The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-09-08
GRAND ARMY ELECTION
Veterans at Philadelphia Select
Albert Shaw as Commander.

| fhiiadclphla, Sept The thirty-thSrt
! national cncampment or the Gcand Arny
Of the Republic came to an end tonight
The election of a comman les IN chief
which it vas supposed would be settled
only after a warm contest was conduct.
ed and carried out in the most poaceabis
manner imaginable. Colonel Albert u
shaw. OF Watertown. ~ y. was uaant
mously elected to the highest office q.
the organization. after Judge Leo Ras-
sieur Of St Louis, had declined so be /.
candidate.
Early I'm the campaign there were thrco
candidates. W. c. Johnson Of Cincin-
natl who was acting commander-in -in-chief
was first mentioned and the names NJ
Colonel Chaw and Judge Rassieur later
became prominent Johnson's boom was
ended yesterday with his election TO the
office fur the uuexplred term of the
late commander Sexton last only two
days This rendered him ineligible TO
candidacy fer another term. and with the
election Of Colonel shaw he becomes a
past commander-tn-chief
idc from the selection of "a command
er-in-chief the pension question received
the major portion Of attention Resolu-
ucns were adopted that rule 225 and now
IN practice. was a hardship In that It re-
quircd proof of identity and injuries,
which many old soldiers could not fur
nish and asking that the president re-
establish rule 1884, which Is not so string
eut. The resolutions also deplored the
practice I'm the pension bureau which bars
widows who have am income OF s9d a
year, and asks that the limitation bc in
creased to $3.50 a year.
Pursuant TO resolutions committee of
five was appointed to seek relief from the
and failing there. to ask
to amend the law in favor Of
the veterans.
Chicago secured the next encampment
and It Is expected Judge Rassieur will
ihen be elected commander.
The feature of today's celebration was
the illumination of the North Atlantic
squadron ana the camp fire of the union
ex-prisoners Of war, both OF which oc-
currcd tonight The lighting up Of the
feet drew large crowds TO both the Penn
sylvania and New Jersey shores.
The ships were literally covered with
electric lights and presented a magnih-
cent picture The big searchllghts ON the
vessels were also IN operation. making
AIlt lluuillAtlpIl lipit ttAHAlNts ilf tlh-
User Detroit received considerable atten-
tion from the crowds by reason Of the
order sending her TO Nenezuala to pro-
tect American interests there
The Academy Of Music was crowded to
the doors tonight by G.. A. r. men ami
their friends to take part in the eX-prls-
oners cam, fire. Addresses were made
by Gov Stone Of Pennsylvania8 Mayor
A Ashbridge of this city; ev-Gov. Robert T..
Iuttson: Lieut.. Colonel James H. Bar
nett Of the Tenth Pennsylvania regi-
ment: General John c. Black of Illinois.
United States Senator Penrose ami a
number OF others There were numerous
reunions held and the illumination Of the
Avenue OF Fame" and the fireworks
display at Camp James SextonA. were
continued tonight
WOMANS' t.rLIEF CORPS.
Philadelphia, Sept. THE Womans'
Relief Corps completed its business to-
display At Camp James A. Sexton, were
Mrs Charlotte Cummings, Mrs. Minnie
d. Morgan, Mrs Florence H. Gates, Mrs.
Lucinda A. Scott. Mrs Jennie Ball,
The recommendations made by the pres
ident were favorably passed upon one
OF these was the contribution of 1000 to
the Grand Army OF the Republic
The ladies Of the G.. A. r. who conven-
ca ln mmual session elected rUr pr,s.i-
detnt Mrs Julia b. Shade, of Philadel-
phia