The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1894-09-20

pcuucu III rtliel from ndUlO1dl Tellel
fund, $3.50; total cash expenditures,
S114, s45.1G; amount of relief other than
money, S55, 739. 10; total amounts of ex-
penditures during the year, Sl70, 5s4. 26;
total amount of relief since organiza-
tion, S1,018,560.25. The national chap
lain reported 300, 100 soldiers graves
decorated May 80, 1894, at cost of
12,654.72.
PITTsBuRG, Sept. 14-Breaking all
previous records in beginning and end
ing it's business within two days, the
twenty-eighth national encampment of
the Grand Army of the Republic ad-
journed sine die last night A year
from next Monday the boys in blue,
crossing Mason and Dixon's line for the
first time in the history of the order,
will fraternize with their opponents of
the sixties, and thus make visible dem
onstration of the oft-repeated assertion
that there is no longer north or
south, but one country, free and undi-
vided.
In one of the most heated contests in
the history of the order, Col. Thomas
G. Lawler, of Rockford, ILL.,, was
elected commander-in-chief of the
Grand Army of the Republic, defeating
his only opponent, Col. l. N. Walker,
of indianapolis. by the narrow major
ity of IL in a total of GAO. Lawler's
election marks the downfall of the
Pennsylvania and eastern element that
has long been all-powerful in the high
councils and control of the order.
The western and southern delegates
voted solidly for Lawler. He was near
ly forty ahead when the calling of the
roll of department delegates was con-
cluded. but twenty-nine votes from the
officers and council of administration
went to his opponent, and the Rockford
veteran was literally pulled through by
the skin of his teeth.
The other officers elected by the en-
campment were: Senior vice command
| er, Maj. A. P. Burchfield, of Pittsburg;
| junior vice commander, Charles II.
Schute, New Orleans; surgeon general,
o. T. Weeks, Marion, o.; chaplain-in-
chief, Rev. T. H. Haggerty, st. Louis.
The council of administration was
chosen as follows: Utah, c. o. Farms
worth; California, E. Il. Blackmer;
Vermont, Ebenezer ]. Ormsbee; Vir-
ginia and North Carolina, Augustus
Hager; South Dakota, Charles II. Shell
don; Delaware, Charles Zeerbey; Ohio,
R. H. Cochran; Mississippi, f. M. Ster-
rett; Nebraska, J. F. Decher; New
Jersey, Emanuel Sanols; Rhode Island,
Charles A. Barbour; New York, David
S. Brown; Michigan, George H. Hop
kins; New Mexico, Smith II. Sampson;
Minnesota, Albert Scheffer; Pennsyl-
vania, Charles w. Gerwig; Washington,
G. H. Holmes; Tennessee, W. H. Veazey;
Arkansas, A. d. Thomas; Iowa, Albert
w. Swalin; Indian Territory, Robert w.
Hill; Potomac, G. NJ. Hustled; West Vir-
ginia, I. H. Duval; Georgia, Joseph H.
Thibadeau; Kansas, o. III. Coulter: Ken
lucky, Charles w. Herdman; Alabama,
G.. H. Patrick; Wisconsin, O.. w. Carl
son; Illinois, II. s. Dietrich; Connecti-
cut, Courtland s. barrow; Arizona, I.
G. Savage; Indiana, w. H. Armstrong;
Maryland, DR.. Hugh A. Manghlin;
Massachusetts,, A. NJ. Stickney; New
Hampshire, Sam N. Brown.
| Nearly half an hour was occupied in
reading the reports of the committee
on resolutions and which dealt with
more than a score of subjects Hearty
applause greeted the resolution direct
ing the incoming commander-in-ch chief
to endeavor to secure the reinstatement
of such comrades as may have been un-
Justly discharged from government
service, and also to protect such veter-
ans as yet remain in office. AS rider
to this resolution the following was
also carried, amid vociferous shouts:
That the Grand Army of the Republic, in
twenty eighth national encampment assem-
bled, respectfully requests the president Of the
United States to issue an executive order to
the heads of the several departments Of the
government and through them to its subordt-
mates having the power of appointment, en-
ployment and retention Of persons in the pub.
lie service that due consideration be given to
the claims of veterans of the war, and that in
letter and in spirit any laws in reference there
to which give them preference be faithfully
carried out.
Representatives of the Big Four,
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton and
Pennsylvania railroads appeared be-
fore the encampment and pledged a
rate of one cent mile for the gather.
ing of next year. This concluded the
legislative business. The incoming
commander-in-chief and subordinate
officers were formally installed with
the usual ceremonies and shortly after
o'clock with three cheers and tiger
for Pittsburg and it's people, the en-
campment came to an end.
Commander-in-Chief Lawler issued
the following general order No. 1 last
night: Having been elected and in
stalled as commander-in-chief of the
Grand Army of the Republic for the
ensuing year, hereby assume com
mand, with profound appreciation Of
the responsibilities of the Office. Com
rade c. c. Jones. of Rockford, ILL.,, is
hereby appointed adjutant general and
Comrade j. w. Burst, of Sycamore, H..
quartermaster general, and they will
be obeyed accordingly. Headquarters
are hereby established at Rockford
ILL., All official communications should
be addressed to the adjutant general.
This afternoon the Women's Relief
Corps elected the following officers
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