The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-06-21
7RICKERY FOR FANSHR.
The Colone1s Friends Play
a Very Dubious Game
in the Fourth Regi-
ment Election.
COLONEL ABERNETHY ENOW
Hoboken Gets Nothing and Her
Officers Shun the Packed
Caucus Drilled Meeting.

OuuIus OtIlIGu MtCbluSs
The elec; ion of officers of the new
Fourth regiment took place last night in
The cid Second Regiments Armory over
the City Hall, in Hoboken. The new
Fourth under tie recent order of Major
General Plume is made up of the old
Second ard Fourth Regiments. The Sec
ond Regiment officers entitled to vote
refused to take any part in the elections
it is alleged. because the old Fourth's of
ficers, taking advantage of the old Soc
ond's numerically weak er condition. de-
manded everything.
Col. Marvin Dodd, assistant adjutant.
general of Major General Plume's staffs
presided. Lieutenant Colonel Hugh II.
Abernethy, of the old Fourth, was elected
Colonel; Major William B. Mason, Of the
old Fourth, was elected Lieutenant Colo
mel; and Captain Robert G. Smith, OF
COMPANY E. CT the old Fourth, was
elected Major
The officers of the old Second only
asked for the election of Lieutenant.
Colonel Erlenkoetter as Lisutenant@
Colonel of the new Fourth, and were
willing to let the old Fourth have h6
CUIOuel anu bDc VIA JOE. 1ney IcHaiUoQ
y bout the armory during the election and
for some time afterward, ana bitterly de-
nounced the action of the old Fourth's
officers
wANsER's QUEER REASON.
Colonel Wanser, Of the old Fourth bad
the votes of the officers of both the old
Second and Fourth Regiments, but yes
terday he heard a rumor-which Is gen.
orally regarded as absurdly untrue-to
the effect that the powers that be pro-
posed TO retire him under law passed
three years ago which provides thai an
officer can be retired after fourteen years
of service. Colonel Wanse. has served
twenty-t two years. Under this law both
Colonel Wanser. of the old Fourth, and
Lieutenant Colonel Erlenkoetter, OF the
old Second, could be retired.
There are three regiments in the first
brigade. The nine field officers of these
regiments will, when ordered. elect the
Brigadier General II Colonel Wanser
aud Lieutenant Colonel Erienkoetter had
been elected last night and then retired,
| Colonel Wanser would have no chance
whatever of the Brigadier General's Com
mission. Colonel Campbell, it is said, bav-
| ing four certain votes, while only seven
officers would remain to take part
| in the contest. The offices of the
old Fourth claim that the results Of last 4
| nights election insure the election of
| Colonel Wanser to the Biigedier-Geaeral-
| ship, as he already has the vote of Lieu
| tenant-Colonel Muzzy and Major Dur
| ham, of the new Second, and OF course
the three elected last night VIII vote
| for him. .a7s-s
FAITH BROKEN.
| 1t was agreed. it is said, at caucus OF
the officers of the old Second and Fourth
night that Colonel Wanser should have
| command of the new Fourth, with
Lieutenant Colonel Abernelhy and
Major Mason in their old positions,
with the understanding that when Col.
Wanser was elected Brigndier-General.
Colonel E. A. Stevens, of the old Second,
should he Installed in command of the
new Second. 1t is reported that Colonels
Dodd and Campbell and Major Enos
Runyon were in secret confab with the
that word was received by the old Sec
ond's officers that help was at
hand to overthrow the plans of the
officers of thu old Fourth by
the ante Wanserites. 1t was
about ct this stage of the game that Colo
mel Vans er heard the rninor that he was
to be retired If elected Colonel of the new
re gment. The officers of he old Fourth
held caucus and determined upon n new !,
line of action. The new plan was to drop
Colonel Wanser, and by electing three Of
their own men save him from the dis
agreeable task of voting for himself for
the geueralshir, They determined to take
no chances. Every man was pledged.
DISAPPOINTED.
| The old Second officers we're disap-.
| pointed at the uUanimity of the Fourth's
men. They had heard that there were
some officers of the Fourth who had pri-
| vate grievances against Lieutenant Col
| onel Abernethy, and had hoped they
could secure enough OF his enemies IN
| his own camp to help them elecs
| Erlen5oetter. They had hut ten men TO
| the old Fonrth's fifteen. They threw up
| the sponge when they saw how matters
stood. and left the Ioon in which the
election was held. The entire fifteen
votes of the old Fourth were cast for the
| ticket above mentioned. but some of the
Hobokeu men predict disruption.
Colonel Wanser, who was in Hoboken
while the election was in progress, was
Immediately sought and saluted as Briga-
dier-G General. Colonel Campbelps friends
place Major Durham in their calcula-
tions as doubtful. but Wanser's
friends insist Durham will vote fer Wan
SER He was in Jersey City on Saturday
aud IN consultation with Wanser. and
went down the Bay on the Grubb excur-
sion.
THEY WILL RESIGN
An officer of the old Second Regiment
this afternoon showed me his resignation
which he, with all the other officers.
drew up last night. They will all he
presented at the same time, though the
time has not yet been agreed upon.
''What effect will This wholesale resig-
nation business have upon the new regi.
ment2" l asked.
II am not sure, but l think it will re-
suit in disiupting the new organization"
DIED
DARMER-suddenly on Friday. June Il. 1892. Bee
sia at William