The morning times., 1896-07-15

Star sa W that each had missed a great op-
portuDity. As usual. The Times was ahead
of them. The Star at once suggested, ,
editorially and in its other columns. that
the parade should be given during the week
the Christian EndeavOrers were in the city.
One or their staff was a member OF tie
league committee appointed to boom the
parade. The Star came out on several DC
casiops. notin the appointment OF delegates
to the convention and claiming that they
were in favor of holding the parade durin g
Christian Endeavor week, las suggested
by the Star"
At the meeting OF the committee which
decided the date OF the parade tbeIepresenta-
tive OF the star was present. AT first lie
urged that tile parade should be Eeld on the
Saturday Dight OF the convention week
When it was pointed out that the local
riders could not turn out that night he would
not listen When the Saturday night date
was voted down he insisted on Friday night
being selected. He was told thattte Christ
ian Endeavor program was very full for
that evening. . ......-..
This did not daunt him. and he said it
would be an easy matter to have the Friday y
night program changed to Saturday night.
The representative OF tie Christian En-
deavorers said that this was impossible and
that lie would vote against Friday night,
but the Star man stuck toit. "Assuggested
by the Star" was too big prize TO give up
without struggle. Finally Tuesday night
was selected. and since that date the face
OF the star man Las not been seen at a COM
mittee meeting.
This Is u story OF newspapers, and SO tie
scene shifts to the Post. That paper took
It's dose as well as it could but had no rep
resentative in the general committee.
But 1t thought 1t saw a chance. aud in its
Sunday issue OF July it tried to throw
wet blanket over the parade by claim
ing that II was an advertising sciienle of
certain corporation The vote OF thanks to
The Times passed by the general commit
tee had been to bitter a dose. In this ar
ticle the Post claiiued that many clubs
were refusing TO go iuto the pa rade because
1t was an advertising scheme aud by an
ingenious twisting of facts named two clubs.
One. the United wheelmeD, the new Or
ganization OF local bicycle riders. told tie
representative OF this paper when he in
yited them to send a delegate to tie gen.
erai meeting that they would not turn out
in body. All OF the members, it was said
belonged to clubs and would desire to turn
out with tiieir organizations The meet
ing chose a delegate, though, 10 attend the
meeting. and wished the parade good luck
The Queer Wheeimen were also mentioned
in the article in such a connection as 10 lead
one TO believe that they refused to turn out
on account of the connection of Tie Times
with the parade. The facts were that the
officers of the Queer Wheelnen had ex-
planned the reasons which would lead them
to not participate. and they were far re-
moved from the rea sons implied in the Post
Following up its intentions OF throwiI,.
ing cold water on the parade the Post
sent representative to the committee
meeting held the evening after the first
article had haan y,uhliaI,ofI
sentative was most ooUrteously received and
permitted to occupy seat in the room
during the entire meeting. At this meet
ing two questions came up and the discus
s,on was warm, but an amiCable agree
ment was reached and no i'll effects have
been felt since. The two questions were
getting 10 Capitol Hill sooner and the
disposition OF the colored riders. 1t was
decided not to change the route OF parade
and it was also agreed that tic coiored
riders should be formed into Il division of
their own and bring up tie left OF the line.
The Post saw a chance. and the next day
came out with headlines
Capitol Hill Whecimen will not be in
riders to participate" The
paper reported the discussion which was
INDUCED in, in this language:
"A protest was presented to the commit
tee from many OF the residents of Capitol
Hill, ODjccting to the route OF tie parade,
and, after some discussion. the committee
decided that IL Capitol Hill did not wish
to take what was given them By the COM
nhttee that ie would have to exist the
best way it could otherwise. 1t was stated
by several OF the Capitol Hill Delegates
present that unless East Washington was
Included in the line OF march at the be-
that East Washington would not
participate in the parade in any way, but
would have one OF its own. The commit
Ice concluded that East washington could
have one of its own, SO far as it was con-
cerned.
Another protest that threatened TO de-
velOp into something more serious, was
the question of the color line. which was
finally settled by passing resolution al
lowing coiored riders to participate in the
parade, since it was seen that no action
preventing them could be taken. Many
Of the club delegates objected to this ac-
lion, declaring that If colored men pa
raded their clubs would not. but it was |
considered best to allow the colored cy- |
,lists to parade with the white ones
But this failed. The parade committee |
scheme was hatched and the Star and Post |
Joined issues to down The Times and get |
up parade OF their own to he held Satur- |
Ia night. Under the cloak Of honoripg |
he Christian Endeavorers it was decided |
70 forestall The Times. A certain intif |
'idual was found who was willing TO take |
Ipon himself the task Of getting up the |