Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-25

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Clinton Heights, Delaware county; j. c.
Markle, No. 81, West Newton, Westmore-
land county, and Daniel Leasure, No. 4O2,
Darlington, Beaver county.
The posts showing the largest gains dur
ing the wear were: Nos. 1I6 80, 400, Al,
Ss4, 81, Isl, so, 81, %, g., a, 5S5, 49, 12S22,
334. 10, 60, L. The posts with the heaviest
losses were: Nos. 35. 79, 81, 81, Il, o., "a,
81, As, "a, 81, 21S. so, 10, 374, %.
The report of the chaplain, j. w. Sayers,
was read and atSentively listened to- 1t
contained the following In reference to the
late Adiutant General McClelland:
LAS we meet today in joyous intercourse
the lingering strains of the requiem of one
more of our noble dead still fingers in the
air-Comrade William McClelland is mus
tered out As a soldier he was brave as the
bravest: as comrade loving and traternal;
as a citizen pure; as a Christian earnest
He followed with fidelity the banner of the
cross and the flag of his country. Honors
came to him on battle plain and in the
fields of peace As Adjutant General OF
the State of Pennsylvania he filed the high
civic station with consummate ability.
The reports were all unanimously ac-
cepted.
The Plan of Representation.
The proposed plan for nomination and
election OF REPRESENTATIVES, anu "
the National Encampment based upon the
membership in. Congressional districts, was
then brought up. The plan gives the dis
trict one delegate and one alternate for
each 1000 members, and one for traction
of 500 or over. The districts would have
the following representation: First, sec
ond, third, fourth and fifth, 8; sixth, l; sew
enth, /; eighth, 1; ninth, 1; tenth, 1;
eleventh, l: twelfth. 1; thirteenth, l; four
teenth >: fifteenth, ,; sixteenth, .; seven
teenth /: eighteenth. 2; nineteenth, ?;
twentieth, 2; twenty-frst, 2; twenty second,
twenty-third and twenty-fourth, 5; twenty
fifth, .; twentv-sixth, 2; twenty-seventh, .;
twenJv-eighth, .. This would give repre-
sentation of A delegates and A alternates.
The plan had many friends but the enc
mics seemed to be in power and the scheme
was tabled. This brought the encsmpment
up to - o'clock, when it adjourned until
so
The afternoon session was attended with
even more interest owing to the election of
Department officers. The election was COM
menced at once, and resulted as follows:
department Commander, General j. 2.
TAYLOR. Post 176 Lewistown; Senior Vice
Commander, W. o. Russell, Post Isl, Pitts
burg: Junior Vice Commander, J. K.
Swoyer, Post l, Philadelphia; Chaplain,
John w. Sayers. Post 16, Reading; Medical
Director, Dr.. W. H. Edwards, Reading.
A sufficiency of Candidates.
Fifteen names were then placed in nomi-
nation for the election of five men,
bers of the council Of administration. This
election will be held to-day, and of this
number the following four gentlemen are
pretty sure winners: Levi Shingle, Phila-
delphia; William j. Patterson, Pittsburg;
J. 3. Maxwell, Philadelphia; and A. A.
Parcoast, Philadelphia.
Delegates to the National Encampment
were then nominated and before the nomi-
nations closed there were over 300 names
slated. Out of this number there are to be
45 elected, SO it can easily be seen that
there must be some tall hustling
done. There certainly was Yes
teYdsy afternoon the entrance to the house
was thronged with candidates, and the vet
erans were deluged with cards and requests
for support. At the campfire, hotels and
on the streets the would-be delegates were
getting in their work. A number of
caucuses were held at the different hotels
last night and the ropes were laid by the
different factions.
Personality of the New Chiefs.
The new officers are all well known in G.
A. r. circlesand ,butlittle need be said about
them. The new Department Commander,
John P. Taylor, was born in Kishacoquillss
Valley, Mifiin county, June 6, 1897. He
still lives there, proftably following agri-
cultural pursuits. In 1858 he helped TO
organize cavalry company and was made
its first lieutenant On January %, 1861,
his company was ordered to get ready for
service and before it was called
out he was made its captain
His first engagement was soon after the
Bulls Run battle, and from that until the
end of the war he was constantly in the ser
vice and never missed a battle From
captain he was promoted to lieutenant
colonel and then to the position of general
In every battle ne ever fought in he carried
of honors for himself, and at the mere men
tion Of his name many stories of his bravery
are told. He is a member of Post 176, of
Lewistown, and the Gettysburg Battlefield
Memorial Association.
W. o. Russell, the Senior Vice Depart-
ment Commander, is man yet in the prime
of life Some ten years ago he located in
Pittsburg, and has since been employed
at glass engraving. He was q men,
Der of the Fifth Massachusetts Regiment,
and ever since his residence in Pittsburg
has been a member of Post Isl. He is un-
usually well known in PENNSYLVANIA, hay-
ing served on the department staff
Junior Vice Commander J. K. Swoyer is
a Philadelphian and be fought with much
distinction in the Seventeenth Pennsyl-
vania Volunteers. He has served on the
Department staff two years and one year on
the national staff At present he is In
spector at Large.