The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-09-07
REUNION Or VETERANS
Twelity-seventh National Encamp
ment Of the g. A. r. Opened.

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Twenty-seventh National Encamp.
ment Of the g. \. r. Opened.
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. Thanks to
fine weather ana successful carrying out
OF the admirable arrangements per-
fected by the local committees. the 9th
national .encampment of the G.. A. r.
opened most auspiciously. So far as the
number of visitors from outside points
is concerned the success Of the encamp-
ment is assured. Not all Of these, how
ever, were veterans. In fact, the boys
in blue are almost lost in the throngs.
Tle hardy, hoop pole yeomanry, with
their wives and children and other rel
atives, near and remote. form large
proportion Of the arrivals. As to the
veterans, thu arrivals, outside Of the
state posts, IRE not by any means up to
expectations. A good many states
send less than half the total that had
been scheduled a month ago as certain
to be here, while few are likely to
make even poorer showing In the
encampment proper fully 100
delegates. if not more. will fail to
answer to the roll call, Hard times
and the continued stringency in tie
money market, especially in the far
Western states, is
The Ascribabl Cause.
But the crowds are here and even if
there are quartette of civilians to
every veteran, Indianapolis is just as
we'll contented and happy. Almost on
the very spot in Military park where 81
years ago the citizens presented to
Colonel Harrison and his newly organ.
lied Seven tieth regiment Of volunteers
the standards of Indiana and the
United States to carry before them to
the war, the ex-president dedicated
Camp Wilder" the name bestowed
upon some 800 tents in which the re-
union of veterans and soldiers societies
will be in full blast for the remainder
Of the week. About 5000 people par
ticipated in the exercises which includ-
ed addresses by w. A. Ketcham, Gen.
eral John T. Wilder, for whom the
camp is named, and General Harrison.
Now that goodly proportion of the
men who make and unmake the rulers
of the organization are on the ground,
the woods are full of available candi-
dates for the Office of commander-in-
chief. The list already comprises Gen
eral S. II. Hurst of Ohio. ]. G. B. Ames
of Massachusetts, General E. Burd
Grubb of New Jersey. Edgar Allen Of
Virginia, Charles P. Lincoln OF Wash
lington. James A. Sexton of Chicago,
Editor I. o. Mack of Sandusky. O., and
Charles M. Travis of Indianapolis.
Adams and Lincoln are prime favorites
while the support of the others is con-
fined to their own states.
It is possible that the encampment
will endorse the action of Commander
Weissert in suspendins Farnham post
of New York for its action in adopting
and circulating resolutions approving
the pension policy of the present ma
tional administration.
Brilliant Reception.
The reception rendered by the citi.
zens' committee at Iomlinson hall in
the evening to the Ulcers and delegates
of the national encampment was a
brilliant social function. General Har-
rison delivered the address of welcome,
Commander-in-Ch Chief Weissert made the
response and musical sels ctions were
rendered by Mrs Zelda Sequin Wallace
and grand chorus. AS a finale tn re
was dancing programme of IL num-
bers. Later in the evening General
rades of the Army OF the Cumberland.