The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-07-11
THE EX-CONFEDERATES
Meeting of the Executive Com
mittee Yesterday After
noon.

Pursuant to published call the execu-
tive committee of the ex-cOnfederates assO-
citation of Sedalia, met at the City hall ,yester-
day afternoon, and was called to order by Or.
j. b. Jones, chairman of the committee,
Joseph n. Green at the secretary's desk.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
Mr.. Mitchell, from the committee on
hotel Accommodations. submitted a list of
hotels, whose prOprietors the committee
had been to see, together with the best rates
these hotels are willing to make as follows:
The Pacific house will entertain 20 dele
gates, at Sl25 per day; Mrs. Patterson's
private boarding house, IL, at $l.25 per
day; the st. Nicholas, 100, at % cents per
meal and 80 cents per night for rooms
the Leroy house, 50 at $1.0O per day.
Sicher would not make q rate of less
than $500 per day
Mr.. Corey said that the regular rates
OF the hotels did not exceed 81 90 per dav.
DIR. COnkwright said that the hotel keep
ers and other citizens manifested sucn an
apathy in reference to this enterprise, that
he did not think they deserved to have the
reunion here, and he regretted that Saline
county or some other place had not been
selected.
Mr.. Mitchell moved that the committee
make recommendation to the state ex-
ecutive to change the place OF holding the
place of holding the reunion from Sedalia
to Saline county.
This motion called forth lengthy and
somewhat excitable discussion.
MIR, Rosenth al was very indignant, and
preferred any place to Sedalia, even Hick-
Dry county.
Mr.. Corey thought it wrong to Judge the
people OF Sedalia by the action of the
hotel keepers. He said that it was not As
some suggested because this was q confed-
crate reunion, that the hotel keepers adj
vanced rates. he had noticed that at all
public gatherings ever held in the city,
the hotel keepers had combined to ad-
vance rates. He thought that all due ex-
ertion should be observed in ascertaining
the sentiment OF the people before any
hasty action was taken.
Col. Hoy spoke at some length. He said
that he had talked with a great many,
both democrats and republicans, and he
thought the sentiment of the people was
largely in favor OF having the reunion
here. He thought it would be a disgrace
and a burning shame to change the place
at this time.
Mr.. Cloney said that nothing had yet
been asked OF the citizens of Sedalia and
he thought the committee too hasty in its
Judgment. He thought that a committee
OF citizens should be called to talk the
matter over
DIR. Jones said he was very much dis
couraged. He thought if the citizens
wanted the reunion very bad they would
come to the committee, instead of the COM
mittee going to them. He said he knew
of prominent confederates in the city who
would not have their names connected
with this movement. Some OF his friends
had come to him and urged him to get
out of it, telling him it would injure him,
but he thought he could stand it, and If he
was injured he would be injured in good
cause.
After some further discussion, on motion
of Mr.. Corey the motion was laid on the
table.
On motion the matter of hotel accommo-
datiOns was referred back to the commit
tee.
Col. Hoy, of the committee on transporta-
ton said that his committee could do
nothing until the committee on grounds
reported.
LII. JoHcS, HUH tuC COuulltlcC Ok
grounds reported that, Mr.. Sicher would
let the association have the park free, he
reserving the booth privileges and the
right to sell beer, refreshments etc.
Mr.. Hampton was opposed to allowing
Mr.. Siche:, or any one else to sell beer,
and liquor on the grounds. Mr.. Corey
was Of the same opinion, some of the mem
bers suggested that if the people wanted it
they would have it any way. 1t was sug-
gested that there was going to be meet
ing of the committee on grounds in the
evening, and further discussion of this
subject was postponed.
On motion it was ordered that an in
vitatiOn be extended to all confederate
soldiers in Pettis county to meet with the
committee next Saturday week.
On motion the committee adjourned to
meet next Saturday evening.