Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-09-23

Elected COmmander-in-Chief OF
the Grand Army.
General Hearst and Colonel
Lincoln Withdrew,

And the Old Warrior from Wisconsin Was
Elected Practically by Acclamation.
Lost Veterans Being Hunted Up by
Friends--Ex-Army Chaplains Organize.
letter from wiite,aw Reid
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23.-The national
encampment got to work@early Thurs
day morning and proceeded to dispose
of business with unexpected rapidity.
The resolution which the Ohio delega-
ton was instructed by their depart
ment encampment to present and urge,
to abolish the practice of making the
commander-in chief, senior and Junior
vice commander of the national en-
campment, and ex-department com
manders life members of the national
encampment, was offered by Delegate
Series. The proposition was supported
by half dozen delegates but met defeat
by an overwhelming majority.
When the election of commander-in-
chief was taken up, General A. Ct.
Weissert, ex-department commander Of
Wisconsin, was put in nomination by
his state and the nomination was sec
| onded by number of other states.
| General S. A. Hearst, of Ohio, and
| Colonel c. p. Lincoln, of the depart.
ment of the Potomac, withdrew, and
| General Weisserts election was made
practically by reclamation.
The following were the additional Off
| GERS elected:
| Senior vice commander-R. H. War
field, of San Francisco.
Junior vice commander-Ayres, OF
| Delaware.
Surgeon general-Dr. w. c. Weyl, OF
| Danbury, Conn.
Chaplain-in-chief -Rev. Delamar r.
| Lowell, of Kansas.
Lost Veterans
Over 100 cases of ''lost veterans" were
being hunted up by friends Wednesday
| The different hospitals were beseiged
during the day and the physicians in
charge estimate that fully 100 Veterans
were being looked for by friends Wed
nesday night
Twenty ex-army chaplains have organ
lied a national association of ex-army
and navy chaplains. The officers elected
for the ensuing year are; Rev. L. IL
| Hagerty, president; George w. Hovey
secretary and j. Fl. Bradford, treasurer
The vice presidents are Rev. w. I'll. Car
yer, David G. Eberhard, Robert G. Nc
Pherson and Fl. L, Epson.
WhiteIaw Reid's Letter.
At the meeting of the Army of tn,
Kanawha Colonel Theodore f. Lang
read the following letter from White
law Reid in reply to resolution elect
ing the ex-war correspondent membel
of the organization Of the army witt
which he was associated:
am honored by the resolution of TIN
reunion committee representing the Eight
army corps and of the aVmies OF West Vir
ginia inviting me to attend your meeting
on Tuesday evening. The letter reached
me only Tuesday on my return from al
absence of several days and at too late
date to permit me to postpone other en-
gagements made for that evening, 1t wa
my privilege to see some of the earlies
of the campaigning in West Virginia, ant
it would be great pleasure to join II
your meeting to participate IN tn
revival of memories now so preciou
and to greet old comrades among tn
survivors of those who made the move
ments against Garnett at Phillip, Lowell
Hill and Carrick's Ford, and at those VIII
subsequently encountered Floyd and Wis
at Carnifer Ferry. These were the young
romantic days of the war, before we ha'
realized it's magnitude or dreamed of tn
full measure of its horrors No subsequen
event, however much more momentou'
, can obliterate their interest, and no neN
friendships, however dear, can replac
those made under range of the enemies
guns. Wishing you the pleasantest {
preyious reunions | am, with renewe
thanks and cordial greetings,
WHITELAw REID.
Captain w. d. Classic spoke regard
| ing Mr.. Reid's association with the arm
as q volunteer aid-de-camp on the stai
,, of General Schenck and other command
ers. Three cheers were given for Con
rade Reid.
Boston Next Year.
- Boston was chosen as the next plac
for holding the national encampment c