The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-11-26
THE BOYS IN BLU E
MgETira LAST NIGHT
GRANT STILL COMMANDING


. N0H nnd lne EXECUTIVE boau iehsshUu
A FEW sRCRErs EXPOSED
COLLECTOR B0swKLL's SPEECH
Pursuant 70 noairs IN the RErunLroAs yes-
terdsy, mssting Of the officers Of tho Boys
In Blue was held lss. night at Union League
hall. A good deal Of interest was felt IN the
meeting, owing to tho rupture lately occa-
sIonsd By the action OF Tho executive board;
and also by the publication Of the following
advertisement In tho Saur yesterday aftor-
noon;
| "Ansniion, Boys IN Biner = Onieers holding
comnissions In this Organization are hereby
notified, upon pain of having their commits
ias 1 called By <. Grant, pendiss the prossedins.
| that have been Instituted sgstnst him by the
executive board. the said a: arsn, having
| Ortiss No. /, published in the N ArtosAL Rs
ruBLIoAs of the 24th Inst This IL a military
"'' wv ~. B. kp1ss, Oomnspdins.n
This announcement did not appear to
have had much effect, a. the hall was
thronged with oficers; In fact larger num-
her were present than at any meeting for
soma months past. General A. Grant oc-
cupicd Tho chair, and did not seem to be dis
concerted about his removal from command.
Before tho meeting was called 10 order,
General Grant invited General II. NJ. knight
and other prominent officers to seats on the
staQe. He also rsqueAted such members of
the executive council NJ might be present to
take seats there. snd several accepted the
Invitation. -.
IN. meeting was opened with prayer by
During the reading u the minutes Of the
last needing the ofnccn Of the Sd division OF
| the organization, under Col. Bland, entered
tho room in body, and were received with
customary honors.
The announcement OF lie stat Of Gen. q.
b. Fisher was read, and the commissions
ordered to be made out.
Several special aud general orders, affect
lag only the organization, were read for In
formation, among which was special order
No. 10, appointing Colonel George W. Hut
ton 10 the co.amnnd OF the Cd division, vice
General L. II. Potter.
Tho order deposing General J. Bell
Adams (published yesterday was read by
the adjutant amid applause.
The following circular was then read:
H.Apr ARMS BoI. N BLvr. b. OIL
oo'', = .s;.sIca B. 5.' No.,
The Gommsnding General learn, with re-
Who were siee,sd By our orssnis.tiou with!
out kno wing their true character, have un.
lawfully add In viols:ios o. the rules and
| der relieving him from ommand, and orj' iriug
Brig. Gen. J. Bell Adams, commanding bth
assumption OF authority and for violati on OF
orders I havs suspended him from his CON.
m.pd under General ORDERS Or No, y, and have
for the following reasons: 1. There 10 no power
delegated to the board to suspend the @ eneral
ny os sS. sas SsaHs ga GTG
guilty and The sentence being .pproysd
having been done, therefore their action Is
null and void. (See rules snd regul-tions, srii.
&c vssss Dol R.pt B.a .n ao nsp asH
b Michael sinner are now holding commissions
IL The Srgs.,Isson, an, md were ,S,nlsStally
' their positions 10 said board are hereby de.
elsred vacant. (See article Is, section ., rule,
!. was eleeted president Of the executive boar
e for one yesr from January 1, 1900, and hsving
!, WIN. T. Mott was elected secr:fary withoa,
!, presidency oithe executive board. Mr.. Moseby
d having been placed on the board BY irrespon
|. sibie parties.
board: ha Of ThisS N she s s,m, Of 10 sh
. | chairman. Although, should . legally orr. %.
/ lied board summon me before II, upon proper
\ defy the most searching scrutiny into my
7 afrsirs 10 connection with our orsaaz.tlon.
' Major General Comnsading.
!. In explanation Of the circular, Genera
. Grant reiterated the statement that officer
!; Of the organization could not hold positIon
q q on the executive board. He had never recog
,s legitimate. He had been Informed by Col
u onel Clark, president Of the executive board
y that he would In few days call meeting
a of the board, and then commissions would
"a be issued.
" In conclusion, General Grant stated tina
y the speeches during the evening would hav
70 to be confined to i've minutes each. HI
Y. hoped order would prevail, and appointed
10 Colonel Wayne as officer OF the day to pre-
It serve order and decorum.
q New business was then called for.
h Lieutenant West presented paper char
b acterizing the writer OF the advertisement
!. given above as q dlsorganizcr, euloglzlng
General Grant, and calling upon all right.
9 minded men to uphold their original COM
! mander. Tho paper was read and ordered
/ to be filed.
. Lieutenant Joyce offered the following pre-
: amble and resolution
Whereas Captain WIN. u Mott, Colonel r
n J. Beall, Generai Josiah l., YenAble and Gap
!. tain Michael Sinner are still officers Of this
s,n,tOP and Therefore "a are q not entitled &c
. as MT. Charles 7. Mossby was never elected
|
. the desiension Of Mr.. T. +. Fowler to sery;
..,S sS-TIS hs.s ps. DC on the executive
T:astis, Ssi .1. B.sii and capt e. shine Ii
Y | be declared vacant, and new election be he'll
to Re,oIped, That we have the utmost conf
A., 4 william Penn Clark, and we hereby piedg
m our.eive, to sustain him during his eontinu
ct Rssoiped, That General J. H. Adams h.vip
u. shown himself to be the weak tool Of wIekc
's men, 10 hereby requested to tender his rstII
.t nation ~ an onieer OF this Organization.
lis On the question Of the adoption of thes
of resolutions, q debate ensued, and explana
ID tons made as regards the laws governin,
20 the organization.
ch William A. Hughes, of the executive
or board, said that the action Of the board wa
o. that OF a clique. He had never received
re- any notification to be present at a meeting
lie OF the board. He hoped that the meeting
lie would take such acton as to render null AMI
ny void the course taken by the board.
As Major Tucker, OF the 9th regiment, sail
ne that certain unprlncipled men had usurpe,
IN authority In the executive board for the pur
ng pose OF using the Organization for politica
30 purposes. He spoke for his regiment wheI
y, he said that to q man they recognized Gen
N Grant as their commander.
~ Mr.. Green, OF the board, made a state
ment that Capt. Mott had usurped the presl
!. dency Of the board, and everything that had
a. been done was done by Capt. Mott for thu
. board. He never recognized his authority
9 and claimed that the action was altogethe,
~ illegal. Capt. Mott had himself moved III,
VI Office Of the executive board from the head
quarters Of the Boys In Blue TO the office
y Mr.. VIM. A. Cook for the purpose OF using
the organization as tools for designing politi
clans. He saw the trick when that action
lie was taken.
n The last nj ht that he (the speakcr) wa
ne present, MI. Mott told him secrets about tn
he organization which enabled him to under
BY stand the ulteror designs OF these bad men
10 They thought 1t would be a good hobby OF
a which they would ride Into power, and au!
b. member OF the board who would not agre,
he with these parties was studlously avoided
and not Invited to be present at the meeting
ly lie was sorry that General J.. Bell Adam
Of had accepted the spurious commission givel
IN him and had lent hlrnsnlE N ha Ia