The herald., 1896-09-05
And the Grizzled Veterans Seek
Their HOmee
MAJOR CLARKSON CHOSEN
As Commander n.chief Of the Grand
Army
The Weather Was Beautiful, the Crowd Trsm-
endous and the Meeting the Most
Successful Ever Held


tieth annual encampment of the Grand
Army of the Republic came to an end to-
day, after one Of themost successful
meetings since the organization was es-
tablished. The weather was the best
that could have been desired. The treat
ment received by the visitors, both vet
Grams and others, was such that all left
full of good feeling for their hist, the
Sanity City. The railroads, of course,
were crowded, for on the largest day the
number of out-of-town people reached
almost If not fully 100000, nearly $4,000
Of whom, however, came over from
Minneapolis to see the Grand Army
parade. Still the railroads did very well
with such mammoth crowd and got
off with only one or two minor accidents
that could not be very we'll avoided un-
der the circumstances. The street rail-
way service, however, in contrast with
that of the railroads, was very poor, the
company seeming unable to do much
with the crowd and at times being COM
pletely blocked for hours, and this con-
siderably inconvenienced visitors and
residents in getting to the various camp
fires, receptions and reunions. The
Street railways dlSO Hdu d uuIllDeT OI ttC-
cidents. The crowds have greatly di-
minished, thousands having started for
home or for other parts of the northwest,
Immediately after the parade yesterday.
When nominations were declared in
order in the Grand Army encampment
this morning, d. r. Balou of Providence,
r. l.; Major Thaddeus S. Clarkson of
Omaha, Neb.; e. H. Hobson of Ken
lucky; John c. Linihan of Rhode Island,
and Rear Admiral Meade were placed
in nomination for commandment chief.
Seconds for the nomination of Clarkson
came firm all over theh all. Admiral
Meade withdrew his name. 1t soon be-.
came evident that Clarkson would win.
All other names were Withdrawn and he
was nominated by acclamation. Major
Clarkson acknowledged the honor con-
ferred on him in an eloquent speech.
Thaddeus Stevens Clarkson was born
at Gettysburg, Pa, in 1910. He was ed
Gated three miles from the great battle
field of Antietam. He enlisted April 16,
1861. within two hours after the appear
ance OF President Lincoln's call for 75,-
900 men for three months; served under
General Grant at Cairo and made bril-
liant war record, participating in nearly
all the battles in Arkansas under Gem
erals Davidson and Steel He came to
Omaha with his brother, the late Bishop
Clarkson, In 1866. He was postmaster of
Omaha under President Harrison. Ma
jor Clarkson was on the executive COM
mittee of the national council of admin
istration, G. A. r., three consecutive
years; was elected department COM
mander Of Nebraska by acclamation in
1890, and has also been commander of
the loyal legion Of Nebraska.
General j. II. Mullen of Minnesota was
elected senior vice-commander-in in chief,
having been designated for that honor
by the department of Minnesota in ac-
.cordance with the custom giving that
position to the state holding the encamp.
ment.
The encampment adopted resolutions
| approving the attempt of the Woman's
Relief Corps to preserve Andersonville
prison pen, but refused to commend the
effort to beautify it.
Ex-volunteers and present members
Of the regular army were placed on
equality in the matter of dues, but the
proposition to excuse posts paying dues
to department under certain conditions,
was rejected.
Among other resolutions were the fol-
lowing:
Asking your preference for capable
ex-soldiers in government appointments;
urging on congress the justice and pro-
priety of comforting on Gen. Nelson A.
Miles the full title of lieutenant general;
i,,l Il
at Vicksburg and Fredericksburg; rec
ommending the reading of Lincoln's
Gettysburg address as part of the ex-
ercises on Memorial day; favoring the
prohibition Of the use of national flags
for advertising purposes; asking con-
gress to repair and preserve the frigate
Constellation and the sloop-of-war
Hartford. and asking congress to pro-
vide a soldiers home south of the Ohio
river.
A motion was adopted formally au-
thorizing the council Of administration
to change the location of the next en-
campment in case satisfactory railroad
rates cannot be secured.
After the council of administration had
After the council of administration
had been elected, the officers We're duly
sworn in, the new chaplain-in- chief in
voked the Divine blessing on the COM
ing year and on the next encampment
and the encampment adjourned.
The associated organizations held full
business meetings during the day. The
! Ladies of the G. A. r. elected the fol-
lowing officers: Mrs. Catherine Hirst,
Louisville (re-elected), national presi-
dent; Mrs. A. P. Anderson of Minneap-
oils, senior vice president; Mrs. Sarah
H. Mason of Nebraska, Junior vice pres
ident; Mrs. Flora George of Washington,
treasurer; Mrs Thankful of Massachus-
etts, chaplain; Mrs. Laura McNair of
New Jersey, national councillor.
Council of Administration-Mrs. Hop
kins of Oklahoma, Mrs. Lydia j. Smith
Of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Davey of Min
nesota.
Adjournment followed the election of
officers.
The Woman's Relief CORPS took longer