The sun., 1900-08-23
WARMFEELINGINTHEG.A.R.
UNPLEAsANTNESs STIRRED UP BY
THE BRYAN INVITATION.
Commau uder-in-Chief shaw Has Gone On 10
Chicago Ahead OF HIS 0uartermastoI'
Generais Train, and Voices Diner IS u"
Ills Reasons Major Pond Has Train 100

Comma ander-In-Ch shaw Has Gone on 70
Chicago Ahead OF HIS 0uartermas'oi-
GeneraiS Train, and Voices Diner 81 y"
His Reasons Major Pond Has Tra'n' 100
One who spoke with documentary authority
came into The SuS Office last night with s'aoo-
nent which seemed to indicate that the SUITE
over Bryans invitation to be present at the
Chicago encampment OF the O. A. II. wa '"
have chapter In this city. Major ~ L o"u
the Department Commander oil the w. ~ ~
for the state OF New York. and owner OF the
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. dehreo u
70 be made public here. he said. that
Commander In Chief Shaw Of the O. A. H.
had gone TO Chicago and had opened the ma
tional Headquarters there without waiting
for the rest Of the headquarters stan VINO
are TO leave this city on a special train next
Sunday. The gentleman intimated That ths
reason for the early departure OF
Commander -in-Chief Shaw was that ho
did not want TO travel on tram
II aaaged by Quartermaster-Genera Atkin-
son. who has charge OF next sunday
headquarters train: and that the reason that
the Commander-in-Chiefd did not want to travei
on Mr.. Atkinson's train was because Mr. Atklh-
son was 10 some quarters held responsible
for the invitation which Mr. Bryan has accepted
10 be present NJ the Chicago encampment.
Quartermaste ter- General Atk inson is a searcher
In the County Clerks office in this city lie
had trouble with some OF his brethren In the
@. A. r. in 1885, when Martin T. Mcmahon
was a candidate for election to the General
Sessions bench. where he now sits Mr. atkinson
sent out circulars to the effect that MT
McMahon's opponent was Democrat, although
he was on the Republican ticket ana that the
voters had before them mercy ID
choice between two Democrats ne
sent the circular TO vote for the peWmocrat Wa
Who was a Grand Army man, man, MT, MomSdn2Sn MInaIdaS a.
court-martlal to ESTABLISH his maTtyrdom Inc
authorities of the order looked the matter over
ana declined TO give Mr.. Atkinson chance 10
lay himself on the altar.
Mr Atkinson said last night in reference 70
the present discussion IN the order reierihe , 70
NE Bryan ,nvtston ~ had nGt the ssn'ese 90 6e
at chicago In the first place. That IN,
vitatIon was extended 10y the committee OF
invitation to the order to hold its encampment
In that city. They submitted their general pro-
grnmme to us last October. AZ that ilme mere
was no word said about the invitation oil any
body. Since then some of the Grand Army p"o-
pie. so | understand. although | have no nrst
hand Information on the matter t9Id me hc9go H'
that the President Of the United States would
probably be invited TO be present: Then. SO !
Mayor OF Chicago. got up and declared himself.
and said That's all very well, gentlemen but
tho President Of the | ntted states happens 10
be n man who will be a presidential candidate
At the next election. Now. | insist that the
candidate OF the other party shall also be
present What had to do with thnp How
could have stopped It or hindered iP
"As QuarterInast ter General | have had TO
organize train for headquarters to go west
on That train leaves this city on Sun
day. Now, Pond. as Department Com
mander also has arranged to have
train for the New York people TO 60 TO Chicago
on. II has sutsd the convenience Of
the Commander int Chief to go West ahead OF
both our trains. Pond Ia trying TO twist this
fact into an evidence OF Gen Shaws disap-
proval OF me so that perhaps some folks who
might go West on my train will 20 on his train
instead That seems like pretty small business
and didn't think Pond was capable Of IL. but
cannot think OF any other reason for tho re-
port from Rochester.
Despatches IRON Rochester last night said
that Col Pond strenuously denied that he
had anything 10 do with any stories detrl-
mental 10 Mr. Atkinson's standing with
the Commander-in-Chief. In view Of this
there was shown to 'THs SrS yesterday after
noon a telegram signed with Col. Ponds name
i'm which IL was asked that the fact be made
public in New York that Gen Shaw had gone
10 Chicago and would not so on Atkinson's 8
train. The man who had the telegram said
that some friends Of the Administration OF the
O. A r felt that Atkinson was responsible for
the Bry an Invitation and wanted to SIT down on
him hard. ard that the Commander-in-Chie
was endeavoring to overcome the unfavorabo
aspect Of the Bryan In ncdelt.