The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-22
GEN. M'M.iHON DIDN'T PRESIDE.
Lieut.-Col. Moran Did, and Now There Is
Trouble In the SiAty.ninth.


Trouble In the Si>ty.ninth.
At the banquet which tho officers Of tho
Sixty ninth Regiment gave to COL CavanaRh
at Dclmonico's on Monday night Iteut.-Col.
James Moran presided. Several of tho Off
GERS and some Of tho guests noticed that on
the menu card Gen Martin r. Mcmahon was
| announced as tho presiding officer.
1t caused little comment at tho time. but
when Lieut. Col. Moran explained that Gen.
Mcmahon WAS unable to be present no further
| attention was raid o the matter
Tho idea Of giving this dinner to Col.
CavanaGh originated with Major Edward
Duffy. When it was brought before the Board
OF Officers Icut.-Col Moran. who presided.
appointed n committee Of six to make tho
arrangements. Tho committee invited Gen.
Mcmahon to preside at the dinner. This was
DONE however. without asking Lieut. Col
Moran 70 waive his official right TO preside ut
an officers dinner The invitation was a.:
! copied. and Gen. Mclluhons name WAS printed
on tho menu cards.
When tho Committee OF Arrangements was
appointed Major Duffy. one Of its members.
asked Licut. Col. Moran il he would not co.
operate With tho committee. Tn" Lieutenant
Colonel. It is alleged. refused saying that. for
reasons best known to himself. he would take
no active Part in the preparations for the bnu-
Guct. enc Of tho staff officers said last nights
He gave US to understand that he didn't
care very much whether the dinner took place
or not. We made the arrangements. and at II
subsequent meeting Of the Board OF Officers
announced that we had invited Gen. McMa-
hon TO preside AZ the dinnor.
"Co. Cayara.h. Wien we ask ed him whether
no had any wishes in the matter. had men
toned Gen. McMahou's name. And rs Gen.
M"Ninhon was formerly Colonel Of tn" sixty
sirntl' !Er-iIin& i"er for such Al. Amir
so We invited him an! J." accepted. All
tIiis was made Known to Lieut. go. N"rnn:
stl",l {" the plan We now know that h,
oppressed his Intention Of saying something
! nmnpI":sam, nf IN" 'i!nner III case "en' Me
"For tn, H., rest est al that en- say is that what;
and unauthorzcI. The dinner w,.r not II moss
affair: hn. % Il Iurclv sOciu! c!iaSrct.r. The
Beard Of nhr"rs GA not want him t., preside.
charge al ungcnt "nnn.r conGuct a.airI5
him. Thee is no telling how far The matter
What Ii"ut Cob Moran did can be seen in
TIL, hiic! Jurisprudence.
NEW yoRN, "oc. Il, 1897.
Wv Iir.t ,;r,gr.i: understand har YOU nay. been
"yn"a iS' SS q. ."rn to ant IL STr s
s,sM,%ei y""T m,rnt,"n % nm"rnit.s tn. lam.
GIVE ,in;ir"r"'m* iron IA. l'"a.d 81 r,!,"'rs
"I,ns m IN. aiun"t is co ""I az" they y.r
| !on. am III" senior otir"r the nr"rs rrnirrims
inv l'nnr ard lave not been cor.t!r",i IN relate"
'nt %: the cheers the senior present. stoil side
' 81 ca ana t." "'c"si"hs when ai'iiarA "hle' Is
80! W pleas. not inter from the above "yprs>' ons
,,. one ~ m, T"s W." o,,'r.. Of III.
'':n'FS PFes'e Oh 'h'5 OCCASION. 'e'y r",i.'Jji ~
Towhch came this answer:
Wy ng,.H coron,. 'onnh your letter ~ ~" l.h
la>' NIGHT on M rrun from Washington. 1 ~ iri"
Us va STATE TINT nave been invited {" preside AZ the
hInir' to nr siy"n :" Ioi ,aranHrh ms -'rn.nf ~
h"""r"f ~" tw"mt%hth anntNrrary 81 NJ -,rr'lnn
- "" NJ, m 'at hay . o ny i"
o. E"ur Letter however. have informed Manor nun
nfIsn or Ls p-St al Inv WI nn%r " W."
trust shat ali those who are there have good
r6 n ,T y h -1 In nay Il" IN AL
Wishing % him and All III officers az the old SIXTY
ninth heath Happiness. and good dig. >'on an very
| COL. JAWS Mpn.N.
Lieut.. -Cni. Moran said last night,
| ~" whoio n',nir Is absurd. lnrouGh u
co,m'ni'tGc. That hnd no right TO select 'ro;;
| sidin. officer. lhs Board Of Officers wait"d
| m"toprcsidc. and wrote that letter Gen. Me-
| Ntaho tnl 'avauagh is one o my b"~t friends;
! and bad ! known thar he would have liked
/ Gen. MrMnhon to preside would have relln-
| Inishca all my claims, But as did not know
Of Nc other oil'cer, felt it my duty t" preside.
| did So. have tho greatest al nlira'lon Tor
Gen; Mr,Mahnn. and would not ayo ,tlu i,t y
| Gen, McalHhon said:
The reason that did not attend the ban T.
| learned that one Of the officers was not IN Ia
vor Of having me there Withdrew.
That's ~ there is about IT. Lieut. ,t ~
least. but do not care to critlcso it."