The National tribune., 1894-12-06
PERSONAL.

Past COmmander.i Chief VIM. Warner, of
| Missouri. IS being quietly measured up by
many Republicans as candidate for Vice Presi-
dent in 1906.
Jacob Dewait, an old soldier. living at Ever
son. Pa. received check for S4,0197l the
other day. his application for pension, fled in
1866, having been allowed.
Gen. ". A. Miles. who has succeeded to the
command Of the Department Of the East by
the retirement Of Gen. o. o. Howard, paid his
first visit TO Governors Island, as Department
Commander. last week.
Gov.-eleet Hastings, Of Pennsylvania, has an
nounced his Cabinet, which contains many
GAR. men. Gen. Frank Reeder, Secretary of
the Commonwealth, entered the 5th Pa. in
1862, at the age of II years. He served until
mustered out, when he re-enlisted in the 174th
Pa. In October, 1868, he helped recruit a cav
airy regiment, and went out again as Captain,
from which position he was promoted to that Of
Colonel for gallant services, and at the close of
the war he was brevetted Brigadier- General.
Col. Thomas j. Stewart, of NOrriStOwD, who
has been appointed Adjutant- General. entered
the Union army at 16 years of age He served
eral and Commander of the Department of
Pennsylvania. Grand Army Of the Republic.
He has also been active in the National Guard.
The Governor has not yet announced the
Superintendent of Banking, but it is expected
Capt. John w. Morrison will be rendered the
position Capt Morrison served in the famous
Roundhead" regiment the I20th Pa in Co.
E. He was promoted to Lieutenant for gal
lantry.
Col. A. @. Hendrick. of New Haven. Conn,
has been nominated by the Republican City
Convention for the office of Mayor. Col.
Hendrick served in the 27th Conn. He was
formerly Chief of the New York Fire Depart
ment and later of the National Board of Fire
Underwriters.
Edmund N. Morrill,, Governor elect Of Kan
sas was born in Maine in February, 1884 He
moved to Kansas before the war, and was active
in the organization of the new State. He served
in the Union army during the war. and is one
of tho Board of Managers of the Soldiers Home.
He is q prominent GAR. man, a member of
the Loyal Legion, and of the U. V. U. He is
also Mason and Noble of the Mystic Shrine
Gen. Wright. commander of the First Bril-
gade, Iowa National Guard, was born in War
rem County. Ind, in 1910. He enlisted in the
service in May. 1861. as q private in Co. ID, 9th
Iowa, and on July II, 1862, was sworn into the
United States service at Camp Warren with
Gen. John M. COrss as Major He participated
in all campaigns of that now famous command
from the engagement at Athens on the Des
Moines River, to the surrender of Gen. john
ston's army at Raleigh. N. c. During the four
wears service the 9th was in the front line Of
the Fifteenth Corps and participated in the
battles of Shiloh, Corinth, Vieksburg, Mission.
airy Ridge, Resaca, Dallas, New Hope. Big
Shanty, Kenesaw Mountain, battle of Atlanta,
Ezra Chapel, JonesborO March to the Sea,
Carolina campaign, Columbia, Bsntonville, and
the Grand Review at Washington, ID. c. lie
was discharged with the command at Louis
willie, KY. as First Sergeant of his company on
July D. 1866. Gen. Wright has been connected
with Iowa National Guard since December.
1878. and has filed the grades of private, Ser
geant, Lieutenant, Captain, Colonel, and Brig
adler General. He is now ranking officer in
the line of the Iowa National Guard. He has
devoted much time and not little money to
helping build up the Guard, and bring it to its
present efficiency.