The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-09-05
OFF 70 INDIANAPOLIS.
The New Jersey Delegation Take
General E. Burd Grubb
With Them.

The New jersey delegation OF the
Grand Army started Sunday TO, Indian
Hpolis, where the Nat ional EucR mpmeni
OF the Grand Armv is to be held. Tht
party met In the Pennsylvania depot al
niue o'clock, aud at Philadelphia they
were given q special Pullman car. which
they wilt occupy for the entire trip.
General E, Burd Grubb. who is an active
candidate for the Maternal Com m&nder-
shin, joined the party at Trento u.
A good many Of the delegates are &C
companied by their wives Those In the
party are General E. Bura Grubb. De-
partment Commander H. l.. Hartshorn,
Assistant Adiutant General Hamill, AS
sistant Q-uartermaster General J.J. Keats,
Department Inspector Haines, Past De-
psrtment Ccmmander William B. Miller.
Past Department. Command err r.. A.
DennellY. Past Department CemmandeF
CHARLES Barroughs. Past Department
Commander Matthew'S. Past d epartu,en
Commander f. O. Cole. Mrs. Emma
Sou hwick. President of the Ladies'
Relief the Grand Army; Mrs, ]. A. At
wood aud Mr.. id. Kents Of Trenton.
aud also OF the same orter.
The delegates are J. J, 4 epts and F. g.
Stahh Of Trenton: c. H. Bepsen. Of this
city; j.. w, HAITI. Orange; Frank Bright
aud F. L. SMITH, Newark; George Martin,
Camden.
General Grubb aecompa Mes the party
at the general g iltcitation O I the veterans
of the denartment. who de sire him 10 be
a candidate for National Commander,
Four weeks ago he wa in doubt as 10 the
aaylsahility of coming out MS q candidate,
bat the recent devefo pments nave been
sucn as to make his eau SO look favorable.
There are 0 four candi dates Ia he con-
test; Adams, OF Massa ch9setts; Hurst.
OF Ohio; Liacolu; of the District of Co.
~ m, 4 - m -., hh ~ NJ 4xv .-1Av
1t was expected that til . entire Pennsyl-
vania delegation would be q unit for
Ad ans. but a canvass N a de shows that
there are very many of the N favorable 10
tshe candidacy OF General Grubh. 1t is
not kpowa definitely how many there
are, but sufficient 10 tudic ate that with
the assistance that Ia promi sed from New
York. parts Of New Eng land, and the
West. the Generals chances are uh-
usually bright.
It's pretty we'll settle d that this year
the C0mmapdershlp is to come to the
Easteru States. The West has had 1t long
enough.
IL the extreme w est General Grub is
extensively and favor ably known. He
have received man l.tters assuring him
the eorgtAl support should he become a
candidate. rne New Jers sy veterans
have beep working like bea veis for hip
ana have wrltteu 10 their comrades all
or tue O4ltSl ObateS ut2l nH Tie claim
of Grub Oh tneir attention.
Massachusetts will b. g Old for Jack
Adams. and he will also rec eve q good
supner1 from the New Eo gland States.
He viii get less tnau half Of the Penn
sylvania votes.
Hurst thtuks OHIO suficie n tly inter-
msdiAte not 60 Dc. In the w es t or in the
East. ana therefore a good p lace to wag-
q fight on cotnpromise gr ounds. It's
SAID that be Is net sure of all the yptaS
from his own State.
Colonel Ltnc In is we II known in the
West aud exceedingly po pular Just now
among the Grand Army because OF his
fight With Hoke Smith OIL the pens ion
gu eStiou.