The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-09-14
VETERANS PARADE.
They Arc Getting Too Old to Stand
the Strain OF the March.
Less Than Forty Thousand Men In Line In
the Parade at Pittsburgh Movement
Against Politics Na,ai Veterans
Fleet We. Atkins Commodore.

Wy" NNN WV NV Hlhff ihf tApitu- I
lotion of the citizens is complete. The
invading column Of Grand Army
veterans sweeping like torrent from
the north and south. the east aud the
west, Is the monarch OF all il may sur
yey Acres Of bunting, myriads Of
flags, all the contriyauccs and wonders
of electricity blazing from arches.
towers aud business blocks
The campaign for national officers,
and for the location Of the next en-
campmcnt was naugurntcd In earnest
Monday afternoon. and Monday night
there was much diekcring and button
holing around the principal hotels as
might be demanded bya national polit
ical convention
Sunday the committee from Louis
VILE had things It's own way, aud Mon
day the committee from the CONNER
cinl club, of St Paul, opened up com
modious quartcrs IN the Monongnhela
house, and procecdcd 10 get in its
work
In personnel Il was decidedly IN
nucntihl Judge John 4 Ray leN-com-
nander ~ the grand army aud eN GOV.
Mc,hi we're ON the outside to bid all
welcome while within Judge II G.
Hicks Capt w. A tisel leNchairmnn
~ the republican state committeo.l
col ! " Davidson. Charles W Horr,
gen. J. Il Raker, Il !, Mc,}innis, Al
bert Schrfcr and several other prom
incnt citizens we're on duty to make
things comfortable for the visitors,
aud incidentally 10 enroll them under
the banner oi the Twin Cities
With the arrival Monday morning of
the Illinois delegation the contest he
tween the adhetcnts OF Col Thomas q
l.awlrr. ~ that state, aud ! n Walker,
of lndianu. the rival candidates for
commandcr-in-chicf, was commenced
in earnest llcadquartor, for each
aspraut were "prucd nt the leading
hotels. aud arguments 81 numerous
kinds were employed in the effort 10
secure votes Most of the western aud
northwcstcrn delegates are counted ia
l.awler column, while the eastern and
southern strength, together with ma
I iority nf the pnst commanders and
other nonrcprrsentatyc votors, are
favorable a. the Illinois candidate
Four thousand delegates and mem
hers Of the visiting pests were present
Monday night at the inaugural presen,
tation at the exposition building II the
historical musical spectacle, War and
Peace, dedicated 70 the encRmpmrnt
by Col y n lnnrs Of the thirteenth
Regiment tN \ tupA In the per.
formance the hand with a chorus Of
| four hundred voices a battery of artil-
lcry aud The inmous Ransom post, OF
81 louis, took part
Al meeting Monday afternoon of
the Medal u Honor Legion Senior
Vice commander urr and Comrades j.
H. Lyman. Of New York Matthews, Of
Pittsburgh, lnseh of Newark o. Hills,
81 81 Louis. ani Thomas. Of rhiladcl.
phia, were appointed to wait upon Com
grcaman Dnnicl J Sicklcs and Amos
J Cummings and urge them to secure
the adoption Of such measures rs may
preserve the distinction of the insignia
worn hy the legion from all other med
ais awarded 10y congress
The National Association Of Army
and Navy chapluins Monday elected
Rev r. Hagcrty, chaplain Of the Nine
ty-third Illinois, as president, and
Chaplain C. c McCabe, the famou,
Methodist church mission fund raiser
Of the one Hundred aud Twcnty-scc
ond ohio NJ secretary.
Delegates representing thirty-four
local associations participated Monday
. Afternoon in.thc ninth annual conyen
tion ~ the National Association %
Naval Veterans at the Allegheny court
house In the annual rcPortof Rcal
ADMIRAL Commanding uahon, ot New
! York reference was made 10 the fac
Z that failing % induce the kcnrarg,
Ussocntion. 81 Boston, to join tine Nm
( tlonal association, tarraRut association
, had been organized in that city an,
B gave promise of becoming powerful
auxiliary.
As soon ts the report had becnadopt
ed score Of delegates were on thei
( feet with rcsotutions Tor which the
demanded Immediate consideration
One which emphasized the feeling pr,
vailing among the naval veterans cor
, corning the hack Of recognition en
tended them hy the Grand Army pr,
| posed that the date Of the annual con
vcntion be changed othc spring Of ih
> year, and be set Tor the Anniversary q
the capture Of New Orleans by Farrj
a CUTS leet
a Capt uShon announced that havin
= already served four TERMS he was u,
n candidate for reelection, and by
= unanimous vote y. +, Allen, Of liar
ford, Ct, was chosea real admiral con
4 manding for the ensuing year.
PursnuRon, Pa, Sept t. The p
! rade of the veterans Tuesday was il
vested with an unusual. not to sg
pathetic interest and thousands OF o
warriors who have not marched {,
years, and who had never intended
be in line again, donned their slout
:, q hats aud brass-buttoned uniforms, ga'
/" an extra polish to their corps badge
and, stepping TO the strains of Marc
ing Through Georgia" or "Tram
Tramp, the Boys ore Marching lima
d ined for the the hour that they we
boys again.
), II was q glorious day for the even
!" II the weather had been made TO ord
for the veterans il could not have be,
o. improved upon. In both cities, MS W,
~ ns In nearly every town within
'r radius Of a score OF miles, the day HI
a. been proclaimed public holidn
n General business in Pittsburgh m
Allegheny, Wholesale as we'll as reta
y was entirely suspended A salute
q artillery ut 10 o'clock gave the sign
&c to the various departments to rrepa
n Tor formation
" Tho Buckeye state made an eScclle
showing, between thirty and for
s- posts, from Cincinnati, Ashtahul
lg Lima, Dayton Toledo, Canton aud ot
Is or cities, being In line. Daisy l.itt
el OF Cincinnati, the daughter OF the re,
mcnt, marched In solitary state |
nd tween the department commando
ra stan and ", y. Noycs post, Of Cine
~. natl.
II. Wilkeson post, OF Buffalo, had as
guests the remnant of the famous CO
In tlncntal Drum corps, ten griz1lcd ilis
re end drumncrf. each Of whom h
a Ia 4. A