The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-08-28
J T. S. Goblin of Pennsylvania
Succeeds ClarksOn as Com.
mander-In Chief.
Alfred Lyth Of Buffalo Unani-
mously Elected the Sem
iOr Vice.
Major Pickler Had a Candidate,
but He Was Presented
Too Late.

BUFFALO, Aug. 28.-J. p. S. Goblin of
Lebanon, Pa, will be commander-in.
chief of the G. A. r. for the ensuing
year. Alfred Lyth of Buffalo will be
senior vice, Francis B. Allen of Hart
ford, junior vice, and Dr. David Mackay
Of Dallas, Tex, surgeon general.
The election Of the commander-in.
chief was accomplished late in the after.
noon of the first days session, Cincin-
natl having previously been selected
as the place for holding the
next encampment. When nomina-
tons were declared in order, Isaac
F. Mack of Sandusky, O., J. P. S. Co.
bin of Lebanon, Pa, and John G. Line
han of New Hampshire were placed in
the field. The first ballot resulted,
Mack 253, Linehan ISL, Goblin 297-no
choice. The vote on the second ballot
was never announced officially, but as
cast it stood, Goblin 35S, Mack 249, Lin.
chan 1873. Before the result could be
announced by the tellers the 10 Mis-
souri, votes that had been cast for Mack
were withdrawn and ordered changed
to Goblin. This gave Goblin 1868 votes
and enough to elect Illinois and other
states began to order their votes
changed, but while this was in prog
ress R. B. Brown of Ohio, who nom-
mated Mr.. Mack, asked unanimous
consent that the adjutant general be
instructed to cast the vote of the en-
campment for Mr.. Goblin, making his
election unanimous. The encampment
then adjourned until morning.
The second days session of the en-
campmentwas opened at 9:l5. General
Clarkson presided. The session was
strictly private. Guards with muskets
were set at the doors and only G. A. R.
men with the countersign were ad.
mitted. The election of officers from
senior vice commander down was taken
up under the order of business.
Alfred Lyth, of Bidwell. Wilkeson
post of Buffalo, was unanimously elected
senior vice commander.
Major A. J. Smith of his post pre-.
sented the name to the convention.
The nomination was seconded by Col.
onel Shaw, commander of the depart.
ment of New York. The adjutant gen.
eral was instructed to cast the vote of
the encampment for Mr.. Lyth.
Pickler Had q Man.
When the nominations for junior vice
commander in chief had been declared
closed, Congressman Picker. South
Dakota, who was chairman of the com.
mittee on pensions at the last congress,
endeavored to nominate man from his
state. Commander-in.C Chief Clarkson
ruled that he was out of order, but Mr..
Pickler insisted. On vote the ruling
of the commander.in.chief was sus.
tanned. Mr.. Pickler yielded with great
reluctance.
DIR. David Mackay of Dallas, Tex, a
veteran Of the Seventy ninth New York
Highlanders, was elected unanimously
surgeon general of the Grand Army.
| The first ballot for junior vice com.
mander did not result in q choice, but
later the adjutant general was in.
structed to cast the vote of the encamp.
ment for Francis B. Allen of Hartford,
the candidate of the Naval Veterans
association.
| Commander-in.Chie Shaw of the de-
partment of New York, offered reso
luton providing that the last Sunday
in May be observed as Memorial Day
and spoke at length in support of it.
The resolution was defeated.
The new officers were installed anC
then the encampment adjourned at 3:4;
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