The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-09-14
Burchfield Chosen Vice, Shupe Junior
Vice, Weeks SurgeOn-General and
Haggerty Chaplain-in-Chief.
PLEA FOR OLD SOLDIERS
Action Of President Cleveland's
Administration Condemned.
Attention of the Country Called to Dis
missals from Public Office Without
Cause-Close of the Encampment.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
PITTSBURG. Sept. 13.-Col. Thomas G.
Lawler. Of Rockford. ILL.,, was elected
commander in chief of the Grand Army of
the Republic to-day. His election was a
great surprise to Indianians, who knew
that Col. l. n. Walker, of Indianapolis,
had promises from majority of the dele
gatesi AS 1t turned out. however, many
of the Hoosier's supporters were won over
to Lawler at the last moment and the
balloting resulted in a majority of eleven
for the Illinois man. The officers chosen
to-day were:
Commander in Chief-COL. THOMAS G.
LAWLER, of Rockford, III.
BURCHFIELD. of Pittsburg.
Junior Vice Commander-CHARLES H.
SHUPE, Of New Orleans.
Surgeon-general-O. w. WEEKS. of
Chaplain in Chief-T. H. HAGGERTY, of
ST. Louis.
A new council of administration was
chosen as follows:
Indana-W. III. ARMSTRONG.
Utah-C. O. FARNSWORTH.
California-COL L. T. BLACKMER.
Virginia and North Carolina-AUGUS-
South Dakota CHARLES
III. SHELDON.
DeldWaTe-Cf1ANl<rSo LE<ADt
Ohio-R. II. COCHRAN.
Mississippi-F. Nj. STERRETT.
Nebraska. f. DECHER.
Rhode Island-CHARLEs A. BARBOUR.
New York-DAVID S. BROWN.
Michigana,GEoRFYGiIEst YiIst, II /, HOPksbSSSN 90 IIsIISSN
Minnesota-ALBDRT ScHEFFER.
nnsyivania-CdARLES w. GERWIG.
Washington-C. III. HOLMES.
Tennessee--W. H. vEAZEY.
Arkansas-A- d. THOMAS.
Iowya-ALBERT M.E.I,R "; yos,MhI SWAEIM n u111
Potomac--G. NJ. Hustled.
West Virginia.. H. DUVAL.
Georgia-JoSEPGHd Gd,IH II. rER THiBADEAu.
Kentucky-CHARLES w. HERDMAN.
Wisconsin-O. w. CARLSON.
Illinois-H S. DIETRICH.
Connecticut-COURTLA s. OAR
ROW.
Maryland-DR. HUGH A. MANGHLIN.
Observation-Disclosures ~ STICK
NEY./
The new commander-in-chief issued his
first orders tonight, appointing Comrade
c. c. Jones, of Rockford, ILL.,, adjutant-
general and Comrade ]. N. Burst, of
Syracuse, ILL.,, quartermaster-general, and
establishing headquarters at Rockford, Ill.
Colonel Lawler. the new commander in
chief. was born in England on April Z,
1874. When a child he was taken to Illi-
nois and educated in the public schools
of Rockford. At the age Of seventeen he
enlisted as a private in Company /, Nine
teenth Illinois Volunteer Infantry. He saw
much hard fighting. He commanded his
company for two months during the At
lanta campaign and was elected captain
by his company and placed upon the roll
of honor by Major General Rosecrans, OF
the Army of the Cumberland. Colonel
Lawler organized the Rockford Rifles in
1876 and was elected colonel and COM
manded the Third Regiment /. n. G. for
seven years, when he resigned. He was
postmaster at Rockford under the Hayes
and Garfield administrations and is in the
lumber and coal business. Colonel Law
ler has been commander of G. L. Nevins
Post, of Rockford, for twenty-six con-
secutive years. He has also served as
member of the department council OF ad-
ministration and junior and senior vice
department commander.