St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-14

Col. Thomas g. Lawler, of RockfOrt,
ILL.,, and l. n. Walker, of indianapolis.
Electioneering of the most vigorous
character has been going on all week
and last night and this morning the
friends of both candidates claimed a
victory by good margin. The closeness
of the result was surprise to both
victor and defeated. 1t took forty-one
minutes to stand count the ballots OF
$40 delegates. Then Commander Adams
announced that the vote stood: Lawler,
$50; Walker. 3l9, the Illinois man win
ming by the narrow margin Of IL votes
AS soon as the election was announced
peals of applause rang thorough the
opera house. When some semblance OF
quiet was restored Col. Walker withdrew
his name, and the election of Col. Law
ler was made unanimous.
In brief speech the new commander.
in-chief thanked his supporters, and
said he would work to the utmost for
the advancement of that grand organi.
zation, the q. A. R. Nevins post. OF
Rockford, ILL.,, in Rhonor of the elec-
ton of Col. Lawler, fired salute OF
twenty-one guns on the river bank.
Col. Lawler was born in England or
April Z, 1914. When CHI i'd he was
taken TO Illinois, and educated in the
public schools of Rockford. AT the age
of seventeen he enlisted as private in
Company E, Nineteenth Illinois Volun.
teer infantry. He saw much hard fight
ing. He commanded his company fol
two months during the Atlanta cam
palgn, and was elected captain by the
company, and placed upon the roll of
honor by Maj. Gen. Rosecrans, of the
army of the Cumberland. Col. Lawlel
organized the Rockford Rifles in 1876
and was elected colonel and commanded
the Seventh re .iment |. n. G. for some
years, when he resigned. He was post
master at Rockford under the Hayes
aud Garfield administrations, and is in
tine lumber and coal business. Col
Lawler has been commander of G. l.
NevinS post, of Rockford. for twenty
six consecutive years. He has also
served as member of the council of
administration, aud junior and senior
vice commander. After the election Of
| Col. Lawler the convention adjourned
for dinner.
At the afternoon session of the en-
| campment the resolution cOndemnine
| Col. Ainsworth for discharging veteran:
| because of their testimony at the inquiry
| into the Ford theater disaster at Wash
iDgton was taken up and discussed.
other Elections.
Mai. A. P. Burchfield, of this city, wa
nominated for senior vice commander
In-chef, and as there was no opposition
was elected unanimously. For JUNO
vice commander. Corporal Tanner pro
posed Philip S. Riglin. When Charlie
II. Shute was put forward in nomination
for the same position by the presen
department commander of Louisian;
Mr.. Riglin withdrew and Charles Shut
was elected junior vice without ballot
| The next election was that for surgeon
general. Comrade o. D. Weeks, o
Marion, o., was without opposition an,
was unanimously elected.
Then the nomination of membe RS o
the council of administration began
While this was going on the preslden
and several officers OF the ladies of tn
&. A. r. and W. r. G. entered the con
yentIon hall.
Chaplain L. Fl. Haggerty, of st. Louis
was elected unanimously chaplain.in
chief, his only opponent, Comrads South
ard, of Maine, withdrawing before
ballot was taken.
The council of administration Is a
follows: Utah, c. o. Farnsworth; Cal
ifornia, Col. E. T. Blackmer: Vermont
EbeneZer j. Ormsbee; Virginia an
North Carolina, A. Hager: South Da
kota, Gov. Charles II. Sheldon; Della
ware, Charles Zerby; Ohio, R. II
Cochrane; Mississippi, L. NJ. Starrett
Nebraska, j. F. Decher; New Jel
sey, Emanuel Sanols; Rhode Island
Charles A. Barbour; New York, Davi
s. Brown; Michigan, George II. Hop
kins; New Mexico, Smith FL. Sampson
Minnesota, Albert Schefter; Pennsy
vania, Charles w. Gerwig; Washington
c. Il. Holmes; Tennessee, w. H. We;
zey; Arkansas, A. ID. Thomas; Iowa
| Albert w. Swalint Indian Tel