The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-12-29
MAY COMPROMISE THE WAR
Monument Commissioners and Grand
Army Committee in Conferences.
Basis Of an Agreement That Will Probably
Be Reached to Remove All Dates from
the Upper AstragaL

A few weeks since the department. conn
oil of the G.. A. r. and q few past command.
ers met in this city. and the following COM
mittee was appointed to confer with the
monument commissioners relative to the
dates to which the members of the Grand
Army and other Union soldiers in the State
so seriously objected: Commander Cbea-
die. c. A. Zollinger. John L. McMaster. b.
c. Shaw. Benjamin Starr. Tuesday. upon
the suggestion of General Manson. one OF
the commissioners, Commander Cheadle
was telegraphed hat tho commission
would be pleased to receive the G. A. II. CON-
mitree and listen to any proposition it saw
hit to make. The committee. with Judge
Black. District Attorney Chambers, Ad-
jutant-general Robbins, j. Y. HILL of
Greensburg, and J. N. Payer. who were
present by the invitation Of the COMMITTEES,
visited the commissioner yesterday.
But two members were present. chairman
Langsdale and General Manson, but the
the committee had to make would be pre-
sented in writing to the absent members.
The chairman called upon the committee
for any statement or proposition it had to
make. Commander Cheadle said that the
opposition TO the Mexican dates was grow
ing more determined the more they were
considered. lie said that 236 posts of the
g. A. K. had voted nearly unanimously
against the Mexican dates and had adopted
. resolution in favor of removing all the
dates from the upper astragsl.
while only six posts by a major
ity vote had sustained the action
of the commissioner. He stated that
n maofino nf fhe Eiftv.eiUhfh Indiana
Regimental Association. held at Princeton
last week, at which nearly three hundred
members were in attendance and q large
number of members of other regiments.
adopted unanimously, by q rising vote, q
resolution against the Mexican dates.
some question being raised as to the nat
ure Of the resolution adopted by the Grand
Army posts. Colonel Shaw read IL from the
circular. as follows:
Resolved, That we respectfully request the
monumental commissioners to take from the
upper astragal of the monument all the figures
now on the four sides that harmony may prevail
among all who have contributed 70 the honor
and glory OF Indiana.
Chairman Ian gsdale called attention TO
the resolution which had been adopted by
the commissioner regarding the tablets on
there would be objection to them. For the
information of the u. A. X. committee, the
| resolution was read, as follows:
Resolved. That the north tablet OF the monu-
ment he devoted TO inscriptions OF the campaigns
Der OF men engaged In each, and 10 Indiana's
record In the Mexican war, designating the reg
south tablet be devoted to indiana's record in
the war for the Union, giving the regiments and
the numbers therein.
The members of the co mmittee hastily
consulted. and replied that if all the fig
ures were removed from the astragal the
committee would make no further opposi-
tion to the tablets. and would use it's lnfiu-
ence to unt an end to the contention.
General Manson asked If the action sug-
Rested by the Anderson Post resolutions
would go on II such an arrangement Yves
made. He was ready to accept the direo-
tions of the LEGISLATURE, and perhaps
would prefer that course. Major Robbins
explained the Anderson resolutions and
the contention in Thomas Post. which Gen.
Manson did not understand. All of
Thomas Post who expressed an opinion
were opposed to the figures. but q number
OF them desired to drop the contention and
60 to the State encampment and get q reso-
luton declaring that the Grand Army
would not participate in the dedication of
the monument If the Mexican dates were
not removed. All the members OF the CON-
mittee expressed an earnest desire that An
arrangement might be reached which
would put an end to the contention, which
seemed TO involve 90 many serious conse-
quences.
Chairman Langsdale requested the G. A.
He W put l0 VEOpO5itfOu ia
writing and file 1t with the commissioners.
The committee thereupon retired to Judge
Blacks room. where. after an exchange of
views, 1t adopted the following proposition:
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. %, 1892.
To the Honorable. the Board OF Commissioner of
the State soldiers and Sailors Monuments:
The undersigned, q committee appointed By d.
rection OF the council of administration of the
Department of Indiana, @. a. r., to consider the
controversy as TO the dates on the State soldiers
and sailors monument and to confer with you
concerning the same, and. II possible, TO secure o
friendly and harmonious adjustment OF all differ
ences, do hereby submit to you for your coDsid-
Grafton the following proposition. namely: That
you remove oil dates from the upper astragal of
the monument. II this action IL taken and the
board, in Its wisdom, should place tablets In
scribed with the data OF the military history of
Indiana on the north base of the monument. we
are satisfied that such action will not meet with
serious opposition from the soldiers OF the State.
Jos. b. C~HEADLE, JOHN l. McMAsTER,
c. A. ZoLLISGER, Il. &. SHAW.
BENZ. STARR,
The committee and those who were with
them were much encouraged over what
they believe to be o satisfactory solution
of the controversy over the monument.
and. in consequence, Were very much re-
lieved. knowing, as its men bers do, the
dangers incident to q further protracted
contention.
Adopted the Anderson Resolutions.
Chapman and Ruckle posts in this city
4 nave lDCOISeQ buc AuucI5Ou Oob TtbOlu.
tions appealing the matter of the Mexican
dates to the Legislature.
Reduced Bids for the Groups.
The monuments commission yesterday re-
ceived word from Nicholas Geiger and
Hundriessr. the succcssful designers Of the
war and peace groups. saying that they had
forwarded reduced bids.
Persistent Misrepresentation.
To the Editor OF the INDIANAPOLIS Journal
In the Indianapolis News of the 27th the
charge is made that 'the g. A.. X. struggled
to have their badge on the monument
Allow me to quote from the proceedings OF
fthe Department Encampnent. March. IS,
1850: The monument committee. in a re-
port signed by comrade LaDgsdale and