The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-09-13
WARRIORS SHED
MANLY TEARS.
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They should come and see how Dem
YER had grown to be a city of 200 600
inhabitants in thirteen years since the
last national encampment was held
there If the encampment should be
held in Denver next year, there would
be low rate excursions to a place
where could be seen the grandest
scenery in the world.
H. A. Castle of St. Paul, renewed the
invitation which st. Paul had sent to
the encampment one year ago and
told how at that time she had with
drawn in favor of Louisville.
Comrade Mccarthy read a letter
from the Chicago & Great Western
Hallway company, in which that COM
pany guaranteed a rate of 1 cent a
mile.
w. w. French of Tennessee, Extend
ed an invitation for the next en-
campment at Nashville.
Francis Downs of New Mexico,
seconded the nomination of Denver,
while Ex-Governor Hoard of Iowa,
seconded the nomination of st. Paul.
Thomas Anderson said he was author
lied by all the railroads west of the
Missouri river to offer for Denver a
rate Of cent a mile.
w. H. Powell reported that Illinois
was in favor of st. Paul. Edgar Allen
did the same for Virginia. The Mary
land comrades were anxious to have
the encampment in '97 at Baltimore,
and they felt if it went to Buffalo, they
would have no show two years hence.
Nearly all the southern and eastern
states felt the same way and combi-
nation was formed for st. Paul New
York voted solidly Tor Buffalo, while
Pennsylvania, Ohio and illinois gave
their strength TO st. Paul. The first
ballot resulted: Nashville SO votes;
Denver 103; Buffalo, 226; St Paul, 1893.
The vote was made unanimous and
Commander Lawler declared that the
next encampment would be at st.
Paul
Greetings ing were ,l brought from the W.
X Z. by committee headed by Mrs.
Margaret Wickens. Comrade T9intor, of
Connecticut, responded.
Commnnder-in-Chi
". A Ketcham of Indiana, presented
the name of Colonel Iva4 Walker of In
dianapolis. for commander-in-chief.
T. S. C1arkson of Nebraska, said his
department. had presented his name as
a candidate for conlmander-ir-chief.. He
would. however. decline to be d ca4.di
date again Comraie walker, and he
moved that the rules be suspended and
the adjutant general be asked to cast
for Mr.. Walker.
Mr.. Clafkson's action produced thun-
der of applause. The motion prevailed
with hurricane OF cheers. When order
was at length restored, Commander Law
elected. He directed some comrades to
escort the new commander to the plat
form. which was done amid enthusiastic
shouts and cheers of the veterans on all
sides.
Colonel walker, in a very brief speech
thanked his comrades for the Se5nor
In the contest fo~ senior vice-com-
mander both the candidates were fro@
Kentucky. They were General r. H;
Hobson and Michael Minton, General
Hobson being named.
c. E. Cosgrove of Washington was
elected junior vice-cornmander, over j.
o. Gregg. Of Montana.
Greetings of Che ladies of the Grand
Army of the Republic were then read.
Adjourned unt1 o'clock tomorrow.
Woman's Relief Corps.
The Womsn's Relief corra met today
at Library hall. Mrs. President Wallace
with saIutes, fag drills and ta6leauX in
the curriculum of patriotic teaching. The
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