New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-05-07
What Sort Of Action Is This?

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On Friday S. D. Peterson received 3
letter from Col. Bobleter, stating that
the effort to locate the coming ehcamp-
ments of the Second and Third Regi-
ments at New Ulm had been fruitless.
The boys must go to Lake City. Such
is the decision of the Governor and the
| Adjutant General in his dignity The
| Colonel writes in explanation: .'The
disappointment on my parti is the great
er, because you and my other good New
Ulm friends have been put to useless
trouble and expense. When first
wrote Capt Steinhauser, that .'if New
/ Uln, wants the encampment and will
offer 50, Goo, j think I can arrange mat
ters at this end, Col. Wright and my
self had every reason to believe that the
wishes of those interested would be con-
sidered; hence beg to assure you that
acted in good faith. Last Tuesday
forenoon, Col. Bend, Col. Wright and
myself, by appointment, met Gov Mer
Ram and Adjt. Gen. Mullen. Col. Bend
made formal request that his regiment
be ordered into camp elsewhere than at
Lake City. presented the proposition
of the people of New Ulm and the en-
closed papers, which explain themsel-
| yes. The Governor respectfully heard
our objections to Lake City as perma-
nent ground, and then quietly in
formed us that he would gladly comply
with our request were it not for the fact
that certain promises had been given
the Lake City people by his predeces
sors, which he considered binding upon
himself. In view Of the fact that the
Lake City people have not lived up to
their agreement in the premises, the
regimental commanders were unit
that we had more than fulfilled our OBJ
! legations. Gae Adjt. Gen., however,
thought otherwise, and, as he is nearest
the Governor in military matters, there
could be but one result. and to Lake
/ City we go once more
The papers which are referred to in
his letter are signed requests to the
Governor from Coils Bobleter and
Wright, respectfully requesting that the
| 2pd and 3rd Regiments of Infantry be
ordered into camp at New Ulm, and as
suring him that such an order would be
received with great pleasure by their
commands. Tney also embrace tele-
grams in response to desire Of Bob
| letters to know the preference of the
various companies for camping
/ ground. With the exception of two. all
were in favor of New Ulm. 1t. Col.
| Mead urged New Ulm because he
deemed the grounds here the most per
feet in the state and for field move
ments unexcelled. Major Ives also put
New Ulm down as O. K, as did Surgeon
Collins, of St. Peter. OF the commands,
Bird, of Fairmont, wired that Company
D would vote for New Ulm every time,
and Dewitt, of Duluth, said that the
majority of his corps prefer this place to
Lake City.
Thus it will be seen that all has been
done that could be done to secure it for
New Ulm. Col. Bobleter did nobly and
deserves vote of thanks. He went to
the trouble to secure an expression
from all of his command, and he pre-
sented and urged that, in favor as it
| was of New Ulm, to the governor. On
| the Adjutant General principally and
the chief executive alone remains the
blame. Standing out against the unit
ed wish of both regiments to stay away
from Lake City, we have heard their
reasons for refusing to yield. They are
| himsy enough, and on reading them it
is not queer that we should ask again
what sort of action this really is. If it
| is the way to encourage a good militia,
it is queer indeed, and we would not be
afraid to predict that the camp this
year, in plain words, will be the rank
est and rockiest ever held. New Uim
will probably get along without it as
well as if she had secured it, but. after
going TO the trouble Of raising sufficient
funds, more probably than any other
town would have subscribed, ito be
ignored and denied a request, with little
or no excuse, is something that will not
easily be forgotten. It was small piece
of business and will be remembered as
such. Z