New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-22
C. A. R. TAKES ROCHESTER
More than 10000 on Hand TOR
Annual Encampment.
CONTEST OVER COMMANDER
Colonel McElroy and Judge Trim
BILE Opponents Governor
Dix Speaks To-day.

Rochester. Aug. Eight thousand vet
Grams, II was estimated. attending the
forty-ffth annual encampment OF the Grahd
Army o. the Republic. had registered up 10
10 o'clock tonight and II was known that
many hundreds, probably three thousand
more. had not registered. Thousands more
Will arrive Tomorrow From all over the
United States the veterans have come ana
are coming by every train. The creates.
throng. however. will not DE on hand uhtii
Wednesday, the day Of the great paraoe
perhaps the last that will be held AT IA
tional encampment OF the c. A. X
The work OF the encampment may De
said TO have been begun. The natonal en-
campment headquarters OF the q. a H.
and Of the Woman's Relief Corps were
opened this forenoon at the Hotel Seneca
and the first meeting Of the executive com
mittee Of the national council of admins
tration Of the G. 4. r. was called 10 oruer
at 10 o'clock other headquarters were
opened during the day, and sessions o.
various auxiliary or affiliated organizations
were held. The principal social analr Oh
the day was the reception tonight to visit
ing comrades and guests by {. j. Powers
Post at the c. A. r. rooms In the Mu-
nicipal Building. South Fitzhugh street.
What interested the veterans most was
the unexpected meetings with former COM
rades. I'm many cases after many years or
separation. These were especially frequent
in the hotels and at the registration head
quarters i'm the courthouse In some cases
the old soldiers are ordinarily separated by
the width of the continent, but for this
bar and qhlp recall the
incidents Of fifty years ago
The various bodies will meet tomorrow
and a o'clock tomorrow night the OPEN
ing session of the national encampment Of
tho G. \. r. will be held in Convention
Hall. This will be open to the public and
will be semi-officia in character. The ad-
dresses IF welcome will be by Governor Dix.
I'm behalf Of the state; Mayor Edgerton. In
behalf of the city. and Department Com
mander George Il. Loud, in behalf OF the
department Commander In Chief John Z.
Gilman will deliver an address. and there
will be greetings from several OF the aux
Hilary bodies.
The chief topic among the veterans to-
day has TO do with the contest for next
commander I'm chief. There are two can
didates I'm the field al the present time, and
II Is not at all unlikely that a dark horse
may appear. Colonel John McElroy, of
Washington. editor OF the official organ OF
the g. \. r., THE National Tribune is
making big fight for the honor His con
testant in the field is Judge Harvey NJ
Trimbe. Of Illinois.
Both men have many loyal supporters
who arc already on the ground booming
their respective candidates. The fight be-
tween these two men will he over pension
bills. tho details Of which are familiar to
every veteran. Colonel McElroy is in favor
Of the Sulloway bill and Judge Trimble is
championng the Sherwood bill. Both Of
the bills are for increased pensions for the
veterans who fought in the Civil War
Rochester veterans have started a boom
for Colonel Henry S. Redman. executive
director of the national cncsmpment, for
senior vice commander.