The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-09-23
GENERAL SHAW TALKS
Says q. A X. viii Not March
in Dewey Parade.

New York, Sept, 22.-At today's meet
ing OF tho plan and scope committee
General Roe made the following statement
In order thst there may be no mis-
understanding. / wish to make this state |
menl in reference TO the deeiination OF |
the O. A. r. to take part In the Admiral /
Dewey land peTade.
"On my representation at my instiga- |
tion and on my resolution / was authorlz- |
| "a by this committee to extend an invl- |
/ tation 70 the @. A. II. OF Greater New |
! York to take gar. In the parade, by hav- !
/ Ing certain number OF men selected from |
each post, forming a battalion or regiment
| accoding 10 the number. / put myself In
communication with the Btatl commander
as soon as possible. At the request OF
a prominent grand army man I wrote and
asked General o. o. Howard to take com
mand of this body being assured that
this was agreeable 70 the state comman-
der. At an interview between the state
commander. several members OF the grand
army and myself, I understood that the
selection OF General Howard was uFree-
able. At this same interview. after some
discussion, 4 informed mem tnat tne
grand army would be assigned a position
in the lead OF the unarmed orEaniza lions.
AT n iator interview between the
commander, Colonel Gouidon and myself
practically "a demand was made thNt lhe
grand army should have the right of line
or head OF the column, Colonel Goul Ing
. stating that meeting lL was the seu-
tlment OF the grand army that n they
could not have the lead they would not
march. I called their attention 10 the fact
that II was not n grand army affalr, that
It was a city affair and that position
fhafv urra ant
r lively and absolutely the grand army can-
a not have the head OF the column" where
Z upon they retired At ano her Interview
k the commander In chief with the state
ID commander present. stated that he
T. thought General Howard should not com
mand he grand army. 1 informed him
: that he was asked az the request OF sew
a e,al grand army men but I would write
= ana ask General Howard 70 Withdraw
p. whereupon the commander in chief saidi
+, That is a simple matter and can ne easi-
a iy arranged,
Then he asked II I would allow n picked
body Of 300 grand army men and Him "
ID have the lead OF the column. / answer
=. en- Il positively and absolutely will not
u authorize any portion OF the grand army
't 10 be the head OF the column" subae-
10 auently / received the letter OF deolination
AR"HHHNAh
Ct ginning that the day was emphaticaily a
1r navy day, that Admiral Dewey and the
J. sailors CT the Olympia should be IN the
W lead with nothing whatever 10 detract.
y, have taken this stand relative 20 the
grand army az / am thoroughly conyinc-
or cd am right. I assume all responsible
n ty. I do not ask the committee 90 APP
n prove my action. but abide By what 3
le have DONE
I'd have the honor OF being a member
a. OF the grand army OF the republic. Georg'
ID Washington post"
e. GENERAL ROE UPHELD.
The committee agreed unanlmously upoI
the motion q Mr. quggenheimer 20 ap
o prove the action taken ~ General Roe
- No mention was made Of the dispatch o
H. Governor Roosevelt
- 0eteraI Poe declined 10 give The tex
!. q the dispatch 10 the reporters. 10 wa
- decided TO abandon the proposed break
-! fast TO the admiral at Claremont. Tn
- breakfast instead will be an informal on
- on ths boat conveying Admiral Dewtl
the governors oil states and other guest
=" from Barclay street 10 ClaremonL
General Roe reported that he had learn
'eI 90 that Ohio had proposed % Increase 10
Vi representation from 200 20 5000 men. n
suggested that IN view OF the lack o
- funds the committee authorize him 1
announce tnat no h--.e organlza -on
-. would bo accepted a motion 10 that Of
81 feet was made and adopted, The commii
V tee then adjourned.
~ GENERAL sHAW'B SIDE.
~ General Albert D. Shaw, commander :
a. chief OF the grand army Of the republic
~ has issued an address 10 the public
~ which he says;
- ''Ths reasons given IN the letter fro
E department commander Kay end pre8en
- ed IN person 10 General Roe embOdis
- the views I personally ana strongly pre-
X, sed upon him and which should con
~ mand the place for the comrades IN n
fss line ia question made this request 10
X lowing the presidents OF two states.
- First, IN Chicago. az the Jubilee parsd
a. the veterans we're accorded the right
X line ana matched ahead Of all s. m'
- troops; se soud on the return Of the zen
a. regiment, Pennsylyania volunteers 10
~ the Philippines. the q. A. r had the rlg
~ OF line IN P1tisburg followed BY the pre-
e, dent and governors and their STAINS.
t In tn light OF these comparatively /
- c.nt parades. the latter In honor Of o
- gallant sa,diaa. coud not bat fee q