The Indianapolis journal., 1892-10-12

Tucker Is winning many compliments from
the delegates on the preparations he has
made for their reception, and he was
prominent candidate for the position at
Reading, Pa. last year The Eastern sec
tion about united on Col William q.
Clarke. of Butler. Pa. Colonel Clarke is
said to be man of considerable executive
ability and a popular one in the legion.
The hight seems to be narrowed down to
these two. and promises TO be bitter, If q
friendly. one.
!, Gen. A. l.. Pearson, who has already
served one terln as commander. Is also
spoken of as q candidate for the place
tins year. General Pearson entered the
Sixty-first Pennsylvania Regiment as q
private and was rapidly promoted. He
commanded brigade at Gettysburg,
he and his command were at the surrender
of General Lee. He is a wealthy attorney
OF Pittsburg, and Is called the silver
tongued" orator of the legion.
Thece WAS caucus OF about fifty dele
gates in Room last evening, the purpose OF
which was 10 insure some degree of unity
in regard to the selection of officers.
Twenty members spoke some of them dis
closing the fact that there 10 considerable
factonal feeling. Two names were sug-
gested for coionel-W. II. Tucker. of this
city. and Past Junior Commander Clark, OF
Butler, Pa. There was also a discussion
as to the probable changes in the oonstIt
tion. Comrades Sloane. of Indiana. Pa.
and Stevenson, of Allegheny. ARE also
spoken of for the position.
Ii Is ex xpected that there will be nearly
three hundred delegates in the session this
morning. Just 291 are entitled TO seats.
Many of thcm will be represented by alter
mates. and. as near as could be arrived at.
about the full quota had arrived IN the
city last night and registered at tue vsri-
Gus hotels.
RAUM AND TANNER.
Gen. Green b. Rsum. Pension Commits.
sioner, is one of the delegates. He was
seeu bv a Iournal ranorser veaterdav altar
noon in his room, where he held levee to
athrong of callers during the day. General
Raum is q short man with an ample ex-
panse of waistband. full. black beard
that Is Just beginning 10 be tinged with
gray, partially bald and rowing black
eye. lie had little TO say, except that he
was on his way to Marshall. Ill. where. on
Thursday. he expects TO address meeting
OF veterans. Il shall attend the meeting
here tomorrow and will leave in the even-
ing for Marshall He had little To say on
the affairs of the Legion. except that be
hoped for It's utmost prosperity. and de-
cllned 10 talk on other subjects, except to
revert to the sad illness of Mrs. Harrison
8hd to hope for her ultimate recovery.
Corporal Tanner extension Commits
eioner is also at the DeDison and was Q
center of attraction TO the visiting dele
gates. Mr.. Tanner said that he was here
first and last Ia the interest of the Union
Veteran Legion. and thar lie thought these
reunions of old war veterans was the most
interesting OF events in their lives. and waa
sure that 1t "a In his tie was non-com-
initial on political subjects. except to ex-
press q bopefulness for the success of the
Republican party.
Capt. A. b. Miller is one of tho dele
gates, and 10 past commander of the
Legion. Capt Miller joined the One-h hun
drrd-apd-sixth Pennsylvania Regimenr at
the age of fourteen years. and served
throughout the war. Ii is . standing Joke