The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-22

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PHILADELPHIA, Juno 2l.-Tho movement
within the Grand Army Of tho Depart
mcnt of Pennsylvania to make the Grand Army
q political machine is likoly to be carried right
into tho National "Encampmcnt at Buffalo In
September next, and IL Is certain TO ret what
tho politicians at Harrisburg, who meet in q
social way ut u peculiar game Mt tho round
table, call n setback" Every Grand Army
comrade Of the whole country is. or ought to be.
interested in this political innovation as It
marches into Buffalo.
AT tho Johnstown cncampment, held during
the carly part of June, q resolution was adopted
indorsing Gen. John =. S. Goblin, a State Sena-
tor from Lebanon county, for COMMANDMENT
Chief Of the Grand Army of tho Republic, and
the Pennsylvania delegates were instructed to
present his name to tho Buffalo encainpmcnt.
That resolution was offered just as many Of the
delegates wero leaving the convention hall for
supper, and us few understood that tho rosoln-
ton was intended TO help Con. Goblin in his con-
test for Auditor-Ge General of Pennsylvania, neither
voice nor vote was raised against II, but Gobin's
comrades in his own county fully comprehended
tho full import Of the resolution, and when, in
one week from tho day hc was Endorsed for
Commanders II. Chief of tho Grand Army. a pri-
mary election was held for delegates to the Re-
publican State Convention Of Pennsylvania, In
stead OF Con. Goblin being complimcnted by n
unanimous, vote from his home county, three Of
tho five delegates named, by him were defeated.
Tho first Knockout for the bosses"
In order TO boom Con. Goblin for Auditor.
General Of Pennsylvania, and with q Wow to
ton, his. name was presented for Governor to
succeed Hastings at an open installation OF tho
officers Of n Grand Army post in Shamosin
ayers OF the Grand Army Of Pennsylvania were
present. That scheme did not succeed. and
now,. with Con. Goblin discrcditod I'm his homo
county by the defeat OF the dolegates selected
week after the state Encnplpncnt OF the Grand
Army indorscd him for Chief, 1t
is probable, that his name VIII not be pre-.
scntoi at the Buffalo cn~campment, ms 1t will
not now DO presented at the State Convention In
Pennsylvania for Auditors General.
who have iust made such u complete wreck Of
Gen. Gobin's campaign have nlrccdy brought
out q candidate for Department Commander Of
ming TO elect BIN Mt the OIL City cn%campnent.
which meets In the carly. part of juno OF next year.
Their ! candidate is r, !; scott Of Post ny lo5
Advocate on Department Commander Stauffer's
staff, Tho candidate of the political bosses
will BIO opposed by Comrado William J. Pat
Der of the Council of Administration, having re-
ceired the highest vote OF any cast for that
office at tho Johnstown encanpment two
The contest will he the nercest ever fought
within the ranks OF the Grand Army OF the RIO,
public in Ponnsylyania. AZ fully gndcrs,and
elected Department Commander, the plan OF
the bosses 10 make tho Grand Army Of the Re
public OF Pennsylvania a comprehensive polit:
making Governors, Mayors, Shcriffs,. and
Judges for the State and various counties Of
the Commonwealth will begin in earnest.
To-day the chances are favorable to the bosses
candidates. but the election is n year off. and
work can and will be done on the outside as
well rs from headquarters in the City Hall Of