El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-26
Cincinnati Secures the Next
Encampment
BY A VERY HOT FIGHT.
Retiring COMMUNICATIVE Chief Clark
son Makes Strong Speech Against
People Giving Memorial Day up to
Sports.

BUFFALO, August ZO.-Ine prluclphl
! business of the national encampment
of the G. A. r. today is the annual
| meeting of all the national bodies and
| the election of officers and selection OF
| place for the meeting of the next en-
campment. Although many of the
visitors departed after having witness
ed the principal spectacle of the meet
| ing in yesterdays parade and the ex-
odus continues today, the city is still
crowded and the absence of the depart
ing ones is hardly noticed. At $50 the
officers and delegates were escorted
through the crowded streets from
| hotel Iroquois to Music hall, accom-
panied by several bands of music. The
encampment was formally opened by
speeches of welcome by state and
municipal officials.
The fight for comman der-ln-chief is
on in earnest this afternoon. Mack's
supporters vote solidiy for San Fran
cisco. If Cincinnati is chosen, Mack
will probably lose, being an Ohio man.
President Ingalls,, of the Big Four, ar
rived to make speech for Cincinnati.
After considerable delay vote was
taken for the next encampment at four
O'Clock and Cincinnati was chosen, get
ting $50 votes to San Francisco's PA.
Commander in Chief Clarkson in his
address said:
''The Grand A rmy of the Republic is
not political organization. 1t has
within its ranks men of all political
faiths who were equally good soldiers.
Its rules and regulations forbid the dis
cussion in it's post of political subjects
or the use of the order for political pur-
poses. The desire for public office is a
laudable one, esp ecialy to men who
have braved their lives for their coun-
try, are capable, and unable to proper
ly maintain themselves in other chan
nels. The veteran believes himself
entitled to consideration, and he is, but
he should not use the Grand Army
for that purpose. If he asks indorse-
ment of his post, there are comrades
there of other political faiths who can
not ipdorse him, Or if successful he
may displace another cOmrade. Per-
sOnally 1 will indorse comrade, if cap
able, every time, rather than one who
is not comrade, but officially l will
indorse no one. In the case of one de-
partment have been compelled to re-
quire the withdrawal of a circula is
sued for political purposes and doing
evident injury to aspiring and worthy
comrades. Again, parties are using
toe emblems of the Grand Army for
advertising purpos $. They are too
sacred for such use, and we should ask
our legislatures for the enactment of
laws making such use illegal"
Touching upon pensions the COM
mander-in-chief said:
"The committee on pensions have
given much attention to this branch of
the WORK, until quite lately with but lit
tie effect. Within the last few months
helatch strings have bsen loosened
and many justly entitled prisoners have
had their cases acted upon; others,
stdppe1 without cause, have boen re-
stored to the rolls, aud the machinery
of that great department of the govern
ment seems to have been oiled with
the oil of human kindness and honest
obligation and to be running much
more smoothly and with much less
| friction than before. L believe it will
not be long until every case properly
made up will be reached and receive at
tentiOn."