The Red Cloud chief., 1896-09-11
GARRISON SELECTED.
MADE GRAND ARMY COM
MANDER-lN-CHIEF.


ST. PArL, MINI, Sept. 5.-Whcn
nominations were declared In order in
the Grand Army eDcam pment this
morning, u. II. Ballou of Providence,
Il, l., Major Thaddeus 5. Clarkson of
Omaha, l.. II. llobson Of Kentucky,
John G. Linchan OF New Hampshire
and Rear Admiral Meade were named.
Seconds for the nomination of
GARRISON came quickly from nll over
the hall, but ono OF the nrst men up
was Admiral Meade who Withdrew
his own name. 1t at once became
evident that Major Clarkson would
win and all the other names were
Withdrawn and he was chosen by
reclamation. lie was called to the
stage and acknowledged the honor
conferred III him.
Gcheral j. II. Mullen of Minnesota
was elected scpior vice commander
in-chief, having been designated for
that honor by the department OF
Minnesota. the custom being to give
that position TO the state holding the
encampmcnI
Major CARLSON was born at Gettys.
burg, IA, in 1910 and was educated
three miles from the battlefield OF An
tictam. He enlisted April lG, !s6l-
within two hours after the appear
ance OF President Lincoln's call for
IS, 600 men for three months-in Com
pany A., First Illinois artillery. lie
went to Cairo aud served under Gen.
eral Grant there; re.enlisted July IS,
1851; was promoted December ], 1861,
to be ndjutant OF the Thirteenth Him
OILS cavalry and ser,cd with that regi-
ment and on the STAFF of General John
~ D.-iAaa pa,ttin, - cha
battles with that command on the
march TO Helena and Little Rock. lie
was assigned to command 1t during
the Arkansas campaign. In August,
1863, he assisted in raising the Third
Arka nsas cavalry OF Union white
men, was promoted to major. and COM
msnded the regiment nntit nearly tho
close OF the war, participating in
nearly oil Of tho battles in Arkansas
under General Steele. In November.
1852. he was married to Mary Iieccher
Matterson, aud to-day has five
children. In March. 1866. he
went TO Nebraska, settling in Omaha.
with his brother, the late Bishop
GARRISON. and has lived in the state
for thirty years. Ito was postmaster
OF Omaha under President Harrison's
last administration. lie was on tho
executive committee of the National
Council OF Administration, G.. A. r..
for three consecutive years, was elected
department commander of Nebraska
by acclamation at the encampment in
February, ls00. He has also been
commander OF the Loyal Legion OF
Nebraska.
For Junior vice commander in.chief,
She names Of Albert +. Sholes Of
Georgia and Charles W. Buckley OF
Alabama were presented and the bal
lot resulted: Buckley, 53G; Sholes. oii.
Illinois had Il candidate for chap
laiu.in-chief in the Rev. {. i. Bunner
of Chicago. but the Rev. Mark ID. lay.
lor Of Massachusetts received moro
votes and was declared elected.
} The council of administration as
|, nominated by the various states and
approved 10y the eucampment is as
/, follows: Alabama, NJ. ID. Wickersham
| OF Mobile; Arizona, j. w. Darlington
! Of Yuma; Arkansas, j. II. Hutchinson
Of Dewitt: California and Arizona, II.
X. Stateler Of San Francisco; Colorado
1 and Wyoming, Il. l.. Carr of Long
5 mount; Connecticut, J. NJ. Wilsey OF
Hartford; Delaw are, J. w. Worrall OF
I Pleasant Hill; Florida. T. $. Wilmarth
: Of Jacksonville; Georgia, Ira Nj.
. Mallory Of Fitzgerald; Idaho, W. II.
Barton Of Moscow; Illinois Thomas w
\ Scott Of Fairfield; Indian Territory,
: william ii. Armstrong of Muskogee;
Iowa, Leemau l. Newell OF DEBORAH;
Kansas, w. II. Smith OF Maryville.
y Kentucky, G. W.. Erdman Of Louis
r vile: Louisiana and Mississippi, A.
C. Antoine of New Orleans; Maine, II.
r. Sargent OF Portland; Maryland, NJ.
A. Brian OF baltimore; Massachusetts
o william S. LOOMS OF IIolyoke; Michi
Q yan. K. ID. Dix OF Bsrrien Springs
Minnesota. Albert Sterritt Of ST
y Louis; Montana, Charles Sprague o.
Hozeman: Nebraska, A. Trainor o,
Omaha; New Hampshire, ID. w. Proc
tor OF wilton; Now Jersey, j. j. kent'
% of Trenton; New Mexico, II. Cramp
ton Of Santa Fc; New York, Charlie.
A. Shaw of Brooklyn; North Dakota
S. O.. Mngill Of Fargo; Ohio, + K
y Monfort OF Cincinnati; Oklshoma
d II. i. Allen Of Portland; til,
{ Potomac, william II. Chambers o
q Washington; Rhode Island. Nelson
Wall Of Howards; South Dakota, VII
= liam II. Gray Of Deadwood; Tennessee
= George w. Patten Of Chattanooga
Texas, j. W.. Ayers Of Dallas; Utah
p. W. Tatalock OF Salt Lake; Yer
y mont, Il. w. Mcintyre Of Dan bury
Virginia and North Carolina. A. JET
;. fers OF Norfolk. Va. Washington an
- Alaska. Thomas NJ, Young OF Seattle
a West Virginia, q. X. Mallory OF Park
' srsburg; Wisconsin, o. ". Carlson G
Milwaukee.
Tho Daughters OF Veterans hel
IA business sessions and elected Office
% follows: President, Miss Alice In
W gram Of Chicago; senior vice pres
dent Miss julia Colt Of CLEVELAND
b. Junior vice president, Mis-. Ann
r. smith Of st. Louis; chaplain, Mis-
n. Stephens Of Allegheny. Pa. ressnre
he Miss Ida J. Allen of Worcester, Mass
~ inspector, Miss Cora Pike Of Mass
chusst,s; installing officer, Miss III
ey Adair of Oak Park, III. trustees, Mr
NJ Ellen N. Walker, Miss Gladys Fost'
Of Hiawaths, Kan; Miss Lizzie K'r
ball OF Massachusetts, Mrs. L.
Monroe Of Massachusetts, and Mr.
May Edgerton Of Chicago
Is Chlii's Nav Presldept.