Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-13

Concerning the resignation OF Assistant Au
iutant CIensral .Johu Mccormick, Phila
delnbia naner in its issue of last Sunday printee
number of statements in which the truVn
very badly twisted. The statements IN Ques
tion were evidently written by some one VINO
knew little Of the truth of the matter. Depart
ueut Commander Denniston regrets exec ed
ipcly the publication Said he: "The article as
a whole is misleading. Some Of the statements
contained in it are false. There
was no trouble at all, as is alleged IN
the article. about Comrade NcCormick's res
ignation. / presented the matter to the tonn-
Gil of Administration and MI. mcSoInicih /.
purely as a business matter. Mr, u,ioh ~.
had not time to properly discharge the duties
of his flee. and when the case was stateu ny
did not hesitate about resignlnE, considering u
TO be to the best interests OF the department:
Comrade Taylor did not try to save bis man,
ns is stated in the article, but when the case
was presented to him he Reoepted the situa-
ton with good grace making no emort 70 nave
Comrade Mccormick retained, Ihsre WSte
no hard feelings ali iut the matter ht ALL Nc
Cufmiek aud Taylor being satisfied Comraue
Taylor himself suggested Contaue own as
successor 20 CpmtAde Mccormick, This para
graph uf the philadelphia papers Af.leie
seems especially siilyi Notably In Feb
fuafy last, when, hfief the annual eni
eampmenl Of tic department, u was through
the stupidity OF the As,istaha sasln AelatSand. Ssd
o. be formed "a count the Nnie Tor Delegates 20
the National EneampmeHt Mccormick having
mixed things up tu such All extent thAt gtsat
huhbub was raised among the Piithbufs peuple
over the result as lie tTst announced H.
"The Assistant AdjHtant General had moth
ing whatever To do with that niiN-up at the con-
Ventian. The mistake was made by the read
ing member of the Election Board who, Ia the
hurry aud excitement, turned over two tally
theets instead of one, thereby missing some of
the names of elected delegates. Mccormick
very carefully preserved the original tally
sheets and when the mistake was discovered
the Election Board had no trouble in correct
inc it,"
The following will show the feeling of the
Department Commander toward Comrade Nc
GormiCk:
James Mccormick, Assistant Adjutant General
department of Pennsylvania
DEAR SIR AND CoMRkDE Your favor OF June
90 rendering your resignation MS Assistant Ad-
jutant General of the Department of Pennsyl-
Vanla. 10 take effect upon the appointment (and
quallncAton) of your successor, has been received
much AS regret the loss OF the services OF one 50
loyal and true In every respect 10 the Interests OF
our noble ORDER. and also the personal incon-
yenience and discomfort TO myself In losing one
who has shown In every respect such q warm in
terest in my personal welfare as Department Conn
mandsr, cannot but see that the requirements of
onice will seriously Interfere with the attention
you would naturally desire TO devote to the duties
OF Assistant Adiutant General of this Department.
am therefore obliged to accept your resigna-
tion In the same fraternal spirit In which you
have rendered II. In thus severing our oficial
relations permit me to assure you Of INV highest
personal regard, and my best and kiudest wishes
for your welfare and happiness. Very respectfully
In fraternity, charity and loyalty,
- r. Den NlsroN Department Commander.
mean every word of that letter." said
Major Denniston. Mccormick is a conscien.
tious and hard worker and has been very kind
to me. am sorry that his resignation was
senting of this matter. There are no hard feel
ings over ii, and Will be none unless thew are
stirred up by just such publicat ations as the one
have spoken Of The matter should be al