The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-11
"LIAR AND A TRAITOR"
sUcH ~ COMMANDER WALTHOUs, or
UI,COysIN. SAYS MIR. ALLAN.
s.,rob,pr Letters Growing out OF Alleged
Misapproprihtion Of Funds by PHIL
Kearney Post. q. a. II.

4 war OF words is stu going on be-
tween Commander Walthous. Of the Wis
consln G.. A. r. and Department Conn
mander Edgar Allan. OF the Virginia and
/ North Carolina q. 4. r.. with headquar-
ters in this city. and IT is quite likely
that when the two men meet at the
National Encampment this fall there VIII
be something more than words. for the
letters that have passed between them
Indicate that both are worked up to a
warm pitch.
IL viii be- remembered that some time
ago Commander WalthOus made a speech
in which he charged the Phil. kearney
Post g. A. r.. OF this city with appr0-
uriaiing large amounts sent here by nOrtH-
crn posts for the purpose Of having me
graves OF Union soldiers decorated 70 "A
fund with which 20 build memorial nall:
The accusation created sensation. ana
the q. 4. f. people here met ana maze
out n report explaining what disposition
Of the funds had been made. \ copy Of
this report was sent 10 headquarters as
we'll as ia Commander Walthous. Inc
origin Of the trouble between the two
commanders originated from this.
AN ISsvLTHG LsT1Ln.
About a week ago Commander Allan
received from his northwestern conlen,
pOrary a letter. IN which ths original
charges are reiterated IN even stronger
terms ana the communication s. as caus-
tic as II is insulting. Among other things
the Wisconsin commander, who Is none
other than the editor OF the milwaukee,
Telegraph. says:
"a Minneapolis friend has sent me
clipping from a Richmond paper. IN Whlcn
you say your coat-tails are drasslns on
the ground. waiting for Department com
mander J. a. Waterman, or NlScoIsih'
70 step upon them. Ny name IS not Wa
terman. but l presume you nave REFER
ence 10 the undersigned. In order tnal
there may be no misunderstanding be-
tween ue. lot me say that J DO not care
whether your cOat-tails drag on the ground
or not SO long as the action or the
National fnc0mpment ana the warning
which emanated from this department re-
suits In preventing YOU and the commit
tees that have operated with you IN me
past from dragging thousands or dollars
out Of the Grand Army posts and hehet
Corps I'm the North 30 Richmond Tor use
IN erecting q business block ana Grand
Arne' hall"
Commander Walthoug then goes on 20
use q number of abusive epithets In con
nccti0n with the post here, and employs
a number of insulting and caustc
phrases.
COMMANDER A1LAN's Reilly.
Commander Allan, in his reply, refers
10 the report Of the committee OF the
G.. A. r. people IN this city. explaining
how the money had been collected. and
how IL bad been appropriated by Phil.
kearney Post. ana reminds the VISION
been sent him. Yet all the evidences fur
uished were ignored by the Wisconsin
commander. AMI he came out in an edi-
iorial. Offering ISLANDERS and insults TO the
Richmond 81. 4. r.
Commander Adams letter says
"fOur first statement was VeDOmOus |
.ituperatiNe, vindictve. this latter state
nent is ViNain0us. and demonstrates that |
4 what you sought 10 DO seems % nave !
been pretty well done il has heen dome !
AZ the expense OF violating your solemn !
TO some OF your comrades, |
sitting the truth IN their defence VIXEN !
nrefentcd 10 YOU, and wiliullv and ma
lclouSly pefsistins i'm the publication of |
lander that is infamous and da-tarily,
specially when published in your paper |
Ahose columns are not open o. discussion. |
and are closed % truth. IN the com |
m lnicatlou YOU received from tha me-
mortal committee. the untruths OF your !
'rleinal assault were answered ana eN- |
posed I'm numerical Order-tho RAJ schools |
'ontainei in your last diatriue are even |
more glaring still.
"AB.oIVTuY FALSE"
your allegation that the Richmond |
ana thereobouts soldiers had property and |
cash 90 the value of $4,000 Or more ON /
hand. all contributed 10y the North for /
use on Momorial-iay' IL absolutely false. |
contributions received 30 not reach that |
sum. The charge 81 Nich.re from the |
North have already alvertrd 10. til. |
assertion that we had uo legal or moral |
right 90 secure the aid We have been |
'eceiving for our cherished object would |
never have been made IN The columns
q me Milwaukee TELEGRAPH Il its owner |
lad ever dared o. publish the extracts
rom our annual circulars and reports
moving our receipts ana cNueulffr,r,. D.,
Commander Alan's letter also rorfafn-
20 some Very plain talk. calling the WI
.onsin commander "a traitor. a malicious
'ais.li.er. ana few other epithets pre-
urinary 20 action F''