The morning call., 1891-01-08
WITHOUT FRICTION.
Election of Captain in the San
Francisco HuSsars.

The election in the San Francisco Hussars
of successor to Captain c. C. Keene, who
has applied to be placed on the retired list,
passed off last evening without apparently
the slightest friction This election had
| been much fused about for some three
months, owing to the meetings OF reform
| club and because of two attempts to have
| the civil courts to NEEDLE with matters
| purely mllftary-one to compel the doing of
| thing which was done amest before the
INK on the petition for mandamus was dry
ana the other to prevent the doing of thing
which no one, as a matter of fact had
thought OF doing.
Major William Cuff, Brigade Commits
saty, was the officer detailed to preside, and
Sergeant Ernst the chief executive of the
reiormerS placed at once in nomination
Samuel L. Blumenberg, private of Battery
Il OF the Second Artillery, and former
private, Corporal and ex-First Lieutenant
OF the cavalry company The Sergeant
made loug address He referred to his
candidate as not man TO vote for
fun, and one "amply able to sweep the
eobwebs Oft the armory." At this point he
lost the thread of his discourse, but recov-
cred his presence Of mind to draw paper
from his dresS-coat, and read the remainder
OF his speech, and gave record Of his can
didate.
Sergeant Pistolesi, who is the President
OF the retormerS, at once moved 10 close the
nominations, but not quick enough to pre-
vent Maj or Cluff from first recognizing an
other nOn-com, who desired to and did
nominate Corporal Charles Anderson.
Major Cluff mildly rebuked the Sergeant
Tor his attempt s. to choke off nominations"
Inc nomination OF the Corporal was sec
onded. but before vote was taken he de-
ellned, and only one candidate was left in
the field. The non-com who made the sec
ond nomination was the only one who
voted in the negative the successful can
didate, who was IN convenient waiting, was
hustled into the front room by the President
OF the refOrmerS and returned thanks for
the honor conferred upon him. The re-
formers gave cheers for him, two rounds for
the Major and one for their retiring Cap
tam, and thus the mouse was brought forth
after the mountains laoors for some three
months.
The civil proceedings instituted by Blum
berg to restrain an alleged transfer of en-
listed men Of the brigade to the troop in
order, as claimed, to influence the election,
had come TO a most ridiculous end in the
morning before Judge Wallace of the Supe-
FLOR Court. He promptly dismissed them
for lack of jurisdiction, Major John n. Z.
wilson, Judge Advocate, making the motion,
declining to make any argument on a ques-
ton so self-evident, but satisfying himself
and the court with citing a section of the
Political Code, several of the rules and regu-
latlons governing the National Guard. and
OF them reading the following;
Section 1889, Political Code The rules and
regulations OF tie army OF the United States SO
far as the same may be applicable and not ncon-
slstent with The laws Of his State and the rules
and regulations prescribed by the Commander
in-chiei, constitute the rules and regulations for
the government of tile National Guard.
Section 319, Rules and Regulations. If the
transfers be from one regiment or battalion to
another in the same brigade, II must be ordered
by The commanding officer OF The brigade.
Section $50. Transfers as above msy be
made upon the application of an enlisted man,
duly approved by his commanding officers and
by the commanding officer OF the company and
regiment or battalion to which lie desires to be
transferred. or without such application az
prevail, II the commanding officer deems trans
fer necessary In the interests Of the service
The counsel for the petitioner was appar-
emily ignorant of the existence OF rules and
regulations and attempted 10 make some ar
gument on what he termed ''the motive" for
such transfer of enlisted men in this case
bu. the Judge cut him short and told MIN be
had nothing to do with motives and the mill
tary regulations undoubtedly provided for
the trial by military tribunal for an abuse
of power. The Judge Advocate announced
on behalf of BTigadi, r-General Cutting that
the allegations of a proposed transfer were
without foundation, as such a proposition
had not been thought of, though the law
quoted gave him the absolute power TO have
done SO in the Interests of the service. The
truth OF these assertions was obvious at the
election.