The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-02-11
MR.. SANDS DEFEATED.
Grand Army Encampment Elects
Officers After a Long Struggle.

The annual encampment of the Depart
ment of New Jersey, G. A. R., closed
yesterday at Trenton with spirited con-
test for the officers. Three ballots were
necessary to determine a sharp struggle
for the position Of department Com
mander. Henry l.. Hartshorne of Cam
den was the successful candidate. The
following are the other officers elected
Senior Vice Commander, James ii.
Bird. Asbury Park; Junior Vice Com
mander, John A. Rodrigo, Newark;
Chaplain ;ssn,es Charles Il obn M Kea Bane
Elizabeth Council of Admins
tration. w. H. Smith. Thomas Pear
son, George W. Moore, Henry Q. Phle.
w. H. Moon; delegates TO National En-
caEipmept. E. q. Srahl, G. II. Belson, j.
W. Kinsey, Joel HAITI. j. w. Richards,
Julius Cote, G. f. Brainard. Frank
Briden, and William Murrell.
Mr.. Emanuel Sands, of this city, was
the leading candidate up TO the fourth
ballot. In speaking of the election this
morning, Mr.. Sands said he was satisfied
with the result, although he was some
what disappointed at his own dereat.
That he attributes to the fact that many
of his friends, who had supported MIN
from the start, were compelled to leave
on account of the late hour at which the
last ballot was cast.
There being three ballots, considerable
time was occupied. and when Mr.. Sands
looked around for his supporters at the
end of the second, they had vanished.
He says that probably eighty of his votes
were in this manner loS-.
During the election several members
came personally to Mr.. Sands and prom
ised that they would secure his election
If he would promise 60 appoint varl-
Gus friends to certain offices.
This Mr.. Sands objected to, telling them
that he preferred election on fair and
right basis, and if he could not win by
those, he would rather suffer defeat
In the first ballot Mr.. Sands was ahead
by 80 votes over Mr.. White and A over
Mr.. Hartshorne In the second he was
IS in the lead, with Mr.. Harris
horne second, and in the
third his friends deserted him
and Mr.. Hartshorne won by small ma
| jority, his total vote being considera bly,
less than Mr.. Sands second vote. Mr..
Sands said that he didn't ask a man to
| vote for him or to exact any influence
| towards electing him. When it was pro-
| claimed that Hartshorne was elected,
Mr.. Sands stepped to the altar and pro-
| posed three cheers for the successful can
didate. Immediately after. some one
| proposed the same for sands, and they
were given with great enthusiasm.
Several members who voted for Mr..
Hartshorne afterward expressed their re-
grets to Mr.. Sands, saying that, although
they were victorious, they We're. sorry at
Mr.. Sands defeat, and pledged them
selves To vote for him at the next cleo
tion and promised that they would put
| him through. Mr.. Sands said that he
would never seek the Office when he
| was convinced that he was wanted there
| by his friends, and seems convinced
| that his defeat was only due to the fact
| that his friends deserted bin at the i'm
portant moment. Regarding Mr.. Horts-
homer, he was certain thar he would
execute his faust to the satisfaction OF all.