St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-07-31
time for a session Thursday evening, as
the joint commission will have returned
from Bismarck by that time.
REFUSE TO BE BULLDOZED.

CHICAGO, July 30.-The Grand Army
of the Republic department command
ers of eight states were in session
nearly all day at the Grand Pacific
hotel, debating the stand they should
a in reference to the annual encymp-
ment next month at Milwaukee. The
result OF the meeting was a positive and
unqualified Endorsement of the an
nounced determination to discourage
general attendance in view of the refu-
sal of the railways to make satisfactory
rates. The states represented were ILL
nois. by Department Commander
Martin; Iowa, department Commander
Charles II. Davis, of Mount Pleasant;
Minnesota, Department Commander A.
Barto, of Sank Center; Missouri, Col.
Rogers, of Springfield, representing
Department Commander Phelps; In
diana, Department Commander Charles
nj. Travis, of Charlottesville; Michigan,
Department Commander M. Brown, of
Big Rapids; Kansas, Department Com
mander Booth, of Larned. Nebraska,
department Commander j. b. Davis, of
Wahoo. The conference was pre-
SIDED over by Gen. Martin, and a triple
decision was reached.
iAdb VIC pOSJb TcpTeS6Ut6u ltuOTS6
and accept the manifesto issued in this city
July =. In which a general attendance at the
encampment was to be discouraged il the
railways did not recede from their positions.
Second-That the manifesto of July 2 was
IN accord with the action of the last national
encampment at Columbus, o., as Endorsed by
the resolution found in the journal on pages
PIG and 22O.
Third-That some time in the near future
the representatives present will issue q cir.
cular that will be signed by eight department
commanders, with possibly a few more, with.
drawing the departments represented froW
the parade that is advertised to take place.
The resolution of the Columbus con-
vention referred to is as follows:
The national council of administration be
and is authorized and directed to insist upon
definite contracts for transportation rates to
the twenty-third national convention. 1t
shall be the duty Of the counci to demand
that a specific maximum rate be fixed
and plain and simple terms be made,
covering every phase of necessary and
proper arrangement. It is ordered that I'M
less just, fair and reasonable contracts for
railroad and hotel fares be made, then
the council is authorized to fix upon some
other location for the e~ncampment. I'M
less railroads present relief to comrades,
then various departments will discourage
the attendance Of all except members.
The manifesto of July Q referred to.
is a circular letter prepared and issued
by the department officers of Illinois.
II was the first indication of open re-
~taliatiOn, and represented only Illinois
posts. Continued agitation of the mat
ter and the refusal of the railroads to
concede terms as low as desired,
brOadened the breach begun by the
Illinois veterans. At the present time
the disposition against a general attend
ance is a general one shared by most
of the Western posts. Yesterdays
meeting was a result Of a desire for
definite action.
Gen. Martin a Y there is now not
much doubt about the outcome of the
fight. 1.-THE railway people," he said,
shave held us off on n preteXt and
another, saying Wait a little longer, we
will see what we can do until we are
tired Of waiting. Every department
commander here to-day has authority
to act for his state posts"
"Does it destroy the chances of a big
meeting at Milwaukee,"
at looks very much like it. We rep
resent the states that would have fur
nished the crowd. If only our repre-
sentatives go. of course, it must yirtu-
ally kill the encampment." Gen. Mar
tin said he did not know when the gen.
eral order withdrawing the states from
the parade would be made. None OF
the other representatives would express
views on the time 1t would be issued.
The chairman was given the privilege
of reaSSembling the conference at
any time. Gen. Martin said further that
he was receiving from five to twenty
letters a day indorsing the sentiment of
the manifesto of July 9. The other de-
partment commanders talk in much the
same way. There won't be any IL
go from Indiana" said Commander
Travis, "but the delegates" The posts
are all thoroughly indignant. Gen. Lew
Wallace, Gen. NJ. D.. Manson, Gen.
Hovey and others who were to attend
have told me they would not CO."
The department commander of Ari-
IONA has issued a circular reviewing the
situation and closing as follows:
After a careful consideration of all the
correspondence received, / fully concur IN
the action of the commanders of the depart.
ments mentioned, and therefore request all
comrades not members OF the national EN-
campment to remain at home.
The senior vice commander of Ken
lucky t%elegraphed to-day from Louis
vile:
sustain your action of July 2, and will suS
tain you to-day.
IT STARTLED Fl BREWERS.
MILWAUKEE. July 30.-A flash Of
lightning out of a clear sky eau cause
no greater sensation than that which
prevailed at the headquarters of the
national G. A. R. encampment in this
city tonight when the action of the
eight department commanders at Chi
cage became known. Commander A. G.
WelsSert was taken fully by surprise, az
were Col. Watrous and Secretary Pier.
Nobody knew that any such meeting had
been contemplated. and the result was
decided news at headquarters. Com
mander Weissert declared most en-
phatically that the eneampment would
not be removed from Milwaukee at this
late date, and that the great parade
would take place Notwithstanding the
action of the commanders of the eight
states who were assembled at Chicago.
A special meeting of the executive COM
mittee will be called for tomorrow
night. in which the matter will be thor
oughly discussed.