Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-14
comrade |. N. Walker Defeated by
-even Votes.
SALUTE OF TWENTy-oNE GUNS
Brief biography of the New Com
mander of the Great vcteran.' As
socintion--The New Hoard Of Coun-
eii-othcr omcer. Elected by the
G.. A. II.

Pttsburg, p, ut. 1s.--Buslness
and activity o. ., ID the lobby OF
the new Ora. >SS at an early
hour. and long g 70 md Giy's
session OF the Ora r. L'fl, 'ention
opened there was u ~ e. yoylsts
at work in favor Of IN, p raj can
didates for Office. As limitations
were only made yesterday for the office
Of commander-in-chief, those DEPART
ments that had candidates for the other
national offices were busy. but OF the
delegates as they made their way into
the convention hall, New York came
out with Philip, 5. Blglin. for Junior
viee-eommander. and Louisiana had an
opposition candidate in the person OF
Charles II. Shupe. Both sides. OF
course. were confident. The two candi-
dates for the highest office in the CIV
ing Of the Grand Army of the Re
public came into the convention early.
Colonel Thomas G. LAWYER arrived at
9:15 q. m, with all his department del
egates. They were confident that
things looked bright for them.
The first business WHEN the conven-
tion met was the nomination for ma
tional officers. Major A. p. I3urchheld
of this city was nominated for senior
ice-commander-in-ch and as there
was no opposition he was elected unan-
imously. For junior vice-commander.
Corporal Tanner proposed Philip $.
| Biglin.
When Charles shupe was put for
ward in nomination for the same Of
flee by the present department com
mander of Louisiana Mr.. Biglln with.
drew and Charles shupe was elected
junior Vice without ballot
The next election was that for sur
geon-general Comrade o. W, Weeks
of Marion, o.. was without opposition,
and was unanimously elected.
Chaplain-in-chief was the next elect
i've office. For this Chaplain t. II. Hag'
eerty Of st. Louis and Comrade South
ard OF Maine were nominated, so the
matter went over for election later
Then the nomination OF members oil
the connect OF administration began
They were as follows: Utah, G. a.
Farnsworth; California, Col, %. T.
Rlaclxner: Vermont. Ebenezer j. Orms-
hoe; Virginia and North Carolina, Au-
gust Hager; South Dakota, GOV
Charles II Sheldon; Delaware. Charles
zerbey; Ohio, r. $. Cochran Mlssis'
sippi. +. NJ. Sterret: Nebraska, j r.
Deeher; New Jersey, Emmanuel Sa'
noIsh: Rhode Island Charles a. Bar
hour. New York, David S. Brown
Michigan. George II. Hopkins; New
Mexico. smith II sampson; Minneso'
IA. Albert scheffer; Pennsylvanilai
Charles w. Gerwig; Washington: Z. n
hrtansas. A. y. Thomas; Iowa, Al
bert w. Swain: Indian Territory X
" I'M. Potomac, G.. N Hustled Nesl
Virginia I. II. Duval, Georgia, G, ii
ThibadeRu: Kansas, o. e. Coulter. Ken
lucky, Charles W. Rerdman; Alabama
q II Patrick; Wisconsin, w o. carr
son. Illinois, H. S. Dietrick; Connecu
III, Gourtland s. barrow; Arizona, T
Gnthrie. Indiana, w. II. Armstrong
MARYLAND. DR.. A. Mangslin; Massachu
: satts Alvin NJ. Stckney. New Hamp
shire. Sam n. Brown.
The feature of the encampment aht
the contest ever known In the 6rah'
ARMY was the hght TOT , Ihe p os,.iv,
~ commander IN chief, the contest
ans we're Col Thomas G. LAWYER o
! | DncLfnrd III. and /. N. walker o
irdIenenoIls Electioneering OF mos
,,,gnrous character has been going o.
ali the week and last night ana tnll
] morning the friends of both cahuiuht g.
? claimed n victory by good majority
I nm cinaeness OF the result was sur
!. nrise 10 both victor and defeated. j
IN AZ minutes 10 cast and count th'
: haiiots Of the $40 delegates. Thei
> 1son,mnnder Adams announced that ".
4 vote stood Lawler. $3.50; walker, wy
ma Illinois man winning by marrow
margin OF IL votes az soon a. Wy s IN,
d I'm was announced peals OF Applause
\ ranr through the opera house. Whei
I've sembiance OF quiet was restored
4 81 walker withdrew his name, ans
a. election was made unanimous. II
hrief speech, the new commander y
chief thanked his supporters anu sac
Ne would work TO the utmost Tor th'
/ advancement OF tha' bfAnu V'h"''"@
=. ''o N.,.,,ims most Of Rockford. IN. Il
u honor OF the election OF Coio'el LlN
4 ~, f,red n salute OF twenty-one gun
. ON the river bank -
A colonel Lawler was born ~ Ens
land April 7, 1874 Wneh Sn.,u a. =,
- tstsn 10 Illinois and educated u
4 ~ nnhiic schools OF Rockford
~ 90 ~ II he enlisted as 4 priyAu
.e,nnany f. Fifth lllinois Toluntee
" He saw much hard tight
us commanded his company 10
I ,ns n months during the atlanta cam
\ two ' ond was elected captain Of hi
/ pSnpany and placed upon the ro,i .
honor by Maj2r-i s..eiair, i95 H. OF
L me arr ne Rockford rifles IN Is,
I ganiAsu siscted colonel amt comms A.
/ ana mas Third regiment, Illinois Na
60 ". ,.,,srd for seven years Nnr
n y resigned. He was pos'ina .,S e.. =
L re 49, under the Hayes ana