The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-31

NO IN JUS TICE DONE
MAYOR MCCARTHY
Every Opportunity Given Him
by The Times-Dispatch, De-
spite His Offensive Let
ters, to Make Any
Proper State
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AS Mayor Mccarthy feels aggrieved
t the report printed In The Times
Dispatch on July 10th OF the abandon
nent Of the morning parade, which
lad been arranged and advertised as
art Of the days program OF the Rioh-
nond Day celebrationSat at Jamestown
statements are printed In
,ur columns to-day which seem to
over the whole situation, and will
,lainly show whether or not this pa
,er has done the Mayor an Injustice,
IS he claims.
Arrangeme for the celebration Of
Richmond Day were under the Joint
Erection of committees from the City
Council and the Chamber OF Com
nerce. The program arranged for the
lay provided that at II A. NJ. all Rich
nonders should assemble at the Inside
mn for the formation Of Richmond
Jay parade under the direction OF
Major c. Gray Bossieux, and, headed
~ the Mayor, reception COMMITTEES e.
Ind special guests, march to the re-
stand, where the exercises
we're to take place. This parade was
abandoned.
What Our Report Said.
I In explanation of this abandonment
If the parade, The Times-D Dispatch. In
It's report OF the celebration. written
oy a staff correspondent and printed
in our Issue OF the 18th, said:
.alAYoR AND I.scKY 3ssst
HAD SHARP DISAGREEMENT
There occurred at this point the 81
only unpleasant incident Of the #
day. which for time threatened
to interfere with the pleasure OF
the celebration. The Richmond Il
troops. composed OF a battalion Of 5
the SEVENTEEN Regiment, under
command Of Major Bossieux; the Fl
Blues, under command of Major
Bowles. and the Howitzers, under Il
command Of Captain Myers had s8'
assembled. according to orders and E
Is, 8 2nE1,!ttee on
program, to escort the city fohtiaf al
and their guests to the stand On
Lee Parade. where the speaking "
was to take place. Il n VI
Everything was in readiness for VI
the procession when Mayor Nc
Carthy informed the commanding
officer that the troops might break
ranks and do what they pleased,
as there was no reason for an
escort The Mayor and others
then proceeded to the stand on
/. Lee Parade, and the military
left at Inside Inn with hun
dreds Of people. who. having
4 seen the program, Imagined tina 8
the speaking would not be conl-
nenced until the soldiers had es s-.5
corted the. officials to the stand.
! In this way fully a third Of the
Richmond pilgrims failed to be MI
present to hear the addresses. and s
much untavorable comment fol-sS@
lowed. Mr. Lecky,, chairman OF
the committee OF arrang gements.
was SO greatly disturbed that he
said at once he would resi- gn,
and. indeed, made his way to the
grandstand with the avowed pur-
Z pose Of rendering his resignation
to the Mayor. Friends prevented
him from carrying out his inten-
Z ton, and scouts were d!spa tc5ed
to inside Inn and toEthe Richmond
Building to notify those who were
waiting for the ceremonies to Il
begin.
Later Mr.. Lecky and Mayor Me-
Carthy discussed the matter and
the Incident was closed without
further dlscord.''
The Mayor Writes lndignant1v.
There was no intimation from anv
luarter that the report of The Times
was incorrect In any way
lntil Saturday night, July goth, when
. letter was received by the managing
ditor of this paper from Mayor Nc
'arthy characterizing our report. so
ar as 1t referred to him, as absolute-
y untrue. The letter OF the brayor
vas In such harsh and offensive terms
hat. The Tlmes-Dispatch declined to
'rint It, The managing editor wrote
he Mayor on Monday very courte-
'us letter, saying that the paper could
lot print the letter he had sent be-
ause It was harsh and gratuitous,
nd added: 81 sst5'
1--WE will be very glad to print
proper denial from You aud an
explanation of what did occur, 80
far us you are concerned, hut 1t
must he respectful and courteous.
Farther than this we cannot
be expected to Eo.''
Instead OF furnishing such a state
nent or In any way pointing out
wherein the publication made Gby this
PAPER was incorrect or did him an
INJUSTICE, the Major wrote first to
he publisher and then to the manag-
ng editor most offensive letters. De-
plte the character OF the Mayors $
communications. the publisher and
managing editor of The Times Dis
patch both wrote him that. while
hey would not enter into any such
as he seemed dis
posed to conduct, the paper desired,
I 1t had In. the slightest measure
lone him an injustice. to have that
Injustice removed by a proper corr
ecton, and asked him to prepare and
furnish statement which. IN his
opinion. would set him right.
In his letter OF the 25th the pub.
Usher wrote the Mayor: y;
WhenI was shown your letter
by Mr.. Woodhn, In which you
characterized the whole statement
as false and lima ginary, and add
ed. without any explanation. that
YOU gave flat-footed and un- y
equiyocal aenial OF Its truth, T
Instructed Mr.. WoodhGd NOT to
prict the letter In the form that