Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-09-09
cted.Commander-In-Chief of
the G.. A. r.
PHILADELPHIA WAS CHOSEN.
rnat City Received Most Votes as the
Place Fnr the Encampment Next Year.
Strong Friendship For AIger Appar-
ent Some of the Proceedings.


phia was chosen for the thirty third
annual encampment next year. While
there were all sorts of combinations be-
tween the state departments, yet the
fight between New York and Pennsyl-
vania was very bitter. These two
neighboring states were competitors for
honor, one for the election of Colonel
A. d. Shaw of WATERFOWL, n. Y, as
commander in chief, and the other for
the location of the next national en-
campment at the Quaker City.
New York voted to hold the next en-
campment at Denver and it was only
by the diplomacy and shrewd manage
ment of the Chicago contingent in the
interest of Sexton that Denver lost in
the strong contest for the next encamp-
ment. While it is true that Pennsyl-
vania gave Sexton strong vote from
from the east, yet 1T is also true that
the shrewd managers from Chicago
gave Philadelphia much more than the
solid vote of Illinois in the contest for
the location of the next encampment.
The vote for commandments chief was
424 votes for Sexton and PAL for Shaw.
Philadelphia got 395 votes to 295 for
Denver for the next meeting place.
Mack and Anderson withdrew from
the race fer commander-in- chief.
The peace jubilee parade of the civic
and industrial organizations yesterday
afternoon was magnificent pageant.
1t was estimated that there were 1000
in line and over 100000 spectators along
the line.
The river fronts and some parks and
Camp Sherman were ablaze last night
with elaborate displays of fireworks.
The national encampment elected
only it's COMMUNICATIVE yesterday,
and will elect its other officers today.
adopt its resolutions and attend to other
business.
The auxiliaries of the ladies elect
their officers also today.
When the report on pensions was
made, yesterday, Corporal Tanner made
an attack on Commissioner Evans
treatment of pension cases, and action
on the report was postponed until after
the report of the committee ON reso-
buttons.
Mrs. William Scott, negro woman,
made plea for more recognition for
the old negro soldiers.
Mrs. Martin, national president of
the Woman Relief corps, asked that
the corps be allowed to use its funds to
help relieve soldiers who served in the
recent war against Spain. 1t was re-
ferred to the committee on resolutions
Among those on the committee on
resolutions were: Ohio, A. M Warner;
Pennsylvania, Q. w. Hazard; West
Virginia, George j. Walker; Maryland,
Robert o. Sunstrom.
General Gobln made his annual re-
e1axv efnl.
follows:
AS comrades of the Grand Army of the
Republic, we can look over the events of
the year just passed with feelings of con-
CALCULATIONS and just pride.
TO our esteemed comrade, President
William Mckinley, and his secretary of
war, our past commander-in-chiefR r. A.
A1ger, we have given our individual and
organized support in the arduous duties
imposed upon them. Never in the worlds
history has there been an occasion when
the experience of leaders in national strife
rendered them so thoroughly competent
to meet the difficulties encountered. Our
people are proverbially peaceful in their
desires Ayerse to war, naturally no por-
ton of them are more so than the men
who by personal experience have partici-
pated in its horrors.
Yet at the call of the president there
was no delay, no hesitancy in responding,
and today there are no regrets and no divi-
sion of sentiment as to the magnificent
manner in which those officials have per-
formed the arduous duties of their i'm
portant positions The congratulations
of the Grand Army of the Republic, aye,
of the nation, are due 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 he
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suit will justify the supreme faith which
we repose in these, our comrades, and
through their efforts we believe abe nation
will continue advancing under the provi-
dence of Almighty God to the higher posi-
ton which he has evidently designed
for it.
~ He opposed taking soldiers of the re-
cent war into the organization.
When the annual reports were being
read, especially Gobin's, there was con-
siderable cheering at the mention of
President Mckinley g name, but when
the name Of Secretary Alger was men.
toned in connection with the recent
war there was an uproarious demon
stration in his favor. After the reports
had been referred to their respective
committees many resolutions were Of
fered, specifically indorsing the admin
istration OF General Alger in the war
department.
A resolution was introduced to have
the school histories use the term of
''the war between the States" instead
of "the war of the rebellion" It is
quite likely that resolutions will be
adopted providing for the use of the
term of war for the preservation of
the Union" There will likely also be
an effort made to secure representation
for the colored men in the national en-.
campment.