The evening bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1887-1905, 1896-09-05
COMMANDER CHOSEN
Thaddeus Clarkson Now Leads
the Old Veterans.
D0INGS OF THE ENCAMPMENT.

Offices A Number of Resolutions Adopt
ed-AdJutant General Appointed--Busi-
ness Meetings Held by the Associated
Organizations-wom Fail to Agree.
ST. PAUL, Sept. 5.-Major Thaddeus
S. Clarkson of Omaha was elected COM
clamation by the national encampment.
When nominations were i'll order the
following candidates were presented to
the encampment: Major Thaddeus s.
Clarkson of Nebraska, John g. Linehan
of New Hampshire, d. r. Ballou of
Rhode Island, Rear Admiral Richard
w. Meade of New York, and Senior
Vice Commaeder- in-chief Hobson of
Kentucky.
The election of Clarkson was forecast
by the outburst of applause which greet
ed his nomination.
| The friends of the other candidates
realized the hopelessness of the situa-
ton and accepted it with the grace of
| good comradeship. Ballou, Linehan,
Meade and Hobson withdrew i'll favor
of the winner before ballot was taken.
| The election was then made by acclama-
| ton.
General Walker appointed Comrades
Meade, Linehan and Ballou q commit
tee to escort his successor to the plat
form. which was done amid demon
| strative applause. Major ClGrkson, i'll
| accepting the command OF the army,
made speech expressive of his deep
| appreciation and warmest thanks.
Adjutant General j. d. Mullen Of
MinnnCnta 1no1ninnnnSlu nlnprpH
senior vice commander, that Office al
ways going TO the state where the en-
campment is held.
The junior vice commandership went
to the south. Charles w. Buckley Of
| Alabama was elected. Comrade Shoales
| of Georgia was also a candidate.
a. +. Johnson of the department of
the Potomac, Washington, was elected
surgeon general, and Rev. Mark b.
Taylor of Massachusetts, chaplain-ln-
chief.
Among the resolutions adopted were
the following: Asking preference for
capable experience i'll government APP
pointments; urging on congress the JUS
tice and propriety i'll comforting on
| General Miles the full title Of lieutenant
general; endorsing the national parks at
Vicksburg and Fredericksburg; recon-
mending the reading of Lincoln's Get
tysburg address as part of the exercise
on memorial day; favoring the prohlbi-
ton of the use of the national flag for
advertising Purposes; asking congress TO
repair and preserve the frigate Constel.
lation and the sloop-of-war Hartford,
and asking congress TO provide for a sol
diers' home south of the Ohio river.
A motion was adopted formally au-
thoriZing the council of administration
to change the location of the next ELL
campment in case satisfactory railroad
rates can not be secured.
After the council of administration
had been elected the officers were duly
sworn i'll, the new chaplain in chief in
voked the divine blessing OH the coming
year and on the next encampment, and
the encampment adjourned sine die.
The first official act of the new COM
mander-in chief, Major Clarkson, was
to appoint o. +. Burmester of Omaha
as adjutant general.
The associated organizations held full
business meetings during the day. The
Ladies of the Grand Army of the Re.
public elected the following officers;
Mrs. Catherine L. Hirst of Louisville
(re-elected) national president; Mrs. A.
II. Anderson of Minneapolis, senior
vice president; Mrs. Sarah G. Mason of
Nebraska, junior vice presidents; Mrs.
Flora George of Washington, treasurer;
Mrs Thankful of Massachusetts,, chap
lain; Mrs. Laura McNair of New Jer-
sey, national counsellor; council of ad.
ministration, Mrs. Hopkins of Okla
homa, Mrs. Lydia j. Smith of Pennsyl-
vania, Mrs. Davey of Minnesota.
The Woman's Relief Corps took
longer to transact their business and it
was late in the day before all their Off
GERS had boon elected and installed as
follows: Mrs. Agnes Hit of Indianap.
olois, national president; Mrs. Marie
Hazenwinkle of st. Paul, senior vice
president; Mrs. j. A. Picker of South
Dakota was elected chaplain and Mrs.
Charity Rush Craig of Wisconsin was
reelected on the home board of the
Woman's Relief Corps. 1t having been
decided to attempt to secure control of
and keep intact the Andersonville pris-
on penitentiary, committee was APP
pointed to have charge OF the ma tier
and q subscription taken before adj
journment Melted $l,700 for the pur-
pose.
No action was taken by either OF
these organizations looking toward
union, each preferring its present name
and membership, the qualifications
slightly varying The Daughters of
Veterans also refused to unite with the
Loyal Home Workers, saying that they
preferred their present name and organ
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