The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-09-11

LOUISVILLE, KY, Sept. l0.-Itis doubt
iul ii this city ever before entertained
as many guests rs are here to-day. Cor
tain it ia tho town never before had
within its limits 40 many bS!'le'scRrred
soldiers. 1t is consorvatiyely estimated
that nearly 10000 strangers are here
and the majority OF them thirty years
ago bore arms either for the blue or for
the gray. But the bIUO and gray are
ono to-day and men who were then at
war walk arm in arm as brothers. The
bitter hatred OF those dark days has van.
ished,
The event Of to-day was tho grand pa.
rade OF the Naval Veterans Association,
and TO Judge by tho crowds OF mon,
women hnd children who thronVed the
sidewalks nlon. tho line OF march and
the crowded wlndOwa aud houtetops, all
LOulsYiIle, turned out to 500 it. Old
citizens, men who have lived hero for
tho last forty or fifty yeRrS-and thcrc
are many OF thcm-say 1t was tho grand
eat sight they ever saw But tho great
Graud Army parade tomorrow, which
is to bo tho event OF tho week, promises
to far surpass 1t.
A LARGE PARADE.
The ttour SGT for the starting OF the
Naval Veterans parade was l0'3O
o'clock. As usual theirs was somo do.
lay. When tho order to forward
march" was given the old timers moved.
There were fully 10000 mon in limo.
OF course they were not all veterans OF
Uncle SANS war navy. But these vet.
Grams oil the navy were the cOntre OF at
traction, and Rs these grizzlGd and gray
old heroes passed through tho streets
they were greeted by patriotic cheers
from the throRts OF the tens OF thousands
Of citizens OH the sidewalks, from the
windows, and houSetops.
A detail OF police undor command Of
]. W. Hammond led the way. Tho
Michigan City military band came next
aud then the Louisville Legion drum
aud buglo corps. A regiment OF Indiana
state militia followed the music and
nGxt to tho Hoosior soldiers was tho
Louisville Legion. Then iu sequence
came KirkAmp's cornot band uniform
divisions Of the Knights OF Pythias,
Alpar Louisville and JefEeraonvillo,
Schneider's military band, juvenile
drill corps, Uniform Rank Knights OF
Honor, ex.prisonors OF war, Mississippi
ram fleet veterans. Eichorn'a military
band, Grand Army Of tho Republic
juvenile drum corps and thcn the naval
veterans. Last in the parade riding in
carriages came a score or more veterans
OF tho Mexican war. They were too
feeble with the weight oil years to walk,
and few OF them ever expect to sec an'
other national enCampmont OF the G.
A. r., and in few years they will be OF
tho past and the naval veterans will bo
fOw and, like tho veterans OF tho MeXi-
can war, too teebIo to march in parade.
TIE NEW OFFICERS.
Just now there is vast amount OF
talk in G. A. r. circles as to who will be
the next commander.in.chlel. There
aro number OF aspirants to this honor,
but rs yot none Of the candidates has
developed sufficient strength to warrant
prediction rs to who tho fortunate
man will be. There is a good deal OF
talk however, 10 the effect that Col.
Ivan n, Walker, Of indianapolis, should
be elected. Another prominent caudi-
dato for tho leadership Ia ThGddeuS A.
CIarkson, OF Nebraska. Gen. q. II,
Schultz, OF Now Orleans, has also boen
talked OF as a candidate
There promises to be lively sorim.
mage over tho Office o! senior vice
commander, General L. H. lIob'on, OF
Grcensburg, KY, and Captain Michael
Minton, Of this city, both being candi.
dates ior tho place, aud the friends Of
each arc working hard.
When it was decided In Pittsburgh
that the next enCampment would be in
Louisville, Captain Minton, who was
ono OF those who went TO that city and
worked for tho Kentucky metropolis
announced that hc was candidate for
that place. However, the department
OF KontuckywhCh met at HopkinsvilIe
last spring indorsod Con. ltobaon BY
cloao vo;o and, although Captain Min.
tOll 4 CIuUluNNy ~ htlll bGlhk AlNNh w
the posts OF Louiavillo.
THE NEXT ESCAMpMEsT,
Tho fight for the honor OF entertain.
ing tho &. A. II. Veterans In 1896 has
practically narrowed down to st. Paul,
Denver and Buffalo. Now aud thOh II
word is heard OF Syracuse, n. y. Ocean
leach, \, j.; Baltimore, Nd, aud Gin.
cinn0li, Ohio, but the grOaL fight Is bO.
tween tho three cities lirSt namOd.
Tho Buualo delegation did not arrive
until late last night, but " has boon
making up for lost time by vigorous
work. At present tho tlireO cities,
Buffalo, DOnvOr and 81. Paul, appear TO
DO about neck aud mock IN tho rAcU,
Although thorC aro nOar 100000 Grand
Army veterans In tho city, only l,l0O OF
them ara accredited delegates TO tho on
cmnpmrni, which will convene In
Music Hall Thursday. At this timn the
commanIor.in.Chiui and subordinate
officers Mud tho selection OF place for
holding tho noXt Oncanpmont will bO
voted npOn,
Mr, Nottio 4, Gunlock, national
president Of tho ladies Of tho Grand
Army Of tho RcpubIic, arrived from
Chicago this morning aud established
national headquarters nt tho Gait
llougc, A large number Of membcro Of
tho Orgnnllati1n hnvn arrived, among
tnom bong tho national officers.
For national president thotO ara four
can1IdniOs. MIRA. CattprinO n, tfifAt, of