The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-01-27

which will come from that State to-day for
the purpose OF making arrangements for
quarters for Grand Army posts from Toledo
great interest in the encsmpment in
Ohl0." eaid Mr.. Winans. Commander
Mack Ia devotlDg much of his time to
working up enthusiasm among the Ohio
veterans. He has been attending camp
fires In different parts of the State and
wherever be has gone has urged the COM
rades to visit Indianapolis In full force
next September. lt is his desire TO have
Ohio represented more largely than she has
ever been before at a National Encamp-
ment, and the Indications are that there
will be q great number of men in camp and
in the parade from Ohio. We hope, be-
SIDES, to have our men all well uniformed.
1t is pretty generally the expectation of
our people that the Indianapolis encamp-
ment Will be the greatest ever held. The
boys have talked about it q great deal, and
the interest manifested is quite unusaL L
think that during tho next few weeks
there Will be great many committees COM
ing here from Ohio to make arrangements
for their posts during the encampment."
The party of which Mr.. Winans is the adj
vance guard should have arrived In the
city yesterday, but on reaching Indian
ap0is he received a telegram informing
him that they would not come until this
morning. They will come over the C.. III.
IL ID. railroad In a special Pullman car, and
return home in the evening.
More Memorials from the G. Ar
And still grand army posts in indiana
continue to demand that the Legislature
give fit representation 90 the State in the
arrangements for the next National En-
of posts were heard from yesterday.
Post No. 176. G. A. r.. of Etna Green. has
petitioned the Legislature to make an sp-
preparation of not less than $4,000 for the
encampment $50 that we may say that not
only our own pe0pie but oSf comrades and
great Nation, may be properly en-
tertained at the twenty seventh
National Encampment at the capt.
tai city OF our state" A committee com.
posed Of James z. johnson. James Harper.
w. A. Maze. John q. OFF and V. c. Wisner
has been appointed to represent the posts
in looking after the matter. The Bloom
field veterans unanimously adopted reso-
lutions asking the Legislature TO appropri-
meeting of the old soldiers at Medaryville
was called to consider the matter, and res
olutions were unanimously adopted asking
their REPRESENTATIVES. In the General AS
sembly to 'use all honorable means in
their power, by their voices and votes, to
help pecuniarily and otherwise in placing
Indiana at the head of the list of States In
making suitable arrangements for the Ma
tional Encampment"
o. s. Blood Post, at Newville has also
adopted strong resolutions urging the appro-
priation. Amos Tell. Nathan L. Fuller and
Geo. +. belong were appointed q commit
tee to urge immediate attention to the
matter by their Representatives. At New
Albany w. l.. Sanderson Post has for
warded petition TO Floyd county's Sem
ator and Representative asking them to
vote and use their influence for the sppro-
priation.
similar petition has been forwarded
from the Grand Army post at Linton,
Greene county.
Jasonville. in the same county, has sent
in resolutions of like character, which
were unanimously adopted at q meeting
called especially for the purpose of consld-
ering the matter.