Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-27
GRAND ARMY'S CHIEF.
For the Coming Year He Will Be
J. P. S. Goblin, the Choice Of
the Keystone State.
CINCINNATI WINS THE NEXT MEET,

Beating Her Only Competitor, San Fran
cisco, Out Of Sight Election of Comman-
dcr-in-Chief Settled on the Second Ballot
Interesting Extracts from Clarkson's
Administrations and War Histories
President Mckinley Stopped by a Guard
at Camp Jewett.
Buffalo. Aug. 27.-Cincinnatrs triumph
IN securing the national encampment for
1888 ard Pennsylvania's victory in WIN
ming the commander in chief Of the
Grand Army were the features Of the
q. A. r. encampment yesterday. Both
battles were hard fought. The struggle
was precipitated Immediately after the
executive session was called to order
The selection Of the next place Of meet
irg was first taken up, and the rival
cities were given hearing. On the first
ballot Cincinnati received 526 votes, and
San Francisco PA. The vote had net
been announced when Woodruff with
drew San Francisco and asked that the
selection Of Cincinnati be made unanI-
nous. This was agreed to by &C reclamation
Following the selection of Cincinnati
Archbishop Ireland was called to the
stage and made patriotic speech He
was followed by General Lew Wallace,
who made short address
Nominations for Com ma nder-in.Chjef.
The report of the committee on in
struction followed this address. It criti-
cised the books on history read in the
schools in the south as inaccurate, and
suggested some changes. Nominations
Tor COMMUNICATIVE chief were then de-
ciared in order and Isaac F. Mack, Of
Sandusky, o., was nominated by Dele
gate Brown, of Ohio; J. p. S. Goblin, of
LEBANON, was nominated by Delegate
stewart. OF ePnnsylvania; George H. In
MS, OF Boston, by Delegate Wetherbee,
OF Massachusetts,, and John G.. Linehan,
or New Hampshire, by Delegate Cogs-
well. OF New Hampshire. Wetherbee
later withdrew the name of Innis. The
first ballot resulted: Mack. 253; Lirehan,
Isl; Goblin. 296-ro choice. The vote or
the second ballot was never announced
officially but as cast it stood: Goblin, 36S:
Mack. 2i9: Linehan. 100.
Everybody Slides for Goblin.
Before the result could be announced
by the tellers the ten Missouri votes tina t
had been cast for Mack were withdrawn
and ordered changed to Goblin, who had
received the other twelve of the twenty
two votes belonging to the state. This
gave Goblin 36S votes and enough TO
elect. Ill.neis and other states began to
order their votes changed. but while this
was In progress r. Il. Brown, of Ohio
who nominated Mack. asked unanimous
consent that the adjutant general be in
structed to cast the vote of the en-
campment for Goblin. making his cleo
tion unanimous. The encampment then
adjourned until this morning.
New Chief Given a Reception.
Post No. 12S. of Philadelphia, gave
Communicating Chief Elect Goblin a
rousing reception at the Hotel Irocuois
last night. There was big assemblage
of Pennsylvania veterans and much en-
thusiasm. Colonel Goblin spoke briefly
thanking the members Of his old post
for their good wishes. The department
OF New York, G. a. r.. gave a recep-
ton last night to Governor Black at their
headquarters in the Ellicott Square
building, at which LEGO people were