Show ST 81 LOUIS AND VAN SANT TO BE WINNERS Evening Telegrams Telegram's Canvass Canvass Canvass Can Can- vass Indicates That G. G A. A R. R Will Elect Minnesotan NEXT ENCAMPMENT AT MISSOURI'S METROPOLIS Though Hoosiers Still Fight for Ketcham Few Believe He lie Can Succeed The following table shows the number number num num- ber of votes otes each will ill department cast east and the tho probable way each will vote ote z p g c o rn g Department o c I 9 q Arizona 4 4 Alabama 3 3 3 1 Arkansas 3 2 4 2 2 2 California and Nevada Neada 25 21 25 5 5 20 Colorado and Wyoming 25 24 1 15 15 9 Connecticut 13 13 13 11 2 2 Florida 4 4 4 4 Georgia 4 6 6 6 6 Indiana 6 18 18 S 8 10 Illinois 46 46 46 46 6 6 40 Idaho 32 32 32 32 Iowa lows 24 24 24 4 20 Kansas 30 28 2 2 30 Kentucky 19 19 19 19 Louisiana 3 3 3 31 3 14 2 14 2 Maryland r 11 U U 11 1 35 26 9 35 35 J Michigan 24 Minnesota 1 25 25 25 10 15 Missouri 26 26 26 Montana 6 5 Nebraska 18 is 18 5 18 New ew Hampshire 8 8 8 New York 73 New J Jersey y 20 20 1 20 New ew Mexico 3 3 3 3 North Dakota 10 10 I 10 Ohio 45 45 20 2025 25 45 45 Oklahoma 15 15 15 15 Oregon 14 14 14 Pennsylvania 65 65 65 63 60 5 5 Potomac S S Ii 6 5 5 5 Rhode Island 8 10 10 8 2 1 South Dakota 17 17 17 2 15 Tennessee 6 6 6 3 3 Texas 6 11 11 11 2 9 Vermont 10 10 10 10 10 Virginia and Xo No Car 5 5 Ii 61 5 Wash and Alaska 16 15 13 11 2 2 13 West Vest VIrginia 14 H. H 14 Wisconsin 41 41 41 26 25 16 Utah 23 23 23 Total Estimated Officers cers of the Grand Army of the I Republic for next year ear will be elected this evening enin by the thc dele delegates of the four forty-four state departments Nomination Nomina Nomina- tion lion of officers was taken up at nt 3 o'clock in the Mormon assembly hall where all aU of the delt delegates ates assembled to take part in the proceedings Before the meeting ad adjourns this evening the next commander in chief the senior earl and junior vice ir commander and other hi high h officers will In have been selected unless unIts something unlooked unlocked for occurs occur Tomorrow morning mornin the choosing of the next place will be betaken betaken betaken taken up an and settled According to statistics compiled this thit morning by THE TIlE TELEGRAM Samuel Samuel Sam Sara uel R. R Van Sant of Minneapolis Minn will be the next commander in chief of the Grand Orand Army and St. St Louis Loui will willbo wi willbe bo be the next encampment city These i statistics were secured by bv by visiting the various arious department headquarters and i getting the statement of the commander com coin com I mender mander of 01 each ach as to how that state was going to vote ote The departments I have hayo most of them held meetings s and decided upon tho the way they will vote yote Many of them have o adopted the unit i rule which means the throwing of the entire vote either ither one way or another While there therl may be many switches witches made between now and the hue election tomorrow tomorrow to to- morrow morning it is thon thought ht that these will not be bl beery very ery numerous St. St Louis will probably be the next convention convention con con- place but will not get et so many votes Yott's as Van Yon Sant for or commander The Theote vote ote of the departments as all canvassed canvassed can can- d toda today shows a short majority for St. St Louis over o Atlantic City X N. J. J Hoosiers Determined Yet Although h thin things arc not looking hooking as favorable as 81 might be expected at the headquarters of the Indiana department depart depart- fluent ment the boosters have o not waned a 11 abit abit bit in their thir labors labor They The arc are still till going oin ahead boosting for in inthe inthe inthe the various I departments and getting ettin him in personal touch with the tho most mOlt influential members of G. G A. A R. R de de- de He lie still has hope of landing landing land land- tn ing th the plum regardless of the sentiment senti senti- ment bent for Van Yan fc Snot ant who is running far tar in the lead bail This morn in Mr Ketcham said Mid that ho he understand a number of states have baTO decided upon the unit plan for forYan Van Yan Snot Sant but others havo done the same Santi for The west St pai said raid Mr Ketcham this morning t is ill going to have haYA a n. bi big say in the election For or or C Van Yan Sant I nave have been berD told toM are arc the tho department of New York Indiana and aDd Michigan an three of the tb 1 largest argot departments in the army Pitted J against those thole three thre I J have Pennsylvania l Massachusetts la and amI Wisconsin Will Wis which almost balance balante the two sides sidell Ketcham Relies on West Vest With these forces matched there will b be a l bi big opportunity for the tho west to slip ship in between and shift tho the election deetion elec dee tion one way or the other I am well known in every tr department of tho the west except California In that state I I have never taken any active part in I politics and my chances chanc's are aro uncertain As All I understand it I cannot depend upon Kansas J for anything but I Lope hipe to get et more moro than an even en show shots with Colorado In the Van an Sant headquarters all allare allaro are aro jubilant So bri bright bt aro are the tho prospects pros pros' peets that the boosters and gum um hoen of the tho Minnesota lota department are alread already making arran arrangements ments for fora a mammoth celebration in honor hon of their I new now commander in chief As to the city for th the next encamp encampment ment meat the two competitors St. St Louis and Atlantic City are aro in ba having an exciting ex cx- citing contest St. St Louis has taken the lead by t y a small mar margin in This margin n however howe promises to increase in size sire b because caulO of rumors which are aro going the rounds TC regarding the coast cit city and 1 the cordial manner in which the tho delegates dele gates te are arc being leing entertained toda today b by bythe bytho the tho St. St Louis people Reports are to the effect that prices are aro extraordinarily high in Atlantic ltv an and ani that the only object in securing se se- se- se eur curing n the next convention is h to make it a 11 financial proposition St. St t. t Louison Louis I on the other hand has a lon long list or oi credentials which indicate that that city wants wanta the encampment bad badly I and is JS willing to treat trtat the veterans right This Thi morning at the entrance to tho the convention in armory hell han St. St Louis Lonie was represented by a buffet in which St. St Louis lollis breweries provided pro beer brer All of the delegates were invited in in inand inand and aud given i fn drinks ri right ht off the That that action won on the friendship of some of the thc delegates att was evident ident and itis it itis itis is believed that many man manan an Atlantic City Cit vote ote was vas shifted d. d It was all announced d this morning that thai the choosing of th the city ity for the next encampment cannot lie bo taken up thit thi afternoon but will be tomorrow morning morn more in ing at 10 0 o'clock clock t. t |