The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-12-06
JACK GRAHAM'S FIGHT
He Is Anxious to Have Gov
ernor Werts Reopen His
Case.
PETITION In CIRCULATION
SPROUTS Election as Captain
Causes Surprise in National
Guard Circles.

Jack" Graham, who Q few months
ago wa relieved of his Gem mission as
Captain Of Company C, Fourth Regiment.
by the First Brigade court martial, for
Rssaultlng Corporal. now Lieutenant
Brown, is making An effort to have his
case reopened and has prepared a petition
to Governor Werts. requesting that this
actlsn be taken. A copy OF this petition
will be left at the arnsry Of every COM
pany 10 the regiment, aud the National
Guardsmsn will be asked TO attach tn cir
signatures to the anne. The petition In
full is as follows
To the Honorable George 7. Wsrts:--
We the undersigned members of Company
-. Fourth Regiment, n. G. N. j., petition
your excellency to convene . general court
martial for rehsarsing tue trial OF Captain John
Graham, late OF Company O.. Fourth Regiment.
dishonorably dismissed by said National Guard.
Your petitioners behave that said jud2 emsnt
was given in error and was contrary to the
evidence submitted and that new testimony can
be produced which will effect the Judgment.
GRAHAM CONFIDENT.
Graham is confident that the Governor
will order the case reviewed and he Is
equally confident that he will be &C.
quilted and recsm missiossd captain. II
his hops are realized Priva,e Sprouts,
who was elected captain at Company
C's m .etinK on Monday night, will be
asked 10 resign in orter to give Graham
An opportunity to again tax command
of rns COMPANY.
Tbs election Of Sprouts to the cap-
tAincv. as announced in TIE JERSEY CITY
NEWS last evening, 10 the work of Gra-
lam. Sprouts. before he became a IAN
didate for promotion, had to promise thas
ne would resign In order to give Graham
the office. Graham believes that there
is no obstacle to his election should he
be reinststet. The members of the COM
pany, however, are evenly divided as was
shown at the election. GrahRn's candi.
date was only elected by majority of
one.
Many Of the members OF the company
declare tina they will resign on account
of the action taken at tina meeting Mon
day night. Fault il found with the new
captain ELECT because of his failure TO
pass an examination as corporal on May
10 last.
CAN'T COMMAND RESPECT.
How can q man wno faIie to pass q
corporal'g examtn tiou manage TO receive
a captains commiSsisni" said one OF the
Indignant msmbers last eve ,iug to a re-
porter Of The JERSEY CITY NEWS. II
the action taken at the meeting
most diszraceful. Not only is the com.
disgraced but the entire regiment,
The first reQai ement of a capital should
be that he command respect. Caa the
members VINO passed Nominations that
the cap sin-slcct could not pass respect
their o.hcer? I doa't thiuk they can, and
what more they won't They will resign,
and that too before many days pass by
We know why Sp~oulls was ell ecred, aud
we will. IL 1t lies. IL our power. d efsat the
plans of the party who eagtns cred the
scheme"
Sprouts is undoubtedly the Q
in this Stats VINO has ever been
promoted to q captsIacy. He is but
twsnty-three years old. lie enlisted In
Compsy G on November 16. 1891, aud &C.
cording to the records Of the fest SER
geant did hot attend the drills with any
degree of resul irity.
HE election was the chief topic of con,
versation In National Gnard circles last
evening. Is hae bsen knowa for some
tins that Graham was DESTROYS OF rs-
suming his military connections, but no
one suspected that he would engineer
any such deal as that of Msudsy ntght.
Ii the opinions of some of tho officers on
not reflect q great deal OF credit on Can
GERS expressed a desire to see Sprouts pus
= rigid aninatisn by tbs
Board. which they declared
not only kuock out his commits
sisn "a captain, out also defsst the plans
of Graham. Sprouts has bssn ordered
TO appear before the Brigade Examining
Board nc its next aesslou on rnursd4v,
IA The result Will be awaited
with no little interest.