The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-12

sardwiched in between Michigan, 1000
strong, and Indiana, all three being large
~ represented, and made themselves
known through immense yellow badges
representing a full-grown ear Of corn.
Gen. Lew Wallace marched with his In
disna post and Maryland and Nebraska
completed the division.
The Kansas posts, 1900 strong, with
sunfiOwer badges. the size of a griddle-
cake, were conspicuous in the fifth di-
vision. Missouri turned out strong and
the veterans of Colorado, Minnesota
Delaware and oregon were well repre-
sented.
PARKWAY Washington and Alaska had
but small contingents, but they carried
themselves with as much dignity as il
they had thousands in line, and West
Virginia and South Dakota helped to
keep their company and to give the sixth
division a respectable appearance in
point of numbers.
Arkansas. Utah and New Mexico each
had small representation, and Tennes-
see aided in giving good form to the
seventh division.
The newly formed department of the
Gulf led the next division and the Louisi-
ana men had important delegations with
them from Mississippi, Florida and
Texas on the south, and oregon and
Idaho from the lar west.
The Alabama delegation in the ninth
division wore as boutonaires large cotton
balls in serted in miniature water pipes
and kept company with comrades from
Arizona, Oklahoma, North Dakota, In
dian Territory and Georgia.
The tenth and last grand division was
composed of the department local posts
of Kentucky. 1t had been intended to
bear at the rear of the column the old
state battle flags, but at the last minute
the local committee decided not to take
the risk of caring for these treasured me-
mentoes.
Rough estimates placed the total num-
Der of men in line at over thirty thousand
The cheering was incessant from start to
finish.
The parade was four hours and a quar-
ter passing the reviewing stand. 1t moved
like clockwork and was remarkably free
from tedious breaks. Despite the intense
heat, the large majority of the paraders
went over the entire route of two and
half miles, although many were compelled
to drop out early in the march. There
were numerous cases of heat prostration
which were promptly treated by the emer-
gency corps.
The opening of the eneampment proper
was preceded tonight by a camp fire at
Music hail, which was filled with a bril-
liant audience. Mayor Tyler presided,
Henry Watterson spoke words of welcome
for the citizens committee, and ex-Lieut
Gov. Jacobs for the Kentucky department
of the G.. A r.
Brief impromptu responses were made
by Commander-in-Chief Lawler, Gen. Lew
Wallace and Mrs. John A. Logan. In the
lower hall the visiting officials and mem
bers of the ladies of the G.. A. r. were
banquetted by Mrs. c. E. Hinst of this
city and Henry w. Bradley, the candidate
for governor. Several responses were
made to toasts by the visitors.
AS soon as the delegates had recovered
from the fatigue of the parade the wire
pulling for the location of the next en-
campment was resumed with vigor and
the corridors of the hotel became as ami
mated as though a political convention
was in progress. 1t was early evident
that Buffalo's effort was made in the ma
ture of a bid for the encampment of 1897
and that the contest lay between Denver
and st. Paul. The St. Paulites are claim
ing tonight that they have the victory
won.
For commander-in-chief Gen. T. N.
Walker of Indiana is having things his
own way, and it is said tonight that his
only competitor, Gen. Thaddeus c. Clark
son of Omaha, will move to make his Sc
lection unanimous.