Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-01-28
THE MILITARY SITUATION.

Gen. Graham,s AttI&ude-The Armory
Rental Questi0n-The New Haven
Armory and the xenodOchy-A short
Retrospect Regarding Armory Rent-
ing In Hartford-Some SHARP Firing.
Nothing further has been heard regarding
Gen. Graham's intentions regarding resign
ing. Gen. Graham's response to the request
for his resignation Is expected at the Capitol
tomorrow. It is generally believed that he
will not resign.
The Hartford Times of last evening says:
It ia a fact worth considering that the ar
mories elsewhere are rented for non-military
purposes and no trouble is made about it by
the officers. Even the First regiment ar
mory was occupied last Monday evening for
a masquerade ball, given by one of the Hart
ford companies-the Germanis Guard. 1t
was a very proper place to hold 1t, bnt If the
company has any sort of right to use the ar
mory for amusement purposes for Its own
profit, has not the public an equal right to
the advantages of this great building, when
their rental for their use of It goes into the
State treasury The Union armory in New
Haven was used last Friday and Saturday for
sort of fair and dancing, but 80 far as we
have heard from the Acknowledgements Office
up to O'Clock this afternoon the of6cers Of
the second regiment have not resigned.
The Times sent q reporter to the Hartford
polo game last Saturday night to investigate
the report that polo in Hartford did not
draw out the "best people," The result of
his labors is a sample list of names in the
Times, concerning which the paper says:
s'This list of we'll known and reputable resi-
dents, many of them accompanied by ladies,
could be extended to ten times the num-
ber"
The Hartford Sunday Globe says: There is
one pertinent fact about armory renting in
| the present controversy which seems to have
been overlooked. Roller skating Was re-in-
troduced into the armory some few years ago
by the regimental officers who ran the roller
skating business and divided the proceeds.
The next year Adjutant John A. Williams
| ran the business, and the year after 1t was
| rented by tennis club for winter practice.
| During these years the armery was owned
| by Colonel Barbour, and rented to the State
for the regiment. All sub-letting was done
by the regiment and found very profitable.
| Not a complaint was ever heard of Insult
cent accommodation for drills. It was not
until the State purchased the armory and the
profit went to the State that this present
howl began.
A Hartford letter to the Springfield Re-
publican says. The military polo-quaIrel
has got down to hard-pan about as follows:
| 1t was an error OF judgement on the part OF
the Governor to allow the armory to be
leased for the purposes of polo; It was q
needless display of temper on the part of
the officers to resign because of that lessee.
The Governor has the best end of the affair
because he has the absolute power and has
seen Gt to use it as if he and the regiment
were in active service. "Discipline' is the
order of the day and he has enforced it; the
officers have their redress in the future II
they can get it, either before the people in
s'disciplining" the Governor or before the
Legislature, where they can get their honor
able dismissal (not dischsrge) healed, and be
!; restored to the privileges they may have
lost. AS for public opinion, 1t runs high
and no two exactly agree as to what the
| outcome is 70 be; that being apparently thu
!; cause of the great interest. 1t may safely b
predicted that the regiment will be re-ofh.
ceased, and THAT very soon, Genera
Graham will be removed if he does not re-
sign, and that Colonel Watson of the Fourth
, regiment, Fairfield and Litchfield counties
will be in command.
MUM IN THE SECOND.
| WATERBURY,, Jan. 27.-Colonel Doherty
and Captain Burpee of this city are some
what surprised at the publicity they have at
tanned in the military imbroglio, and the,
wish 1t distinctly understood that they hav'
thus far said nothing for publication. Des
pite what has been published in some of tn
New Haven papers.