Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-07
No Member Of History Committee In
Service Of Book Company.
THE INVESTIGATION 10 Be MADE.
All Court II, and Grand Commander
Stubs Will Eame Committee.
PROMPT ACTION FOR THE SONS.
Commander Cox Issues an Order Ap-
pointing the Committee Asked For.
Major Brander to stand by His
Allegations.


circles for many a long year has ere
ated such sensation as the charges
directed against certain members Of the
History Committee of the Grand Camp,
preferred at the meeting of Lee Camp
Friday night. as fully told in yesterday S
Dispatch.
The public discussion and the camps
action form the climax to rumors that
have been in circulation since the Grand
Camp met here in October and the anti
climax Is looked for In the investigation
which will be held. II the request of the
camp for committee OF inquiry ia
granted.
The preamble to the resolution OF
Major Brander cited the fact that 1t had
been currently rumored that certain
members OF the History Committee had
been, and were believed still to be. in
the service Of the American Book Com
pany. and in the very interesting dis
cussion that followed those who pressed
the movement for an investigation, de-
cared themselves to be ready to pro-
ducs evidence TO sustain the charges
made. Interest in this matter, which is
intensified by the prominence and dis
tlnctlon OF the men composing the His
tory Committee, is not restricted to
veteran circles. and the general public
has been considerably aroused over the
matter.
WHO COMPOSE THE COMMITTEE.
The committee of the Grand Camp.
con publishing a school history for use
IN our public and private schools" was
first appointed in 1892. continued and en-
larged in 1885, continued in 1894, con-
tinued and enlarged in 1895, and con-
tinued in 1886, and again at the recent
session here. Hon. James n. Stubs,
Of Gloucester, has been chairman of the
committee from it's creation. and has
prepared the very interesting reports
that have been presented to the Grand
Camp from time to time. In the meet
ing here two weeks ago, when Colonel
Cussons positively declined to serve
longer as Grand Commander, Leuten-
snt-Colonel Stubbs was elected to sue
ceed him, and Colonel Cussons was as
signed to the chairmanship of the His
tory Committee, but few days later
he sent letter to Adjutant- General
Eiett. declining further service on the
committee His place has not yet been
filled.
Colonel Stubbss associates on the
committee are Rev. DR.. Beverley D.
Tucker. Of Norfolk; Colonel James NJ.
Garnett, Of Baltimore; Colonel John H.
Hume. OF Portsmouth; Colonel John ].
Williams, of Winchester, and Messrs.
r. A. Brock and NJ. w. Hazelwood, OF
this city. All of H. gentlemen were
seen or communicated with by wire
yesterday, with the exception Of Colonel
Garnett, whom the Dispatch had not
succeeded in reaching late at night, and
all declined emphatically that they were
or had even been in any way associated
with the American Book Company.
HAD NEVER HEARD 1T.
The two Richmond members of the
committee were seen by representative
Of the Dispatch. to whom they furnished
written statements touching the matter.
This IS what Mr.. Brock wrote:
"The report of the proceedings. Of the
meeting OF Lee Camp last evening (at
which l was not presenO gave me the
first intimation as to the charge there
made that there was the least want of
fidelity on the part of any member OF
the History Committee as to the grave
duty with which it is charged.
Il have not yet any knowledge as to
what member or members rest under su5-
picion. II. A. BROCK.
In conversation, Mr.. Brock said he did
not think II was necessary for him to
deny that he was in the pay of the
American Book Company. He was so
well known here that such a statement
would be altogether superfiuous, besides
being extremely undignifed. He had
never heard of the rumor before he read
the account of the proceedings of Lee
Camps meeting in the Dispatch. and he
did not credit it, Men who do that sort
OF thing he said. are generally too astuts
to be so easily caught.
is NOT IMPLICATED.
Captain Hazlewood dictated the follow
ing statement. to which he affixed his |
Signature:
Il regret the scandal, as all veterans |
must. / have no information about the
matter. All can say is that l am not /
implicated in any way, and have no posi-
tive knowledge about any other member |
OF the committee. AS the matter has
been begun. desire the fullest investisa-
tion. Indeed. / shall demand it at their
hands Let those who are guilty suffer
for II. / know gentlemen on the COM
mittee as highly honorable as any in
Virginia. 1t is due 10 them that they
shall not rest under this stigma.
M. W HAZLEWOOD."
WILL APPOINT THE COMMITTEE.
The Dispatch sent to the five out-of-
own members OF the committee tele-
grams, calling their attention TO the
adopted by the camp. and
requesting them TO wire early whether
hey were or had been at any time in
my way connected with the American
Book Company. One OF the first re-
spoases 70 como was from Chairman
5,ubbs. His telegram follows:
WOODS CROSS ROADS. VA, Novem-
,er In apSw4r 70 yOftr tala- |