The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-09-18
ALL FAVOR INDIANAPOLIS.
No other City Seriously Mentioned for Il
Next Grand Army Fncamnment

40 Other City Seriously Mentioned for tho
Next Grand Army Ehcampment.
srecial TO the indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1Z.-It is the firm
general belief in Washington tonight that
the G.. A. r. encampment next year will be
held ut Indianapolis beyond any doubt.
The principal men in the organization, the
mast comrnanders-in-chief and department
commanders, who have arrived. express the
belief. without n single exception, that the
Hoosier capital will be chosen. and by &C
clamation. The suspicion that Chicago
may make a "snesk" for II at the last mo-
ment. as she did in the mattel of locating
the national conventions last December,
has permeated every nook here so thorough
ly as to give IN opportunity for reaction.
Thus. TO have been ~fOrewarned was, indeed,
fo~rearmed. The worlds fair would so dwarf
the encampment as to almost, if not entire
liz. wreck the organization. The Indiana
veterans who are coming here would do
we'll to keep their eyes on Chicago, despite
the fact that her veterans favor IndIanap-
olis. for her politicians and inn.keepers may
try to get the encampment for m%ercenary
purposes, and with this precaution they
can rest very easy upon the work which
has been accomplished at Indianapolis and
by Secretary Fortuno during the present
week in this city.
Mr.. Fortune tonight expressed the firm
est belief TO the journal correspondents
that the encampment was already secured
for his constituents. Lincoln, Neb.. was
for a while thought TO be DESTROYS of secur-
ing the ~encampment this time. after having
made so strong a struggle for 1t last year,
but she is out of the race. She realizes
that she could not properly take care OF
the crowd. and frankly says so.
Exon gresham Geo. w. K. Dorsey. of Ne
brsska. said To the Journal correspondent
to-day that Lincoln did not want the on
30 informed him. and il was his purpose to
vote for Indianapolis. Lincoln was
anxious to get the encsmDment for this
year" he said. "and we all worked hard
for it az Detroit. but now she does not
want IL. l feel certain that Indianapolis
will get IL. and without q contest
of consequence. 1t would be- q great
mistake TO locate IL at Chicago
during the worlds fair year. for the fair
would detract from the encampment. All
who want To 20 to both the encampment
and the fair can do so without extra cost,
If IL Is held at Indianapolis. l have heard
of no other place since my arrival here
yesterday, and predict that Indianapolis
will getit."
IL was not till this evening thai all of the
q. A. X. posts for whom quarters have been
provided were assigned permanently. Fol-
lowing are the assignments of the Indiana
posts. to which friends at home may ad-
dress letters and rest assured they will be-
delivered promptly:
George II. Thomas Post. No. IL. indianapolis;
George III. Chapman. No. 209. Indianapolis;
Major Robert Anderson, 500, Indianapolis.
High-RchOOl Building, NJ street. between New
Jersey avenue and l. street, N. w.
sedswick. No. SO. Union City; Nclson Trusler.
Frank Jones. 249, Trenton; 10 Cook. 296. Lynn;
Jake Jackson, $50. Carlos City; Campbell. 4l4.
epartansburg; l.. Y. Il. Wood, $50, hidgeville;
Moses Heron, 26, Farmland; Randolph county
delegation, al the Brent az Mccormick Building.
W. L. sanderson, 19l, New Albany, at Four
and-a-half street, N. W.
williams. q, afuncie; Lookout Mountain, 14O,
New Corner; Joe Brandt, 156. Eaton; Col. s. J.
Williams. 267. Selma: A. L. Stafford, 529, Dale
Vile. at Camp Alger.
Department OF Indiana, at Camp Alger.
Fountain City. rs, Fountain City. ut No. 13s
East Capitol street..
Major May. 244, Anderson. at No. 1O4 3 street,
\. ".
Flwood. 81, Elwood; Major May, Pa. Ander-
son; Major Henry, 230. Pendleton; Lew Taylor.
2f3. Alexandria: Howard, 3l1, summitville;
Hiram e.. Fisher. 366. Lapel; Madison county
0elegauOn. at Camp Alger.
George w. slough, Isl, Columbia City. at 1904
X street, n. W.
Niles II. Tibbitts. eco. Plymouth; W. F. But
Ter, ass, Camden. at Camp Alger.
Gen. John A. Logan. l99. North Manchester:
Auten, 8. South Bend, at Twining school build
Ing.
Magnolia. 400. Jouesboro; Daniel Pratt, so,
Galveston, at LennOx school building.
sol Meredith, 55, Richmond, at Wormley
John Craig. So, Jeffersonville; George Miller,
500: Wincfall; six other posts from Upton cOun-
~; Boothroyd. 81, Delphi; McClung, 95, Rocnes-
Veteran, Al. winamac; John Murray, 1871,
Piereeton: James X. Slack, 1877, Huntington, at
Curtis school building.
Dunbar, 80. Greenfield, at Arthur school build
hg.
Mrs. John A. Logan has received the fol-
owing TELEGRAM from Cranston's Hotel.
West Point, N. y:
Ny Dear Old Friend-On my return to Grams
ION last evening. after an absence OF moro than
aIortnight, found your kind letter and invita-
lon To he with you on this, TO me, most intensely
interesting 0ccasion-the reunion OF our brave
and beloved veterans. Please present TO them
Imy loyal and affectionate regards and my
Grave support To General Grant on the Missis-
nppl, through the Wilderness and on the James.
Helieve with me that General Grant will se
MIN you in spirit on this happy reunion, "a will
. nom IN my spirit and heart Sincerely yours,
JULIA DENT GRANT.
President Harrison has issued an execu-
i've order directing that the executive
apartments ana the Government Printing
ohl"e be closed on Tuesday, the Goth of
september, the date of the Grand Army
parade.
IL the crowds on the streets to-day form
S"o lux cstlinaicS, tEe City Will DC
thronged next week by n crowd of people
,arger than was ever gotten together in
Washington before. Every body who ca me
70 town found their way some time during
.ne day to Grand Army Place 10 admire the
uupheate o. tho kearsargo and gaze upon
tue preparations that werc making with
snperhnman energy to have the place Ia
oruer Tor the dedicatios@ Monday
noon. Every attention Is being
given TO the arriving veterans.
bureaus OF information are established at
cohVenlert points. where oil sorts OF
eohundrums relative TO meals and lodging
saa the location of bOuses. and almost
eseryihing on earth Is answered with adj
mlrsoie patience by u corps of citizen VOL
uhteers. Every incoming train Is met by n
committee. which takes In charge the vet
elahs who arrive and pilots them to the
quarters they are To occupy. Down at the
sattacks the ranges are smoking and LONG
saoies are waiting for the hungry, and a
sast array of new canvas hunks are ready
tor the tired travellers. Many of these
nase already been turned over TO thor oc-
supants. and in tho store rooms are the
nsstiy rolled blankets brought in by many
- Tue soldiers, for numbers of tbem came
to-day and claimed their quarters.