The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-14
CAPT. LAWLER WINS.
Elected commander-in-Chief of
the Grand Army.
CLOSEST CONTEST EVER KNOWN
The wemen-s Relief csrps .na Ladies'
Of the c. a. r. Cheese Om~en
Fireworks n the Evsnsnx.

ensauspmenE, the hottest and closest con-
test ever known in the g. A. H.. was
the HghG for the position Of commander
iu-ehsef The contestants we're Capt.
Thomas G. L.AwleF. Of Rockford. III. aud
l. n Walker. of Indianapolis. E-ec-
tsoneerinx Of a most vigorous character
has been going on all the week. ara this
morning. the irssnds Of both candidates
claimed victory ~ good margin. The
c.oseness Of the contest sas a surprise 30
both victor and defeated. Itio0k toriy-Ave
minutes TO cas-; aac eoant the ballot OF the
go delegates The commandments.
Adams, announced that the vote stood:
Lawler $50 Walker 3Is. the Illinois man
winning by the narEow margin ef eleven
votes As soon IS the election Was an
noanced peals az applause rang through
the opera house. When come semblanee
Of quiet VAS restored. Col Walker with
drew MS name aud the election Of Capt
LAWYER was m ade unanimous In = brief
speech the new ommander-in-chief
thanked his supporters and said he would
work TO The utmost for the Advancement
of that grand organization, the Grand
Army the Republic. Newins post. %
Rockford, in honor of the election OF Capt
LAWYER. fired a salute OF twenty-one guns
on ne river bank.
Mayor A. r. Burchleld. of Pittsburg.
was elected senior vice commander;
Charles III. shupe. of New Orleans junior
commander: 7. ii. Haggerty. OF ST. Louis.
chaplaln-ln-ehief; :. c. Weeks. Of Marion.
o.. surgeon general. The council OF adj
ministration is as follows: Utah, C. O.
Farnsworth California. Col. r T. Black
mer. Vermont. +. j. ormsby; Virginia
and North Carolina A. II. Hager; South
Dakota. Gov. C. ii. sheldon; Delaware,
Charles Zerby; Ohio, r. II. Cochraae;
Mississippi. +, NJ sterritt; Nebraska. J.
F. Decker: New Jersey, E. Sanols: Rhode
Island, &. A Barbour; New York,
ID. ;. Brown; Michigan, g. III.
Hopkins New Mexico. s Ii.
Simpson: Minnesota, A. Schatfer;
Pennsylvania. c. W. Gerwiz: Washington,
c. ii. Holmes: Tennessee, w IL. Neazey
Arkansae. A. ID. Thomas: Iowa. A. ".
swalin. Indian Territory, Il. W. Hill; the
Potomac. G. NJ. Hustled; West Virginia. /.
ii. DgYal; Georgia. ]. W. Tbibadeu; Kan
sas, O. III. Coulter; Kentucky. G. w. Herd
man: Alabama. q. ii. Patrick; Wisconsin.
\. W. Carbon; Illinois, III. S. Dietrich:
Connecticut, :. $. barrow: Arizona, T. G..
Savage; Indiana, 4. III. Armstrong: Mary
land, DR.. III. A. Manghiin; Massachusetts,,
A. ". Snckney; New Hampshire. s. y.
Brown.
Capt Adams returned thanks for all the
honoFs bestowed upon him, and Past
Commander-in-Chief X. 3. Heath in
stalled. with all the ceremony Of the
ritual. the elected officers; and all the G.
A. Il. flags. records aud effects were turned
over 10 the new officers. Commander-in-
Chief Lawler here grasped the gaveI, but
soon the chaplain-in-chief. Mr.. Hagerty,
came TO the footlighIs TO pronounce the
benedjction and the twenty eighth en-
campment was finished.
The resolution censuring Col. Aims
worth's conduct in the pension bureau,
and supporting Judge Long in his contest
with the pension commissioner, were not
adopted. This is the first time an en-
campment has concluded its business and
elected aud installed its officers in sitting
of two days.
The new commander-sn-chief issued his
first orders tonight. appointing Col. C. c.
Jones, of Rockford. H.. sijutant general,
and Comrade ]. n. Burst. of Syracuse. ILL.,.
quartermaster general. and establishing
headquarters at Rockford. Ill.
A fitting close TO the day was the display
of fireworks on the MonongaheIa river. at
the foot of Smithfieid street. The citizens
committee outdid Itself and furnished
display that has seldom been surpassed.
At least 2o.oO0 people lined the wharf,
Mount Washington aud bridges and
housetops in the vicinity.
Thomas G.. LAWYER was born in
England, April I. 1874 When a child
he was taken TO Illinois aud educated in
the public schools of Rockford. At the
age OF IL ne enlisted as private In Com
pAny J., Nineteenth Illinois volunteers.
lie saw much hard fighting. lie COM
manded his company for two months dur
fng the Atlanta campaign. and as elected
captain by the company and placed upon
the roll OF honor BY Maj. Gen. Roseerans,
OF the Army of the Cumberland Capt.
LAWYER organized tile Rockford rifles in
1876, and was elected colonel, and COM
mnuded the Third regiment, l. " g., for
seven years. when be resigned. He was
postmaster at Rockford under the Hayes
and GARFIELD administrations, and was in
the lumber and coal business Can't Law
Ter has been commander OF q. l.. Newins
post, of Rockford, for twenty-slx years.
He has also served as a member OF the
department. council Of administration and