The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-09-04

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change Memorial day to the last Sunday
III May. On this point he said:
am not one Of those who believe that n
gay gay e>taniiShed thirty years ago by our be-
loved Command F-in-c chef Logan, and since
made holy daF and holiday by legal en-
actment in majority Il the states should
/ be changed simply because =, lot Of hoodlums
or thou@htleSS men and women, desecratp it
by games and races. large majority Of
/ our people are observers of the Sabbath day
/ ana they do not consider parades and demon
stri tlons secmly pOn that day and their
wishes should be respected. for we look 10
them rather than to the thoughtless for the
moral support We need. If games and races
/ cannot be suppressed on such sacred day by
moral Suasiou and the effect Of its participa-
tlon IN It's sacred work by vast numbers Of
our hest citizens, then no change Of day
could effect such result.
lhe report of Adj.-Gen. Charles +.
Burnester was listened to with close at
tention. 1t was as follows: BY muster
IN, 10,3:4; by transfer, 1891: by rein
statement. ll.2o1; by delinquent rein
grcgate, 373.G39
Loss: BY death, 1915; by honorable
discharge. 1851: by transfer. 1912; by
suspension. 3O,111; by dshOnorable dis
charge. Al; by delinquent reports.
S'Nl; by surrender of charter COG; total
loss, 344,lSi. In good standing June
80. 1897, 319.41'i: remaining suspended,
$3.50; total membership, 3622,S1
ArchbIshop Ireland of st. Paul was
mustered into the Grand Army of the Re
public last night. He has been popularity
considered as Il member of the G.. 4. r.,
but it was not until last night that he
really became Il c0mrade. He has been
member of the Loyal Legion for many
years.
Buffalo, \. Y. Aug. 26.-Cincinnati
has been selected for holding the next
cncampment Of the G.. \. r.. The unof-
tclal vote is: Cincinnati, 526; San Fran
cisco, 214.
The Fifth Day.
Buffalo, y. Y. Aug. 27--The second
days session of the Grand Army IN
campment WAS opened at 9:1o o'clock tnis
morning. Gen tlarkSon presided. The
session, like that OF yesterday, IVES
strictly private. Guards with musiIats
were at the doors and only G.. A. Il. Inen
with the countersign We're admitted. The
election of o'icers from senior vice-com-
mander down was taken up under the
Alfred Lyth Of Bidwell-Wiikcson post
of Buffalo was unanimously elected
senior vicc-commanhrr Maj. H. J.
Smith of his post presented his name
t" tn" convention. The nomination was
seconded by Cot Shaw, commander of
the department of New York. The ad-
iutant general was instructed to east the
vote of the CGcamumCnt for Mr.. Iyth.
When the nominations for Junior vice
communicative hicf had been declared
closed. Congressman Picker. South Da-
kota, who was chairman of the commit
tee on pens ons at the last Congress, en-
deavored TO nominate mdn from his
state. tommandcr-in-C Chief Cha rkson
ruled that he was ont of order, but Mr..
Picker insisted.
On Il vote the ruling of the command
er-in-chlcf was sustained.
Mr.. rickler yielded with great reluc-
tanCo.
DIR. David Mackav of Dallas, Tex.
veteran of the Seventy New York
HighlanderS. was elected. unanimously,
surseon-gencral of the Grand Army.
The first ballot for junior vice-com
mander did not result in choice, but
later the adiutant general was instructed
10 east the vote of the cncampmcnt for
Francis Il. Allen of Hartford. the candi-
date of the Naval Veterans association.
Rev. Frank {. Rruner, pastor If the
First Methodist church of Chicago, was
unanimously elected chaplain in chief of
the Grand Army.
Commandor-in-Ch Shaw of the de
partmpnt of New York offered a reSolu-
ti"u providing that the last Sunday in
May br observed aS Memorial day and
spoke at length i'll support of it.
The resolution was defeated.
Al the session late yesterday after
noon nominations for commaudcr-in-chiCf
were made AZ follows: Isaac r. Mack
Of SlnduSky, o. was nominated by Dele
gate Brown of Ohio: J. i. :. Goblin of
Lebanon. Pa, was nominated by Dele
gate Stewart Of Pennsylvania George
II. Inns of Boston by Delegate Wcthcr-
bee of Massachusetts, and John g. Line
han o. New Hampshire by Delegate
Cogg-wcll of New Hampshire. Mr.
Wetherhce later withdrew the name Of
Mr. Innis.
Linchan, ISL: Goblin. 2!Ai-no choice.
The vote on the second ballot was new
cr announced officially, hut as cast it
stood: Goblin. :-S: Mack, 2i9: Line
han. 123. Before the result could he
announced hy the tellcrS. the ten Mis-
souri, delegates votes that had been cast
for Mack were Withdrawn and were or
drrcd changed to Goblin. who had re-
ceiyed the 0thcr twelve Of the twenty
two votes belonging To the state. This
gave Goblin 3GN votes and enough to
elect. Illinois and other states began
10 order their votes changed. hut while
this VAS in progress. X. +. Brown "f
Ohio. hn nominated Mr.. Mack. asked
unanimous consent that the admtant-grn
cral hc instructed to cast the vote of the
cncampmout for Mr.. Goblin, making his
election unanimous.
Br, v.-Bri=.-Geu. John L. s. Goblin Of
Lebanon. the new ccmmandcr-in- chief
was bonn at Sunhury, Ia. in 1888. and
now lives at Lebanon. Pa. He gained
his education IL the public schools of his
native town. He was admitted to the
bar just before the war began. and he
listed in the Eleventh Pennsylvania in
fIutry Ir 1861 three months and It