The Saint Paul globe., 1900-06-02
VETERANS WHO WORE THE GRAY
SEND FRIENDLY GREETINGS
TO THE BLUE
DRAMATIC SEINE is ENACTED
RESOLUTION PROPOSING RECIPRO-
eating KINDLY UTTERANCES
OPPOSED
GEN. GORDON IN THE BREACH
His Sentiments Prevailed and Car
ried the Convention by Storm
Final Session of COnfed-
crate Veterans.

LOUISVILLE, KY, June 1.-The tenth
annual reunion of the United Confederate
veterans adjourned sine die at 6 o'clock
tonight. The meeting of 1901 will be held
in Memphis Three cities were cope
utioners for the honor of entertaining
the veterans next year. The claims of
Memphis were presented by Gen. G. w
Gordon, who made an eloquent plea for
the Tennessee city, and he received sew
eral seconding speeches to his own The
claims of Buffalo were presented by Z.
K. Smith, who made an excellent impress
sion on the convention. Dr. Williams, of
Jacksonville, spoke for Jacksonville The
final vote showed for Memphis, 1880;
Jacksonville, 256; Buffalo, 26.
vote of thanks was extended for the
kind invitation of Buffalo
The last session Of the convention was
confined entirely to the vote on the place
for the next convention and was prac-
ucally devoid of incident, but the latter
part Of the morning session was full of
excitement. For upwards of half an hour
the convention was in an uproar and in
a state OF great excitement and con-
fusion.
the presentation of the report of the
committee on resolutions. A resolution
mad been Incorporated in the report
which mad been presented by j. H. Bur
gym, OF North carolina, to the effect
that the convention of Confederates re-
cognized with appreciation the language
or Gen. Daniel E. Sickles, the orator at
the annual reunion of the army of the
Potomac at Fredericksburg, in which
the men of the Confederacy, and the res,
oIution said the Confederates recipro-
cared the feeling shown toward them by
the men of the army of the Potomac
OBJECTION MADE.
Gen: Gordon Put the question of the
adoption of the report. There was a
chorus of "ayes" and when he called
for the vote in the negative he said
quickly; 1.-THE ayes have it, After he
had announced the vote there came n
few cries of mo" Gen. Gordon said:
did not think that there would be
any negative votes on such a question
but as there were some after I had de-
ciared the vote, 1 will now resubmit it,
The author of the resolution, w. H.
Burgynn, took the floor to speak in he
half of his resolution and made a strong
plea for its adoption He said that he
had been present at the meeting at
Fredericksburg and had heard the kind
ly sentiments expressed by the soldiers
OF the North, and he desired the passag ge
OF the resolution merely as a matter of
courtesy.
Col. ]. H. shepperd, of Richmond, Va.
secured the floor and said:
81 want no coquetting with the Yankees
who defeated us For Gods sake. do not
accept anything from their hands Don't
accept anything from Union soldiers.
vote 1t down; comrades vote it down. "
instantly there was a terrific unroar.
Dozens of delegates were on their feet
demanding recognition from the chair.
and calling vote" question" mo. -
yes and Gordon, Gordon"
GORDON's DIPLOMACY.
Gen. Gordon finally restored order and
in response to the call for his opinion.
came to the front with a smile on his
face and said:
Il trust the time will never come, while
L stand on Southern soil when 1 will
refuse to send kindly message to an
enemy"
Then, coming down to the front rail of
the platform, the general raised his
voice in emphatic earnestness, saying:
Il know the sender of this message
On the heights of Gettysburg he stood
gallantly in front of my lines, and it
was my bullets that sent him to the
rear with leg off. For me- l am going
to reciprocate the kindly message of the
Northern soldiers
Wild cheers greeted this declaration
Gen. Gordon yielded the gavel to Gen
Cabell, Of Texas, who made a short ad-
dress in favor of the resolution. He
put the question in the midst of such
great confusion that his voice could
scarcely be heard. 1t was adopted with
a roar of assent
, The afternoon session was for the
,, most part taken up with the vote for
the place of the next convention There
was long debate as to whether or not
there should be parade tomorrow II
was finally decided not to have the pa
rade.