Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-16

er. General Wheeler's secretary wIred
General Walker on Tuesday that 0cHe
raj Wheeler would arrive at CharleSJtiu So.
at IL o'clock Wednesday, ana MT. MI. ~
loch. with Mr.. Bacot. was prepared W
meet him. But he came some hours III
advance. and. fortunately, Mr. Bacot was
at the train to meet other guests anu
ceived General Wheeler and sent MIN "
Judge Brawley's house. General W dihel
had many duties on Wednesday, ana as
he had TO meet the South Carolnd Nv
sion at O'Clock and call the hittu VI.
federate Veteran Convention 10 oruei a.
10 o'clock it is not az all surpiIslhE ''i h,
Judge BraWley could not eaten MN ny
Telephone at his office. The nrst lnllma-
ton of General Wheeler's arrival from
Judge Brawley that General alhcr IA
ceived was Judge Brawley's note recelEeu
at the Auditorium about ii 80 \. VI, Heue-
raj Wheeler was 10 have delivered MS
Grafton at that session, and as II WOuiu
soon adjourn General Walker wrote
Judge Brawley that it was unnecessary
TO bring General Wheeler then 10 the
Auditorium.
As to the parade. he gave Captain Sink
Ter the marshal i'm charge Of the dlstin-
guished guests, requisillon on MI a. =.
Biley. chairman Committee on HorHe"
and Carriages. asking him TO furnish up
tain Snkler with the number ct carriages
which would be- required. ana gave ,dp-
tain Snkler full instruction as TO sending
for distinguished guests. TUESDAY evening
at the concert General Walker was MANI
ed communication from the Committee
on Horses and Carriages. Directing 70
hlling this requisitiOn. but said that they
would be happy To furnish carriages u
all who needed them and take charge or
TIE GUESTS etc. getting their carriages.
General Walker believed that he had
followed the proper course, but. as there
was no time for discussion. he yielded 10
the claim of the Committee on Carriages
and sent them a list Of distinguished
guests who would need carriages. That
list was a carton copy OF the list puO-
lishcd in the News and Courier, and 10
which Judge Brawley refers
The Committee on Carriages assumed
the duty. taking it away from General
Walker, Of sending fOl the distinguish
guests. and they had list Of such DIS
tinguished guests one carriage being FOR
General Wheeler. Colonel Turner, General
NJ. c. Butler, and r. f. Lee. Jr
General Walker has no doubt that there
was some good reason why the carriage
was not sent. but he has had 50 much
on him this week that he has not even
inquired OF the committee how the acct
dent occurred He is sure that IT was not
an intentional oversight or neglect.
General Walker had the parade of the
afternoon To conduct. had TO be present
at the Auditorium for the evening session
Of the convention. the graceful and beau
tiful functions Of which he had 10 direct,
and it was not until after all this was
Judge Brawley's, about II o'clock Wedres-
day night. and left word that he would
call for General Wheeler the next day.
Immediately after he had carried Cen
eral Gordon 10 the Auditorium he return
ed for General Wheeler met hime being
carried to the Auditorium by Judge Draw
ley though he had notified Judge BraWCY
that he would call for General Wheeler
in plenty of time on Thursday. He took
General Wheeler INTO his carriage and car
ried him up 10 the Auditorium. General
Wheeler left the city that afternoon.
General Walker does not fee. that he
has been at all remiss i'm his attentions to
General Wheeler or blundeTcd in any of
his arrangements. lie feels that Judge
Brawley should have known that he had
a multitude of duties on him that day.
and that even had hc unavOidably been
unable 10 disharge any courtesy due Gen
eral Vince or, that he Judge BrawloyJ
was a citizen of Charleston. whom the
people of Charleston had often hOnored
in the past. and that Judge Brawley
should. for CharlestOn's good name. have
assumed the duty of a committeeman
and looked after General Wheeler and
saved from censure CharestOn'S rcpu-
tatIOn for hospitality
The entertainment Of the guests was
duty on all Charlostouians. and every
one would have been delighted If Judge
BraWley had have acted for them. When
he knew. or could easily have known.
that every member of the committee was
overcrowded with work
Genera Walker said the public might
well imagine that he personally had every
desire IN the world 10 have General
Wheeler I'm the parade. He General
Walker) was in command of il. ana 1t
was 10 his interest to make thc parade
AS great "A success as possible General
Wheeler's distinguished services i'm the
Spanish. as well as the war for southern
! independence. entitled him 10 considera-
| lion and h" regretted profoundly that
even the scmblance Of discourtesy had
| been shown him.