Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-07-29
The Public Meeting at willard Hall
Last Evening.

In pursuance Of the adjournment on Monday
night public meeting was held last evening
at Willard hall for the purpose of allowing the
citizens Of this city an opportunity to express
their views In regard to the burial place of Gen.
Grant. Ex-Representative Dezendorf, of Vir-
ginia, presided, and Gen. E. w. Whitaker was
chosen secretary. John Pope Hodnett offered
q resolution that committee be appointed by
the chatr consisting of q representative from
each state In the Union to present to the rela-
lives OF Gen. Grant the objections to New York
~ as 1urial place. He said that he wanted the
memoers men s OF the committee appointed as citi-
Lens OF the dinerent states for the reason that
the citizens ofthe District were political eunuchs
ana furthermore were slaves and wards of
the nation. This characterization of the citi-
zens Of the District provoked numerous pro
tests from all parts Of the hall, and after par
Mamentafy tha tangle. in which the chairman and
straightened out, they proceeded to table the
hoanett resolution and adopted a substitute
presVlding for the appointment of a committee
NJ. Clapp; R. J. Beaii, H. J. Mohan, 5r. Parcel
ana a. +. Cunningham as such committee,
a hs she hsy
which were adopted.
r, The resolutions state that the citizens of the
Uhitea states resident In this District deem 1t
thelr duty to enter protest against the deter
mlnation M to lay the remains Of General Grant
10 fn tentrai len or Riverside park, New York city,
Ior the reasons that the place selected is one of
recreation and amusement; that the interment
In municipal park localizes his ashes to a sim
gle state and city; that the illustrious name
ana 1ame of Ulysses s. Grant belong not to a
single city or state but to the entire nation and
nence MS ashes should sleep on soil over which
the united states have exclusive jurisdiction
ana control; that Congress will probably erect
suitable tomb and monument, and this action
would be embarrassed, If not defeated, by his
lhterment IN any place over which Congress has
not exclusive jurisdiction. In conclusion the
resolutions urge the appropriateness of site in
the soldiers Home grounds.
The chair appointed Gen. Edward F. Beale,
Hon. John A. j. CreSswell, and Gen. s. S. Bur-
dett as a committee to visit the Grant family
ana present the resolutions. None OF these
gentlemen We're present, but the chairman
stated tnat II they could not serve he would aD-
point others In their places. The meeting then
adjourned.
AS TO THE COMMITTEE.
Gen. Beale and ex-Postmaster General Cres-
we'll, who were appointed at the meeting at
Willard hall to visit the Grant family in regard
TO the interment in this city, are not in the
city. Gen. Burdett, the other member of the
committee, said to-day that he would not serve,
as he had already done everything that de-
cency and prOprfety permitted to secure the
Durlat OF Gen. Grant In this city. Ex-Repre-
sentative DeZendorf, the chairman Of the meet
ing, toid STAR reporter to-day that he had In
formed the gentlemen named of their appoint
ment, but had not yet received replies. He
thought that he would probably hear this eve-
ning as 10 thelr Intentions. and In the event of
tnelr not being able to serve he would appoint
others.