St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-24
WILL NOT UNBEND.
Gov. Hubbard Refuses to Grant the Petl-
ton to Release Col. Bend From
Arrest,
So the First Regiment Will Have to Camp
Without Him-The Faribault
Encampment.
A Day of Grace at Red RocK--Heaith
and Fire Boards Hold Interest
ing Meetings.
The Prize Fighters Ffned--Supreme
Court Decisions--LOcal Bits OF
Various Kinds.
THE GOVERNOR REFUSES
To Grant the Release Oh COL heiho
from Arrest During Camp.

THE GOVERNOR REFUSES
To Grant the Release of Col. Bend
from Arrest During Camp.
1t has been known for several days that
number of Col. Bends friends have been
active in circulating petition to present to
the governor for the release from arrest OF
the colonel during the time OF the encamp-
ment at White Bear, that he might ofhciate
as commander of the camp.
About o'clock yesterday afternoon the
petition was presented. capt. Ed Bean
had previously been to the capitol ana IN
ouired of the governor if it would be con-
yenient for him to receive a call from a
committee at 3 o'clock and had received an
affirmative answer. Precisely at o'clock
Gen. johnson, eX-Mayor Prince, Capt.
Bean and Capt. BronSDn entered the gov
errors Office and were very cordially re-
ceived by the executive. Gen. johnson ex-
planned the object OF the WISH
and at the same time nnroued
long and ponderous petition, signed by
he said, by over three thousand OF the cltl-
zens of st. Paul. Those who had placed
their names upon the petition, he said, were
among the best and most responsible ana
influential citizens among u.s. lie then
read the petition, which he stated would
AeXplain the whole matter quite as well as
he could 1t stated, in substance. that Col.
Bend having been placed under arrest and
the trial adjourned till July 20, the regi-
ment would be deprived of his services dur
ing the encampment which had been fixed
for July s. The petitioners therefore asked
the governor to suspend the arrest during
the continuance of the encampment. At
the conclusion of the reading Gen. johnson
handed the papers to the governor, who
took them and carefully looked them
through. apparently scanning every name.
.a, Capt. Bean then presented two petitions
of the same purport from Companies A and
K. and third was presented from the
Litchfeld company. After thinking over
the matter for while the governor replied
as follows:
THE GOVERNORS REPLY.
Gentlemen: You are certainly entitled
TO a candid response to this presentation.
This petition should command consideration
both from the number and character of Its
signers. 1t would be very gratifying to me
to accede to the wish of these petitioners if
felt I could consistently do so. l deplore
and regret the unpleasant features Of this
controversy as regards the First regiment
more than any of you gentlemen possibly
as shall result in the least possible injury to
the guard and the public interest, and my
action in reference to it will be governed by
that consideration.
will take this occasion to say that
I care nothing for any personal
differences that may exist between
Col. Bend and the adjutant general. Of
their character or merit | know very little,
and care much less. Of such matters
should take no official notice whatever, but
there are questions involved in this contro-
versy of much Importance to the military
department of the state that desire to see
finally settled 1t is especially in the inter-
est of the guard that they should be settled.
Their frequent recurrence has very de-
moralizing effect. Some of these questions,
in a modified form, came before me on a
former occasion. passed upon them then
in manner that 1 thought would prevent
such controversies in the future. 1t did not
have that effect, and I therefore con-
Guided they had better be referred
to tribunal that would settle them for
good. Hence this court-martial
The court has been duly constituted and
the whole business referred for its adjudi-
: cation. I do not think it would be wise for
me to take any action that would change
the status of the case presented to the court.
It might increase the existing complications,
it certainly would not lessen them. 1t was
my wish that this question be disposed of
! before the time for the encampment of the
5. First regiment, and it was in that view that
1 convened the court at an early day. l
regretted the necessity for an adjournment,
but of the sufficiency of reasons therefor
the court of course was the proper judge.
1t pains me to refuse the request of these
1o,,4T 41o fill 1& dow
that the First regiment will receive all the
from its coming eDcampment under the
command and instruction of the field and
line officers remaining with it.
THE LAST OF 1T.
Of course, this reply of the governor put
an end to the whole matter. Still, the
members of the committee offered several
further suggestions, and reminded the gov
ernor that suspending the arrest of Col.
Bend for few days would not in the least
interfere with the court-martial, and Capt.
Bean suggested that the presence of Col.
Bend would serve to secure the best con-
duct and discipline on the part of the SOL
diers. The governor replied: 81 have no
doubt the proper officers are competent to
handle the regiment with credit, and
would not hesitate moment to place the
whole regiment completely in your charge,
Capt Bean"
The captain thanked the governor for the
compliment and continuing said that he
desired to correct one thing. He had heard
it reported that some of the companies
would disband, and endeavor to create a
disturbance in a certain contingency. He
wanted to deny this altogether as it GER
tainly was not correct. There was no talk
of disbanding or of doing anything that
would impair the efficiency of the service.
The governor, Notwithstanding all that
was said, could see no reason to change his
decision, and so the committee withdrew.
NEW LIFE