The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-08-15
General Crubb,. Po.ition.


The candidacy of General E. Burd
Grubb, to be the National Commander OF
the Grand Army of the Republic, is sur
rounded with some difficulties that may
result in his not being a candidate at all.
There is scarcely Grand Army man in
New Jersey who is not enthusiastic over
a proposed candidacy of Past Department
Commander Grubb. Letters have been
pouring in on him at Edgewater Park by
the hundred, promising him support and
fidelity in the contest, but the General
has conditioned his candidacy by a gen.
eral statement that the department OF
New Jersey would do him favor not to
urge his candidacy unless they are sure
that there is some chance for New Jersey
to be recognized in the contest.
1t is generally conceded that the East
ern states are entitled to consideration,
inasmuch as the head of the Grand Army
has not been an eastern man within the
past six years.
When the candidacy of General Grub
was announced by coterie of enthusiasts
tic friends at the state camp at Sea Grit
it was generally understood that General
John Taylor, of Pennsylvania, who was
the choice of the Pennsylvania depart
ment, had withdrawn as candidate, and
that the delegates of that state would be
representing the sentiment of the depart.
ment if they gave support to General
Grub. The Pennsylvania delegations
have decided to remain as unit, and it is
understood now that they will give their
united support to Jack Adams, of Massa-
chusetts, and such being the case, much
of the support the New Jersey friends OF
General Grub expected to secure will be
taken from them.
The New Jersey Council of Admins
tration meets at Asbury Park on August
IL, and it will be an important gathering,
for. besides the meeting OF the council
there will be general conference of all
the Grub supporters throughout the de-
partment, and it promises to be a large
and interesting gathering. In the mean
while General Grubb's friends are cor.
responding with their comrades in New
York, Pennsylvania and the New Eng
land states for the purpose of ascertain
ing the sentiment of the various depart
ments, and how far their delegates to the
national encampment are pledged. The
result of this correspondence will be
made known at the Asbury Park confer
ence, and then it will be definitely de-
cided whether General Grub has fight
ing chance.
1t is insisted that it is unfair for Massa-
chusetts to lay claim again to the nation
al communicating, insomuch that she
has already had it, and that as the de-
partment has reached that period of it's
history when it is bound to decline, and
other states should receive recognition.
New Jersey claims that in presenting
General Grubb il presents the strongest
and most influential of all the candidates,
not only because of his war record, but
OF his associations with the veterans, not
only of New Jersey, but of the United
States.
Ohio will urge on the consideration OF
the convention the name of S. H. Hurst,
but the eastern comrades are not disposed
to let this important Office go west again
this year.
The national encampment will be held
at Indianapolis, September and 6.
General Grub has written a number
of letters to his friends stating that he is
not a candidate himself; that if the
honor is rendered him he will gladly re-
ceive it, but sincerely hopes that his
name will not be forced on the conven-
ton unless all the conditions are faYora-
BILE.