New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-25
AFTER WARNINGS SCALP.
HOT WORDS FROM GRAND ARMY MEN.


OTIS POSTS
The New-York Memorial Committee Of the Grand
Army Of the Republic me, las, night in the armory
., ,ho Goth battalion Seventh-st. and Third-ave..
and denounced Colonel George L. Warning )'''
Commissioner of Street Cleaning.
Since Colonel Warins characterized the veterans
as "pension bummers' the various posts nave
held meetings and passed denunciatory resolu-
tons These were the small shot. Last night Wv
veterans representing the lfty-four posts IN TINS
city. poured broadside after broadsde INTO me
Colonel Among few Of the minor charges hldne
against the Colonel were that he was an iHlDec"e,
an aristocratc coxcomb. a renegade Colonel and
no Colonel at all. The sentiment that Mayor
Strong should remove him was unanimous
The war clouds began TO gather as soon as the
sound of the gavel died away. Secretary +. j. A.
kinson presented and read the following resolutions
that were listened TO with close attention;
missioner of Street Cieafiing Of the city Of New
York did deliberately and with malice aforethousm5,
reputation Of every member OF the Grand Army
of of The the a Kepc c1 W%r bx @
sion bummers' who had sold themselves Tor cash
to W 'hs sas@ rh asf sad Colonel M
has again added insult to insult in the Pno Yao
gratitude can be expressed in dollars and cents
worthy veterans who have been hunted UP and Sc
duced by claim agents. and. what is even worse;
have G%dd Aas S e spaS and nd
Whereas, The records of the Grand Army OF NE
twenty-nine years of its existence it has distributed
$4,000 of its funds for the relief OF the d nef bar aa
pendents. who have been left 10 their care ana pro-
Whereas The said records also prove the s, fact
that of total OF 1000 in this city less man
Whatever from the Government they sacrihced SO
much to save: therefore be it, C,,,.o =, .bo
G. r. unanmously indsna99 ie e sai5 CoS5e
l. I'm If
trsitorous 10 as noble q body of men as eve went
Rao' - Thai as unsuitable retribuon for his
unwarranted and uncalled for attack on me LIN
autocrats and would-be public enemies OF the veter,
ans the Hon. Mayor strong wh9 SIIa,d w of ,5e
soldier. genuine American and whom we t DeneVe
reneeade veteran as said Colonel George e Waring.
tr for the responsible position OF Street C.eahins
con from the honorable position that
he occupies, assuring HIS Honor s9cn aUo,U U OF
svery patriot and iberty-ovng citizen of the entire
country, regardless Of party or section
The veterans cheered the RESOLUTIONS anu au0P''N
them by standing vote
Then G. II. Traitteur, OF Post No 1872 arose and
witt, the utmost gravity said: II that the tte
of Colonel be stricken out l have searched 'he
records and find that his name is not there h'her
DR.. Murphy and said that he begg ad TO 10
ceived the records from Westminster and had f3urG
that Mr. War!ng was major IN me Ss,n ,1H % ,,
Volunteers afterWard known as tne Ndfipdui i|Ne'-
uient. - -.
The chairman said that the fact that he was an
officer was immaterial. only that II placed him IN
worse light. ,, .,,
A number Of Grand Army posts held their regular
encampments last evening. at nearly al OF whien
resolutions condemning him for his recent attack
on the Grand Army of the Republic, and MS lmihe--
diate removal from office requested at the ahus OF
Mayor Strong. The action taken was unanimous IN
all cases. and intense indignation was Hahiies' IL
all the speeches and deelarations o, ,o- Can.
John A. Rawlins Post, NO. 80 named TOT zen
erai Grants illustrious chief OF stan and his sec
rotary Of War in his first Administration, asserted
in Its resolutions that Colonel Warings o1ehce
1. in using language which cast reproach and DIS
!, honor on the membership OF the Grand Army OF
= the Republic objectionable one. and Mayor
Strong, for whose patriotism and high' character
to take Immediate steps 10 rebuke Mr.. Waring.
William D. Kennedy Post. No li9, met al, me
Bowery and Second-st and adopted memorial ad-
dressed 10 Mayor Strong IN which Commissioner
cious and false a. he'll, doing injustice to large
and patriotic body Of American citizens whose ser
vices in the past entitle them 10 the respect and
consideration of the American people The Mayor
ing as fitting rebuke TO his insulting language
J. L. Rker Post. No g. which met last evening
at No. 262 Bowery. passed no resolutions on the
subject. but empowered the adjutant OF the post 20
Warnings offensive references to the order and re-
questng the Mayor TO remove him from Office
Seventy veterans took part In the meeting OF
General James Shields Post, I'M warren tiall IN
Spring-st.. Commander Rb,et presiding Resolu-
tons adopted scoring Colonel Waring and ask
ing Mayor Strong 70 remove him.
E II. Wade Post turned out In full strength AT
Bleecker-st. Hall, and called upon the Mayor "to
take such action as we feel his patriotism and sense
OF duty and justice will !mpel him to do In this