The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-09-19

LOUISVILLE, Sept. ii The grand pa
rede of the @. A. r. veterans is taking
place today. It is estimated that there
are $4,000 men In line. The parade is
being reviewed by Commander in. Chief
Lawler and staff and the governors OF
several states. Ned, the famous old
warhorse from Pennsylvania. is riding
In the parade In float, as he gave out
In the parade at Pittsburg last year.
There was reception by the Won
ans Relief corps last night to Com.
mander Lawler and staff. Thousands
of old soldiers, both Of the blue and Of
the gray. attended. The reception be-.
gan at o'clock, and for two hours vet.
Grams, blue and gray, and their wives
paid their respects to the receiving
party. II is estimated by veterans who
have attended every annual enoamp.
.'ment since the Grand Army was organ
Mzed that the reception surpassed any.
dthing of the kind ever held in its honor.
lit is claimed that 10000 people passed
through the Calf House, where the re-
/. lception was held.
II Senior Vice. Commander Burchfeld
rand the members of the executive coun.
oil Of the national encampment at Pitts
burg last year have arrived on a special
train, in charge of Colenel Sam Moody,
assistant general passenger agent of the
Pennsylvania lines. In recognition Of
the courtesies extended the Louisville
workers at Pittsburg last year, Com
4, mander Burchfeld and his 30 associates
D from Pittsburg and the members Of the
Louisville executive council were te n.
dered o banquet here by the citizens at
: the Pendennis club.
Governor Mckinley Of Ohio arrived
today.
Just now there is vast amount of
t.italk as to who will be the next com.
mande in chief. There are number
y of aspirants, but none of the candidates
have developed sufficient strength to
warrant prediction as to who the
fortunate man will be. There is good
deal Of talk, however, to the effect that
Colonel Ivan N. Walker of Indianapo-
lis should be elected Another promi
nent candidate Is Thaddeus A. Clark
son Of Nebraska. General c. H Schute
of New Orleans has also been men
toned.
There promises to be lively scrim
mage over the Office of senior vice com
mander. General E. H. Hobson Of
Greensburg, KY, and Captain Michael
Minton of this city are candidates foI
the place, and the friends Of each are
working hard.
The fight for the honor Of entertain
ing the veterans in 1896 has practically
narrowed down to St. Paul, Denver anc
Buffalo, Now and then word i,
heard of Syracuse, Ocean Beach Balti
more and Cincinnati, but the great
fight is between the three cities frs
named.
An interesting feature Of the encamp
ment was the parade of the Naval Vet
10000 men in line. OF course they
war navy. But these veterans Of th'
navy were the center Of attraction, ant
as the griz2led and gray old heroes
passed through the streets they were
greeted by patriotic cheers from the
throats of the tens Of thousands of citi
gems on the sidewalks, from the win.
dows and housetops.
The Naval Veterans association ha
elected the following officers: Rea
admiral, Samuel Altman, New York
commodore, e. Q Farquhar, Zanes
vile, o.; captain, George Fritzchner
Louisville; commander, W. J. Fergu
son, Philadelphia; lieutenant com
mandei, Il, ID. Bliss, Brooklyn; senio
lieutenant, D. B. Ungay, Rockford
Ills junior lieutenant, James Stanley
New York; feet surgeon, Thomas q
Henos, CINCINNATI; paymaster, Z. X
Duston, Providence; feet engineer, q
L Seavy, Chicago, judge advocate gen
era, Charles Cawley, Chicago; oh aplain
Rev A S Nc Williams, Detroit