Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-08-25
REUNION DAY
With G. A. R. Veterans at
Buffalo a Busy One.
Cincinnati Expects to Get the Next
Encampment.
One Western and Three Eastern Candidates
With Lnehan Hopeful.

Buffalo, Aug. N.-During the day re-
unions were held by organizations rep
resenting nearly every section of the
country.
The different railroads centering here
have given estimates of the number of
passengers landed in Buffalo during
the "a hours ending at midnight. The
grand total footed up 145,OOO All the
railroads reported arrivals expected for
touay at least equalling those of yes
terday, and quite few more specials
early tomorrow morning. and it is esti-
mated that there will be at least 5000
more arrivals before the big parade to-
morrow, which will bring the grand
total of encampment visitors up to the
$50 900 expected.
Colonel Sexton of Chicago, has with
drawn as candidate for national COM
mander of the G. A. r. There are now
three Eastern and one Western cam
didates for commander-in-ch OF
Cincinnati's success in her race for the
next encampment there appears to be
little doubt, although Denver, Col, has
loomed up, today. as an aspirant for
the honor. A close friend OF Col. Line
han of New Hampshire, claims that
George e. Innis, the Massachusetts
candidate, will withdraw sooner than
see a Western man elected
AT Gen. Goben's headquarters, Penn
sylvania, New Jersey and Delaware
are claimed for the Pennsylvania man
and his friends say he will be in the
fight to the end.
1t is estimated that about 5000 vet
h., .r,.i,- trNr
Grams began cleaning up their tents af-
ter breakfast, today, and the street de-
partment was out bright and early
BY 8 O'Clock the camp presented very
neat and cleanly appearance. At that
hour civilian guests We're beginning to
arrive and at l o'clock besides the
thousands of veterans there were over
10000 people in and about the camp.
Among the prominent arrivals, to-
day, We're Gen. Lew Wallace and Gen.
T. G. Lawler, the Buffalo Society of
Vermonters gave reception to the G.
A. r. department of Vermont and the
Vermont department. of Women's Re-
lief Corps. The attendance was large
and included Gov. Grout of the Green
Mountain state.
of the G. A. r., today, every state ex-
cept Iowa and Indiana were represent
cd. Mrs. Catherine F. Hirst, president,
in her address. stated that IS circles
were organized during the present
year.
Eighteen hundred delegates from the
Woman's Relief Corps and the ladies
G.. A. r.. together with 200 special
guests. We're given sail on the lake on
the steamer City of Buffalo.
A bicycle road race from Tonawanda
to the city line, about miles, for men,
bers of the G. A. r., was run in the
afternoon. The first man in was Scott
w. Snyder of Springwater, N. Y. He
is 4S years old and is member of Post
SIS. His time was % minutes. Mr..
Snyder had Is seconds handicap. ]. G.
Smith. "a years of age. of Cleveland,
was second man. He started at the
scratch. j. L. Buskirk 56 years of age,
was third. He belongs to Post 556,
Cleveland. John Maxwell of Buffalo
was fourth.
Rear Admiral Cyrus Sears called the
18th annual convention of the National
Association of Naval Veterans to order
this afternoon. About 800 delegates
We're present. Daniel F. Kelly of Phil
adelphia was elected rear admiral over
VIII L. Atkins, by vote of "a to 13.
A resolution was adopted urging the
secretary of the navy to accept plans of
Baerer and Webb of New York for a
statute of the late Rear Admiral David
Il. Porter, to be erected in Philadelphia
or Washington.
The committee on resolutions report
ed against the removal Of gold stripes
from the uniforms of the naval veter-
ans. After a fierce fight the matter
was unanimously laid on the table for
a year.
A resolution approving the project of
the late Gen. VIM. B. Hazen to estab-
lish a sanitarium on Castle Pinckney
unanimously adopted Another fight
arose over the report of lne committee
on the revision of the constitution,
which was proposed to SO amend the
constitution regarding classes and 8,
which consist of sons, grandsons and
associates of the veteran, so that these
might be expelled from the National
Association. An animated discussion
ended in tabling the report.
The National Association of Army
Nurses met today. with National Pres
ident Mrs. Emily E. Woodley of Phil
adelphia in the chair and after listen
ing to the addresses of the president
and senior vice president and the vari-
GUS reports, adjourned in order to al
low the members to take ride on the |
lake.
Will Ranlaca fhA Rmnx