The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-05-11
We WON.
Because We Had Workers
and Friends.
BELLEFONTAINE
A Clear Winner In the
Race for the En-
campment.
BELLEFONTAINE

other city of its size ever before won in
Ohio. We won it because of the push,
determination and pluck of some OF
our leading citizens, backed by our
business men, the Grand Army, and all
Glasses of our people. Magnificent
work was done, all around. Every
committee played an active part. The
same spirit that secured us the En-
campment will enable us to take care
of it in 1901. There is not question
about this. But we will have to be Or
ganized like an army beforehand.
It would be invidious to mention any
one as more conspicuous than others in
securing this prize, for so many played
important parts and did so well.
Every Logan county man and woman
who was in Findlay, did their best to
win votes, and what could not be cap
tured by the ladies and the bands, was
won by intelligent persistent work of
Bellefontaine people, or their friends
in the county, and throughout the
State.
We won in spite of obstacles, disad-
vantages and attempted schemes to
forestall us.
A Cleveland delegate tried to have
the matter settled by the Encampment
before the Bellefontaine crowd reached
the city, but was defeated by our
friends in other parts of the State, led
by Past Commander Mutt Of Sidney,
aud Comrade Andrew Smith of Day
ton.
A Cleveland sister of the Relief
Corps, admitted on visit of courtesy,
whipped into her pretty speech a
pleasant plea to bring the Encampment
to Cleveland.
And Forest City had her ever-ready
tWinship to present her claims, but all
this availed her not. Bellefontaine won
on the first ballot, by clear majority
of "a over all, the vote standing, Belle
fontaine 238, Cleveland 135, Lancas-
ter 80. -
Bellefontaine's invitation was extend
ed by J. Q. A. Campbell, seconded by
R. P. Kennedy, and pressed with great
force by Judge Warnock.
But the work was done before the
speeches were made.
Bellefontaine headquarters were love-
ly; her three bands were complimented
on all sides; friends came to US from all
lquarters of the State; and Bellefon-
taine, today is the best advertised city
in the State.
Now to the work. Well organized
workers will make the task before us
comparatively easy, compared with
what it appears to be, piled up in a
mass before MS.
Some people think we have an iele-
1phant on our hands. But the elephant
always pays his way.
The REPUBLICAN begins with this
issue, its work for the Encampment of
1901. We are in to win-to give such
la greeting and welcome to the Grand
| Army boys and their helpers, the noble
women, that they will all fall in love
!; with us and say like the Queen of
Sheba, "Behold the half was not told
u.s."
NOTES.
The three bands from Bellefontaine
did excellent service and made votes
for us in the encampment. A leading
citizen of Findlay told US our bands
L ho dc M
side the city.
! Every citizen and Grand Army mar
from Logan county, who was at Find
lay, worked with as much zeal for Belle
fontaine, as her own committee and
citizens did. All credit to them.
Bellefontaine is indebted to Comradt
Andrew Smith, of Dayton, and Com
trade Thad Cook, of Lorain, Ohio, WHIT
worked with unremitting zeal, fol
Bellefontaine, and made us many votes
The Grand Army men from Union
Champaign, Hardin, Shelby ard Au
i glaize worked like Brothers with us, tt
4 secure the Encampment for Bellefon
tame. s ifoNi
) 1t is in order to say that our ban'
surprised everybody. They did splen
! didly, though they never appeared bu
a once before in public.
t Bellefontaine will be the next plac
of meeting. The boomers took posses
sion of the city early today, 1000 o
them, with three brass bands. Cleve
land was not in it after the open hous
campaign of the BeIlefontaine crow
# began, and Lancaster got but 80 votes
vI-Findlay note in the Enquirer.
I'll Agent Ed Sloan and the Big Fou
deserve our hearty thanks for the grea
a assistance they gave us, and for thei
"A great accommodation.
l. Coming home from Findlay at hal
ipast ten our train was stopped at Ker
p ton, till the crowd and our three band
marched around the public square
giving the town the greatest serenad
- it ever enjoyed.
a. The REPUBLICAN thanks the Spring
IA field band for two charming serenade
a. after our arrival home.
e. They tell us when the good new
il came to Bellefontaine, the court hous
bell was rung, and that everybody tina
didn't have the mumps tnrned out wit
horns, and bells and lungs to expre
IS, their Joy.
On When our train reached Bellefol