St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-12-04
coMMANDER-1N-cH1EF WALKER,

way up Maj. Espy boarded the train
at Red Wing, and Capt. S. R. Van
/ Zant came aboard at Winona, acting
as an escort for the party. When the
train pulled into the union depot the
visitors were met by the local execu-
tive committee, and a number of prom
inent citizens, as follows: j. j. Nc
Cardy, senior vice commander of the
Minnesota department, and Col. Albert
Scheffer, member of the national coun-
ell Of administration, State Treasurer
Koerner, Joe Brigham, W. H. Burns,
William Seeger, NJ. K. Williams, E. n.
Leven, Gen. Mason and othsr promi-
nent members of the G. A. R., P H.
Kelly, George r. Finch, c. W. Horr,
r. S. Munger, Assemblyman Lewis, c.
P. Stine,, ]. H. Beck and others.
After being cordially welcomed by
the local committee, the entire party
were driven to the Ryan, which has
besn designated as the national head
quarters, where the time was spent till
lunch was announced in getting ac-
quainted. In chatting about the trip
up and the success of the encampment
in this city Gen. Walker said: I'VE
had very pleasant trip from my home
to Chicago, where we were very nicely
treated by the comrades, a reception
being given in our honor. Immediately
after the reception we took the train
for st. Paul, and here we are. After
lunch there will be a conference of the
executive committee of the G. A. r.
and the local committee. We have a
national council of administration,
made up of one member from each de-
-, Il
mander-in-chisf selects eight comrades,
who, with the officers, form the execu-
tive or governing body of the insLIlu-
ton. We are here now to set in motion
the machinery which shall lead to a
successful encampmsnt. 1 want to see
what plans have been formed by the
local committee and look over the
ground. 1t is an unwritten law of the
G. A. r. that no commander-in-chief
shall serve more than one year, and it
is, therefore the wish of every COM
mander-in-chief to make his encamp-
ment the best ever held. 1 have been
in St Paul several times before, but
l want to look over the ground again.
OF course, we have the fullest con-
fidence in st. Paul's ability to handle
the encampment, otherwise it would
never nave Deen sent mere.
After luncheon had been served the
executive sessions of the committees
began and occupied most of the after
noon. The local and general executive
committees met in joint session and at
the close of their meeting the general
committee held brief session. In the
meeting of committees the matter of
transportation was first taken up and
discussed. The committee had really
nothing definite to report beyond the
fact that a good deal of negotiations
had been carried on with the railway
lines, in which the committee had
urged a rate of one cent per mile So
far nothing definite had been agreed
upon, and would not be until the
Western Passenger association has
acted upon it.
Gen. Flower is in Chicago and hopes
that before the national committee
leaves st. Paul that the one-cent rate
agreement can he announced.
Following the general meeting was
one of the national executive commit
tee, in which the unfinished business
of the Louisville encampment was ta-
ken up and disposed of, before st.
Paul matters We're reached. Regard
ing the encampment in this city but
little, If anything, definite was done,
although many matters were discussed,
and passed over till this mornings
session for definite action. Among the
subjects discussed was the parade, it's
length and other features. The pa
rade at this encampment will be limit
ed to two miles at the most and will
If possible be brought within one and
a half miles after the formation of the
column. It's route will be arranged
and everything determined this MORN
ing. Following the business meetings
the committees adjourned till
O'Clock, when a camp fire was held at
the market hall.
The camp fire which was held at the