The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-05-12
HAMPTON is IDOL|ZED
GORDON'S REELECTION \ FORE
GONE CONCLUSION.
WINNIE DAVIS MEMORIAL EXERCISES S
Devotion to the Memory Of the Daughter Of the
Confederacy. Question Of Care Of
Confederate Graves is
Probably Settled.

''Oo0~'y SSNNSes
Charleston. S. c., May 1.-The Con
federate Veterans held one session to-
day, which shortly after noon gave
way to the Winnie Davis Memorial ex-
ercises at the conclusion of which an
adjournment until 10 o'clock tomorrow
was taken. The announcement that
General Joseph Wheeler was to speak
filled the auditorium, and the hero of
two wars was given a rOusing reception
by the immense audience.
The delegates and visitors devoted the
afternoon to excursions to nearby re-
sorts, trips down the bay and social
functions, and tonight a concert was
given ut the auditorium where a superb
choir and orchestra rendered pro-
gramMe of Southern war songs.
The Committee on Resolutions, -
which was referred General Lees ,es-
olution accepting President McKin-
ley's proposal that the Federal .iov-
ernment should make provision for
the care of the graves of Confederate
dead, spent several hours discussing
the matter today and finally Il com
promise resolution was framed an
will be offered as substitute. The
resolution is to the effect that il the
National Government desires to care
for the graves the Confederate vete:-
ans do not object to it's taking charge
of those in the North and i'm tl,a
neighborhood of the old war pr:s-
ons. The resolution will state tl,1t
the women of the South have volun-
tarily undertaken to decorate and
properly preserve the graves IN the
South and the Association does not
feel warranted in taking from them
what they have grown to regard as a
duty. In general the resolution is
along the lines of the speech made
by Mr.. Busbee yesterday. who
proposed the substitute to. the com
mittee. The modified resolution has
been submitted to General Lee and he
is understood to have accepted it. The
subcommittee will report to the full
committee tomorrow and the matte,
will then be laid before the convrn-
ton.
The election of officers will occur to-
morrow. General John r. Gordon has
no opposition ITO reelection as Command
er-in-Chief.
The reunion is pronounced one of the
most enjoyable and successful of its
eight predecessors. There have been no
disorders or accidents. and the police
arrangements are in keeping with other
preparations made by the city for the
reception and entertainment of the Vet
Grams.
The convention was slow in coming to
h1,in m ho
fell. 1t was opened with the doxology
followed by prayer by the Rev. DR.
Smith. of Stonewall Jackson's staff
The prayer was Il most appropriate one
He invoked the divine blessing on the
convention and its rapidly aging mem
bers. He asked Gods blessing on the
widows of the cause.
The recommendations of the members
for the Committee on Credentials and
Resolutions were called for. The com
lnittees are as follows:
Committee on Resolutions: T. w
Carwile, South Carolina: Colonel Ben
ton ii. Young, Kentucky: General
George Reise, Florida; Colonel Boiling
Virginia.: w. p. Taley, Tennessee
James =. Coffin. Arkansas; Thomas
Spight. Mississippi; II. w. Hunter, Dis
trict of Columbia; James X. Crow. Ala
bama; Colonel Davis Fable, Louisiana
Colonel J. s. Sanders, Missouri: ). l.
Green, Texas: james \. Lafan, Wes
Virginia; {. c. Rainwater, +. II. Bus
bee, North Carolina.
Committee on Credentials: Major j
&. Anderson. West Virginia; Genera
Charles G. Beaver. Texas: Major i. Il
Blake, Maryland: j. w. Noyes, Louisi
ana; Colonel w. \. Gordon, District OF
Columbia; General Sam Pryor, Missis
sippi: Il. +. Stanley, Arkansas; General
5. q. Hall, North Carolina; +. a
Hamilton, Alabama; Samuel T.. Clay
brook, Tennessee: General Boiling. Nir.
ginia; w. II. Cooper, Florida: James A.
Hoyt, South Carolina; James W.
Bowles. Kentucky; General Joseph
Harding. Missouri.
The committee to wait upon the Sons
of Veterans was also appointed.
\ committee of Confederate Veterans
appointed by the General Assembly OF
Florida, headed by Colonel Durant. pre-
scented to the body resolution of the
Florida Legislature urging some action
looking to uniformity in the method OF
granting pensions by the different
States to disabled Veterans.
After some further general business
the feature of today's session tool
place. 1t was General Wheeler's ad
dress and the scene that attended hi
introduction was one of frantic Ell