Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-12-30
Iowans Laying Plans For Cam
paien at the National G. A.
R. Encampment
HEADQUARTERS ARE SELECTED
Delegation of Veterans From This
State Will Have the Finest and Most
commodicus Quarters to Be Had in
the Encampment City - Big Crowds
Are Expected.
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Special to TimeS-RepuD1can.
Minneapolis, Mimi, Dec. 30.-Iowa,
with a monster delegation and the
most pretentious headquarters obtain
able, will launch determined cam
paign at the national encomprnent OF
the Grand Army of the Republic IN
Minneapolis next August, to elect
Charles A. Clark of Cedar Rarids ma
tional commander of the G. A.. r. In
1907, to succeed Corporal jam IS Tan
ner of New York, the present chief.
H. M. Pickell, George A. Newman
and w. V. Wilcox of Des Moiltes rep
resenting the Iowa department. after a
long search for the largest possible
headquarters, have arranged 20 make
the Nicollet hotel the seat of The con-
test for the highest office. They state
that they will be cramped even as 1t
is, but declare there Is little doubt that
they will get the coveted position for
Mr.; Clark, so consistent and determine
ed will be their quest.
The proximity Of Iowa and the large
number of G. A. r. men in the state
insllres the attendance of tremendous
crowd of hawkeye folk. The state
wide desire to make Mr.. Clark COM
mander will serve as an added induce
ment for large representation and
the veterans from Iowa probably will
constitute the largest delegation from
AN outside state that will attend the
big encampment
Mr.. Clark is at present Judge advo-
cate general. of the national G. A. h.
and has intimate acquaintance with
thousands of its members. His excel
lent service as national officer AMI
his wonderful ability to maxi, friends,
the Iowa delegates declare, leave little
doubt that he will be elected COM
mander, tho several other candidates
are expected to be in the running.
Mr. Wilcox, who is United States
pension commissioner Of Iowa and Ne
braska, and one of the political lead
ers of Iowa, as we'll as prominent G.
A. r. official, has arranged that ths
Nicollet shall be the headqu arters for
the large Croker post and relief corps
delegations of Des 'Moines. Messrs.
Pickell and Newman made the ar
rangements for the headque rters 70:
the Iowa department and laid the foun-
dation for the spirited campaign to
seat Mr. Clark of Cedar Rapids. who
will have the Endorsement and support
of every post in the state.
Further indications that the crowd
that will attend the encampment will
be a record breaker were shown today
when arrangements were made with
the Nicollet hotel for quarters for
large delegations from Michigan,
South Dakota and Missouri. Tho sew
eral hundred miles away, the Missouri
ans will swoop down upon the city In
large numbers and already they have
engaged the Fort Smelling Military
band. 1t is probable that the delega-
tons of South Dakota and Michigan
also will come with bands and make
great display.
1t is expected that every vestige Of
hotel space will be reserved months be-
fore the opening of the encampment
and that smaller boarding houses and
rooming houses and private homes will
have thousands Of veterans to care for
The extent Of reservations already
made eclipses the record of Denver and
hotel men predict that the central loca-
tion Of Minneapolis will give the city
the largest crowd on record.