Democratic Sentinel, Volume 15, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 August 1891 — PALMER TO COMMAND. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

PALMER TO COMMAND.

1 ' A NEW-YORKER ELECTED BYj THE GRAND ARMY. —. Washington Gets the Next National Kn- * eampment— Election of Minor Officers —-j W. R. C. Meeting—En-J of the Detroit Encampment. Washington was selected by the vet-', erans at Detroit as the place for the holding of the next encampment of thu G. A. R. The race between Washing. i»n and Lincoln, Neb., was a close <u , * dose that each side was confident <h - •• cess until the result of the ba ■>' wa* announced: Washington, 369; Lincoln, 333. For Commander-ln chief there were four candidates: John Palmer, of Albany, N. Y.; A. G. Weissart, of Milwaukee, Wis.; W. P. Smedbury, of California; S. H. Hurst, of Ohio. Benjamin E. Bryant, of Wisconsin, placed Weissart tn nomination In an eloquent speech, and the nomination, was quickly seconded by the States of Illinois, lowa, Indiana, and Kentucky. | Corporal Tanner, of New York, placed Palmer in nomination, and Massachu-' setts, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania seconded the nomination. W. J. Hollingsworth, of Chio, nominated Hurst, and, W. L. Barnes, of Call- 1 fornia, nominated Smedbury. The latter’s nomination was seconded by! Nebraska, Kansas, Oregon, Washington, and Alaska, New Mexico, and lowa. Before the first formal ballot, General Horst, of Ohio, peremptorily withdrew his name from the consideration of the encampment. The ballot resulted: J, Palmer, of Albany, N. T. 829 Welseart. , 8 0 Smedbury, of California 17 J The roll was again called, and on the, second ballot there were numerous de-' sections from the Wisconsin man, Palmer coming within ten of the number necessary to a choice. Before the third bal-

tot was ordered the California delegation withdrew Smedbury and cast its vote for Palmer. The latter’s election was then made unanimous Captain John Palmer was born on Staten Island, N. Y., March 22, 1842. His first army service was in the Ninetyfirst New York Volunteers. He enlisted Sept. 1, 1861, and remained with that regiment until it was mustered out on July 4, 1865. He was a participator In all its engagements, and was seriously wounded at the battle of Five Forks. For the last twenty-five years he has been engaged In the painting business at Albany, N. Y. Ho was several terms Commander of New Benedict Post, No. 5, and elected Commander of the New York Department, and in 1879 was elected Senior Vice Commander-in-chief. He is an earnest speaker, and has presided at department and national conventions with credit to himself and latisfaction to all. OTHER NEW OFFICERS. For Senior Vice Commander-in-chief there was but one candidate, Henry M. Duffield, of Michigan, being chosen by acclamation. T. S. Clarkson of Nebraska, Peter B. Ayers of Delaware, and Albert E. Sholes of Georgia were nominated for Junior Vice Commander-in-chief. Clarkson won on the first ballot For Chaplain there were three candidate: S. B. Payne of Florida, D. G Milner of Kansas, and A. B. Kendrick of lowa. Mr. Payne was elected. Surgeon General Benjamin T. Stevenson of Connecticut was re-electoi by acclamation.

CAPTAIN JOHN PALMER.