Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-09-07
TOM ANDERSON A FACTOR IN G. a. r..
COMMANDER CONTEST.
is GETTING WESTERN VOTES
DENVER MAKING HARD FIGHT
FOR NEXT ENCAMPMENT.
Parade of Naval Veterans Was the
Event of Yesterday-Big Parade
of the Week Occurs To-
day-The Weather Is
Delightful.

day Of the thirty-second annual encdnp-
| ment of the g. A. r., was a banner day
Star Spangled Banner day in every way.
The weather was delightful. 1t has rained
| every night preceding the encampment
| days, and, after a shower tonight, still
cooler weather is promised for the big
| parade tomorrow. The Labor parade on
! Monday and the naval parade to-day were
| both under clear skies. and nature prom
! ises to smile on the old veterans in line
| tomorrow.
As these veterans were marching in the
| naval parade to-day, it was noticed that
| most Of them are gray. many infirm and
| lame. There will not be many more of
| these annual parades, and some of the
veterans favor discontinung the annual
demonstrations because they are getting
! too old for long trips as well as for parad-
ing. Some advocate discontinuance of en-
campments, because they want all remem-
| brances even OF sectional differences wiped
| out but they say they will attend the an
| nual encampments long as they are
! held. There are none here who held high
rank in the civil war, and it is frequently
| remarked that the leading Federal COM
manders seem to have gone, while several
of the Confederate leading commanders
| survive.
| The leading surviving officers of the civil
war are prevented from attending the en-
campment this year on account of the
| Spanish war. Among the ladies who are
| missed none is referred to more than Mrs.
| John A. Logan. Many OF the veterans hunt
up old army nurses, who are remembered
with great tenderness. Much disappoint-
ment is expressed because President Nc
Kinley and ex-President Harrison are not
| here. as they have been in former years.
! In the absense of the president, Governor
Bushnell, of Ohio. will occupy his place
on the reviewing stand tomorrow, sur
rounded by Governor Pingree of Michigan; ;
| Governor Mount, of Indiana: Governor At
kinson, OF West Virginia, and other gov
! ernors. with their stats.
Owing to the excellent arrangements,
| there have been no accidents. no reports
| even of robbers or pocket picking. although
| every thoroughfare in the city swarms with
visitors.
| The contest for commander-in-chief has
become much complicated by the arrival of
| "A large delegation from New York. headed
| by Corporal Tanner, in support of Colonel
John c. Sheets, Yonkers This not only
divides the vote of the department OF New
| York against Colonel A. u. Shaw, of Wat
| ertown. n. Y, but il also divides the vote
of other Eastern departments that were
| expected to be solid for Shaw. While Colo
| mel J. A. Sexton, of Chicago. had only one
| or two votes in the Illinois delegation
against him, he Is now losing some support
| by the candidacy of Colonel Tom Anderson.
| OF Topeka, who Is getting Western votes
| that were depended upon for Sexton, and
| who was considered as a favorite in the
| race. as the only Western candidate, until
| the Kansas man WAS brought out. /. j..
Mack, the Ohio candidate. is embarrassed
| in his canvass by the fact that w. c. john
son. OF Cincinnati, has been determined on
| as the man for senior vice commander,
and the two leading officers are not likely
| TO go to the same state.
| Commander W. Z. Atkins has heretofore
| been considered as the leading candidate
| for rear admiral Of the National Naval As
| sociation. but he is having a close contest
| now with Commodore J. +. r. Foss for that
position. The contest for the new offices
| have now become quite animated among
| the ladies'.
| The national executive council was busy
| to-day in the receipt of routine reports of
the different encampments. The real busi-
\ ness Of the national encampment however.
| will not begin until Thursday morning,
| when the great parade is out of the way.
| There IL more and more talk of the strength
and weakness of the several candidates for
| commander-i -in-chief and along with 1t much
| work done in favor of the next place of
| meeting. Denver is especially demonstra-
| tive with a magnificent drum corps which
| parades the streets with a banner saying,
i. a. X surrenders Internationally to
The National Relief Corps does not hold
itI business meeting until Thursday. but
| Those mentioned for national president are
| Mrs. +. Jameson Miller of Illinois, who
| was candidate last year. and Mrs Jones,
J dent ''o ~
The National Association of ex-Prisoners
Of war elected the following named Of
| ficers: "
Commander. James AtwelI. Pittsburg:
| vice commander. John Kissane Cincinnati. .
| national chaplain, Rev. Mr.. John S. FergtI,
| son, keokuk. Ia: historian. Louis r. For
| tiscue. Philadelphia; adjutant general and
| guarterfnaster general. Stephen NJ Long,
| East Orange, y. j. e'
The ASSOCIATION adopted resolutions ex-
| pressing the utmost confidence In President
| Mckinley and other executive officers of
, the administration in their action with re-
| gard to the army. and further giving the
opinion that the alarming reports or the
| condition of the soldiers were fraceabi nor
to complaints from the soldiers themselves
| as To the efforts to create sensational mat
ter for publication.
The most realistic representation of the
| battle of Manila was given tonight at the
Lagoon, pleasure resort on the Kentucky
| side of the river. 1t was an ingenious ar
| rangement of fireworks and water craft by,
| which the thunder of Dewey's guns was
| followed by the actual burning of Mon
tejo's. ships. This was the treat by the
Naval, Veterans Association. 1t was wit
messed by vast crowd. Commander-in-
| Chief Goblin was one of cd opoI