The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-06-04

erfckSburg and had heard the kindly SEN
timeuts expressed by the soldiers OF the
north. and he desired the passage OF the
49, Colonel J. III. shepherd. OF Rich
mord. va. secured the floor and SAID:
Il want no cOquetting with the yankees
who defeated US. For God ; sake don I
scrspf ANYTHING from their hands. Don't
accept anything from union soldiers.
Vote il down. comrades. vote II down.
Instantly there was terrific uproar
d zeus Of delegates Wefe on tneir iee1
Reminding recognition from the chair.
Opinions Were Conflicting.
Pew W L. HMl. Of Mississippi. secured
Tn. eve Of the chairman tie read again
the resolution. and strongly urged its
adoption. saying that the man who would
vote AGAINST il was not worthy OF the
name e confederate soldier General
: IL. Lee also urged tine adoption Of the
resolution
Ia the front 81 the platform and cried:
..sv.e Il down Note IL Gown
de was met with MINCED applause and
cries u sit down ~ l. beEsOss.1t- %
Norm C'1rsa.LS. declared InAt ne Mas lne
only Enesn1NE -. the committee on resOiu-
tiuus vino EaI opposed the adoption o.
TN Ecs14u-t. u lie was against Il Tor the
reason that lie tuuusat gncy should not
take action until tney had received OIL
cial notice Of the action taken By the
Army ~ the Potomac To adopt i now
he cousiie- Cd humiliation OF the conLed-
The uproar Ras now something iremen-
dGus. men by the dozen shouting 10 At
track the attention Of the chair. caiins
Gordon. Gordon BESIDES all this shout
fug there were many who did nothing
buf IslI to ghc Gin by cheering the ssee-th
~ some delegate close - them whose re-
marks were inauiihle 10 all but those
within a few feet 81 him.
General Ge-d finally restored order.
and IN response 10 the call for his opin-
ION came ~ the front with smile on his
face AMI ssif:
cOrdon's Chivalrous Speech
I trust the time vii never come.
while I stand uu southern ground. or
amunz. the chivalrOus men Of the
south. when / Will refuse 10 send a
kindly message 10 an enemy.
Then. coming down - the front rail OF
the u.- form. the general raised his voice
f. emphatic earnessress. saying:
know the sender Of this message.
or the heights II Gettysburg he stood
calamity in front az my lines. and IL
was my bullets that sent him - the
reSr with ieg OF. For me. l am
t1sl- e. recipruCAte the kindly mes
sage II the northern soldier
Wild cheers greeted this declaration.
General Gordon yielded the gave. 10 Gen
sraI Gllscls. ~ Texas VINO made short
address IN favor ~ the resolution.
such great confusion that his voice could
sclrce'v De- heard IL was adopted with a
TuI- - assent General Lyon. OF Ken
tueky. moved that the resolution be re-
cons i.res. and motion 20 table came
on tEg heels n his original motion Cen
crl1 Caualf called fHr the vote IN the
motion 90 table. which was carried ny
TIE same nYergg ne mifl- majority as that
IN favor ~ the resolution General Lyon.
in fac vas the only man voting in the
negative
Bringing down his gaveI with a vicious
thump. General C1b1ll shouted
The motion 20 reconsider is laid
On the table. one vote being for II,
and 10000 against it."
Immediately after the vote on the resO-
luton an adjournment was taken until
o'clurs-
Afternoon Session Of Veterans
Tho afternoon session convened at {
o'c-n,k and WAS for the most part taken
W with the vote for the place ~ tho
next convention. which has already been
described
TEe-e vas q long debate lust prior 20
tho adjournment as 10 whether or not
there should le parade tomorrow. Gen
er.il FnvmtE. commander OF the Kentucky
division. announced that IL was the upiu-
tom ut rhe iurai committees that thsre
should l uu cuumittees on account 81 the
iu- H.. was greeted with loud cries OF
no. and vote was taken with the Te-
suit that &c uas decided To- have fEe pa
r..Ie Tomorrow morning At ~ o'clock
It was finally decided that no parade
should ~ held and the convention then
al iur-raeI sine die subject % the call Tor
The next annual meeting IN Ale mnhi~-
During tl- day che les.ies' committee
hlV.u- In charge the collection ~ funds
for tha tui.l.lg % rhe Davis monument
o. Tlrlw.ua w-re very aettve I'm securing
pledges ~ money. and ~ addition 20 mat
secured vcStl rtly raised about s1.5sl-