St. Paul daily globe., 1888-05-30
OICkIE BIRDS ARE MAD.
Their Tempers Ruffled by 0hio's De-
partment Commander G. A. R.
WHY THEY DENOUNCE HIM.
The Capital of Hoosierdom Is 0verrun
With Cold Water CHAM
pions.

Ills Oruer IOrDlQulnS Ino parulclpdUlOu OI
the "Blue and Gray" and Indirectly of
the delegates of the convention in to-
morrow's memorial parade. The
visitors are indignant and their feelings
have been intensified by the appear
ance of supplementary notification to
Col. n. r. RUckee, chief of staff, to
''see that the order is carried into
effect" What is called the blue and
Gray" is suborganiZation of the
national party, composed of Union and
eX-Confederate veterans. Brought into
existence at the Ohio state convention
some two years ago its, membership is
reaching out over the entire country.
A week or SO ago r. E. Hudson,
of Alliance, O., grand commander of
the organization, addressed a letter to
the local committee having charge of
the Decoration day services, to the effect
that as. a large number of eX-SOldierS
would be in the city tomorrow, they
would be glad to unite in the cere-
monies of the day as individuals, but
not as an organization. To this Col.
Black. chairman of the local committee,
returned courteous reply, in which he
intimated that they would be glad to
have the members of the "Blne and the
Gray" march with their old comrades as
individuals but not as an organization
of a political character. This was salts
factory to everybody concerned, and the
local Blues and GrayS made prepara-
tions to participate in the ceremonies of
the morrow. But Walkers general
order has put another phase on the mat
ter, and the joint participation is not
only declared off, but the ''Blues and
the Grays," with all the delegates
and non-accredited visitors behind them
will have a parade of their own on
Thursday night. Hudson said to-day
that the proceeding was very discOur-
teous. They had only desired to join in
the exercises as private soldiers and old
citizens. ''If | were South on Decora-
ton day." he said, land was asked by
an eX-Confederate to go out and witness
the ceremony of decorating the graves
of even the confederate dead, l would
be glad to do it, although | am a Union
soldier and a member of the Grand
Army
Rev. Dr.. Jutkins, of Chicago, secre-
tary OF the national committee, was
highly indignant when Walkers order
was brought to his attention. Il can
not trust myself to speak," he said,
''tor fear that | should go beyond
bounds. The fact is that the Grand
AIlIA udS ueSeueTdleu lllIO
A POLITICAL MACHINE.
1t was originated as patriotic organ
izatiOn to keep alive the sentiment of
patriotism. Instead of that it keeps
alive sectionalism and hatred. / am
astounded at this action" Prof. Sam
uel Dickie, of Albion, Mich, chairman
OF the national committee, was equally
wroth. 81 regret this action on the part
of Walker, whoever he may be- he
said tonight: ut is an exhibition of
partisanship and waving of the bloody
shirt that is absolutely disgraceful. 1t
will hurt nobody but himself. 1t is GER
tainly not in the interest of harmony.
but will have decided tendency to-
ward perpetuating sectional spirit.''
These expressions of opinion indicate
the general feeling among the Prohibi-
tOniSts tonight. On the other hand.
what local Grand Army men it has been
possible to see uphold Walkers action.
on the ground that the Prohibition
affiliations Of the blue and the Gray''
tend to make it more or less of a
political organization. Delegates to the
convention of both sexes have been
pouring in on every train, and the
streets are crowded with them tonight.
The special train with the Eastern con-
tmgent was delayed, and did not get in
until this evening. 1t was gaily decor
ated, and carried as portion of its
equipment big wooden crank with a
hand organ in its interior. At eyerv
way station of any account the train
was stopped, the crank deposited on
the platform and Prohibition tune OF
two ground out for the edification of
the aStoniShed natives. EX-Gov. st.
John arrived in escort of the California
delegation, and found a band of music
awaiting him. The streets were so
muddy that the delegation took to the
sidewalk, while the band and a single
carriage containing the governor went
through the principal streets of the
city, leaving the escort so far in the
rear that the crowd wondered what it
all meant.
Sam Small slipped in unobserved, and
SO dld Mother Stewart, of Ohio. Frances
T.. Willard and other leading lights of the
party. All of the delegates were sup
piled with badges before their departure
from home. but they found that plen-
teous supply, in all the colors of the
rainbow and more and of a dozen
designs, had been laid in by the
local committee, and they quickly pre-
empted the hospitality. Some of them
are wearing six and seven, making
SOLID line across the breast. The press
badges are of the bright yellow of a
have a spiral badge with the Inscription
BILLY Yanks." That of the Wolverines
reads michigan Prohibition Cranks.'
The Texans are the Lone Star Boys.n
The Philadelphia phalanx in white
helmets with flying blue ribbons.
CREATED A SENSATION.
Some OF the delegates have ribbons
with the inscription, Protection to La
bor.''
1t looks tonight as:if nothing can pre-
vent the convention getting into a tan
gle on the WOman'S Sugrage question.
The friends of the constitutional amend
ment are determined to test the spirit
OF the gathering despite the fact that all
the old leaders deprecate such course.
During the past month Miss Willard
has been appealed to from numberless
sources, and by people whose represen-
tatlonS are entitled to her consideration,
TO abstain from throwing fire brand
into the convention, and the argument
has been advanced that, inasmuch as
prohibition was not one of the blanks
OF the Womens' rights platform, it would
be neither right nor just to load it upon
the Prohibitionists, in view of the great
diversity OF opinion which exists among
the delegates East and South. One of
the members of the executive commit
tee said tonight, however, that all these
representations had been of no result.
and that the convention would
be compelled to face the issue.
There was prolonged meeting of the
national committee this afternoon to
consider plans for carrying on the fall
campaign. One of the innovations de-
clded upon is a perambulatory tent
scheme to go from town to town in
every state, with chorus and music,
after the fashion of the Moody and
Sankey revlyals. Some of the old vet