with very little strength. The en-.
campment was therefore marked by free.
dom from contests, Comrade Lincoln
withdrawing his name and Weissert
being chosen by acclamation.
Comrade r. II. Warfield, of San Fran
cisco, was elected senior vice com.
mander-in-chief and Peter B. Ayers. Of
Delaware, Junior vice commander-in-
chief.
The encampment, by an overwheln-
ing vote defeated the proposition to deny
life membership in the encampment to
past grand officers and ex-post com
manders.
Tho New Commander.
A. G.. Weissert was born at Canton,
O., Aug. II, 1874 He was winning fame
at the Milwaukee bar when the war
broke out He enlisted at once in the
Eighth Wisconsin infantry and shared
its fortunes till the battle of Nashville.
There he was wounded. receiving bull
let just over the knee, which he still
carries. Convaleseing sufficiently to re-
Join his regiment, he did so on crutehes.
After four years gallant services he was
brevetted captain from the date of the
battle of Lake Chicol, Arkansas, June 6,
1854, for meritorious service in that
Eight and at the battle of Nashville on
the 18th Of December following, and for
extraordinary bravery throughout the
Red river expedition. He refused the
tender of West Point cadetship by rea-
son of his wound. He joined the Grand
Army of the Republic at Madison, Wis.,,
in 1896, and has filled creditably every
position from comrade and officer of the
day up to department commander, He
Is now member of Z. B. Wolcott post,
OF Milwaukee.
With many cheers for the most har-
snonious meeting in the history of the
order the encampment at o'clock last
evening adjourned to meet in Indianap-
oils in 1893.
The Women's Relief Corps.
The session of the Women's Relief
Corps was called to order yesterday by
Mrs. Sue Pike Sanders, the national pres
ident. Miss Clara Barton welcomed the
convention to the place prepared by the
citizens committee. A vote of thanks
was given Miss Barton for her excellent
service during the last year. A commit
tee consisting of Past National Junior
Vice Commander Edgar Allen and Post
Department Commander Evans, of Mass
achusetts. extended 10 the convention
kub RTHHllllR III lllf IWtlLl -SlALll
ancampment and its appreciation of the
work of the auxiliary corps. Mother
SBickerdyke was introduced amid great
applause. Her remarks were practical
and full of patriotism. At a lull in tho
proceedings Mrs. Flo q. Miller, of Illi-
nois, presented the national president
with silver service in behalf Of the ma
Nonal aides, few friends in Illinois and
other states. The service is engraved
Me-,
Palmer swife of the commander-in-chief
of the Grand Army, expressed the appre-
citation and kindly feeling of her husband
towards the order, and his regrets at
being unable to attend the convention.
Reception at the Pension building.
The series of entertainments provided
Yor the visitors to Washington during
sGrand Army week" reached climax
last night in the reception rendered by
The citizens committee to the members
'of the national encampment in the Pen.
sion Bureau building There were pres
ont four or five thousand people, includ.
ing people prominent in official and So
ciai life at the capital. AT the conclusion
of a musical programme Vice President
Morton welcomed the visitors to Wash
angton in neat speech, which was re-
sponded to by General Palmer. Ex-Presi
dent Hayes, Postmaster General Wana
maker, and Secretary of State Fostei
also spoke. After refreshments had been
ipartaken of the entertainment concluded
with promenade concert by the Marine
band.
Second only in size of the crowd to the
affair at the pension office was the re
ception given by Miss Clara Barton al
the historic old mansion at the corner 81
Seventeenth and F streets, used as head
quarters for the Red Cross. The recep
tion was by invitation, and was given II
honor of the survivors of the war and Il
the various organizations of patriotic
women. For three hours the old hous
was crowded to every nook and corne
with many persons of prominence in of
ficial and Grand Army circles. Secre
taries Noble and Rusk represented til
cabinet.
Circus Animals in a Wreck.
READING, Pa, Sept. s3.-One car con