The Washington times., 1901-09-06
VETERANS MAKING READY.
Local G. A. r. Preparing for the
Cleveland Encampment.
General SiclIes the Candidate of
the Department of the Potomac
for in-Chief-Woman,s
Relief Corps to Be In Attendance.

| Arrangements have been practically
completed for the departure of the De.
| partment of the Potomac, Grand Army OF
the Republic, on Monday night to attend
the national encampment at Cleveland
| Ohio. A special train will carry the vete-
| rams from Washin gton.
The delegation frpin the District of Co
| lumbia will probably not be very large
| According to estimates. there will be not
| more than 800 who will take advantage
of the special rate. This is. however, a
| larger number than went to Chicago last
year. The encampment at Philadelphia
| was attended by over thousand men,
| bers of the Department of the Potomac.
| One coach of the train on this occasion
will be at the disposal of the members
| of the Women's Relief Corps, who intend
| to visit the encampment.
The Department of the Potomac is
strongly advocating the election of Cen
eral SIckles for the Office of commander
in-chef The sturdy stand he took when
the veterans were about to be relegated
to an inferior position in the line of
march on Inauguration Day, resulting in
the old soldiers being finally selected as
the escort OF nciIgr - the President, has
rendered General Sickies exceedingly pop
Capt Israel w. Stone. commander of
the Department of the Potomac. together
with several others, started the boom for
Sckles shortly after that time. At pres
ent General Sickles is one of the most
favored candidates for the position.
One factor which may prove of great
weight in the skirmishes preliminary to
the election is the fact that General
Sickles has taken up the cudgels in no
half hearted manner against the present
Commissioner of Pensions, Fl. Clay Evans.
Not long ago General Sickles announced
he had been gwen IA promise last fall by
a prominent member of the Republican
National Committee that Commissioner
Evans would be removed, in Difference to
the wishes OF the old soldiers, II Gener-
al Sickles would take the stump for Nc
Kinley.
adopted voicing the desires of the Grand
Army of the Republic relative-to the ad-
ministration of the Pension Office Is a
matter in which veterans of the District
are evincing great interest. Captain
Israel w. Stone has stated that he
favored silence on this point for the rea-
son that the Administration had promised
to remove Evans, and would probably do
so in due time.
Among other candidates for the position
of commander are Eli Terrence,
who has been judge advocate of the
Grand Army of the Republic, and Thomas
w. Stewart. of Pennsylvania. Mr.. Tor
renee is in line for the honor, as he has
already served the organization in one
high position. His war record is good
having served throughout the entire con-
fict.
Mr.. Stewart has large following. How
ever, the fact that he served in the Fed
never during that time outside of his ma
tive State. is a consideration which will
act somewhat to his detriment.
There are a number of matters of inter-
n ef.a.lsg- .af Arttr
of the Republic concerning the Depart
ment of the Potomac. which will come up
for discussion at the National Encamp-
ment. The Women's Relief Corps will
also have some matters to dispose of IN
the nineteenth annual convention of the
Women's Relief Corps. which will be held
at the same time as the encampment.
Headquarters Will be established at the
Hollenden Hotel Most of the veterans
and members of the Women's Relief
Corps will secure quarters here. On
"Wednesday evening the officers OF the De-
partment of the Potomac and the
Women's Relief Corps will hold joint
reception there. The affair promises to be
a largely attended one.
large number of those who have
planned to attend the encampment will
return to Washington via Buffalo, in or
der to visit the Ean-Amerfcan Exposition.
Railroad tickets for the excursion provide
for the possibility of this side trip. In
consequence OF this added opportunity u
large number will go TO Cleveland who
might not otherwise have done So
The delegates to the encampment will
leave for Cleveland ON Sunday morning
next. They are Newton Ferre Abraham
Hart, Charles Matthews, and Lawrence
Wilson.
The old Guard is scheduled for depar-
ture Sunday night and will be accom-
panied by drum corps. The largest
number of the Washington delegation OF
members of the Grand Army of the Re-
public and Women's Relief Corps and
visitors will leave Monday evening. This
party will arrive In the encampment CITY
the following morning. Capt. l. W. Stone
VIII depart Monday night together with
the officers of the department