Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-10
NOUNCE STORY H CRAVEO DICTATOR
General F. D. Grant Joins in Protection Of
Fathers Unsu lied Integrity.
:KsBURG NEXT PLACE OF MEETING
General Dodge Rs-slsotsd President Society
Of Army of the Tennessee.
GR IRELAND sPLAKs ON OUR COUNTRY

I The reelection Of General Grenville NJ
! Dodge as president, with the election oi
other officers, the selection Of VicksburE
Miss, for the 1907 meeting the repudiatior
! OF the aspersion cast upon the name ana
memory oc General L. s Grant that no
aspircd to a dictatorship and an elaborate
banquet at the Grand hotel where several
| fne addresses were made, chief among
which was one by Archbishop Ireland upon
our Country were features Of yester-
days deliberations of the Society OF the
Army Of the Tennessee at Council Bluffs.
I Tonight distinguished members Of that So
ciety will be honorary guests at an elabor-
ate banquet at the Omaha club, given by
/ citizens Of Omaha IN special honor OF Gen
eral Dodge and Mrs. John A. Logan.
The society practically concluded It's busi-
ness session Friday morning by the adop-
! tion Of the report of the committee on noml
nations, naming these officers for the ensu-
/ ing year;
President, General Grenvllie NJ Dodge.
| Vice presidents: Major {. A. stanton OF
! vicksburg; Captain John b. Cotton, Mis-
! souri,; Captain John Crane. New York
Mrs. Louisa A Kemper. Ohio; Colonel
Charles A. Morton, North Dakota: Major
! j. a. Pickler South Dakota; Captain Jo-
I seph r. Reed Iowa; General Lewis g.
! Parsons, Illinois; General T. j. Kinney
! Illinois; General d. ]. Craigie, United
States army; Captain John c. Nelson. In
diana; Captain 7. n. Stevens, Michigan;
Colonel William b. Keller, Illinois; Cap
tain c. W. Fracker, Iowa
Recording secretary, Colonel Cornelius
! Cadle
Corresponding secretary. Major W. H.
Chamberin.
Treasurer, Major A. NJ Van Dyke.
Vicksburg, Miss, was selected as the
place for the next annual meeting in 1907
| Protects the Honor of Grant.
/ One Of the most important features OF
| the entire meeting was the unanimous
adoption of the report of the committee
consisting Of General Oliver o. Howard
Mrs. John A. Logan, General vespasian
| Warner and General Johu c. Black. as
chairman. refutng the charge that Gen.,
! eral L. S. Grant had indicated Immediately
following the surrender of Lee that he
! contemplated declaring himself as dictator
| This charge was reiterated during an ad-
! dress delivered on Memorial day, 1906. at
the tomb OF General Z. S. Grant by Judge
Stafford on that occasion:
The report OF the committee states AT
some considerable length that there is no
such record in the archives Of the War de-
partment TO warrant such a charge, and
produces letter from General Fred D.
| Grant, denying that his father ever made
any such a threat or ever contemplated
such a move.
The report clearly and emphaticalIy ex-
onerates General Grant from any such a
procedure either contemplated or sue-
I gcsted.
Discussion is Animated.
The report brought forth a warm dis
cussion, General Howard his voice trem-
bling with emotion, denounced the stor,.
pronouncng General Grant incapable Of
such a thing. General Dodge was euliaIIN
vehement in his denunciation Of the state
men, both he and General Howard havln,.
heard the oration in question and denounced
II at the time as aspersion upon the
fame and character OF Grant
Judge J. r. Reed of Council BLUFFS. an
honored member of the society, spoke vim
intense feeling on this aspersion upon the
memory Of the great commander and said.
Never for instant did Grant eve,.
contemplate or dream OF a dlstatorsht,
Had he done so 100000 sabers were read,,
to spring from their scabbards In defenso
Of law, liberty right humanity ana ms
tice. Had Grant ever for a non,ent
dreamed OF Dictatorship his time w..
that dreadful night when the great "a,
| coin lay dying from an assassin's b,,iIst
when members Of his cabinet were yyritbir.-
! in pain from the assault Of murderous as
sassins and the government stood on the
verge OF untold disaster But Grant was
TOO great TOO grand to let a dream Of am
bltion disturb him for a moment tJ,i
only thought was that Of the people of ~.
United States He had the supremest con
fdence in them and knew that. no trial. no
emergency, no disaster no sorrow. wa. -
great for the American people to meet Uitb
heroic forutude and stern realization OF
loyal duty"
Fun Report of COMMITTEES.
This is the report Of the COMMITTEES.
which covers the subject completely: Ia
10 the Society Of the Army OF the Ten
nessee: Your committee, to whom was re-
Ierred mouon maue at the business pes-
son OF the morning Of November 3. that
committee OF three or more be appointed
I 20 wnom should be referred the ACCUSE
ton made az the tomb Of Grant on tne
SJth day OF May last, ana all the proof ae-
| cesslble and bearing upon said accusatlop
ana 20 make report or their conclusions
amined the matters referred 10 In said mo-
tlon and nnd; tnat during an address de-
/ liyered on Memorial nay, lgt5 at the tomb
of U. s, Grant, a former member OF the
society, former commander. .in-chief OF Ire
army Of the United States and former
made an substance.
Not long after the death OF lincoln
! Johnson summoned Grant 10 the White
House. When they were alone ne said
I intend 70 fix IL forever in the minds of
! the American people that secession is a
crime. l intend TO have all confedsrate
ofncers and othoials put to a public 6eathI
Grant making no reply, when johnson had
| finished his harangue, rose IN silence 10
/ take his leave, What do you mean III
dor asked Johnson. Then Grant said
I am going back 20 the camp 1 shall move
my army upon Washington, i shall pro-
claim martial law and take command Nv
reason for 80 doing Is this, / received the
surrender OF General Lee, which ended
the war That surrender put into my
hands the lives and safety OF every oIicer
and official on the confederate side and /
hold myself IN duty and honor bound 10
see that they are protected according 10
the rules Of war and common right You
can communicate with me az my head
quarters Grant returned TO his camp ie-
sued the necessary orders and waited for
the proclamation 70 be made. Then ~
I received word that johnson had changs1
J his mind"