The Washington times., 1901-07-17
A MONUMENT AGITATION
Projected Memorial to jefferson
Davis Causes Ill Feeling.
New Orleans Ex-Copfederntes Speak
DeprecatingIy OF Richmond's Ef-
forts-WOmen Expect to Erect the
statue by 1908 - Probable Plans.

RICHMOND, Va. July 1.-THE Jeffer-
son Davis monument question is again
becoming an all important topic of in
terest. in consequence of structures cast
upon Richmond by the New Orleans
Camp of the Army of Tennessee. United
Confederate Veterans.
| At recent meeting the veterans of the
Crescent City bitterly scored Richmond
for securing the body of Jefferson Davis.
| President of the Confederacy, on prom
| Use TO build a monument to his memory.
| The claim is set forth that the funds
| raised for this purpose Were devoted TO
advancing a real estate boom, after
which an appeal was made for funds to
enable this city to redeem its pledge.
| The essence of the fI-feeling of the
New Orleans veterans was expressed by
Colonel Chalaron in a very pointed and
vigorous speech. The matter came be-
fore the camp upon the presentation OF
! n communication from the President OF
the Louisiana Division, L. d. C., which
stated that the erection of the Jefferson
! Davis monument had been confided to
| the women. and made appeal for the
payment by each veteran of 81 for the
monument. according to the pledge given
at Memphis
COiOuel SndldrDN rtpOFleO To nave
said that there were some things in the
letter that were net accurate. 1t said
that the monument had been confided to
the women; it had not been left to them
except by some of the men of Richmond,
who had gotten the remains of Jefferson
Davis away from New Orleans by prom
ising to erect, a splendid monument at
Richmond. He is also quoted as saying
that when the Richmond people got tired
of 1t they threw the whole thing over to
the women. New Orleans had contrib
uted Is per cent of all the money raised,
and Richmond had contributed less than
per cent. The communication was al
lowed to lie over.
The charges made in New Orleans are
somewhat startling, in view of the prom
inence given to the matter at the recent
reunion in Memphis. Mrs. N V Ran
dolph, who has been most actively iden-
titled with the work since 1t came into
the hands of the Daughters of the Con-
federacy. Will reply to the charges before
the veterans of Louisiana and will de-
fend the position of the women of the
South.
The plans for, the erection of n monu-
ment to the memory of Jefferson Davis
have been matured wonderfully since the
of the matter. The sum of $4,000 stands
to the credit of the fund. and by dint of
poll tax it is believed that $4,000 more
will readily be forthcoming.
Mrs. S. Thomas Mccullough has de-
cided to call meeting of the Executive
Committee, to be held just prior to the
convention of the Daughters of the Con-
federacy. which will occur in Whining
ton, n. c.. next November, at which time
definite plan and statement viii be
made
1t is generally understood that the foun-
dations laid in Monroe Park for the Davis
Monument will be abandoned. that the
prize plans will also be ignored, and that
a site will be chosen in that section of the
city which is bound up with memories of
the days of the Confederacy.
1t is an open secret that the plans of
Noland & Baskerville, of this city, origi-
nally submitted in the contest have been
called for, and will probably be adopted
in a modified for:i. These plans provide
for a superb memorial arch. supported by
eight Corinthian columns, with a court
of honor in thS midst Of which appears |
the statue of NJ Davis The figure will |
probably be place on the arch, and the !
court Of honor VIII not be built
II is proposed to place this arch on |
Broad street near the site of the carnival |
arch, that was so greatly admired last |
year.
The Daughters of the Confedertcy have |
determined to have the monument ready |
for the unveiling on June G. 1893. and if all !
the plans are perfected the Confederate |
reunion will be held in this city the year
after next, and the veterans will be pres |
ent at the uuyeiling exercises on the |
birthday of President jefferson Davis.