Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-07-10
/, REAL LOVE FEAST.
50s Besllon Committee Mst Last Night
and Everybody Vas Thanked.
MAJOR RANDOLPH NOT TO BLAME.
rbc Committee Decides That They
We're Responsible for the over
.f,bttn sot Inviting Mayor Taylor
20 a seat or the Grnndstand.

81 union nod "a rcgullr l1Ne-lcdSt last hishts
* and before the meeting was over every
n body thanked everybody else, and agreed
81 that the great gathering OF last week
q was the biggest event that has ever
81 occurred in The citys history.
q The only unpleasant matter 10 come
u up before the body was the question as
81 10 the Mayor OF the city not having been
a invited 20 participate IN the parade Of
81 Thursday last snd occupy a seat on the
Il grandaand n Monroe Park. The sense
q OF thc committee in regard TO this matter
4 was that. II any one was to blame. IL was
81 tho body Itself and not Major Randolph
q who was in mo- way responsible
81 MAJOR RANDOLPH $ sTATEMENT.
Al the opening Of the meeting Major
q Randolph brought the matter TO the at
a tent,on OF the committee He stated that
' D. only bad charge u the parade. Win the
"A snauIer in which thc great procession WIS
f e0rducted he was perfectly satisfied, ana
| letters be had received since the event
a only strengthened his position In regard
b fo the line OF march, as veterans from
n all over the country had written him.
"a exur.sslue their qualification that they
"a had not been forced TO make a long
81 march. or onc uphill In regard 70 Mayor
a Tavlor. he said that that Official had
q seen ht 10 come ont in public interVie"
Z. and charge him with purposely emitting
II 10 invite The Mayor Of Richmond 20 oc-
s. cupv "a seat on the grandstand. He
Z has since made another statement" said
a Nai1r Randolph. chat 7 had thanked
N 4ho CHIEF Of Police and that ] had ignored
s hn without knowing anything OF the
n Interview. I yesterday morning wrote him
A letter telling him / had nothing TO DO
i with the invitation. as 10 was not a part
Il Of my business" Major Randolph said
Il that after reading the Mayors interview
DE- was sorry tha, he had sent the letter
II any one was TO blame for the over
sight. 70 was the committee. and not him.
lie was willing 10 take his share OF the
responsibility as a member Of the body
Dat no more. If the committee did not
lake 80 upon its shoulders. then he would
take the matter in his own hands lie
would publish a card. and II the news
papers would not print IT. he had a press
of his own. and would see that his eN-
preston on the subject got before the
people
HE WAS NOT TO BLAME.
Every member OF the committee present
to blame for the oversight In not inviting
MAYOR Taylor 20 a seat upon the grand
stand on the occasion The only persons
invited at an to witness the cornerstone
ayng from the stand were the City
Council. and that was decided al a fully
Intended meeting. and no one mentioned
lhe name OF Mayor Taylor. II was one
sf those unfortunate overslghts which
resulted from the hurry and hustle In
g.. 81 h.
motion. "a committee. consisting OF Gene
'al Wise Hon. J. Taylor EllysOn, and
Judge Christian. was appointed 20 pre-
sare "a public statement over the sigma
lure of the entire body. explaining that
the latter was entirely responsible for
me failure 20 invite Mayor Taylor on
ihc occasion referred 10. The committee
iid not prepare the statement last night.
LETTER TO THE MAYOR.
The letter which Major Randolph wrote
Mayor Taylor. and which the latter re-
.eiycd yesterday was as follows:
Richmond Va. july s. 1886.
Hon. r. NJ. Taylor. Mayor City of Rich
mond
Dear SRI have just been informed
that no invitation was sent you as
Mayor OF Richmond TO participate In
the parade Of the %. and that you had
accused me Of This intentional slight.
i desire To- say that no matter what
my personal feelings might have been.
that ] never allow them 20 interfere
with a public duty The invitations to
invited guests dil not come under my
Instructions. neither did / invite any
one outside of General Gordon's staff.
My entire duty was 10 take charge and
manage the parade of the "a. and this
] ala TO the best OF my ability. j never
I'D b o. fHsf IL I
propose 10 have the blunders OF others
soddlod on my shoulders. II was GER
tainly am oversight on somebody's part
that an invitation was not sent to the
Mayor OF Richmond
1 am very respectfully.
n V. RANDOLPH
The Mayor was seen yesterday in re-
gard 20 the letter and said he had no
comment whatever TO make upon IT,
When asked NJ he would reply 20 the
letter OF Major Randolph. he said he
would not. as be preferred that the mat
ter should rest where il was.
FINANCIAL REPORTS.
Aftcr the committee had disposed Of the
matter in regard 10 Mayor Taylor and the
parade. the next business i'm order were
reports as 10 the expenditures during the
reunion. The total sum amounted 10
the veterans spent exactly S650O42 He
was expected TO have to take care Of only
$500 ola soldiers. but nearly 1890 were
led and sheltered by him Wednesday
night OF the reunion. All OF the bills
Submitted by the various committees
were referred 10 the Auditing Committee
RSDo!uted at the last meeting.
THANKS ALL AROUND.
Captain Elicit at this juncture was the
recipient Of the thanks Of the entire com
rdittCe for his excellent work during the
past severed months Upon motion Of Mr..
Lllyeon. The thanks OF the body were also
rendered 90 General Wise for his long and
earnest efforts in behalf OF the reunion.
Colonel Murphy proposed that token M
the shape of a badge De presented 10 the
General. and Die suggestion being put M
Tie shape OF "a motion was unanimously
adopted
General Wise made 4 neat little speech
ln response in which ne said that II he
had succeeded in satisfying the commit
Zee ana thc people of Richmond he felt
amply repaid for tho sacrifices he had
made and the work he had done in con-
aection with The rcuaion
Upon motion of Major Allen n vote OF
thanks was rendered Major Randolph for
The arduo5s work which had been Imposed
spcn hat gentleman. Captain Brown was
Also thanked. not only by the adoption OF
resolution. but individually by nearly
every member Of the committee for the
magnificent work he had accomplished IN
,af.ng for the 1900 Old soldiers who ac-
,cpfed the hospitality OF the Entertain
nCnt Committee.
Colonel John b. Cary. though absent.
Mas not forgotten, and the old '',yar-
aOrsc. as be was loyingly called. received