The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-09-05
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ofthe q. "a. n.-lfajor Ciarlson Draw
the Prize4sleich or Ills Life.
ST. PAUL, MINI, Sept. 4.-when.
nominations were declared in order IN
the Grand Army encampment thla'
morning, D, n. BaIlon, OF Providence,
r. T.. was nominated by his comrade
Spooner, OF the same state; Judge ".
u. Haywood, OF Nebraska, presented,
the name OF Major Thaddeus H.
Clarkson, of SOmahn. The name OF E..
II. Hobson. OF Kentucky, was offered
by General Case. OF Tennessee; John
G. Linehan. OF New Hampshire. was
brought forward by Daniel sCoggsweil,.
of that state: Rear Admiral Meade
was presented by q Dakota delegate.
Seconds for the nomination. OF Clark
son came quickly from all over the
hall, but one OF 1.-THE first 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other names were withdrawn and he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 nominated by reclamation.
Major Garrison was at once called to
the stage and acknowledged the honor.
conferred upon him ain an eloquent
speech. General ]. H. Mullen, of Min
iiCdtk1t ri No5 AElCEtGu EtllplJ III HtOtH-
mander In chief. having been deslgna-
ted for that honor by the department
OF Minnesota, the custom being to give
the position to the state holding the en-.
campment.
For Junior vice commander In chief,
the name of Albert E. sholes, of Geor-
gia. and Charles W. Buckley. OF Ala
bama, were presented and the ballot,
resulted: Buckley 1885,; Sholes 2t1. For
surgeon, General Ale. johnson, OF thu
department of the Potomac was elected
over Charles L Boynton, Of Indiana.
Illinois had a candidate for chaplain
In chief, in Rev. C.$F. Bunner, of Chi
cago. but Rev. Mark D. Taylor, OF
Massachusetts,, got more votes and
was declared elected.
The members OF the council of ad-
ministration as nominated by Ohio and
West Virginia and approved to-day by
the encampment, Is as 3follows:lO hio, E..
r. Mongort. West Virginia, g. K. NAL
Tory.
Thaddcus Stevens Clarkson was
born at Gettysburg, Pa. in 1910. He
was educated three miles from the
great battlefield OF Antietam. He en-.
listed April t16, 1Ss1-withIn two bours
after the appearance of President Lin,
coins call for I 5000 men for three
months-in company A. First Illinois
artillery. He went to Cairo, served.
under General Grant there; re-enlisted
for the war July Is, 1861; was promoted
December 1, 1851, to adjutant OF the
Thirteenth Illinois Cavalry; served
with that regiment and on the staff
of General John w. Davidson, partic-
ipatlng In the battles with that COM
mander on the march to Helena and
Little Rock, Ark. He was assigned to.
command It during the Arkansas cam
paisn. In August, 1853. he assisted in
raising Third Arkansas Cavalry Of.
Union white men of that state: was
promoted to major and commanded the
regiment until nearly the close of the
war, participating in nearly all OF the
battles IN Arkansas under General
Steele.
On November II. 1852. he was married
to Mary Beecher Matterson, and to-day
has five children.
He came to Nebraska. settling in
Omaha with his brother, the late Bish-
op Clarkson. in March Of 1866 and has
lived In the state for thirty years. He
was postmaster OF Omaha under PresI-
dent Harrison's administration.
Major Clarkson was on the executive
committee of the national council OF
administration. G. a. r., for three
consecutive years, was elected de-
partment commander Of Nebraska by
reclamation at the encampment in
February, 1880. He has also been COM
mander of the Loyal Legion OF Ne
braska.