The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1895-09-19
ST. PAUL A WINNER
NEXT NATIONAL ENcAMPMENT TO
.% Be HELD THERE.

BE HELD THERE.
Chosen on the First Ballot Over Denver
and Buffalo-Colonel Ivan A. Walker
of indianapolis the New Head of the
Order-Resolptions Adopted.
LOUISVILLE, Sept. i3.-The S0th ma
tional encampment of the G. A. r.,
will be held in St. Paul in 1896 with
Colonel I. N. Walker of Indianapolis as
commander-in.chief.
The encampment proper, the
Woman's Relief Corps and the Ladies
Circle all began their proceedings at 10
a. m. and kept in session all day. The
gentlemen Of the encampment almost
completed their work, while the ladies
of the two auxiliaries did not get much
done. There has been considerable
agitation about uniting them i'll this
year of reunited brotherhood and CITIZEN
ship, but the ladies Of the auxiliaries
are as far apart as ever in spirit, if not
in purpose, and they will remain di-
yided.
The Confederate veterans, notably
General Gordon, General Buckner and
Mr.. Watterson, took part again in the
receptions and campires, praising the
good will that had brought peace in re-
atty as well as in name. After deliver
ing welcoming addresses during the day
Mr.. Watterson in the evening delivered
his lecture on Abraham Lincoln. Gen.
Sc b11cr ~
being called for to address camp
fires. In the morning ''the blue and
the gray will meet in grand barbe-
cue rendered by the latter to their
guests and the programmes for the diff
ferent campires are also very elaborate.
Welcomed by Watterson.
At Music hall the preliminary exer-
cises We're of very interesting .charac-
ter. General Lawler introduced Henry
Watterson, who delivered a character
istic and hearty speech of welcome.
In concluding Mr.. Watterson said:
II bid you welcome in the name OF
the people whose voice is the voice OF
God. You came and we resisted you;
you come and we greet you; for times
change and men change with them.
You will find here scarcely sign of the
battle; not "reminiscences of its pas
sions. Grim visaged war has smoothed
his wrinkled front, and, whichever way
you turn, on either side, you shall en-
counter, as you pass those moldering
heaps, which remind you of your valor
and travail, only the magnanimous
spirit of dead heroes, with Grant and
Sherman and Thomas and Mcpherson
and Logan looking down from the
happy stars as if repeating the words Of
the master: Charity for all-maice to-
wards none.'"
Past Commander-in-Chie Warner
responded briefly to Mr.. Watterson.
James Whitcomb Riley read an original
poem and there was presentation OF
token to Past Commander Palmer.
Then the Montana delegation presented
Commander Lawler with gavel made
of gold, silver and copper and studded
with diamonds, rubies and sapphires.
These exercises over, General Lawler
delivered his annual address,
The Next Encampment.
Upon he roll call for nominations
for the next annual encampment,
Colonel Albert D. Shaw of New York
presented the name Of Buffalo, and L.
E. Brewster of Denver presented the
name Of that city 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 Withdrawn in favor Of Louisville.
w. w. French of Tennessee extended
an invitation for the next encampment
at Nashville. Francis Downs of New
Mexico seconded the nomination Of Den
yer, while Governor Hoard of Iowa Sec
onded the nomination Of St. Paul in be-
half Of Wisconsin and Iowa. A vote
was then taken and St. Paul was Sc
lected on the first ballot as follows: St.
Paul 1893, Buffalo 226, Nashville 80,
Denver 1903.
Walker for Commander.
W. A. Ketcham Of Indiana presented
the name Of Colonel Ivan A. Walker of
Indianapolis for commander-in-ch chief as
q representative of that fearless and
sturdy loyalty that rescued the nation.
The Nebraska delegation named T. S.
Clarkson, but that gentleman declined
to be q candidate against Comrade
Walker, and moved that the rules be
suspended and the adjutant general be
directed to cast the unanimous vote of
the encampment for Comrade Walker.
The motion prevailed, with a hurricane
of cheers. In the contest for senior
vice commander both the candidates
were from Kentucky. They were Cen
eral E. H. Hobson and Michael Minton,
the former being elected. G. E. Co.'S
grove of Washington was elected junior
vice-commander over J. O. Gregg of
Montana.