New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-01
WHY THEY DID NOT UNITE.
, co\Xr,TICTT s. 4. r. EXPLAINS lhE
DIFFICULTY WITH TIE ). H.
uc T\ILM\pGE I'D Ills bLSi III ~
FINALLY OvER2CLED-Ii1s OWN o'N'
DICT ABOVE REPROAcH.

c,,. >hou, ono year ago. IN response 10 ursc"'
and repcated requests from members o' Tue 9o', "
The Ecvolrtipn that acton should p' 'H'" -,
v.oru r,.ult in union of that .oc'ty ana u" oO"s VI
,h. ,mc,ic,n Rcyoln,on ard believing that IL was
hi,hIv propcr that Connecticut. which constitute"
tbo l,rccs, single branch Of the las'hamro Va
ou should initiate the movement oh'r'u w."
the hearty approval Of the delegation 'o'" ny
IN. following resolution nj the Congress oi ',c va
Oaal society Of sons OF III" Al" ''''"
held April so 1885," -,
.wh,,.as There now exist In srvera states u
thc Union societies Of The sons OF III" ReNo'"'o"
and societies of III" SONS 81 the American "''"'"
ton: and -,
Whereas. The purposes and objects OF boih OF
these societies are identical and their interests 'u''
therefore. ,,
~Eesovcd. That this organization hereby appoints
Jonathan Tumbul Of Connecticut, together "!'h W"
presidents of The State societ'S OF this oreahh""o"
+, ,I,osc STATES where both organizations exist rs
committee 10 consider union ana III" IONS vi VI.
Revolution are hereby cordially ana earnestly ''N'"
10 appoint similarly constituted coTm'c OF an c'"''
number 10 confer with them III IN" sincere D'"'' mat
Ly such :: confcrcnc" ali dihcui'hs can d" oNc''"m
and a frat.rnal union II 10th organizations BE- the
happy result
This ret luion was adopted. neither knew nor
cared ANYTHING whatever about any past differences
or bitterness ard offered Il becnu," Thought rs GIL
many members of both sociee.. mat II Su'i had eN'
existed I'm any state IT," time had fully core when
they should be forgot n or Ignored.
In response our action, and "a I'd" same 'PT"
which prompted IT, our brothers at special meeting
or IN. General Society OF the Of the Revolution
held June 49, lso2 adopted the following r's"Ii'l"n
Wh,rcaS The National society," ION, 81 Tue
American Revolution, hav" extended an ihN"ilo" ~
this society TO appoint II committee t. meet
and confer with committee Of th" sons OF
the Revolution f)r the purpose Of cGcc,ins a union
Il both organizations:
Received. That the general president hereby ap-
poin, II committee from each stat" cle'y. sons Of the
Revolution. confer with the committee OF the sons
II tn" American K"volulion.'
In compliance with these votes. tn" sons Of TIA"
American Revolution were represented by
sons Of the imciican Revolution ana chairman zen
pTal COnlerruc" COMMITTEES.
Jonathan Irnmlull. President Cohh'chcu' s"ie's'
son, Of the American Revolution. ,,
General bradley r. hnson; president N'rylo""
Nocr,y sons Of tn" Am"r'1n n%f',"p len, M.,,
chn "t', -occiy Son, e a. Nmeic,n ncveI"Gn
,rriv sons Of the American Revolution.
william Rldelcv G,irih. doccar" from Maryland
society. sons q the American Revolution ..,,
Nathan warren. registrar N','a'h inserts '"''N'
oon, o. the American Revolution.
The sons Of the Revolution w"r" rep-"."nted hy:
r1c.rCk T"IInad e pr' SW , ~ the SONS oil
Charles II. Woodruff. delegate N"w-\ pra sons OF
the H. volnion.
,ir,y OF sons ~ the Rev luton.
d. H. Ernst delegate from District ~ limbia
Thoras ". Hall delegate from MARYLAND sons q
IA" Revolution.
,,, Fam; rr'ly pnTs''' '''eS''
Richard Moan CadwaladCr. vice prc.Iacn,. and
DELEGATE Sons ~ tho Revolution Of I"nn ,ylvania
Charles Henry Jones. gate ions oi The Revolt
ton of PENNSYLVANIA.
Robert L'n,N IelLnnp. delegate View YORK >oclctv.
Jane, Mortimer Montgomery. SECRETARY II Com.
nl't"c 81 Conference general c"c-,'a >on, ., VI"
state ~ N"w York.
II would perhaps h" proper 10 notice that Ia" hr''
resolution u. k,d for committee Of IN equal number
from each body. and that the smaller oet'. naming
last actually appointed hrgrr number and - secured
q majority ~ The Joint committee. Ihi.. however.
only Important ia View Of The r-u - the neg MA
lions lut II utterly di,pp,'S -. or rather renders
rmuslnF the official AMI unofficial statements made
10 N" sons u the Ecy0luIan on February - ard
published In part by III" Ihbrnr.
hi, National Joint Committee. comp,.eI 81 gen
t'"m'n each II whom. lv biz personal character
social position and public reputation. IGNORED every
other member Of T.. h"ld several meetings daring the
venr ard after fun consideration 81 thr whole sub
lc,t IN al Of T.. bearing. and all - ~ details they
unanimously reported plan u union ani recon-
non,cd a new CON .iitutipn Gt the unite. s,.icif,
and tlat special meetings - ihr existing g'N'rlnn:
iodic. 81 ulr .ocic.- should be- held at 'h' un'
time ana place iu N"w iprk ,ify. February IT, l-vJ
10 act upon IN" rport ana maize the union al a'
.ompii,l"l fact
The 'No ,o,c'ic, lid so meet. strong opposition
% -pmr - tIe provision. 90 tir new constitution
~ ~ manifested IA 'hc \. Il. Iic cri'i
,i.u- wri, principal, drv't.d aein.t The member
.Alp" uriid',. which. 20 many, ,''n'd - Op n ia,
tor wide That H. descendants II l0fi-s well
g., u patriots might enter. II not 20 ne CLAUSE
MAT Stat" >O'i"tie> should judgr Il tie Iualfci
l,n, 81 heir mrmi'r-, subject to 10" prov sion, 81
lIr constitution tllt there orr'.Yn. for ihs
inlc va ipluI, ma tho, precise w,td-. m tn" 81
-anlr Lass 90 both bUlhr hui th'l' VA al D"u"'t
tpW"hr az 30" standard % rhgillhN 0, member
nip nnd ,l'rh'r q" iLr Win"plr, II The "rgnn
Hi.ion Ia d"-ir Tor possible iars" increase 'i
numbers. ana pnsutnit' 1t no pup ~'s l" ia"
-"l glpiihcaiion ~ the membership rather than the
y il'uaii,n ~ tie nrno> a'l a. spu' OF 'nr n'v'
Nho achieved American iui"lTn''nr'.
j, W. ont, after long nnd earnest di>cus,on that
10" r"r"r' % a." j"Int committee Va, adopted b>
ih" y y X, hnt II "as with p"'so mat per
miitd the -ubnis,lon al amendments ~ any ~
d'idual member at either so'rU when III" new con
'utAlion "i"nld come np IN JOINT SESSION Tor adoption
Wien the melton oi o." p. 4 II. WIS reported bv
it, Committee Of conference. oi which had ia" honor
Q" h" member To M" other body. "" were informed
that In" X. hId already pas eel similar Nni" ~
,"ptng the pro,i.o. aud after 'on-ultaon VITA their
It's Conference ,omui't,. advised that. II 10" pro,i-o
Wlirh simply "Apr.--'d whut Zach m"nh know 10
b" bis ight aud pd,il's' and Nhi' W., iulJ under
stood would Do. ,N'rci~rd "n h'th side uld b"
p,n.-. there remained Il" ohstlcl" Whatever 10 an
Immediate, union. with ihat cad Ia view. III =. H.
onmttr,. were m'itod into the :. \. Il. congress,
lud Mr Iallm"ds" pa .'nhd, ih mastery 'r'.,n,
&c. drsiriiilts ~ adopting tie precise i'N luiinh
tilch tho o. Il. Ind already acted upon 1nhlhg ihc
solution " ~" =. r. from 1T. hand =, 20" vlihir"w
u behalf 81 q" tDnf"r"no" Committee" = offered II
our .Ociriy. aud at the c $50 of convincing ana
,lwu'nt review " IA" Who'll" case b, General Horace
Porter al opposition va withdrawn aud ti" rr>o.
lutnn va, unanimously Appr. we'd. r'r'eS Wa
'.hru. Formal motto" 10 tNc =. L. W. gwen ana
reply VA, received that th,v would unit" With a.
IA ldut .,,-un In i've minute. Dur preparation
for th'ir reception VA mad" hhd a CHAIRMAN l"'
fhr loni .r~,in wa, agreed upon by the conference
. umnliftr
hnrr waiting about ~ -Four. new commute" ap
p,nr,d with u propositions which IN View oi all tu'
previous ,irum, tIut'. WIS simply pt'i"~tf"u'
was received by our -.ci"iN IN Slime" ana was
.rlnnimou.ly rejected. do not know what III"
motive was that prompted IN" :: Il. 10 max. this
.udd,n ,lungc Of policy. do know tml after
rcoud conference. IT, committee. N">srs. Inllmnds"
mi " noIrun With TIE true instincts u gentlemen.
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