The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-06-24
4 BOMB IN THE CAMP.
.rFT," WAVED WARM HiTh
,,DIGNAIION FRIDAY NIGHT
,.,,er Accompanied by n Denunc"'"''
Clipping from the G.. A. X. feoP'e-
Heated Discussion.

small sized bOmb-Sheh "l"lfN'
80 camp Friday night AT least '"''s'
lion ran high at the meotins' anu SONY
~, plain words were used among '"'
,..mbcrs OF the organization IN reit'''.o
81 thclr G.. A. Il. cousins. who s'''''
t.eo fresh in tho minds OF the H'"'Ne'
.,ocration the memory of the Oal'" SUI
I.rs and occasionally take ad'"''"sc
OF an opportunity 90 STIR zap d "''' w.
nal hard feeling on thc part Oh '"' '''
foscrato Vets" SO as o. run their P"Y''
eel t,mperaturc MP 60 the hygiene h"''"
.r,o ,,.efin..sas one o. the most SPIT
,,o5 for months. ari indeed. ioi ears
-. vc.I-NuoWn Eenuci'a"' VIZ ~
,,.Nfou Oh know sald Yesterday
IN ..r.-.nce % the discuss on OF
~ ...f.,l.5. for matter That came up Tor
~.rsI4.r.t.ol. "NhA, one Con!d snel SUI
,hur burn.uC for square away SeNeIaI
yDcullers used some cholce tWtnets IN
l',~,'fi,r with the q. 4. r. Post In
60, hat kud.cd the flame, others
,lsf.ulatsl as cwphaucally as they
..,ta and there wasn't a shadow or "A
d5uhf that something unusual had oc-
Cured.
CAUSE or rHF ANIMATION.
Tie cause of ala this was a letter ad-
dressed COB the Camp by a O.. a. IL. Post
g. Ct.ca-a. The communication purported
l. n4., l0r It's object. among other Things
sore Information as 20 whether the camp
endorsed thc uttcrances Of Rev. X. G.
cav. .n h.s address az the unVciline OF
he Private Soldiers and Sailors Monu-
mont iu Richmond on May SJth last
-.r whole tone az the communication.
r.- told. was insolent. and even some
~ menacing, though worded with great
10 was accompanied 10y a clipping from
b c1rtnern paper containing "a dcnuncla-
H.. OF the remarks made 10y Rev Mr.
C.re and General kOsser on the dtte
above mentioned.
When the communication was read II
I'D a magic effect upon the members
81 the Camp in attendance. and in few
minute a somewhat lively discussion
orose as 90 what disposition should DE
shade o. NE letter soon the discussion
got o.. f warmth In accordance win
fhe r..-- OF the thermometer.
THE r.-son OF this was the statements
sraie the members TO the effect that
j mp was not alone in this matter
L. tt number Of prominent bus ness
,n this city had received similar
COM. nicGtiOns Of late. among these
vs. col. \. W. Archer who had replied
g. straightforward way Of his own.
one gentleman stated that he had replied
& one Of these letters that he endorsed
oil Ar. Cave had said.
scHI MI BfHIND IT
IL developed that among the number
O. similar communications that had b on
received I'm Richmond. some were more
O. less threatening in their ara Ter.
ard then the discussion was re -lmed
with decided arlOr. Some Of the m M
hers We're in favor OF making am imme-
date reply 10 the G.. a. r. people to the
effect that every sentence OF Mr. cave $
address was endorsed by Lee Camp.
Some wanted 10 send an out-and-out
reply In plain words.
Then a levcl-headcd man who seemed
% have struck the nail on the head. got
Dp 20 speak This was Colonel John
Murphy, ! was told Tie argued That
there was some political scheme ar in-
bottom OF the COMMUNICATION, tnat the
n. A. r. Post was seeking poltcd' am
munitiOn 20 bee used I'm some way against
the South. or some part II The south,
and that nothing would please them pet
ter than TO have I'm their possession let
ters from Lee Camp ana other similar
organizations. as well as prominent bust
ness men in the South obtaining indis-
Greet or imprudent action on the part Of
those receiving the letters.
lie thought 10 would be the Wiscst
plan TO defer action I'm the matter until
all the cor ideratioue had been properly
weighed. Certainly The Camp was not
at that time prepared 10 reply 20 thc
communication for 10 was more than
likely that they mieht do something
which they would subsequently have rea-
Son 10 regret.
Some argued that perhaps The letter
was gotten up 10 have some effect upon
the Immigration of northern people to
the southern States. or the investment
Of northern and western capital IN south
ern enterprises Certainly there was
some underhand motive in the action Cf
The Post and IL would not be wise for
the Camp 10 become involved in what
might result IN long controversy with
the Post
THE SUBJECT TABLED.