The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-27
GRAND ARMY ELECTION.
GEN. GoBIN OF PENNsHLTANIA
CHOSEN COMNANDER-IN-O HIEE.

Col. Aaach's finances Fell when Cincinnati
Wat Chosen TOR the next E~ncnmpuont-
Archbishop Ireland Admitted ne n Saenber
or the q. A. R.-Report on school Histories.
BUFFALO, Aug. 28.-Gen. J. P. s. Goblin Of
Lebanon, Pa, was tonight elected CommAn-
der-in-Chief Of the q. A. r. Cincinnati was
selected as tho place for tho noxt ancampment.
Tho defeat Of Col Isaac r. Mack Of sandusky,
o., was decisive. Col. Mack made q hard cam
paign and was beaten by the movement TO take
the ~encampment to Cincinnati. The old sol.
diers thought the Union was too largo TO let
one State have both honorp.
Tho first blow to Col. Mack's chances fell at
4 o'clock this afternoon when, contrary to the
desire of his supporters, the convention took
up the encampment question first. President
NJ. E. Ingalls, of the Big Four road presented
the invitation from Cincinnati. San Fran
cisco was also put In competition. The vote
was: Cincinnati, 526; San Francisco, ga. New
York cast 81 votes for San Francisco and one
for Cincinnati.
At 8 o'clock nominations for Commander
wero asked for. Gen. George H. Innis Of
Massachusetts,, Gen. John O. Linehan Of New
Hampshire, Col. Mack, and Gen. Goblin wero
nominated. Gen. Gobin's name was presented
by Thomas ]. Stewart of Pennsylvania. Gen.
lnnis's name was withdrawn before the first
ballot was taken. That ballot stood: Mack.
253; Goblin, 298; Linehan. 1871.
The second ballot stood: Mack, Gao; Line
han, 1923; Goblin, $50.
Gen. Goblin was within ten votes of cleo
ton. Missouri had TWENTY-FIVE votes in the
e9nyention. Ten Of these had been cast for
Missouri now asked to change these ten votes
from Mack to Goblin, and this was done. On
Brown of Ohio, who nominated Col. Mack. tho
election was made unanimous.
The convention put over until Tomorrow. the
election Of the other officers. Alfred Lyth of
Buffalo will be elected Senior vice-Commander.
Archbishop Ireland Of st. Paul addressed, the
He was present by virtue of his election 70 the
Grand Army last night. The Archbishop
served as . chaplain in the army and is vener-
Clarkson formally received the Archbishop into
the army last night. The convention was
reused to great enthusiasm BY the Archbishops
,,r ~As long msI,s as G nod p %5un d ne to 2.I live N ! S Sdii
Gen. Lew Wallace also addressed the en-
A report from the Committee on School His.
tories was presented BY a: O; Marsh Of In
satisfied with the histories OF the ciyr war;
not that 1t wants the bitter memories of that
event revived. but because I'VE cannot close
not make O distinction betweon ourselves and
those who fought against US. .
We oemand, sAys the Report -tnat " %
those who fought for the Union Moro right and
that the Confederacy was wrong"
Several histories, It says, have been written
disloyal to the Union. School histories written
in the North treat Of tho war merely a. q
as a war for the suppression of the rebellion,
and no history treats adequately any part of the
war. 1t recommends that the ~encRmpment
protest against tho use OF histories which do
not show plainly that the North was In the
right The report is opposed to, the prepara-
that the Grand Army sec that loyalty is taught
in the public schools and that incorrect histories
be removed at once. This report was adopted.
Addresses OF welcome wero made by Gov.
Black and Mayor Jewett- Gen. Clarkson pro
scented his report