Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-05
VETERANS IN LINE.
Great G. A. r. Parade In
Philadelphia Today.
REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT.
The Fight For mmander-In-ChiefV Very
Warm shaw Claims He Will Win the
PIace-Chicsgo People Working Hard
For the Next Eucampment.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 5.-The great
parade of the 6. A. R. Encampment
was held here today. 1t was reviewed
by President Mckinley.
The big parade formed at Broad street
and Girard avenue. 1t was led by the
marshal and mis- staff, followed by the
acting commander-in-ch chief of the
Grand Army and his staff. The
mounted police escort then formed and
and the various departments followed
III this order:
A-Department of Illinois.
B-Department of Wisconsin.
Department of Ohio.
D-Department of New York.
E-Departments of Connecticut and
Massachusetts.
F-Departments of New Jersey,
Maine, Nevada, California, Rhode Isl
and, New Hampshire and Vermont.
G-Departments of the Potomac, Vir
ginia. Maryland and Nebraska.
H-pepartments of Michigan, Iowa,
Indiana, Colorado, Wyoming and Kan
sas.
departments of Delaware, Mime
sofa, Missouri and Oregon.
c"bVP<bA VI 1AChtuChyf w COT
Virginia, South Dakota, Alaska, WASH
ington, Arkansas, New Mexico and
Utah.
K-Departments of Tennessee, Louis
1ana, Mississippi, Florida. Montana,
Texas, Idaho, Arizona, Georgia, Ala
bama, North Dakota, Oklahoma and
Indian Territory.
l. Department OF Pennsylvania
bringing up the rear.
There We're many features of the pa
rade that were Interesting. For in
stance, the appearance i'll line of Post
No. |, from Rockford. Ills, the Oldest
Grand Army post i'll the country, or
ganized in 1866. 1t occupied the posi-
ton of honor i'll the very forefront OF
tine line. led by its commander, Thomas
G. Lawler. who has been consecutively
chosen 81 : mes as its commander. The
post numbered probably about 100 and
included i'll that number three of the
men who were charter members of the
post when it was originally organized
by Commander Lawler.
There were other posts in the line
that were distinguished by some similar
mark. Either the distance they tray
eled, their record in attendance at the
various Grand Army encampments,
their size or their distinguished men,
bership.
The campaign fnr ccmmander-in-
chief is waxing warm. 1t is one of the
fercest contests that the G.. A. r. has
been engaged in for ii long time. There
are three candidates i'll the tield-Act-
ing Commander.in-C Chief w. G. John
son of Cincinnati, Comrade Leo Ras-
sieur of ST. Louis and Colonel Albert
D. Shaw of Watertown, n. Y. The
friends OF each of the candidates claim
that their fayorite is already winner.
A careful canvass among the different
departments, however, indicates that
Colonel Shaw has d little the better of
the contest.
That gentleman i'll an interview said
that he was absolutely sure of victory,
and said that the fight was all over.
Neither Colonel johnson nor Comrade
Rassien would speak directly about the
contest. but their ieutenants expressed
the greatest confidence in the outcome
of the struggle.
Each of the candidates has head
quarters in full operation and hanging
out banners to help along their CAM
palgns. The election to the minor offices
of the Grand Army is temporarily lost
sight of, and very little attention will
be paid to those offices until COM
mander-i in.chief shall have been chosen.
While the delegations from Ohio,
Missouri and New York are battling
for supremacy, the delegation from Hi
nois is putting up a great fight for the
privilege of entertaining the Grand
Army at Chicago next year. Every
veteran of the department of Illinois
now i'll the city is decorated with
large yellow ribbon on which is in
scribed i'll big black letters, "Chicago
I9O0." The leaders of the Chicago
boom say they will win hands down.
At present they have no opponent of
any consequence.
S@It was reported that Denver, San
Francisco, ST. Louis and one or two
other cities are in the field, but if those
cities are they are Lying low," as there
is no evidence on the surface that they
are Ill the fight.
President Mckinley and his party ar
rived here last night. The president
was accompanied by Secretary of War
Root, Secretary of Agriculture Wilson,
Prof. Schurman, president of the Phil
lppine commission; A. Addison Porter,
the presidents private secretary, and
Assistant Secretary G. B. Cortelyou.
Mrs Mckinley was not with the party.
Assistant Secretary Cortelyou said her
health was much improved, but she re-
manned at home on the advice of her
physician.
AFTER RECOGNITION FROM JAPAN.