The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-19
LIGU1.-coL. MOORE MsDs COLONEL.
Election OF Field Oncer, for she New First
Regiment Of New Jersey.

LIEUI.- cor. MOORE MfDE COLONkL-
Election OF Field Officers FOR the New First
Regiment Of New Jersey.
The First Brigade OF New JERSEYS National
Guard has never had moro exciting two
weeks than the period which closed last even
ing with tho election OF field officers for the
new First Regiment, In the armory of Com
pany g In Hackeneack. The death n short
time since OF Brig Cen Dudley S. Steele. COM
handing tho brigade. left q vacancy which
Coils Campbell and Barnard Of the old First
and Fifth Regiments and Col. Wanser OF the
| old Fourth Regiment as pred to fll. Thorc was
general belief that Col. Wanser would secure
the honorable prize, when MajorGe Plume's
order recognizing the brigade appeared to
place doubt upon the result. 1t was asserted
that the reorganization was made Tor the pur-
| pose Of defeating Jersey City's Republican
Mayor. and to mako pretty sure thing OF 1t
for Col Campbell OF Newark.
After there had been n thorough canvass OF
the situation. appearances were strongly in
| favor OF Col. Wanser. and tho organization was
| reorGanized so as to change tho formation OF
| the new First Regiment which. under the first
| order. was to be composed OF the First Battal-
| lon Of Paterson. Second battalion OF Bergen
| county. Company b. old Fourth Regiment.
Passaic. and company at Dover. Under the
First. second and Tfird iBattaions. the latter
| oforange; and Company b of Passalc.
| been engaged in the formation OF all manner
Of combinations during the, past week. the
| Rrlgudicr. & en- eiai. with strong Influences in
the SELECTION q field officers. Lieut,Gol. Mu2zy
for nfsl 1ut wa" satsd Major
| a. BIS s"nond n command. with Capt. Derrom
this arrangement shut out. tho Bergen
County Butta alton. giving ever thing to Pass aic
county: and it aiso shut no deer on ~.
Battalion. with which he ard his command
Gny On :" sSaey Il sal S
Col HH@y vas even Ss MILNE to o. asar
assum by G5ncy Of the Sn Es
nssmSn, in return for Votes SnG@Fh
Shoulder Such an s1f t." woud " lave
Its compensation for the Patterson Battalion
adler Generas sta tho L f to
and MAJOR would 10 saved to Passaic and the
HsrF zen fSsnry IS rt ,ney ar"
AS an Offset to this. Capt Decker of the
| mand OF the new first Regiment who is not
on terms Of friendly relationship with Lieut.
zTy a% o fo ts TO
and called IN tho aid of the Bergen county
the cs 1sfsaT is Ia to- s@or
Capt. Engel OF Hackrnsnck for MAJOR in return
Tor TIE Second fattnlio9's support. Cart
G Engel declined In 'avor OF Capt currie oil In
When the Muzzy movement on Orange Was
| exposed. Capt. Decker and the Bergen officers
made flank, attack ON tho same place tho
object Of which was to give Lieut. Col: SNYDER
GS91ssy "Ha e Hs 6rnns
would, rather combine with the "hnrnyarl
bpattaliIon Win IN Thich It always aililiae md
rather than so with Paterson and promote
:. There are twenty nine votes In the reg ment.
the Orange battalion being short one officer.
Bergen county has nine votes and Passaic
sure OF eighteen. Hence tho formation and
Tfs RI aG 1t oo nI sfsa Sa n
C?i. Marvin bod, Assistsnt Adjutart; Cen
Secretary. When The Officers arrived n Hack
arran gement OF TIC lis. Of proposed tield ON
GERS had been made This result was ar;ri-
nG +" s%nns who said sSss@ ns
in the interest of harmony. This ticket was
For Colonel. Lieut. Col. James vreeland
enel. Lieut.-rol; Samuel V. $ Mnzzy:, for
| Major. Capt. Andrew Derr0m. Jr.. late Com
pany b. Fourth Regiment. Passac. The eoc-
ton was by uniform, ba lot of Il votes for
the winners and for the losers, The c1mpli-
| Orange: for Lieutenant Colonel Herbert i.
! Iighthite. Orange: for Major. Edwin W. Hine.
| Orange.
| The result defeats the aspirations OF Capt.
! Decker and Major Bcam of the First Battalion.
| both OF whom were anxious 10 be Lieutenant
| Colonel Italso defeats Col. Wanscrs chance
| to be Brigalier General. according to tho
! declaration of Can't. Decker. Gait. Engel. and
| oth"r friends Of Col Campbell. who is said to
have an assured majority.
| The selection of Col. Moore IL tho carrying
out OF an original plan uf the Bergen county
| men. the purpose Of which is that lie shall
hold tho place for three. months and retire
Lieut.. Col. Muz2y will then be made Colonel.
It is explained. and there will be II now deal
| for tho, other aeld Offices. not at present