The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-13
MIGHTY TIDE
INVESTS CITY
Continued From First Page.
terday. Their combined strength is

terday. Their combined strength is
200.
Pittsburg post, No. 236, is under the
command Of Post Commander J. P. j..
Young and numbers $50. Mr.. Young
said that his post had not picked any
favorites in the commander-in-ehi
contest and would not commit itself at
present. He was equally reticent in
mitted partiality for Kansas City
as the next encampment point.
Allegheny post, No. 2S, James M.
Lyle, is headed by Post Commander
James r. Bloom and mnsters fifty men,
bers. Mr.. Bloom expressed preference
for Baltimore as the next encampmen ent
city.
New Jersey Is Located.
r. New Jersey has established headquar-
ters at the Nicollet hotel, in room Sc,
but the major part of the delegation
Of forty-one is quartered at Graham
hall, at Nicollet avenue and Eighteenth
street. Department Commander Alfred
Atkins. heads the delegation
Among the delegates are Past De-
partment Commander Charles Currie,
Past Quartermaster General Charles
Burroughs and Past Department Com
mander Frank O. Cole. Mrs. Lord. heads
the W. R. G. from New Jersey and has
accompanied by Past President Mrs.
Decker and Mrs. Vickery, senior vice
president. ~
yesterday, after a forty-nine hour run
from Jersey City by special train. So
far it has not committed itself upon
any of the. enca1ilpment issues or con-
tests. - -
Nebraska Will Bring 1000.
Comrade J. Edwards, junior vice de-
| partment commander Of Nebraska, ar.
rived from Omaha Saturday night and
is stopping at the Windsor hotel. Ac'
companying Mr.. Edwards were seven
| ty-fve other members Of the Nebraska
| department. This makes a total OF
about 200 already here from Bryan s
state, and the Junior vice commander
said last night that there would be
| nearly 1000 from his state. Every
year! more Of the comrades have re-
tired from active business said Mr.
Edwards last night. This gives them
time and opportunity to visit the an:
nual encampments, and as the desire
to meet the old friends grows with the
years, believe that the attendance at
Minneapolis thiss year will be the lar
gest on record.
New Hampshire All Here.
A delegation of eighty-nine veterans
from far-off New Hampshire arrived il
| the city at IL CLOCK yesterday morn
| ing. The delegation was headed by
| Commander O. B. Warren Of Roch
ester, Senior Vice Commander W. s
| Pillsbury of Derry, Quarterma ste1
| DO 1f X
Law, member Of the council Of admin
istration. Commander Warren said last
night that there would probably be nc
additions to this delegation from his
state.
Missouri Makes Fine Showing.
No single delegation has attracted
SO much attention from the voluntary
reception committee of several thou
sand people along the old haymarke1
wall at the union station as the Mis-
souri, headquarters representation will
its escort. The officers Of Blair post o,
quarters train over the Burlington
wore side arms and the military for
nation brought out salute OF hant
clappings and shouts.
Line was formed on the station plat
form and the march was taken up t,
Washington school, headed by tn
National G. A. R. drum corps. Mrs
Bailey Of the l.. P. Plummer post
w. R. G., pinned bunch of sweet pea
to the lapel Of each veterans coat a
he passed.
The Missouri delegation arrived o.
the Burlington second section Mt
am. Commander John M. Williams o
California, Mo-, was at the head, wit
Colonel T. B. Rodgers Of st. Louis
assistant adjutant general, and w. b
Mengel of California, chief Of staff.
Blair post of st. Louis had the prou
distinction Of escorting the comman
and Judge Charles g. Burton of Ne
vada, Mo-, Missouri s choice for ns
tional commander. The train was me
by Leo Rassieur Of st. Louis, pas
grand commander, who has been i
Minneapolis several weeks, and s. II
fowler Of Minneapolis. past adiutan
general of the G.. "A. r. Missouri ha
made no choice of the next conventio
city, but is solid on the candidacy o
Judge Burton.
Blair post was in command of w.
silyerwood nayf ona Of st. Louis and Ca carrie
were T. M. Sterrett and Henry Fail
banks, past department commanders.
GRAFTON, N. D.--hembers OF the count
republican central committee held their secor
| meeting at Park River for the purpose Of s
, lecting q chairman and secretary. Form
Governor Roger Allin was chosen chairman, an