The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-08-24
RICHMOND WANTS THEG.A.R.
WORKING AC7IVELY AT Buffalo
FOR THE 1899 ENCAMPltENT.

Gen. John C. Linehan of New Hampshire
the Most Formidable of Candidates for
Commander-in-Ch -Chief-Camp Jewett is
Opened by Commander Clarkson.
Buffalo, N. Y, Aug. 29.--Camp Jew
EFT, picturesque tent city, erected for
the accommodate of visiting veterans
on a bluff in the Buffalo park system
overlooking Lake Erie and the mouth
of the Niagara river and adjoining Fort
Porter, was officially opened by Gen
eral Clarkson, commander-in-chief of
the Grand Army, at o'clock this af-
ternoon.
The commander-in-ch was escorted
from his headquarters at the Iroquois
hotel by Mayor Jewett, Justice White
of the supreme court, Chairman Scheu
and members of the citizens committee
and Bidwell post and Columbia post of
Chicago, headed by the regimental
band of the Thirteenth United States
infantry, which is assigned to Fort
Porter during the encampment.
AS the commander-in-chief entered
the camp salute of fifteen guns was
fired in his honor by the federal troops
at the fort. The general was escorted
to the piazza of park pavilion sltuat-
ed in the center of the camp, about
which thousands of veterans and citi-
zens formed in hollow square.
Stepping to the front of the piazza.
Mayor Jewett, on behalf Of the citizens
committee, presented the camp to the
Jo,, in oh iof Ganara1 Ola rl<
replied as follows:
Mr. Mayor and Gentlemen of the
Camp Committee and Citizens of Buff
| falo-I accept, on behalf of the Grand
Army of the Republic, this magnificent
| camp. 1t represents great care In be-
| half of your committee. 1t represents
great expense and it represents expert
ence 1t is evident to me that this
camp has been laid out and planned by
men who understand a soldiers life. 1t
is evident that no ''greenhorn's' hand
accomplished this work. 1 wish we
could have enjoyed such camps during
our soldier days, but we are older now
and old enough perhaps to enjoy the
good things of life.
1--WE thank you for the portion of
your hospitality which this beautiful
camp represents. If we can judge from
what we have seen thus far we shall
all go away impressed with the bounty
of your hospitality. On behalf of my
comrades, 1 thank you"
| General Clarkson entered the pavil-
ion when his remarks were concluded
and was given an impromptu reception
by officers from Fort Porter and Off
! o,,I INV. he
made an inspection of the camp in
company with the officers of his staff.
after which he returned to his head
quarters at the Iroquois.
| General j. P. S. Goblin of Lebanon.
Pa. a candidate for the office of COM
mander-in-chie to succeed General
Clarkson, arrived here this afternoon
and opened headquarters at the Iro-
quois General John G. Linehan of New
Hampshire. also a candidate, opened
headquarters at the same hotel.
Editor Sunary of the Richmond (Va.)
State said this evening that his COM
mittee were doing good work and had
every reason to believe they would get
the encampment in 1899.
A delegation of prominent Cincinnati
business men arrived this morning to
press Cincinnati's claims for the ma
tional encampment in 1898. Headquar-
ters have been opened at the Iroquois
hotel.
Colonel John c. Linehan of Concord
N. H., now commissioner of insurance
for that state, and former junior vice
commander of the Grand Army, is the
most formidable of the new candidates
for COMMUNICATIVE chief.
Pennsylvania veterans are booming
Colonel Goblin of that state for COM
mander-in-chief. Already over five
hundred Pennsylvania men are here
and they are all working hard for Colo
mel Gobin's success.
The Richmond, Va, boomers" arriv-
ed in town this morning and immedi-
ately proceeded to take possession OF
the encampment for '99. There are
eighteen of Richmond's leading men in
the party, and the Richmond headquar.
ters are in the Elliott house building.
A noble enterprise which is likely tc
enlist the attention of the Grand Army
| delegates during their session here is
| the establishment of santarium fol
the benefit of veteran soldiers and sail.
ors of the war for the Union 1t is pro-
posed to locate on the island with Cas-
tie Pinckney in the harbor of Charles
ton S. c., refuge for old soldiers who
are i'll, and congress is asked to take
advantage of an offer of the very fa-
vorable location for the purpose. The
scheme has the endorsement of Com
mander-in-C Chief Clarkson.
There now appears to be no doubt
that Cincinnati will have the honor OF
entertaining the G. A. R. next year; ir
fact, there appears to be no opposition
The display of electricity made by
the city authorities and private citizens
is dazzling. Main street for miles ID
one blaze of light and the tens of thou.
sands of visiting veterans cannot fine
words to express their pleasure at the
marvellous sight.
The principal streets are simply i'm
passable. Such enormous crowds are
assembled that traffic of all kinds is
practically at a standstill The people
have taken complete possession of the
roadways as well as the sidewalks, and
refuse to move along until they have
seen what there is to see. The illunlin.
ated arch at Main and Nara gansett
streets and the displays of army CORDS
badges outlined in colored incandescent
| lights in Lafayette square are the cen.
, tprS Of the graa fest