The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-06
Camp Sherman, with AccOmmoda tiOns
for $4,000, Formally Turned
over to the Chief.
POURING In BY THOUSANDS
RAILROADS EXPECT TO CARRY 2OO,-
900 TO THE ENCAMPMENT.
Prisoners of War Association Conn
mander Arrives-UsuaI Rivalry BE-
tween the G. A. II. Women.

CINCINNATI. O., Sept 5.-The opening
day of the thirty-second annual encamp-
ment of the G. A. r. surpassed expecta-
tions in the attendance and in the success
full progress of events on the programme
of the first day. During the Labor day
parade and other parades in escorting prom
nent arrivals from the depots to the hotels,
| the city presented an unusually brilliant ap-
pearance with it's elaborate decorations,
which are displayed everywhere. Tonight
| the illuminations are in full blast. every
| where, from the triumphal arches in the
| public places and at street. intersections.
| Excursionists have been arriving by the
| thousands for the past two days and with
| the arrival to-day of Commander-in-c chief
| Goblin and his staff; Rear Admiral Kelley
! and his staff; Mrs. S. j. Martin president
of the w. r. c.. Mrs. Flora N. Davey, pres
| ident of the Ladies of the G. A. r.; Mrs.
| Jennie Laird, president of the Ladies' Naval
| Association, and their respective staffs of
| ladies' Col. A. D. Shaw, of New YORK; Col.
| j.. A. Sexton, of Chicago, and Col. I. F.
| Mack, of Sandusky, and their respective
| followers in the contest for the election of
| commander-in-chief and others, the en-
| campment of 1898 was in full blast on the
| first day. The large Music Hall was filled
| to its limit at the naval campfire tonight,
while receptions and reunions were going on
at other places all over the city. mere will
be big camp-fires at Music Hall and Camp
Sherman every night this week and small
er gatherings at other points. There is not
able absence of the old commanders, but
they have passed away. Many of the COM
| rades refer to the serious illness of General
| Rn0lI w n nO 0ouSjderod 10
survivor of the civil conflict
| The National Association of Naval Vet
| Grams threaten to withdraw from the re-
| unions of the week. When the visiting naval
| veterans were escorted to Horticultural
Hall in the exposition building to-day, they
| rebellcd against the arrangements They ac-
| knowledged that the cots and everything
| were better than usual on such occasions,
| but they wanted quarters in boat and no
| where else They have had boats at other
| places, notably Buffalo, Louisville, Detroit
| and Pittsburg, and claim they were prom
| ised boat here. Commodore William Z.
| Atkins, of this city who is in charge of
the local naval arrangements, has had no
| opposition for rear admiral of the associa-
| tion to succeed Kelley, and he at noon to-
| day announced his withdrawal from the con-
| test, although he had more than enough
| Endorsements to elect. The Indignation ceTl-
| cred against Atkins, and he was forced out
| Of the race, although he is not responsible
| for the situation. He did all he could to
| charter a steamboat, but the demand was
| such on the river at this time that the citi-
| zens committee could not get boat for tha
naval veterans. The naval veterans threaten
to declare off their parade for tomorrow
and not to participate further in any way
10. rr~lr l-1l
The camp fire of the naval veterans known
as the dog watch at Music Hall tonight
was attended by over eight thousand peo-
| ple Congressman Jacob H. Bromwell pre-
sided, and in addition to Webers military
| band and a chorus of several hundred voices
there was music by the Cambro- American
| Choral Society and noted soloists. The
biograph was used during intermissions for
| the display of war pictures, which gave
vivid views of scenes in which many of the
comrades had participated. The principal
address of the evening was by General j.
| z. S. Goblin, commander-in-chief of the G.
| A r., who was profuse in his praise of the
| arrangements made in Cincinnati for the
| encampment. He spoke of the heroic con-
| duct OF the American soldiers in the Spanish
| war as well as in the civil war. Rear Adj
| miral Daniel F. Kelly spoke of the great
| progress in the American navy since the
time that the present naval veterans were
in active service. Addresses were also de-
| livered by Colonel Isaac X. Archer, Rear
Admiral b. S. Osborne and others.
| WOULD-BE COMMANDERS.
Col. Albert D. Shaw, of New York Col.
James A Sexton, of Illinois, and Col. l. F.
Mack. of Chic. the three candidates for
commander-in-ch are all here with elab-
crate headquarters and with their re-
spective followings for the coming election.
which will take place Thursday evening or
Friday morning. Owing TO the fact that the
senior vice commander-in-chief has always
been ceded to the city that entertains the
encampment and the fact that the Cincn-
natl posts have selected w. c. Johnson for
senior vice commander the Ohio depart
ment is not solid for Mr.. Mack for COM
mander-in- chief. The friends of Colonel
Mack, however. claim that the New York
department is not solid for Colonel Shaw
and that the Illinois department is not solid
for Colonel Sexton. This is denied by both
Shaw and Sexton. The contest for the To-
cation of the next encampment seems to lie
between Philadelphia, Kansas City and
Denver, and the canvass has not proceeded
sufficiently to indicate as yet which candi-
date for commander-in-chief or which loca-
ton for the next encampment is in the lead
The festivities of the week opened early.
when the naval veterans formed at a. m.
to escort Rear Admiral Kelley from the de-
pot The opening exercises of the naval
veterans, under the auspices of the Ma
tional Naval Veterans Association. oc-
CURED at a. m. while the martial music
Of the G. A. r.. posts was heard in every
other part Of the city IN preparing for the
dedication Of Camp Sherman and the re-