Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-25
President Obliged to Withdraw His
Acceptance Of Invitation
to G. "A. r.
Commander Shaw Today Notified Of
M'Kinley's Decision Not to
Leave Washington.
Pressure Of Public Duties Will Pre-
vent His Attandance-Ihe
G. A. r. Program

Army of the Republics. Yesterday teIe-
GRAINED ,oras;,,ent ,Ia1,;,l, "a 80
= = 81 w s'l l u liie ,''isi'
war stu living, begging him, If affairs
of state would possibly permit. TO come
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No answer had been received last ev-
ening, but among Grand Army leaders
there was lively hope. tho hardly posi-
rive expectation thai the presidents
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t.an $500, 49,, =, ~
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i,'ahs y sstat 70 tne nation enlef en-
aeeuslNe that MS soldier admirers did
net Wans9io interfere in any way with
the pstfornia nee of his pubic cuties.
+ even Y they mad To miss seeing hun on
account OF them
f'ut ne also made u lear the great
appointment that would be felt il the
president could NOT review the great
6paHAaes NEXT Tuesday he espresso.
the greatest NOPE that on that ay, II
Oh 10 otile,', PRESIDENT Mekinley would
y i.ple 70 pc IN g icaso
= Q WORD OF any Kind WAS received at 4
'tHaEa Army heauauastefs ir9in ths
president Yesterday, but that tact wa :
lSsafsled as favorable rather than
f}tsisifWise and the members OF the eN-
aeutiYe committee Mer$ evidently IN q
@iiisesi 70 look upon the situation opti-
unsteady until the iina Word ha4 been
said.
senator Culloin visited Executive Di-
rector Harper yesterday afternoon and
held consultation With him, at the
end Of which, i IS understood, the sem
iitQr wired sident Mckinley urging
ON HIM the intense desire Of Chicago
ss1is and ct Grand Army men 70 have
laiil as THEN guest,
All the arrangenlents for the festivi-
tiss and meetings Of the coming week
have been admirably brought 70 com
pletion Without any mitch or uncertain
~, except those fol the great parade
next Tuesday but Il that matter
great deal of doubt is bang EXPRESSED
as To whether the plans will permit
smooth and satisfying spectacle,
Las, evening q meeting Of the COM
mandels Of the Cook county posts ~
tine Grand Army Mas held in Memorial
Hall, called Specially 10 protest against
tho line OF march and 10 ask mat itpe
changed 50 as 10 permit an siel for
nation a the start and 10 provide more
iseonvenisilt access 70 lunch rooms, after
u MAS over Commander John T. Man
ming. OF E Gran < Post Pre- idsssi and
W. ioiif'ey Ct Columbus s29st intro
|dneed resolutions asking General st1aw
10 order the change. After much discus
Sou it Was decided, however 70 TIA ke no
action as the time Vas too short be-
tsNet7n i339Ny and 'filss Stay to permit
eisaalse in airaIis ans ~ 4.
The parade VII start contrary 10 the he
Gus Tom OF Years IN hicagp m the
geEosded dttNyn town dl strict ai1d VIII
enc near Michigan bouiep:arg and
Twelfth street. II is expected that 80,
100 70 4N.eop veterans Nill5he in linz, and
ttHat 100000 tc' Seo,oeo sioeefators vii be
assembled near HE tine OF march
The first criticism Is that the egien
iaround Randolph street and Michigan
| boulevard MIL be 50 crowded NTH
spectators disisnabafked from the Hi
neis centra! trains and the elevated
roads that the ,,eSeralls can not posi-
bly, be formed IN the midst 81 t!s-e
tthtong without great confusion and
Iloss 81 time THIS Il specially prob
/ able, in asinuch as chief kiplay viii
lsllaveSteSNsr tilan 200 policemen lto use in
lsthis district after he has properly bro
tected the line of march.
Ii, The next place, Wfen the veterans
tate disbanded south of the grand re-
viewing stand opposite the Logan nlons
Eurae,it. they wi have M place to go *
icept thru the side streets toward State
and clark streets. which latter thor
ousllfaras Will be the only means j.
their getting back into the down town
district
They Will flow back upon the advance
ling parade and perhaps impede it. while
i#they Viii have 4 long and hard trar4p5
by sound about way u get into the.
| cen Of the city Where their regiment
| al aud state headquarters are. and
where their lunches will be ready.
Mary nlen who Mere Interested in tbs.
formation OF the parade are making
ithese criticisms, and also many Of the
linen Who have had the widest expert
| ence as mana gers Or past Chicago pa
Esrades They say the only hope Oh sue
ieessfui handling viii be il the number
HI veterans iii line is very much less
Imam il estimated.
Cpnmander-in- Chief Shaw was still
inclined to believe lat evening that the
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