The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-05
STEWART a HoINE DRUG coxFY.

Frost. leaving bus the TIVE. Frcss and
0'nrien. for the fourth ballot on whach
RrSen reserved sS and Frost 81 Sons
ofzlcers from Tacoma, Olympia and Aser-
deem voting With tie Second eroaxAs
sssoat this resEl1"
In reference 70 the election. Capt. Booth
sqaAreiy states hls position IN TIE follow
ing language
.-Gen- D Brien vas fairly elected. and I
IL - tas verdict Of q majority OF the off,
GERS of the guard. aud viii cordially CO.
operate with him IN every wc-k fer tie
good Of the servlce.n
The reported speech OF Gen 0'Ryien
after election hss caused widespread eona-
meat because OF the attack Gpon some
officers who never could be either soldiers
or gentlemen" The dispatches from Ia
coma. Capt Booth says, are In error. and
IN order &c correct > wroag impression and
70 set the general arigh. before the public
The captain says:
say Theirs are some officers present who
are neither soldiers nor gentlemen. and
who never viii be, but be did say In this
connection There are some officers pres
ent who are not soldiers and never viii be-
promptly called on him 10 name them.
and his refusal 10 do 80 leaves she odium
OF this charge resting Ga she officers OF the
guard as . body. / believe shat Gen.
o'br,en. not being used TO making public
speeches. Was rattled. and did not fully
realize what be was saying"
l JUSTICE TO LIEUT.. ExEp.
Maj Z. s. Ingraham writes the follow
ing communication. under date of October
3. in regard TO the First regiment caucus:
- r
late election in the National Guard OF
Washington, as printed in your issue OF
yesterday, you do one Of the officers Of A
company. Olympus, great injustice by
saying: a member from Olympia, one
OF the caucus, nominated 0'Brien.' L. 10
true that Lieut.. Reed, Of Olympia, nomi-
mated Gen. o Brien, bat it il not true that
he took part IN the caucus. He vent into
the room whore the caucus was to be hold.
and upon its opening said, as he was for
Gen. O'Brien and could not support the
nominee Of the caucus he would have to
withdraw, and did 50. His action Was
honorable. Capt. Rinehart, Of Olympia.
did not take any part IN the caucus These
are the only officers of the First regiment
who did not take part in the caucus TO my
knowledge and pledge themselves 10 stand
by the nominees. Ii they had kept their
pledge the election OF both nominees Of the
caucus would have taken place.
L D ls6RAHAN.'
At the banquet succeeding the election
Col. Green scored hit by witty reply
TO Gen. o'Brien. Col. VIII s. yisscher
presided and by mistake called upon Co..
Green instead of Gen. o'Brien to respond
to the toast. sThe staff" CO.. yisscher.
however, corrected himself and Gen.
oBriea, rising slowly; said: II am Will
ing that Col. Green should take the job
of my hanis."
Col. Green was equal to the occasion and
quick as flash reforted: Il havs just
Jailed to take one JOB OF your hands and
decline TO make another trial."
The general joined In the laughter at
his expense
Frank K. Adams. the new captain OF
Company ID, while in Tacoma received his
commission by telegraph from Gov. Nc
Graw and was thereby enabled 10 take
part IN the proceedings.