The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-05

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DspL Of WAshfnston and Alaska.
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PbaAdsiphiA. Serf. 4.
THE Sveaihsr Is extremely hot.
4 The city Is erouded svilh Grand
oarmy men. and tie eneampmeni
promises to Be one Of tie largest IN
the history Of tie order.
Thus far tie contest for tie office
Of commander m-ehief ovsrsbadows
al other matters. the aetfve exndl-
dates being ShAu. of Ntw York;
Rosster. Of Missouri. and Johnson.
Of Ohio. All are able men and each
has 4 host of confident friends.
The lotaffon Of the ne1 eneamp-
msni Is not aetively discussed yet.
Hosvsver. several cities have head
quarters opened In the Continental
hotel to boom Meia respective locaN-
ties. Chicago Is making At least =
Svfndy effort. though Dsnvsr and
oEAer places Aave Neir advocates.
The department of Washington and
eAlaska Is represented BY = fell DELE
CATION. ready to take advantage of
any opportunity to presen! the claims
of Seattle for the 1900 enean,pn,ent.
J. W. LANGLEY.
"a, It'll the arrival today OF Acting
7" Commandor-in- Chief Johnston. the
thrty.third national encampment
Of the Grand Army Of tho Republic was
formally inaugurated. Col Johnston waa
accompanied by the posts OF Cincinnati
aud several bands Of music.
Early today the river front wam
throngcd with visitors anxious Ia see Ad-
miral SIMPSONS fleet anchored IN tho
harbor,
Camp James A. Sexton. In Fairmount
park. was formally opened at a. IN. to-
day with the fring of tho national salute
and unfuriing ~ the Stars and stripes
over tho headquarters of Col. MeGlnnis.
who ia In charge OF the camp,
Parade os Naval Veterans.
The parade of the National Association
ot Naval Veterans this afternoon aroused
the greatest enthusiasm. The nrst divl--
ion was compasod ~ the United States
naval brigade. Capt I J Jewell. brigade
commander Including marines and usa.
men ~ the United states ships New
York. Indiana. Texas. brooklyn. Nash.
vile ana Detroit and the marines and sea.
men from the League Island navy yard
In the second division were the ofnesr-
and men ~ tho United States revenue
cutter service
The third division was composed Of car.
riAses containing the officers ~ the war.
ships anchored In the Delaware river
Rear Admiral sampson and Capt; chad.
wick. rhief % star. were IN the first car.
riAgs,
The fourth division was composed of
the National Association ~ Naval vcter.
ans. United States of America. J n FOES
comma nding. Capt VIM, E i.arzsirie.
ehief Of stsr
In tho nf,h division we're the indep.nA.
ent organizations ~ naval veteran.
Csaaidst~s for Commssser.i.-ch,s
The campaign for ccnnmander.ir-chle,
IL wasing warm. I, II one ~ tho aefcss,
contests the q. \ n has been engaged
IN for ione time Torigh; there ara
three candidates IN the Te3-Acting Com.
rnanaer-ln-Chief " 6 Johnston. of Cfe.
cinna,i. Ccmrade George nAssieur. of a.,
Iouis and Col Albert y shaw ~ Wa.
tertown. ~ Y A canvass smons ,hs
different departments Indicates ths, Cot
shaw tonight has = little the hss, ~ tho
contest, That gentleman. IN an intsryiew.
said that he Was absolutely sure ~ vic.
tory and said tina, the rxht vas al over
Neither Col Johnston nor Comrade Pas.
siaar would speak directly nhou, the con.
test. ia, their lieu'rnants express The
greatest confidence In ;hs outcome ~ the
struggle
rrssid~stssi rsvsy Avsises.
President Mckinley ard hts PARTY A..
rived hsrw n 3 eciock tonight. ars-
four-hours run from Washington. The
presidential party was met st the raIsrosf
station Nv Mayor ashhsssxs. Gen Louis
Wagner chairman ~ ,he executive CON.
mMtc~. ard number OF ether city oea-
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