New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-29

Sep'el ava the largest held for many years.
POI, Mckinley, Rear-Admirais sampson ana
80. and many other cthcers OF 'he Army anu
schic!' 1' have distinguished themselves in the
Navy WIZ he present ard will take part in the
lste va There Will he a parade on September
pio.'a1 veterans eX-prlsoners of war and many
- "a organizaii}as, and on September NE
nnaraSe Of the Gr3i niiy M,s an Go6in
the 7arade viii be reviewed by The President ana
severn Nude many Industrial and civil orgariza-
will m'iaJt' the "a pfres which will be held IN
Music ~" ~. President Harrison. General Goblin.
Mcnn,or FORAKER ana others.
,sst for the place OF commander-in-chicf
the '.,,i,ed. and much work has been done by
viii ue ~ members Of the organization in the in
New General Albert D. Shaw. of Watertown.
teres' ,.r issued by his friends General Shaw is
=" of as follows:
sparsI shaw. as commander Of the New-York
or organization. has shown himSen 10 ps MN
star ~ fhan ordinary ability. combining executive
OF MOI mo- If a high order with rare tact and un,
ns dipomacy lie t. p4Puat hr9ynshon i ,he
tnere f,vor of his election to succeed General j.
bas Goblin the present 9minahderih-ohie'' no"
Of the 49, If one OF the Buffalo posts said; Il
A MIN, ooke no invlious comparisons CompaIi-
WISH ~ alv.ays odious. ana II were 70 le!I YOU
sons are ra shaw would be about the biggest man
that Sen' allied the chair OF comlnander-in-chle
that h's 'onrd badly. But its true. Daniel T..
II would -, nearer to him than any man can
sickels e'n ma he was elected when there wasn't
think o., General Shaw. tell you, is the great
much 10 90 ~ them an and 1t was largely due TO
est h ron az commander last year that TINS SAFE
his efo't .,1 showing Of seventeen thousand vet
made the lH" fonr or five times as many as ever
Grams III H., fore The assistance he rendered our
turned Out u .lo' 80 Invaluable. His entire time
was Gevo'fe b 1o is gentleman and scholar as
yell as a soldier and s'4iS Sto,es Eons,l ~
repre-. n''u III Iater went TO Manchester. England
Iodoi ,rIr capacity He is man Oh rare business
a IN
oualinca tioh, ,h neople Of the Buckeye State In
s .rasS he has alw shown readiness TO en-
eolragS tbe development Of electrical power on the
Canadian side
~. q. the prominent candidates for the place Is
~, Mack. Of Cincinnati but. inasmuch as the
".,c..conmander is 10 be chosen from Colonel
800 c,tv his candidacy becomes less strong
nh following statement was made by prominent
,,sr,her Of the ORGANIZATIONS ~
~, Is ., unvritten law that the senior vice
eommanuer Sn cnerate against Colonel Mack and
g. fovor OF General Shaw. who mas many az ,irs
warm y 49, as vel as In Indiana Michigan, Wis
Oh In Missouri Iowa Nebraska ana me Dshotns
so.s s vs. General Shaw is universally resp1Eluu
win the name of General Goblin was men'i 0.
w .Gnse who wanted 10 go 70 the front zen
e3yyHss 49,, ~ jrtroduced a resolution. which was
::onted hv the State EnCampmtnt, ursins 40 {or
GEM Aftcr his was telegraphed to the Prcsi
geiierSS eera Go5n expressed his deep obligations
~ the commander of the State ORGANIZATIONS
Illinois has a candidate in the person OF james
caxton He Is a past commander of the De-
.r,,r.rt ~ Illinois and Is one of the most popu-
.- ,oe, in the West; John c. Black the present
commander of the Department. IN presenting MS
,sme 70 the comrades OF the Grand Army Vi '"o
Republic. says: - ,o .,o
Comrade Sections career as eitzen h See co,n
bppu
ne1da,ion He has been a successful bushes simess
nan Starting on The am h pgnG b ~iii ines Of the
" w, NV ri@b only in experience. he has made
nssterful fight and has succeeded IN feap'hs ''"
iti ia aa5,ion to hi. private enterprises he held
for moro than four years the oiice OF pos t1 c
;acy 10 deal wisely and well with large zen, Gvie ne
a,ganization. qualities which We NSis,orv Of
n s frand Arny in is &a tional organize ZION
cGmTSae oi6cTs was sAi that Of heroic End
va,th He served in the ranks as private soIdis =
won promotion 70 non;eommssoned, l. One, me- d
RI Nashvilie assisted in staying the course OF r.,
~ ana adnninistering its death-blow. From all
desc fields OF military service he broughi ewmy
rades the commendation of mis- equals ana the
praise of his superiors , ,. .. Ia Com
Chief OF the Grand Army OF the re
public he vii bring 20 the dscnarge o, ns IT,
a ripe and broad experience gracious anu Sb;b
fionate hear, and devotion 10 the oiueI ~. g.,
viii enable him TO use his undounte1 cdPdS'S a.,
maintaining the Grand Army Of the kepuohc III nS
high plane Of usefulness. -.,,o,,o,, ,or
We earnestly hope that yo9r Isl tb sUppof
Of Comrade Sexton.
Tbis document bears the Endorsement OF all the
p4parfmtn n officers and all the past commanders
OF the d partmcnt
The survivors Of the 7th Ohio Cavalry will hold
reunion il Cincinnati on Wednesday, September /"
the day Of the parade In connection with 'ne .H'-
ronal Encampment of the Grand Army OF the ne
rnbljo n. that city Former officers Of the Ith ONO
Cavalry nave sent en- invitation 10 the surviving
oNce-s and soldiers OF General John Morgan
Kentucky Division Of Confederate cavalry 70 DC
their guests at the reunion. The invitaHon is
signed by former CAPTAIN Theodore r Altn john
4 Asbb,iry William r Burton Richard {; RANKIN,
Mart sshGiar ana Alfred Rich ana n r0TmTr
Leutenants Charles ID X SIinlcsnne ii,srhnr
Tho invitation from the "Blue" 10 the Gray
contains these sentiments: During our war OF
.s,-'s5 Morgan's Men and the men OF the hh
Ohio Cavalry spoke 70 each other frequently
through the medium Of their gun barrels, ana
crossed sahrcs on more than one hotly contested
field OF STRIFE /; was ia the smoke OF battle that
We came 10 know each other better, leading to a
mutual regard generation later. when our
country called to arms for the recent hundred
gays II WIN spain re sons Nam OF ~" on land and
fought md died on stricken iields In defence
o. the honor OF the old nag, ana j! a stiIeS Va
most glorious victories placed our colors hgh above
those Of a. foreign foe and neither your sons nor
ours forgot 20 Rem Der the Maine" IL seems
10 be a hitting time TO put the seal on the new
bond OF union that shall make us as Netioh one
ndiyisbic and uncOnquerable
j. L. Rlker Post No. 81 has reached the twenty
a.,h year Of It's existence. having been organized
August g. 1873 Oh the East Side of this city. us
Members then being principally surviving soldiers
Of the cd Regiment New-York Volunteers. ana the
post beiog M med I'm honor # Colonel J. Lawrence
hker, who fell at Fair Oeks. In honor OF inc
silver anniversary" q social cntertainment anu
supper were held at the post headquarters, no. ~
East Fourth-st., on Tuesday evening, August -
which, despite the intencc heat, was fairly well at
enaed by the present members. and a most enjoy
able evening spent by the veterans ana thtir
wives. 4 pleasing feature Of the affair was inc
Presentation Of gold badges 70 the surviving