The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-09-09
The Business Session of the En-
campment Begun.
Commander-n-ChIef Goblin Delivers His
Annual Address.
Likelihood That Confederate Vet
Grams Will be Invited to Meet
With the Grand Army at the
Next Annual Encampment.

CINCINNATI, Sept. S.-Illinois and
Pennsylvania are celebrating their vic
tories at the respective headquarters
tonight The one has secured the
COMMUNICATIVE Chief in Colonel James
Sexton of Chicago and the other the
location of the thirty third annual en-
campment of the G. a. r. at Philadel-
phia next year.
While heated contests were going on
inside the guarded doors of the en-
campment, all the demonstrations on the
outside in the city were in accord with
the peace jubilee. The parade of the
civic and Industrial organizations in the
afternoon. with all the illustrations OF
peace and prosperity and happiness
that could be produced, was the most
magnificent pageant ever witnessed in
this city. 1t is estimated that there
were 10000 people in line, and over half
a million spectators along the line
There We're more people in the city to-
day than at any time of the week or
any other day in the history of the city
With the river front and the parks
and Camp Sherman ablaze tonight
with most elaborate fireworks, the dem
onstrations are ended, but special en-
PROVIDED
Tomorrow and tomorrow evening in
excursions on the river.
The national encampment elected
only its Commander-in-C Chief TODAY.
and will elect its other officers to-mor-
row, adopt its resolutions and attend to
other business
CONVENTION PROCEEDINGS.
CINCINNATI, Sept. S.-The business
of the thirty-second annual encamp-
ment of the Grand Army and it's auxiI-
laries began to-day, after three days
OF preliminary demonstrations
The business sessions were, however,
interrupted by a parade of civic and
industrial organizations in the after
noon. This parade was in celebration
OF peace, Jubilee day" over 100
concerns were represented in the line,
with decorated wagons, bodies of en-
ployes, some mounted and all in gay
uniforms, while fifty secret, military.
political and other bodies We're repre-
scented by over 10000 men as escorts to
the peace floats. This demonstration
was followed by high carnival all over
the city.
There were about ! 200 national dele
gates present when the encampment
proper was called to order at Music
Hall at 10 a. m. with Charles Went
Eel as officer of the day. The welcom-
ing address was delivered by Governor
Bushnell of Ohio, with supplemental
addresses by Mayor Tafel of Cincin-
natl, NJ. E. ingalls,, Chairman of the
Citizens Committee and President of
the Big Four and Chesapeake and Ohio
Railways, and Director General w. B.
Melish In his response Commander
m-Chief Goblin referred eloquently to
the attractions of the week and the
lavish entertainment of the citizens of
Cincinnati. General Goblin wore the
fine gold watch and chain that had
been presented to him at the camp fire
last night by his old comrades Of the
Forty-seyenth Pennsylvania Regi-
ment, and on the assembling of the en-
campment he was presented with fine
gavel made of historic timber
At the conclusion of these interesting
preliminaries, the great hall was clear
ed of all but the members entitled to
voice in the proceedings, and in ex-
ecutive session various reports We're
submitted.
Commander-in-Chief Goblin said in
part:
the Republic we can look over the
events of the year just passed with
feelings of congratulation and just
pride. To our fellow soldiers and sailors
of the present era we extend our con-
CALCULATIONS as heartily as it is in our
power to do so, recognizing. as we do.
that our organization and our teach
ings during the last thirty years have
effn in to-
glorious result.
- "To our esteemed comrade. President
William Mckinley, and his Secretary of
War, our past COMMUNICATIVE Chief.
r. A. Alger, we have given our indi-
vidual and organized support in the ar
duous duties imposed upon them.
Never in the worlds history has there
been an occasion when the experience
of the leaders in national strife rem
dered them so thoroughly competent
to meet the difficulties encountered.
THE congratulations of the Grand
Army of the Republic, aye, of the ma
ton. are due to them. and from this
present encampment there should go
forward no uncertain words as to our
united support to the Government in
solving the difficult problems yet be-
Result will justify the supreme faith
which we reDose in these, our COM
rades, and through their efforts we
believe the nation will continue under
the providence of Almighty God to the
higher position which he has evidently
designed for it,
General Goblin combated the propo-
sition to change the rules of the Grand
Army so as to admit into membership
the soldiers of the war with Spain. lie
said:
'sThey will doubtless. If they have
not already done so, organize a society
of their own. but there can be no merit
in their becoming members of our Or
eanization. founded under different
auspices and based entirely upon oil
ferent principles. When the Grand
Army of the Republic has fulfilled It's
Emission 1t should cease to exist
He continued:
eft has been urged by well-meanins
comrades to propose the return OF the
COOS captured during the war, pre-
.,,,,ably to the States recently in rebel-
,,on cannot but deprecate any agl-