The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-16
GRAND ARMY men
FEEL M'CARDY'S SNUB
Member of Garfield Post Ex-
plains Why 1t Refuses to Join
I'm Monument Exercises.

Ill feeling is rife on every side over
the plans for the unwilling of the
soldiers and sailors monument at the
head of Third street next Friday, and
unless some strong influences are
brought to bear the representation OF
Grand Army men and members of their
auxiliary organizations will be very
small.
Garfield post will stand to man by
their action of Saturday, when theJ
voted not to participate in the exer-
cises. A large number of the members
of the Acker post, of which j. j. NC
Cardy, the chairman of the committee
in charge of the erection of the monu-
ment and the cause of the entire dis
ruption, is a member, are Thoroughly
in sympathy with the action Of the
Garfield post, and they declare that
they will not participate in the exer-
cises as a mark of their disapproval
of Mr.. McCardy's methods, which many
Of them term "highhanded.'
There is also a great deal Of dissatis-
faction among the women of the Relief
corps, who say they have been openly
sighted, and the women of the Car
field Post auxiliary will probably fol-
low the action of the post and refuse
to aid in giving lunch to the marchers,
preceding the parade, as Mr.. McCardy
announced they would do. There is al
so trouble brewing in the camps OF
the Sons of Veterans.
Capt. Isaac L. Mahan department
commander for Minnesota, was very
much aggrieved yesterday when he re-
turned from Albert Lea, Mimi, where
he went to attend a camp fire Saturday
evening, to learn of the dissension.
which had spread through the Grand
Army circles of the city. He began
attempting to pacify the veterans i'm
mediately, but has little hope of
Strengthening matters out before Fri
day
Will Attempt Pacification.
II am very sorry to see this thing
happen he said last night at his home,
but personal feelings against one man,
no matter what he may have. done, shall
not cause the breaking off of friendly
relations between the two posts of st.
Paul and dissension among the mem
bers. / shall begin thorough investi-
cation of the matter Immediately to-
morrow morning, to see if these is any
manner in which matters can be fixed
up before Friday. But 1 have little
hope. However, everything will be
Strengthened out at the next meeting
of Garfield post when matters are
thoroughly explained, think"
The action of Garfield post was the
topic of every veterans conversation
yesterday and many of the members
of Acker post were loud in their COM
mendation of it's action.
1T was not in the least unexpected
by many of the members of our post, "
said a prominent member of Aeker
post yesterday, "for no doubt McCardy,
by his desire to do this thing all alone
and without any consultation, by his
lack of tact, hurt the feelings of Gar
field post; yes, insulted it openly. The
members were not consulted in the
matter at all, although Mr.. McCardy
was fully aware that they were plan
ming to erect monument for the city
and had commenced raising funds.
McCardy Councils Secret Action.
The first action taken by Acker
post in regard to the monument was
about two months ago when Capt. Nc
Cardy asked the post to pass a resolu-
ton requesting the park board to fur
nish some site for the monument. He
requested the post to act in the matter
strictly in secret, and tried to have
the resolution kept off the minutes OF
the meeting. The members refused to
adopt the minutes at the following
meeting unless the resolution was in
serted and, finally, after. two weeks OF
so scrap over the matter, it was
placed in the minutes.
We do not know who is on the com
m1ttee, and I think myself the whole
committee is j. ]. NEARBY. We knew
nothing about any of the plans. Acker
post would never have stood by and
! seen Garfield post snubbed the Way
1t has been had it had anything to dc
with the plans"
Some OF the members We're also in
d1gnant over what they term a slight
to the department. Although Capt
| Mahan mas been announced in the pa
pers as commander of the G. A. r. men
who will be in line, he has not vet
they say, been invited to do So Capt
Mahan admitted last night that he had
not bee invited to consider it any
Slight
In communication to T he Globe
yesterday, prominent member of Car
field post states very fully the reason
OF the post for turning down Mr. Nc
Cardy,s invitation. He says in part:
Garfield Posts Attitude.
After the report in your issue of this
morning, fair and readable as it was
anent the action of Garfield post. G. A r
In deciding not to participate in the eere.
monies on Friday next attendant on The
unVelllng OF monument at the head al
Inlrd street, in memory of the soldiers
OF lS6I-5, presentation of some of the
reasons inducing this action appears t.
De demanded, both in justice to the nos
! and the general public
Inc erection of a monument of this
character In St. Paul has long been !
matter of deep interest with the old sol.
animated with the G. A. r.. and othel
| kindred organizations Something owe,
| year ago Garfield post, believing thai
the time for action, aggressive and con.
| tlnuous, had been reached, appointed 3
| committee, not only tC consider and re
I port plans for accomplishing the desired
| OBJECT, but by conference with other ma
triotic societies. and through Joint AND
! systematic action, to seek to arouse :
| warm public interest therein 1t wa.
| then understood by Garfield post tina,
| Acker post was not only ready, but any
| 1ous, to cooperate with Garfield post ant
| other patriotic societies which Should
| decide to enlist in the good work, in every
| way possible to push the project to Z
| success.
Just at this point, upon what grounds 4
| unknown to any member of Garfield post
Acker post decided to place the Who'll.
/ matter, SO lar as twas concerned in tn,
| hands of ]. j. McCardy, as Chairman O
| a committee to be named by himself.
| Not Word From Mccardy
| From that day to this neither the Gar.