New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-17

nit 70 the Supreme Court the question or the
riehtful claimants TO the Offices of Commission
ers would probably be accepted by him' Du' ne
wanted a little more time To think over tAi7'
After the conference this morning between
General McCook and Governor Waite had ended.
the Governor retired to his Office ana Wi'''
letter to McCook. requesting him to withdra"
the. Federal troops. Governor Waite said thh'
he made A mistake in calling upon the Federal
tr,ops for assistance. and the result has been
followed by an attempt to place General Nc
Cook in the light Of having Joined with the
nolitlcal faction opposed to Governor Waite
following This was a wrong conclusion. Cen
eral McCook is too old in experience t. be 50
entanGled
wITupRAws HIS REQUEST FOR TROOPS.
The letter which. Governor Waite sent to
McCook is as follows
A. D. McCool, Brlgadier-Gcnoral. /. :. A.
yesterlav about . D. m. from an Informal notice
thar Won had announced You would Iut seven c'i
panies Of United States troops IN Denver AT my G
/ inferred that your OBJECT Va 10 "s 49, CO.. ,.r..
in the enforcement Of the laws: 80 80" ~, ~ =
EN- ,h n Xt,onaI Guard had been called ont 10y me. as
conmandern-che and we're al 'ie @ @'in' vi ",.,
nuesfed that yo1i move the United states troops hu
careful 10 specify in my ie''er nat ne ne ;fc
troops In the execution Of the laws ana III PIr@s'm- @
ing bcodshed IN c2hNnTsaba N baf IN vor opinn You
have no such r,cht therefore most respectfully
'"''"" NY ''' DAVIS II WAITE. Governor
c.eneral McCook made the following statement:
"J xvish 70 say that such an inference was never
authorized bv me and / never stated that me
+roons were placed there at his call never said
that 7 would place troops or any specified num-
her In nv statement to him SAID c"uld take
no further action with the United states troops
nor would take any further steps without orueIS
from the President. The statement was maze III
the presence Of Colonel Merriam and two "ther
officers
| General McCook added that in his ORDER 10 the
Fort Logan troops the only purpose ne hau III
| ,,e,y uas to nrevent any destruction Of Govern
ment property. which authority Is gwen MN pY
Article 5s5 Of the Army Regulations. There was
M idea of aiding either party in the City Hall
| fight and the sole object was 70 preserve INC
peace and to prevent bloodshed.
| A abatement has been forwarded to Colorado
| tenresentatIves in Washington reviewing the
| etuation here and requesting them to use their
Influence to prevo ut the withdrawal Of the Fed
oral troops The telegram asserts that bioodshed
will Immediately follow the removal OF the United
states Army forces from the city. This is signed
by leading citizens.
ALLEGED VIEWS or GENERAL MCoOK.
In conversation at various times yesterday
General McCook stated that he would support
Governor Waite as the legally constituted author
,tv There is no alternative" said he ''in this
matter which is now assuming phase hlBhy
dangerous to the community: the Governor Is
nIa,nIv right. as view 1t. My oath and my obli-
cations as a soldier require me to stand by
the regularly constituted authorities at times
., irsurrection or riot endangering the public
nronerty Of the United States. If the fight is
started nobody can prophesy the destruction
that might be wrought before morning. stand
by the Governor. a, T., -,
awav from the vicinity Of the City Hall during
tbe dav Artillery officers speak in the highest
rms Of General Brooks and the State troops
for facing the mob about the City hall
Iudge Graham who issued the injunction 10
restrain the Governor still refused this morn
,nS to sign the writ OF information against Gov
nrSor Waite for his arrest for contempt Of court
81 helieve the Governor was only too anxious
,,asterdoy TO have me arrest him said he. "and
declined to fall into the trap: believe The
entire action of the Governor was only big
en.tre emu ~ that he never intended to give the
order to Are on the City Hall. and do not be-
i,eve that It would have been obeyed had hs
gtvsn it. should any one be injured or property