The Saint Paul globe., 1896-07-31
THE SUGGESTION THAT WAR VET
ERANS ARE NOT WORTHY
CITY'S HOSPITALITY
CAPTAIN CASTLE DENouNcEs
The Characterization by a business
Man of the Veterans as
"HoHde of Tramps."


added interest in the forthcoming en-
campment Ex-Gov. McGill presided
over the meeting, and addresses were
made by Gen. E. c. Mason, chairman
of the citizens committee; J. j. Nc
Cardy, Rev. DR.. Dudley Rhodes, Capt.
Henry A. Castle and others. The
ladies who were interested in the meet
ing and to whom great credit is due,
are Mrs. Thomas L. Hacker, Mrs. Col.
Liggett, Mrs. McGiH and Mrs. r.. NJ.
Newport The latter also made an ad-
dress. The meeting was intended as
a preliminary session to the flag rails
ing, which will take place Aug. s, and
will be followed by a series of other
similar meetings in other suburbs.
But it was left to Capt. Castle to
spring the greatest sensation of all the
ante-encampment excitement Capt.
Castle spoke Of the birth of the Grand
Army, how the encampments started
from a small beginning into national
affairs, and how each year the muster
roll Of veterans was getting smaller,
and the attendance less and less. He
told how dozens Of cities had enter
tanned the visitors and greeted with
open arms the Boys in Blue.
But it remains for st. Paul, the
proudest the most cultured and the
most intelligent city in the whole West,
to offer the first insult to the veterans.
I want to here mention the name Of
E. N. Saunders, of st. Paul, who is the
man who has offered the insult It is
reported that when the committee call
ed upon this gentleman and asked him
for financial assistance, that he called
the Grand Army horde of tramps, and
said that when he invited 'Coxey's
army to st. Paul he would entertain
them himself This, my friends. is the
Insult that st. Paul has offered the vet
erans"
The church was filled to overf1owing,
ana people were crowded into the ais
les, but when the speaker dropped this
thunderbolt, no one stirred for fully a
half moment. Then the indignity dawn
ed upon each one In its full force, and
with one accord, there arose a chorus
ot misses and groans, and cries of mo,
no."
Terribly indignant at the insult i'm
piled in the words. attributed to Mr..
saunders. Capt. Castle announced that
1t was too serious slight and indig-
nifty to let go in silence, and that he
would take occasion to repeat in pub
lie the story of the insult every op-
portunity he found. At this resolute
defense of the G. A. R., the audience
went wild with delight, and the an
piauSe lasted several moments
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''If we have but one-third Of the peo-
pie in st. Paul during the encampment
that visited Louisville a year ago"
SAID Chairman Horr, at a poorly attend
ed meeting of the G. A r. committee
9n accommodation held at the CONNER
'clal club last evening, "and substract
rom that number, which is 60 900. the
number for which we have secured ac-
eommodations up to date, there will
It'll be 10000 people unprovided for"
The remark Of Chairman Horr was
called forth by a discussion of the
question of accommodation for the 150,-
700 visitors expected in ST. Paul in Sep
tember and the seeming sdisinclination,
inferred from the reports of those
present, on the part of the citizens to
oesttr themselves, even at this late day.
with the encampment but a month dis
tant Specifically 1t resulted from the
statement that people could not be
readily induced to lay out money in fur
nishing cots. blankets, ETC., for the rea-
son that they feared they would be dis
appointed and secure no return on their
investment. There are a number of va
cant stores in the city which, the com
mittee thinks, private enterprise should
fit up with the necessary sleeping ap-
Of visitors may be properly housed, but
the opinion appears to prevail that
there is too much of a risk about such
venture to make it worth the under
taking. The committee greatly regrets
that such an impression should have
become prevalent and last evening
sought to impress upon those present
the enormity of the task which the
entertainment Of 10000 strangers will
entail. In the opinion of Chairman Horr
the encampment will practically double
the population of the city and every
available quarter will be necessary to
care for the visitors. The committee is
only securing quarters for members of
the Grand Army and the accepted
manner of computing the number of
people at an encampment Is to multi
ply the number in the review parade
by 5. There are already assurances of
30 900 in the parade These alone will
be assigned quarters through the ac-
commodation committee, leaving 120-
600 people to find their own accom-
modations. Many of this number will
reach ST. Paul the day before the en-
campment opens and as the hotels are
already filled to their greatest capacity,
will have no place to stop. If the vac
ant stores and houses are fitted up
ready to care for them II is the belief
of the committee that every one engag-
Ing in such an enterprise cannot pos
sibly help getting more than they can
accommodate from the very first day.
Reports were called for from the diff
ferent wards on the part OF the ladies'
committee, and while only few re-
sponses, showed the work to be pro-
crossing in a most satisfactory man.
ner, particularly in the First ward
where Mrs. c. B. Brunson reported the
canvass fully completed. The Ninth
ward was also reported as almost COM
pleted. with accommodations secured
for 151 people,
Mrs. z. t. Jackson reported that the
portion Of the Eleventh ward which
had been assigned to her including
Manchester Park, had been thoroughlv
canvassed, and would furnish accom-
modations for 500 visitors, most of
whom could be quartered in Macales-
ter college, which had been placed at
the disposal of the committee.
A number Of letters were read from
the mems committee, who could not
be present, stating that in their re-
spective districts the work of securing
quarters was progressing most favor
ably. and reports were received from
others in attendance
Mayor Doran stated that the work
IN the Sixth ward had been prosecuted
vigorously, and that 1900 people would
be entertained in West st. Paul. ex-
elusive of those quartered in schools
and vacant buildings
James Morrow made a partial report
of the Seventh ward. and stated that
the greatest difficulty met with was
that most of the residents appeared to
have friends coming to the encamp-
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