The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-23
Calls Roosevelt I'm
pudent and Ig-
nores Him.
STILL WARNING WITH G. A. R.
Determined That They
Shall Not Head the
Parade.

New York, Sept. 22.-General Roe,
who will command the national guard
of New York state in the Dewey land
parade, received a telegram from Gov.
Roosevelt today, directing him to give
the G. A. r. the choice of any place in
the land parade. Immediately on re-
ceiving the telegram, General Roe had
conference with Mayor Van Wyck,
and then Chairman Guggenheimer of
the plan and scope committee which
has charge of the parade, was notified
of the governors dispatch. After
pointing out that his committee alone
had the right to assign places in the
line of march, Mr.. Guggenheimer said
of the governors action;
ut is peculiarly Rooseveltian. It is
most impudent, unjustified and unwar-
ranted interference in matter that is
without his province. I do not believe,
however, that our committee viii take
any notice of it,"
At todays meeting of the plan and
scope committee, Gen. Roe made the
following statement: In order that
there may be no misunderstanding |
wish to make this statement in regard
| to the declination of the Grand Army
of the Republic to take part in the
Dewey land parade. / was authorized
| by this committee to extend an invita-
| ton to the G.. A. r. of Greater New
| York to take part in the parade, by
| having a certain number of men select
! ed from each post forming a battalion
or regiment, according to the number
| | put myself in communication with
the state commander as soon as pos
| sible At the request of prominent q.
| A. r. man, / wrote and asked Gen. ..
| o. Howard to take command of this
! body, being assured that this was
agreeable to the state commander. AT
an interview between the state COM
mander, several members of the G. A.
| r. and myself. l understood that the
selection of Gen. Howard was agree
able At this same interview, after
some discussion, I informed them that
! the Grand Army would be assigned 8
/ position with the unarmedl organiza-
| tions.
Zone of the members of the G, A. P
practically agreed with me that thai
was their natural place, and the othel
/ members expressed no dissatisfaction
At a later interview between the com
mander-in-chi of the Grand Army OF
the Republic, the state commander, Col
| Goulden, and myself, practically de-
mand was made that the Grand Army
| should have the right of line, or head OF
the column. Col. Goulden stated that III
q meeting held the day before it was the
/ sentiment Of the Grand Army of the
| Republic that if they could not have
/ the lead they would not parade. called
their attention to the fact that it was
not G. A. R. affair, that 1t was a civic
affair, and said 'positive ely and absoi-
utely the Grand Army cannot have tire
head of the column, whereupon they
retired.
cat another interview, the command
| er-in-chief, with the state commander
| present, stated that he thought zen.
| Howard should not command the G. a.
| r. I said | would ask Gen. Howard to
| withdraw, whereupon the commander
| in-chief said That is a simple mat
| ter and can easily be arranged 1 then
said: I positively and absolutely will
not authorize any portion of the G.. A.
r. to be at the head of the column
/ Subsequently I received the letter Of
declination.
II have the honor to be member of
| the G. A. R., Washington post"
| The committee decided unanimously
on the motion of Mr.. Guggenheimer, to
| approve the action taken by General
Roe. No reference was made to the
dispatch received from Governor Roose-
welt. General Roe declined to give the
| text of the dispatch to reporters. Cen
! eral Roe reported to the plan and scope
| committee that he had learned that
! Ohio purposed to send several hundred
! troODs