The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-06-11
SOMEWHAT MUTINOUS.
Curious Attitude of National
Guard Officers Towards
Their Superiors.
THE REGIMENTS RE0RGANIZED.
And the Brigade in Working Order
Election of Field
and staff.
he REGIMENTS REORGANIzED.
Special to the Jersey CITY Neius.

Special to the Jersey City Neios.
NEWARK, June II, 1s92.-Adjutant
General Stryker promulgated an order
yesterday designating the members of the
new regiments which will comprise the
First Brigade. The regiment, which will
have its headquarters in this city, and is
composed of seven companies of the old
First Regiment and five companies of the
late Fifth Regiment, is designated as the
First Regiment.
The late First, Second and Third bat
talions and Company b, of the Fourth
Regiment, will constitute the Second
Regiment. The old Second Regiment.
with headquarters at Hoboken, and the
defunct Fourth Regiment of Jersey City,
are designated as the new Fourth Regl-
ment.
The interesting feature of the changes
and the one which is attracting the atten-
tion of the guardsmen throughout the
State is the election OF the teld of1lcers TO
command the new organizations. Captain
Alfred Williams of Company ID OF the old
First Regiment Is in command OF the
brigade, and now that the order designat-
ing the numbers of the new regiments
has been issued the Acting Brigadier-
General will order the line officers of the
three commands IU elcCU SOlOuCls AlSu-
tenant-C Colonel and Major for each.
TACTICS VS.. LAW.
The new military tactics provide for
two majors for each regiment OF twelve
companies, but the State law now in exis-
tence makes no provision for the addi-
tional major. The enactment of new
law creating the position Will be neces-
sary.
Immediately after their election the
field officers Will be called upon by acting
Brigadier-General Williams to elect the
Brigadier-General over which so much
feeling has been eugendered. 1t IS ex-
pected that the elections for field officers
will be held early next week, in which
event the election OF the Brigadler-Gen-
eral will be held during the following
week.
First Regiment men, who were seen
last night at the armory, were delighted
with the order of things, which leaves the
seven companies of the old organization
intact. But they were more pleased on
account of Colonel Campbell's election as
commandant of the regiment being as
sured. Members of the old Fifth Regi-
ment are much put out by the order. The
Third Battalion and the First and Fifth
Regiments were to have been made one
organization. There was then @ chance
of Colonel Barnard being elected to COM
mand the First Regiment, but there is
now no hope left, AS seventeen of the line
officers of the old First and one officer of
the Fifth Regiment have signif1ed their
intention of supporting Colonel Campbell.
BARNARD OR OUT.
If all of the Fifth Regiment line officers
remained loyal to Colonel Barnard lie
could muster but eleven votes. 1t is as.
serted by one of the Fifth Regiment Off
GERS that If Colonel Barnard is not elected
seven of the officers will promptly tender
their resignations. 1t is further stated
that the seven have the printed blank
forms for that purpose now in their pos
session.
The members of the Third Battalion
were not particularly pleased by the old
order, but The new one has caused general
dissatisfaction. 1t is not probable
that any of the old field and
staff officers will survive after the
change The officers of the First and
Second battalions have been on friendly
terms for several years, and it is quite
likely that Lieutenant-Colonel 5. V.
Muzzy, of the old First Battalion, will be
the commander of the new Second ReGi-
ment. Lieutenant-Colonel james V.
Moore, it is thought. will retain his rank
in the new command. He formerly COM
manded the Second Battalion. From
what could be learned from guardsmeu
who are familiar with affairs in this city,
the opinion prevailed that the head
quarters of the Second Regiment will be
located at Paterson and that Colonel
Snyder will be thrust aside.