The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1882-03-30
THE TEXAS VETERANS,
And the Proposition that The,
20 40 the Battlefield of
sam JacintO.

Ac'iDg upon the facts made known BY
the article from the Houston Post, repub-
lished in the EXAMINER Yesterday morn
ing, relative 10 the Texas Veterans going
Ia the battle field of San Jacinto on the
anniversary OF that day. instead OF M
my 10 waco, reporter concluded 10 feel
the pulse OF at least one OF their number
and a very influential one. too-oQ the
subject. For this purpose ne sailed forth
III quest Of Gen. j. b. Robertson. G, n
eraI Robertson WAS found toward the
middle OF the afternoon. ON the street and
quite busy. but r-adv and willing to lose
few minutes in giving his views on a
question which so fully interests him
Divesting the conversation o. everything
indicative 81 "a formal interview. We give
d opinions IN IL stan e--not IN his Ian
guage, but none the less his Opinions.
General Robertson said that the first in
timation he had OF the contemplated
CD hge was the publication alluded 10,
and that he vas decidedly UntlyOrable to
the idcG, for several reasons. FRS. BY the
constitution Of The veteran association
the president mas no power to change the
place OF the annual reunion after once
beng liked by the association in session.
This pOln'. Il seemed 10 him. NaS sufficient
10 caufe President Frank Johnson to no.
Try Hon. ASnbe Smith that his proposed
plan Of attending the unveiling of the
san JacjntO monument on the 2lst of
4 mi Wa inn osSjble. however appropri-
ate and desirable III b thing might be.
Second there Is not u sim OF house. nor
any convenienccs. on the ground at
San Jaciuto. 70 neet at Houston or
Galveston and depend on transportation
10 and tom the ground is 50 impracti-
cal and unpleasant as 10, in great meas
ure, destroy the 1eiCitous anticipatiOns
and happiness Of she reunion. he had
tried that Oncc--'lYC ! ears aGO-and could
say from actual experience that such q
plan Is irOught with uncertainty and dis
comfort. Third. The time intervening be
twren now and the date OF the assem-
bling OF these old warriors is so short
that it viii be impossible 10 provide ade-
quate accommodations on the grounds,
and these OLD men cannot risk the expos
IRE 81 calHp-lita now, as they could dur
Ing the days when their manhood was
tested. They would be glad to witness
tho unveiiing OF the monument on which
il inscribed the names OF those who tell in
the battle. but under the circumstances ne
believed they would rather meet in Waco
ard enjoy the iUl and fruitful annual re-
union. Gen. Robertson stated that he had
written to the president OF the association,
receiting these facts. and requesting early
Information AS to his decision in the mat
ter. The reporter then sought Gen. Felix
Robertson, ami asked what the committee
OF arrangements were doing in the prem
ises. Tie replied that they had written !OT
immediate informal on on the subject. and
until something further was known,
nothing positive couli be done. The
committee and the citizens OF Waco are
anxious To have the reunion take place
here, bHt are p0werlrss 70 act. save 70
make ample provisions 10 receive them
Hospitality, in case the sugges ion OF the
Hon. Ashbul Smith is not accepted.