St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-13
old COMRADES MEET.
ANNUAL MEETING nv MINNEAPOLIS or
THE. STATE G. A. p.
A FIGHT OVER COMMANDER.

| Capt. v an SAINT ARRIVES ana GETS
in Considerable Campaign
| Work-Gen. Becker Expresses
| His Views-The Encampment
to Open This Morning at Har-
| monia Hall.
| The advance guard of the battle
Scared veterans of the G. A. r.. arrived
In the city yesterday to attend the state
encampment which cOnvenes in Har-
monia hall this morning at 10 o'clock
and continues two days. The head
quarters in the Lumber Exchange and
hotel Hobbies last night were crowded
| with old comrades. and the animation
and buzz of excitement told plainly
enough that the thrilling scenes of over
thirty years ago were being lived over
| again in memory.
Among the prominent arrivals yester-
day were S. l. Van SAINT, who is can
didate to succeed John Day Smith, the
state commander. his opponent being
Fighting" Jack Mullen, of adjutant
general fame. Mr.. Van SAINT is at the
Nicollet hotel. and, while he is not in
NAiLCo W Tain VII tuO ouOJCCts IL 10 SOh
coded that his chances for the election
are good.
In speaking of the matter. Capt. Van
SAINT said:
Gen. Mullen ana myself are the only
candidates, and one of us will be- elected.
Which of US il will be l am not going
to predict. There is one thing that YOU
can say. 1t is that the campaign is
friendly one. Mr.. Mullen and myself
are personal friends. and if he should
be chosen he will find me ever ready to
assist in the work."
Capt. Van SAINTS friends are not so
modest as their chief in discussing the
fight. They claim that he will be easily
elected. ''The posts outside of the Twin
Cities" said one of them. ''are almost
solidly for the Winona man. The
Minneapolis delegation, with but very
few exceptions, is for him, and the st.
Paul delegation is divided. Judge Col
Inns, OF the supreme court, and Capt.
Castle are among the st. Paul delegates
who are throwing their influence quietly
for Van SAINT. John Day Smith, the
present commander, is not a candidate
for reelection, and is remaining neu-
trail in the fight"
In this connection there is considera-
bic talk about electing Gen. Mullen to
which will place him in the line of pro-
motion for next year. If Van SAINT is
elected it will result In the retention
of Adjt. Mertz and keeping the head
quarters in Minneapolis.
Regarding the rumor that the can
didacy of Gen. Mullen is backed by
contingent from st. Paul, Gen. Becker
yesterday Said:
mullen Is not backed by anybody;
but is Endorsed by all of his friends, and
has been brought forward by those who
love him and know his worth. His
comrades throughout the department.,
recognizing his loyalty to our order and
his services in the past for old soldiers
in or out of the order. have urged him
to be candidate. His friends are loyal
Grand Army men who have the best
interest of the order at heart. and who
believe he will fill the position in every
sense of the word Regarding the pos.
sibility of headquarters being removed
to st. Paul, can only say that Mullen's
friends in this city do not care where
he establishes headquarters if elected.
and they are perfectly willing to have
it remain in Minneapolis. If a letter has
been written by Mullen Offering the
position of A. A. q. to MertZ, it has
been prompted because OF true COM
radeship and recognition of the worth
of one of the best comrades that ever
filled that position. Any one who
knows the two men will agree with me
that, should they become associated. !,
there never will be such a thing as
strained relations between them during
their term.
THE PROGRAMME.
At 10 o'clock this morning the en-
campment will be called to order by
Commander John Day Smith, who has
appointed the following committee on
reception:
Comrades Ell Torrance, George W.
Coburn. j. H. Albeit, l.. o. Merriam,
G. II. Taylor. II. u. Hicks. q. Fl. Nero,
John P. Rea, j. II. Eye. R. r. Hender-
son, d. M. Gilmore, w. p. Roberts, John
Gilman, G. NJ. Hanson.
Wednesday nights camp fire at the
Lyceum theater, as will be seen by the
following programme, will be highly
enjoyable:
Address of welcome by Mayor Eustis.
Response by department commander
elect.
sc. A. R. and American Citizenship"
Comrade Knute Nelson.
sc. A. r. and the Press" A. B. Allen,
editor Jackson Republic.
sc. A. r. and Woman" N. A. Gear
Hart, DuluIu.
"G. A. r. and the Bench" Judge l..
W. Collins.
sc. n. R. and the Bar" Daniel Fish.
Music furnished by the Masonic quar-
tette and Mrs. Carrie E. Milward, cornet
soloist
The camp fire will be presided over
by Judge FL. G. Hicks. Senior Vice
Commander in Chief }. w. Walker, of
Indianapolis. ana the department COM
manders of Wisconsin and North Dakota
have promised to be present.
All surviving members of the Penn
sylvania reserves, including the First
Pennsylvania cavalry and the First ar
tlllery, who now reside in Minnesota
and who may be in attendance at the
encampment. are invited to report at
the office of Ell Torrance, No. 9O3 Guar
anty Loan building, Minneapolis, on
Tuesday, Feb. 13, 1894. at IL o'clock
noon, and once more to break bread to-
gether.
A notable feature of the encampment
will be the annual convention OF the
ladies of the &. A. R., which will be held
today and tomorrow.
A cordial invitation to all the friends
visiting comrades and their families to
attend the informal reception to be held
at Rawlins' post, hall in the Masonic
Temple this afternoon from to 6.
Lunch will be served both today and
Wednesday to the delegates by the
ladies of Abraham Lincoln circle,
DIRTY DAIRIES-