Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-09-23

declared out OF order General MeiSscrt
was then formally placed in nomination by
Benjamin +. Bryant, of La Crosse, past
commander of the Department of Wiscon-
lin, who performed the same service for
General Weissert at the encampment at
Detroit last year. General 5. ii. Hurst, of
Ohio. was also named for the position, and
the roll call was begun. Before it had pro
ceeded very far, however, the name of
General Hurst was Withdrawn, whereupon
General Wcissert's election was made by
reclamation The general came forward
and returned his thanks TO the encampment
for the honor bestowed upon him.
The election of a senior vice commander
brought into prominent view the fractional
| light that has ragged within the ranks OF the
Department OF the Potomac for the past
year. In this controversy were involved
the continuance Of life membership in the
national encampment, the troubles of the
Woman's Relief corps in the department
and incidentally the continued existence Of
| the custom by which the Office of senior
vice commander was given by courtesy TO
| the department entertaining the national
/ encampment.
Colonel Lincoln's friends favored the
abolition of the latter custom, and the
friends of Captain J. NJ. Pipes, who had
| secured from the department an instruc-
/ ton TO the delegates to support him for the
position Of senior vice commander, desired
It's continuance. The Lincoln forces were
led by General 5. S Burdett, past com
mander in chief, while the Pipes men had
Commander Densmore for leader.
a Precedent Gone to smash.
The controversy waycd so warm on tie
floor Of the encainpment, and there seemed
10 be such little possibility of an agreement,
that Past Commander Wagner. of Penn
sylvania, moved that r. H. Warfield, Of
san Francisco, be elected senior vice com
mander The motion was seconded by
Colonel Lincoln and by Captain Pipes, the
latter stating that he had been indorsed for
Re position by majority of the encamp-
nient to which he belonged. Past Com
mander Wagner's motion was adopted and
Warfield declared elected senior vice com
mander This breaks a line of precedents
extending over period of ten years
For the Office of junior vice commander
Peter b. Ayars, of Wilmington, Del, re-
ceived $40 out Of the GO votes cast and was
elected. For surgeon general DR.. w. G.
Weyl, of Danbury, Conn, was elected
For the place Of chaplain in chief there
were four candidates.. H. Frasee, Of
Tennessee; d. r. Lowell, Of Kansas; Z. H.
Haggerty, of Missouri and w. H. Gottheil
Of the District Of Columbia. DR.. Lowell
was the favored candidate and was elected
The committee on seniority of depart
ments was then discharged from further
consideration Of the matter at its own re-
quest, and the subject referred to a new
committee, consisting of Comrades Beath
Of Pennsylvania Bowling of Ohio and
Freeman Of New York, to report at the
next encampment by permission Of the
encampment Comrade Woods. the first adj
iutant general Of the Department Of I'LL
nois, made statement giving history of
the order in that state from its foundation.
A Loving Cup for Alger.
At this point a delegation Of ladies from
the WOman's Relief corps, headed by Mrs.
Annie Wittenmeyer and another from the
Army Nurses association, headed By Mrs.
e. S. Tolman, appeared and were invited to
seats on the platform. The ladies named
extended the cordial greetings Of their re
spective organizations to the G. A. r., Ia
which Commander in Chief Palmer felici
tously responded.
A committee was appointed, consistingoi
Comrades Tanner Of New York. Dufiield
Of Michigan and Kountz of Ohio, TO prepare
suitable resolutions upon the death Of Gen.
together with a portrait Of the deceased arc
to be inserted in the official proceedings OF
this eneampment. Comrade Beath Is chair.
man Of o committee appointed to perform
q similar service for the late Adjutant
General McClelland, Of Pennsylvania.
Comrade Cramer, of Maryland repre-
4 senting a committee of the G. A. r., on be
half of the members of the organization
presented to ex-Commander in Chief Algel
, an immense silver loving cup, very hand
somely engraved, which was accepted 10y
General Alger in an appropriate speech.
The committee on resolutions reported tC
, the encampment large number of resolu
, tons and propositions which had been re
, ferrcd to them, recommending that a large
majority be laid upon the table, which was
done. Among the resolutions reported
, favorably by the committee and adopted
were the following:
d Resolutions Adopted.
Is Asking congress to pass a law giving the
l. same right of'precedent>in appointments K
d al honorably discharged soldiers that is
now given 10y law TO soldiers discharged fol
disability; recommending that the edition
Of the official records of the rebellion pub
i lished by congress be increased from II, 90,
10 $4,000 copies "a similar resolution Ia,
r Oeeu luaSeu by inc oocltll Oh Tue ARMY ~
z the Cumberland); commencing the order
: Of Commander in Chief Palmer forbiddine
: any c. A. r. post to march under the Con
ioderate flag; authorizing the commander
I, in chief to issue a circular commenting thI
Veterans Protective associations bureau
of information in connection with tn,
I Worlds fair in case he shall find it worth,
T, institution; declaring it to be inexpcdiem
u for the national encampment, G. A. r., {,
express an opinion upon the subject o
X opening the Worlds fair on Sunday, it be
i ing a subject upon which the member
Z are divided; favoring the establishment o.
q soldiers home in the Marine Hospita
y building at New OrlecnF; requesting tha
the census of veterans of the war and thei
postoflice addresses be published imme
Y diately asking congress TO provide for thI
erection of a monument to the private sol
liers Of the army; asking the secretary o
II war to provide a Flagstaff at Fort Sumter
from which the national flag shall float thl
y same as at all government posts; advising
70 the council of administration 70 call TN
Z meeting of the next annual encampmen
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