Daily Republican., 1890-02-17
sLlNDERING THEG.A.R
a ATTEMPT TO INFLUENCE
col oREo PEOPLE.
H.. Charges Arc Itefa'ed by r"ss
commander Peter u. Ayers
senator Donahoo s,rniR Rhtens
GA, Matters So Far NJ
iIc is Concerned.

.is., Commander. in-Ch et OF the ofRhu-
sm' ,,as s,l cave him n public reception
1 v %a evening followed by . banquet
W. ,,sn,.rfa of tho q. A. X. arc very
|" ",h,,irred up oser the following re-
.,l,n. by "pcmocratic Glasses" In tho
Iundsy star
|oNp to meet General Alger aud escort
Ilm 10 In liiu,e Hall. Friday night, the
tlo,.d tsumner) Post was not Ia line.
| n sresepce 0 the sable vetcrAns might
=, p,oyed dls;ast.ful to the distin.
,,aei puqst ON this occasion, despite
,,a That he will eagerly hustle
,oevA tie south for the votes OF negro
,~b ean delegates (none will be cent
NM ue Ncnh) when the next Republi-
N Splonal Convention Ia beld. The
,,n" camp lire al Institute Hall wAs
IN 70 ali except the Inembars Of the
ina ro,,. ono solitary peRro veteran
rs,a,lA 10 take a seat upoa the stage,
mLevas crowded baok Into remote
pf, While his Republican associates
XII, lnINntd lin by Il OR purposed
,trt, ina, "bls room would bc far pre-.
'sbe 10 his toupany." And when II
INC 10 the b.uquet With which tho
nerc s,s o, the aay were concluded, the
liz uegros preant we're thoso who
hal around the tables and attended
the material wauts Of their whitc
feltRD.
0ieour,' Il will be urged Ia 'xtenua-
DO that The G., A. Il. IA y hon, Srtissn
saaiEs;lon, Well, perhaps It Il, but 1t
,u aldhTnied TACT that no Democratic
bldir no matter hiw gallant his scr-
li.ts OF mti'oriOus Ills record, eau be
e;iei Commander in-Chief. its COM
psi'iOl in Delaware 10 too well known
need my explanation. Even State
kiaiOr D1p.hor, with HE splendid war
NoIi, sat apon the stage Friday night
ID vas 10, iuyitei TO say word, while
T. ftkel', who never smelled po wder
Itsg tie great conflict, was q con-
Ilcuous feature But 1t was tho negro
Equality question that | started to dIs.
(p's, aud maintain that Fridays pro-
sSd ngs furnished another instances OF
lie iagi that the Republican party loves
ia negro only for his vote. Negro
qgallIy lie u elorious thing for the
Democrats Of The South, but the Re-
|uOcaus o the North will have none
H.
representative OF the REPUBLICAN,
u morning called upon Peter d. A, ars.
al Department Commander OF D.Ia.
3slt, tc get fl; m that gentleman, as one
! lhe htt booked men In the DEPART
PEN, a sa,elatnt Of facts 10 regard 10
be mattel aud here Ii what Mr.. Ayars
by. aburtit.
There are oniy two colored posts In
his department Charles sumner Post.
p :, OF this city, and Majcr w. +.
u5 lost, No; D, OF Dover. At the en-.
Ynent on Friday each colored pos,
,eEe Of It's delegates present iu pro.
lol TO lis nlembsrs than suy Whit
10 tie STATE. DUPONT Post, will
I'm ~ many members, had iew q,
rsthAlvtS nt the sess .ons compara.
ty laan either OF the colorad poets
eootrd veterans had every right tl,ul
ef Hl.t comrades had and no Isyorit.
y was sloNn 10 either.
ph lAe committee to receive General
gr was sineQn Ileod, a oolorel man,
y a menlel of sumner Post. Mr..
eh ST. nn the platform at Institute
~ ahl lie was the only colored man
lANei 70 seat there, with the exccp
puS ~ We summers post commander.
y. hooi "a. IN the rear because he
u'N 10 st III tue rear, aud iOr no
|her Ou.
Invited Post 4 (Sumner) 10 take
u III iio parade ON that evening. and
lS'' "hs 10 line In It's regular order.
IlSn was diiecily after Post No. q
Y sons oi Veterans followed. The
go',N"n c1lofed delegates marched
~ sanue' fost, Just rs the " hiie del.
~ marched with the two white posts.
81 NV W procession reached the lpsti
~" sumner Post sat with the other
ts' 10 distinction was made be.
:. m'n No colored men were pre,-
a. we banquet because they d d M,
4 s r,.'', Tc' winch was paid hy all who
ln,p.., ,i,. ,.. WIN Tho exception OF the
"',,fa Euests aud the press"
rtN' u'''gI gi fact Mr.. Ayars stated
,''. "lI9 =, N1l John WsinwrlQht was
ton.nander, Raymond Trusty
r1,"h nhp"h eo'ortd mau, was Senior
u''i,eider, an Office next IN tha
aI w we department, aud unit, ihe
,j ,"' ~ nffs OF the department re-
'" "c leimlttei 10 dee, rni. ~.
VI uuiiiiaies OF their own coiar
.iion Day. :" ''no on Dec.
~ rP'e'enee to ths "snubp 10 so,,.a.
's''e' Mf. Ayars say: s"Ato'
t's'he iAe exercises Of The evc,,,r
..'.'.'''' "" '"'' o. senator john l.. Dona
~. ~ hnl notice him on ~,
p', N"a deFilo 10 say right her,
'",'' IS ~ tlian In Dslawsr. ,o-a.,
"t''el by the soldiers 10,
,v'' wy, p'l'i'hee, both lor his worr a.
pp,,,,,a.u "au 10, he great interest in on,
OF Il. "n; Nv, W. showed our appreeIs,
d c,, ~ s',orls by presenting = soid,
u. ,', V 70 nm short limo ago.
q, '''ef mas at the bano,trt afte,
k,r,'y., ih1 tue hearty che, rs vhiel
p,,' Histh Introduced att.sted nm,
A.R sra'' inluess and respect. ri,
e,.,' "lss '.i rot desire publicity. but i,
~. ,o,, 'g 'ne public to know lie trn,t
u.s. .'fs concerning the org.ni,a
ia ~ T lar as the statement e. co.,
mat We snubbed Senator Don,ho. IN
a" .a :, sni noticed Henry +. Pichsjs
akrs j, l Will say that MIR. Pickel,
,e,'"r "Su y. % lead tho singing beean.'
lppeI, ,',oais n, and hi. auart.tie I'm.
flri1T'..u us at the last moment AMI
Rc nrr,.r, "Ss y The only singer we knew
nocrs, '',Nea ,. 10 the charge that n,
arc =. we &. A. r., the facts of IN,
sns '.t .5, ilierent. General John q
cc,,r' mea known Democrat. WAS III,
ne,r u'nal az der-in chief but two. A
noarat g, e,re.!on General slocum. a
Wlit'o viii, Of New York, was dsi,ate'
he h"'ln .Il.,,. ". Warner, Of Missouri
mo,Isn zion was made unsuimou
be Er,,. ,.l, made by General slocum'
Zee scn nllcAN representative trie,
dil TenA'or nj, Or. Donahos tLls morninS Ing
esloo5' come up with him, He
follow, However, as having mad
sIoTn%inmg statement to a rsporier =
wv ". no snnb whatevsr bpt In
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