Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-09-04
CORN FOR COMMANDER.
The Pennsylvania Chosen to Lead the
Grand Army Of the Republic.
The 1898 Meeting VIII he Held ut Cincin-
uati-In His Annual Report Commander
Clarkkon Touches on Interesting
Questions Closing Work.

BUFFALO, N. T., Aug. 27.-Cincin-
MATHS triumph in securing the national
encampment of the q. A. r. for 1903
and Pennsylvania's victory in winning
the commander-in-chief OF the Grand
Army were the features OF the en-
campment. Both battles were hard
fought. The first ballot decided the
next meeting place, Cincinnati receive
ing $50 votes and San Francisco 2l4.
For mmander.in-chief Isaac +. Mack,
of Sandusky, o., J. p. S. Goblin, OF
Lebanon, Pa, and John q. Linehan,
of New Hampshire, were named. On
the second ballot Goblin received 35s
votes, Mack 2I9 and Linehan 1913. Be-
fore the result could be announced the
ten Missouri votes that had been cast
for Mack were withdrawn and ordered
changed to Goblin, who had received
the other l2 Of the 90 votes belonging
to the state. This gave Goblin 1868
votes and enough to elect. Gobin's
election was made unanimous. lie
was afterwards given a rous'ng re-
ception by post 1873 Of Philadelphia.
The president Of the United States
was refused admission to the Grand
Army camp in the morning, although
he had come ut the special invitation
of the veterans, and everything was
in readiness to receive him. The incl
dent proved one of great modification
to the Grand Army leaders, and eX'
cited Indignation among the members
of the local committee. The reason
for the refusal was that the sentry
had been ordered TO admit no carriage
| to the camp.
In his annual report the commander
in-chief said that he had devoted the
last year to work for the order, trav.
eled over 81, 900 miles and visited every
department. He expressed gratifica'
tion that his reception in the south
had been particularly cordial. ow'
ing to the steady decrease in the
membership of the organization as the
war sank farther into the. past, he rec
commended that the annual per capita
be increased from two and one-half to
three-cents. The commander-in-chiei
said that -, 33S veterans had been cared
for in the national homes and many
,noro IN Tho s,ate homes during 1896
Of Na,nor;., dov Con C,arlson said,
lam No, one ~ those who believes that q
day established 30 years ago by our beloved
commander-in-chiefL Logan and since made
holy day and a holiday by legal enac. nni y
sr Ms Snc 81 10, ~ SooSlums and Thought.
less men and women desecrate IL BY games and
races A large majority OF our people ore 90
servers of the Sabbath day and do not consider
parades and public concentrations s ssSm w up
oo,as 70. ya iao,, ~ them rather than 10 the
thouShtless for the moral support we need II
games and races cannot be suppressed on such
sacred days by moral suasion ana the enec. o,
.ne pars'',Pa a,s ~, ct,,,sns ,sen M cham,
Of day could efiect such results
The commander-in.chief said that
the Grand Army of the Republic be
lieved in military instruction in pub
lie schools. because Il was good for tho
bows mentally, morally and physically,
and. above all. patriotically.
For senior vice commander Alfred
Iyth, of Buffalo, was elected; +. IL
Allen. of Connecticut, junior vice; DR.
David Mackaye, Dallas, Tex, surgeon
general. and Rev. Frank c. Bruner, Of
the First Methodist church, Chicago
cbaplain.in-chief.
The encampment recommended the
reimbursement OF widows pensions on
the line suggested in the Pickler bill
also service pension for oil veterans
THO renor, NJ the committee HAVING
IN cb,rge the memorializing of CON
rross 40 rrrcbase several of the most
;mnortant hattie fields about Freder
;cl.sburo. Va. and connect them by
government roads was adopted. An
ST. oo,nr,;,toe renorted favorabl,
Aha rronosition 70 establish nationa
,orl,s a, the battle fields of yicksburg
S,onr Pier and Annomattox.
The rcror, Of the COMMITTEES ON text
- nsaJ ., tho nnbIic schools wa,
oJon,ed The renort deals severed,
yi,i, some ~ the histories used in th,
so,,,h ,horo;po that they misstate tn,
Toc,s no 70 the capse of the rebellios
ard nrssent them from n souther,
r;av po;n,
Following are the western members
Of the new council of administration
~ the q. A. R.: Indian territory
Robert W. Hill: Kansas. Homer w
pond. Missouri. F. NJ. Sterritt; Ne
huasi'o r. Horton. oklahoma. w
pn,."n
womans' Relief Corps.
The w. r. C. elected Mrs. Sarah j.
Martin, Missouri, president; Mrs. Rob
ert Atkins, New York, and Mrs. Kat
Jones, Vermont senior and junior vic'
ts.,,,
Ida = Mcbride. national secretary,
renorted IS departments and SIS de