The herald., 1897-08-27
GOBLIN OF
LEBANON
Chosen Chief of the Grand
Army Men
CINCINNATI Is SELECTED
AS THE PLACE FOR THE NEXT
MEETING
The Woman's Relief Corps Finds
Itself Out Of Debt for the
First Time
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
BUFFALO, Aug. 26.-Cincinnatis
triumph in securing the national en-.
campment for 1898 and Pennsylvania
victory in winning the comamnder-in in
chief of the Grand Army were the fea.
lures of the encampment. Both bat
ties were hard fought The struggle
was precipitated Immediately after the
executive session was called to order
The selection of the next place of meet
ing was first takn up, and the rival cities
were given hearing. The city commit
tee of Cincinnati was admitted and MI
ingalls,, president of the Big Four rail-
road, presented the claims and attrac-
tions of the city in a happy speech.
Delegate Woodruff of California pre-
sented the claims of San Francisco.
On the first ballot Cincinnati received
SIG votes and San Francisco 214. The
vote had not been announced when Mr..
Woodruff withdrew San Francisco and
asked that the selection of Cincinnati be
made unanimous.
Following the selection Of Cincinnati
Archbishop Ireland was called to the
stand and made a glowing speech. He
was followed by eGn. Lew Wallace, who
made a short address.
The report of the committee on in
struction followed this address. 1t crit
icized the books on history read in the
schools in the south as inaccurate and
suggested some changes.
Nominations for commander-in- chiel
were then declared in order, and Isaac
F. Mack of Sandusky O., j. P. S. Goblin
of Lebanon, Pa, George H. Innes of
Boston and John G. Linehan of New
Hampshire were presented. Later Mr.
Innes withdrew. The first ballot re-
suited: Mack, 253; Linehan, 1s1; Goblin
296-no choice.
The vote on the second ballot was
never announced officially, but as cast it
stood: Goblin, $685. Mack, 249; Linehan
1923. Before the result could be announced
by the tellers the ten Missouri votes
| that had been cast for Mack were or
| dered changed to Goblin, who had re-
ceived the other u of the % votes be-
| longing to the state. This gave Goblin
1858 votes and enough to elect. Then H.
! linois and other states began to change
their votes, but while this was in prog
ress R. B. Brown of Ohio. who nomina-
ted Mr. Mack asked unanimous consent
that the acknowledgement be instructed
to cast the vote of the encampment for
Mr.. Goblin, making his election unani-
nous.
| he ed
til 9 o'clock tomorrow.
THE DAYS DETAILS
BUFFALO, August 26-The delegates
to the G.. A. r. national encampment
marched to the Iroquois Hotel, 10 the
music Of bands and the cheering of COM
ra 1es, visitors and citizens. The pros
cerium arch was draped and festoone
in the national colors, surmounted by
the coat of arms, tipped with q golden
eagle crest. Above the arch the flags Of
all nations formed a brilliant cluster
Guards with crossed bayonets barred tht
doors to the hall. Only comrades with
passwords were admitted to the galleries
and Only delegates with credentials were
admitted to the main floor.
Only the preliminary session of the
encampment was open to limited num-
Der of press representatives. The ex-
ecutive session was absolutely star
chamber
General Clarkson, Commander in
Chief, took the platform at $3.50 and was
loudly cheered. General Edgar B. Jew
ett. Mayor of Buffalo, was among the
next to come on the stage. He was well
coined by General Clarkson and cheered
| P1oIer r H Reyfnr6 rapJoraI Uya PC
Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp
Ground, AT the last note deafening ap-
plause rose throughout the hall. Gener-
al Clarkson then called the encampment
to order. AS he was speaking Hon
Frank s. Black was escorted to the stage
The delegates rose and cheered him..
AT the close of Governor Blacks ad
dress of welcome, General Clarkson in
troduced Mayor Jewett, who wa g hearth
ly received both before and after his ad
dress of welcome on behalf Of the city OF
Buffalo. Colonel M. D. Shaw followed
and Comrade Foster of New York read
a poem entitled New Yorks Greeting to
the Grand Army Justice E. w. Hatch
of the Supreme Court spoke in a vein OF
picturesque eloquence.
Gen. CNarkson responded to each Of tht
speakers briefly and then announced that
as it would take an hour to clear the hall
and exclude number who had gained
entrance who were not entitled to be
present at the secret session it had been
decided to present the reports of the
officers at the open session
The following reports were then read:
| Gen. Clarkson, commander-in-c chief;
John H. Mullen, vice-commander- in :
chief; c. w. Buckley, jr, vice command
er; A. r. Johnson, surgeon general; NJ
B. Taylor, chaplain inc chief; c, B. Eur
nosler, adjutant general A. ]. Burbank
quartermaster general; c. A. Snyder, in
spector general; Gen. Clark, judge advo-
cate; j.. Cory Winans, senior aide de
camp and chief of staff; H. L. Zalinski,
chief aide de camp on military instruc-
tlon in public schools.
All the reports, including that of the
ommander-in-chief, were referred to
the committees.
The committees were then announced