Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 110, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 May 1914 — EDITOR CRAMPTON COMMANDER OF G. A. R. [ARTICLE]

EDITOR CRAMPTON COMMANDER OF G. A. R.

Northern Part of State Was Solid For Him and He Was Given the Honor On First Ballot. Delipihi, May £—Thomas B. Buskirk, of Paoli; W. D. Wilson, of Indianapolis; A. B. Crampton, of Delphi, and W. W. Dougherty, of Indianapolis, wiere pult in.nomination at Indianapolis today, for commander of the G. A. R. Crampton won on the first ballot with two votes to spare. Southern Indiana districts divided their vote among the four candidates, but northern Indiana rallied strongly to the support of the Delphi editor and he 'Was chosen on the first ballot. Mr. Crampiton is the president of the Indiana Democratic Editorial Association and was the color-bearer of the 56th Indiana regiment. He is a man of massive physique and was a conispicubus figure during the encampment. Hie is prominent in Indiana politics and conducted his campaign along political lines. He had Crampiton bulttons for everybody and they were promttnently displayed on hundreds of lapels. .Itti© new' comimander was introduced to the encampment, and he made a brief address, expressing •his appreciation of the honor. He wlas. installed as the new commander by Colonel Gil R. Stormont, of Princeton, with Captain Charles Wheat acting as officer of the day. Commander Crampton has not yet named his official staff.