St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-08
GEN. WALKERS AID,
Minnesota Men Named-J. j. McCar.
dy5s Fight

o. Paragraph No. l announces the ap-
pointment Of a large number of veter-
ans as aids-de-camp. Among the num-
Der are: George O Eddy, John F..
Perry, Minneapolis; William B. Robin
son, st. Paul; N. A. Gearhart, Isaac
E. West, Duluth; George A Whitney,
Wadena, Mimi; John D. Gage, St.
Louis, Mo-; John A, Picker, Foulkton.
S. D.; E. o. Kimberly, Janesville: A.
r. Rechand Jefferson George B. Car
ter, Lancaster, Wis.
George NJ. McGeary. who has return
ed from visit to Pittsburg and
vicinity, reports having a very nice
time, and that he found business quite
| brisk in the Smoky City, but is glad
to get back to Minnesota, and the
glorious climate of the North Star
state. While, in Pittsburg Mr.. Nc
Geary was shown through the hall Of
Post No. 49, G. A. r.. which hall and
the furnishings thereof are considered
by many the finest in the country.
Large oil paintings of famous generals
and battles adorn the walls, and the
hall contains many trophies of the
battle field. The comrades of Post SO
are enthusiastic over the coming ma
t1onal encampment in st. Paul and
will be in attendance in large num-
| bers.
The St. Paul delegates to the state en-
Minneapolis, March II and 12. will establish
their headquarters at the Nicollet house.
The ambitions of ]. J. McCardy to be elected
the unanimous Endorsement of the ST Paul
veterans. One of these said yesterday
They the old vets think he has been hon
ored to his full deserts. They believe that
a comrade holding a position obtained in
strumentally through or, rather elected by
soldier votes, to position like the comp
| or eight clerks under him, and not one of
| these clerks an old soldier. much less a
Grand Army man. 1t sets the boys to think
| ing And they naturally come to the con-
| clusion that there are better men, or rather
| better friends of the G. A. R. to elevate to
the highest position in the gift of the De-
1t is not Minneapolis, but the Department of
Minnesota, outside Of ST. Paul which strongly
favors man who has war record.
$50 far as Minneapolis stirring up strife
is concerned the election of Gen. Mullen. of
! Wabasha, to that position, would tend to
harmonize those sections toward st. Paul and
| to grab everything. st. Paul has the national
encampment let some other part of the state
| have the commander.
at is not Minneapolis vs. st. Paul. but il
| is the right of the department OF Minnesota
outside of st. Paul, to put up some comrade
who is more popular, and who they like
better for the position of department COM
mander, and there are other localities in the
state which will forward candidates for that
position besides Minneapolis and ST. Paul.
| This will be seen when the encampment
meets in Minneapolis next Wednesday.
| Fighting Jack Mullen gave way for Sam
| Van SAINT short time ago, and now the
| boys deem 1T their duty to make the amende
honorable by electing him department COM
| mander.
"The slur in the article in the evening pa
per intended for ]. X. Mertz, our worthy
| adjutant general, is uncalled for. Mullen is
| not pledged to Mertz; and even II he should
hp w 0f 10 md hf,,c
among the fraternity that il McCardy is
elected he will appoint Joe Brigham as his
ad1utant general, and between the two they
| think that Mertz is better Grand Army
man and more popular with the boys twenty
to one than Brigham ever dare be.
There is no faction in this matter. II
there is. it is the McCardy faction in St.
Paul. No! it's a free fight between Nc
Cardy's friends and those who like some
! other old vet better, and who think neither
| St. Paul nor Minneapolis should have all
the pie. but the bows on the outside should
! have an occasional bite themselves.
! Most of us in the SANITY City think we
have sufficient honor conferred upon us by
| giving us the national encampment: that we
/ ought to be satisfied with that without, like
/ Oliver Twist. asking for more. They DENY
! that there is any animus towords McCardy.
/ but simply feel that they have done sMcCardy
| all the honor due him. all that he earned
all that he deserved Now they think 1t
way to some more deserving old vet thus
passing the honors around, and making hon
/ orS easy "
because the encampment is to be in st.
Paul is no reason why the department com
! mander should, come from the same place
as he cuts very small figure on that occa-
sion. The committee of arrangements is the
governing power which presdes over and has
full control over everything on that occa-
| sion."