Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-04

the New Hampshire division, twenty strong,
marching to inspiring music and headed by De-
partment Commander E. B. Huse. Vermont
| followed New Hampshire with $50 men. They
| were received with great applause in compli-
ment to Commander-in-Chief veazey, no doubt,
l whose own post headed the delegation.
ment Commander W. L. Morgan, Adjutant
Gen. A. T. Woodward and Senior Vice Com
mander Doley.
| THE BOYS FROM THE POTOMAC.
The Department Of the Potomac, under COM
mand Of Jas. NJ. Pipes, was 500 strong, and its
ranks presented many faces familiar to the
nation.
| The strains Of virginia's martial music were
dying In the distance - Maryland, some 800
| strong, passed the stand. They elected marked
| applause by their fine appearance. especially
Post No. Of colored Veterans. The delega-
| ton was headed by Department Commander
Col T. @. Hill.
| GOV. THAYER IN LINE.
The governor Of a state is not often seen
| trudging along in the dust with the boys,
| but that sight was witnessed more than
once today. As the Nebraska G. A.
r., 500 strong, with Department Commander
Teeter and Gov. Thayer passed the grand
| stand. it was impossible to tell whether the
cheers were for the granger governor, the
soldier boys OF that venerable old figure which
| always provokes the cheers of the volunteer
soldiers--Psul vandsrveort, pas. national com
mander-in-ohief.
MICHIGAN GIVEN AN OVATION
OF course Michigan with its 900 veterans
received the ovation Of the day. The division
was oficsyed by Department Commander C. l..
Eaton, Adjutant General X. W. Moves and
Quartermaster General Spicer.
Iowa came next to the wolverine state. 800
strong, and marching with military precision
to the evsr-popular tune Of Yankee Doodle"
Adjutant General Longley and Quartermaster
General Tompkin headed the column.
GOV. HovEY ALSO MARCHES.
That the G. A. R. indeed levels all dis
tinctions was again exemplified when Indiana's
1880 veterans moved in majestic column past
the reviewing stand. At the head and beside
Department Commander l. N. Walker marched
Gov. Alvin P. Hovey and right royalty
| did the multitude greet Indiana's chief
executive. But though a governor, he was a
soldier still, and not even by bow or glance did
the hero of the battle Of Champion Hills return
the cheers of his admirers. But there were
others toshare the generous Grafton rendered to
the Indiana boys. Gen. A. D. Streight, one Of the
| leaders and promoters of the famous Libby
prison tunnel, and Col Walker another who
escaped through that historical underground
passage, were recognized by all familiar with
the history of that daring adventure. The In
diana contingent marched to the music of the
band of the Soldiers and Sailors Orphans
Home-the musicians being all under sixteen
years Of age.
THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST.
The following in their order were the divis-
ions Of Colorado and Wyoming, Kansas, Della
ware, Minnesota, Missouri, Oregon, West vir-
ginia, South Dakota Washington and Alaska,
Arkansas, Montana. Texas, Idaho and Alabama.
The naval veterans and the sons of veterans,
5000 strong, brought up the rear and closed
the parade.
DISPUTE OVER THE COLOR QUESTION.
There is one serious dispute which threatens
to mar the serenity of the silver encampment
Of the G. A. R. 1t is peculiar that after the
organization has been in existence quarter of
a century it should be threatened with dis
ruption by the everything 'color question:"
but such Is the fact. The men in the southern
states who were loyal to the Union in the dark
days OF 81 are the ones who insist that tho ne
gro has no place in the social gatherings Of the
Grand Army of the Republic.
Col. George I. Hedges. commander of the
department of Louisiana and Mississippi, is
quartered at the Biddle House. together with
several trusty aids, who have come prepared
to fight the matter out
Unless the thing is Strengthened out during
this encampment," he said today "there won't
be white member of the G. A. Il. south Of the
Ohio or Potomac year hence. They are out
numbering us in the posts, thus putting US di-
rectly under them. That we will not stand
Now we want to rule ourselves and have
Seven out Of ten Of the colored posts
OF New Orleans are in favor OF it, but you
know there are always some kickers, and nm
derstand delegation from the colored posts
are coming to fight us. We have received in
formation that two of Chicagos most influential
colored men are on their way to assist US, and
We think we will gain point. All we ask
for is a provisional department embracing
Florida. Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas"
A dozen or more southern white men ex-
pressed themselves in a similar strain.
THE OTHER SIDE.
There are two sides to the eolored question,
and Col. James Lewis (colored), administrator
Of police and administrator of public works of
New Orleans, is the champion of the colored
side. When asked what the trouble in Louis
iana was, he said:
did you ever know time when there was
no trouble in louisiana? 1t was Louisiana
man that fired the first gun on Sumpter. 1t
was Louisiana man that beat Gen. Beauregard
for administrator of public works, and / am
that man and l did something the Union gen.
erals did not do. The first cOlOred regiment
was raised in Louisiana. Louisiana was the
first state to decide for Hayes The Italian
riot was in Louisiana and now the colored
trouble Is sprung there. Louisiana is always
in trouble. Well, there were "a, 800 coIored men
enlisted in the army from Louisiana, more
than from all other states together. We were
regularly enlisted, We fought as history
tells you, and then We we're honorably dis
charged. With these truths to our credit we
had all the rights OF any man to form G. A. X.
posts. We did this, and we were recognized
by Gen. Alger when a tight was made on us.
We have nine posts with membership Of over
loo, yet we are not recognized by the COM
mander Of our department.. We get no repre-
sentation in the convention and are ordered to
report to the commander-in-chief We have
prepared a strong case on the matter and all l
ask is twenty-five minutes in which to present
it to a committee or the convention itself. The
department commander thinks we want social
recognition. claim the order is not O social
one but historic and fraternal one.''
TENNESSEE CATTLE,