Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-09-20

ception and Invitation Committees gave
him n rousing cheer. The Louisville Lee
gion was the feature of the parade. At
the Gait House crowds were awaiting
the Commanders arrival, and they kept
him busy for long time shaking hands.
At 6 p. IN. General LAWYER and staff
dined with Colonel II. 5. Cohn, and at
s p. IN. were formally presented TO Presi-
dent Shirley. of the Citizens Committee.
Ransom Post of st. Louis and the Gin
cinnati posts serenaded the party at Pres
idcnt Shirley's house. whore Il brilliant
social event WAS in progress.
At night camp fires were held in New
Albany and Jeffersonvile as well as in
Louisville. while receptions were given
Commander LAWYER Admiral Allen. Mrs.
Logan. Mrs. Wallace and others. At
Camp Caldwell. where twelve State de-
partmentS and thousands of unattached
veterans were quartercd free in tents.
there was singing AMI storytelling
and many informal camp fires. Most
of the Indiana veterans were quar-
tered at New Albany and Jeffersonylle
The regimental reunions were held in
the State headquarters Tuesday.
Distinguished Guests.
Among the distinguished visitors were:
Corporal Tanner. :. d. Burdette. Gen.
Il. A. Alger of Detroit. Mich. Inspector
General Pond of Lansing. Mich, j. G. 5.
Blackburn. W. q. Bradley, General :. Il.
Buckner and Colonel J. A. Buckner of
Louisiana. Col. W. T.. Bundy of Cincn-
matt. J. c. Burrows of Kalamazoo. Mich.
General III. b. Darlington and General
j. =. Clarkson of Iowa. General Cassius
VI. Clay of Whitehall. Ky; ]. VI. Coney,
Judge Advocate for Massachusetts; Cap
tain Il. Davis Cunningham of Blairsville.
Pa; W. II. Derby, Senior Vice Command
er. of Massachusetts; j. l. Dorsey and y.
:. Dudley of Flemngsburg. Bishop Sam
uel Fallows of Chicago. Rev. james L.
Foster of Geneva. y. u. General John
Il. Gordon of Reynolds, Ca. Rev. I. III.
Hagerty of st. Louis. John NJ. Harkin
and General Warren Neifer of Spring
field. Ohio. j. Proctor Knott of Lebanon,
Ky. William Lindsay of Frankfort. Ky,
John a. Logan of Chicago, United States
Senator Henderson of Nebraska, Cover
nor Claude Matthews of Indiana, James
Whitcomb Riley of Indianapolis, Adju-
tant Joseph w. Roberts of Warsaw, Ky,
General d. F.. Sickles of New York. John
W. Thayer of Lincoln. Neb.. General
John &. Underwood of Chicago. Governor
William II. Upham of Madison. Wis.
Rev. L. ID. Walker of Chicago. Colonel
NJ. ID. Wickersham OF Mobile, Ala.
The New Commander.
The tread of the feet of the boys in blue
had hardly begun before the contest for
the office of Commander-in-chicf was well
under way. Every State represented
seemed To have its favorte son, but the
two men most prominently considered
for the high honor We're Major Thaddeus
:. Clarkson of Nebraska and Colonel
Ivan y. Walker of Indiana. The friends
of these two veterans and of the other
candidates were quickly hard at work
The opposing factions got together and the
result of the conference WAS the decision
that Colonies Walker and GARRISON should
be the only nominees. Then an Iowa dele
gate was 10 move the withdrawal of Col
Clarkson's name and the unanimous cleo
ton of Col. Walker This would serve To
give Col. Clarkson prestige at the 1S9G
convention.
Ivan y. Walker.
Colonel Ivan y. Walker is Il native OF
Indiana, and at the breaking out of the
war. at the age of 21, was holding an
important Office. which he resigned 10
raise Il company for the Seventy-third
Indiana, of which he was chosen Captain.
He was with his regiment in all its en-
gagements. and for gallant conduct on
Stone Rivers contested field won the
rank of Major. and was promoted Ia
Lieutenant Colonel in March 1862. and
on the death of the colonel became com
mander Of the regiment For year he
endured the horrors of Libby prison. and
escaped through the historic tunnel in