Evening journal., 1888-12-24
ANGRY SOLDIERS.
Company C Meets and Censures Captain
wiekersham For Voting For Colonel
Marshall.

Marshall.
The election of Colonel Marshall has
caused acommotion among the local mill
tiamen, particularly Company. Cap
tain /. p Wickersham held one view on
the question of who should command the
First Regiment and the members of his
company another. The matter came to a
focus on Saturday evening, when a meet.
ing Of G Company was held in the armory
and the following resolutions were passed
| unanimously:
Whereas, 1t has been publicly re
ported that Company c, D. n. g., was
the cause or partly the cause of the de-
feat for reelection of Colonel Samuel NJ
Wood
Resolved, That the members of this
company do hereby repudiate said charge
that we stood and still stand, man for
man, Captain Wickersham excepted), for
Colonel Wood that Captain Wickersham
in casting his vote against Colonel Wood
voted against the wishes of his company
and the wishes of his men. Therefore
be it
Resolved That we do hereby criticse
the action of Captain Wishersham in sac
riieing this company in order that he
might accomplish his own selfish end ;
and it is with pleasure that we note his
defeat for every Office to which he as
pired Be it further
Resolved, That with the defeat of
Colonel Wood the regiment has sus-
tanned an irreparable loss, and that his
absence will be keenly felt by the men
OF this company, and that a copy Of these
resolutions be published in our papers.
| Captain Wickersham was present at
I l. 4 a
company to pass the resolutions. About
thirty of the sixty members Of the com.
pany were present at the meeting,
number of the absentees being against
the action taken. There is no doubt that
| there is a disposition among the members
present on Saturday last to request Cap
tain Wickersham to resign.
The captain was seen last evening
by a JOURNAL reporter, and in reply to a
question if he had anything to say, said
II have nothing to say at present. When
the time comes will open my mouth and
| will be heard. ! had perfect right to
exercise my judgment as to who should
command the regiment.
"You are not going to resign, captain?'
Most emphatically and decidedly not. "
In relation to Colonel Marshall, he has
been captain of the Milford company
since its organization up to a year ago
when he was elected Lieutenant colonel.
His company was the second organized in
the state, and is as well drilled as any
organization in it. The new colonel is
exceedingly popular among the
down state companies, and while
. Colonel Woods ability and excel
lence as a presiding officer is ad
mitted and while his friends regret his
defeat, the real friends Of the militia SEE
no good to arise out of the action of {
Company and other dissatisfied persons
The defeat of Colonel Wood has been OF
the carpet for two years past and every
effort has been made by his opponents
p inside and outside the militia, to defea
! him. Some difficulty was experienced il
at first securing candidate to run agains
Colonel Wood. Colonel Marshall wa
solicited a dozen times before he con
sented to run. He did not desire tn
position of lieutenant colonel, and it wa
' only after the persistent efforts Of hi
g friends that he consented to accept tn
s position. That he will make a goo
officer there is no doubt. He is a gentle
. man Of recognized ability and anythingh
undertakes he does it well. 1t viii TAX
|, but short time to smother the dissati
faction after he becomes known to I'll
70 men. The other two captains to vol
, against Wood in this county were Cal
e tains Condor and Eckels.
n Quartermaster Chaytor and Commi
sary Sergeant Weller, both deny that the
{ intend to resign. They both are will
:. ing to submit to the will Of the majorlt
V for the good of the militia The resigni
' tion of the sdjutant goes with the retir
i, ment of Colonel Wood. 1t is understoo,
however. that Colonel Marshall viii as
Adjutant Harman to remain, he havin
made such good officer.