St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-20
THE BLOODY SHIRT.
1t Is Waved Amid Cheers in Dis
cussing a Trifting Request of
Battle-Scarred Veterans.


cussing a Trifiing Request of
Battle-Scarred Veterans.
Special to the Globe.
CHICAGO, June 19.-When the ap-
plause following the adoption of the
Sheridan resolution had subsidized, Del
egate Lewis, of Kentucky, rose and said:
At the request of number of old
Union soldiers l desire to read for the
consideration of the convention a petit
ton handed in by them, asking this
convention to assign certain number
of seats to these old defenders of the
government and the Union. Cheers. !
The clerk read the resolution, as fol-
lows: The undersigned committee, APP
pointed by their comrades, would re-
spectfully represent that large num-
Der of eX-Union soldiers are present in
the city. but very few of whom have
been able to procure tickets of admiS-
sion to the convention. They feel the
same keen interest in the welfare of
their country as they did in the other
days when
THEY PROVED THEIR LOYALTY
by their actions. On behalf of these bat
tle-scarred veteans we ask, as favor at
your hands that 200 tickets of admission
be granted to the Grand Army of the
Republic for their use, to be distributed
among the representatives of that
organization by their committee ap-
pointed for that purpose. signed by E.
Farley, Gen. E. ii. Hopsten, III. Espen,
NJ. Mandeling, Fl. H. Root, Orc Rich
ardson, Ill. b. Hyde, l.. E. Pond and
others.
MI. Henderson, of Iowa, offered an
amendment to the motion adding the
words equally among the states and
territories" [Applause.] Chairman
! which had been adopted the petition
would go to the committee on resOlu-
tions without debate, unless it was de-
sired to suspend the rules. Mr. Hender-
son moved that the rules be suspended
and that the petition OF these veterans
be granted.
w. NJ. Taft. of South Carolina, said:
sit seems to me that in view of the po-
sition taken by the Democratic party of
this country, and in view of the many
questions now before the people involv-
| ing the interests of the old soldiers who
| marched up to the mouth of cannon
| during the war, that the Republican
| convention, representing the
LOYAL PEOPLE OF THE COUNTRY,
| ought to vote to suspend the rules and
admit these men. Every soldier of this
country is loyal to-day to the land. The
country has one grand issue to-day, and
! that is the tariff. but there is another
| issue that will stare us in the face, and
that is to protect the widows and
orphans and the soldiers who lost their
I limbs in the service of this country.
| Applause. The Democratic party is
| upon record as against the soldier. 1t
was against the soldier in 1861. 1t was
| fhn in, nd n i,
| against the soldier to-day. / think that
the debt of the Republican party to
those who led us to victory under Grant
and Sherman and Sheridan is not so
small that it can be paid by mere reSo-
lutions of sympathy. If had my way
would vote to admit not only hundreds,
but thousands here. The Democratic
| convention of ST. Louis let in $50, and
| let us be at least as
| GENEROUS AS THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
which was the enemy and opponent of
the soldiers. l therefore move that the
rules be suspended and that we vote on
| the resolution"
Mr.. Butterworth, of Ohio, suggested
| the propriety of referring the reso-
| luton to the national committee with
| the direction that they distribute the
| tickets in accordance with the resolu-
| ton. He asked unanimous consent
| that the order be made.
II suggest to the gentleman from
| Ohio" said Mr.. Henderson of Iowa.
''that the amendment offered by me be
considered a part of the resolution.
Let it be understood it was accepted by
| the mover"
Mr.. Thurston: ''It is asked that the
unanimous consent of the convention
| be given to the reference of the resolu-
| tiOn fOppthpr with the amandmant
| thereto, to the national committee with
the request that its prayer be granted.
| Hearing no bjection. the chair under
stands that unanimous consent is given
and the resolution with the amendment
| is so referred.n