The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-06
An ANSWER TO CARR.
Capt. Booths Sharp Rejoinder
TO Defense Of O'Brien.
NOW He GOT THOSE UNIFORMS.
Z Lssus Mistake % the General.
which Ne siswiv KssssnsA-A
Latter From Lieut. Reed.

The defense Of Adjt. Gen. Ross @. o'Brien
~ Assistant Adjt. Gen. Z. N. Carr hss
esllsd forth prompt rsjoinder from Cart.
4 s. Booth. OF Company B. to the rsdsc-
fjops cast on himself Capt. Booth said
yesterday:
sfvas In Tacoma ct the time Of thu
,ubs,casion of the article which brought
forsh Col Cars so-caIied dsfsnss Of
('Byien and knew nothing OF its intended
j jor II.
aCoI Green and most OF the Seattle on
ners we're also there. Col. Carr has been
unduy willing 20 take this controversy
5 iaso the newspapers. Notwithstanding his
alleged loathness, and his article seerns to
have been written In the same vindictivs
susrit in which Gen. O'Brien's speech Of
atceptance vas uttered. But little weight
ehould be & ven the coionei's statements Of
uhat the Seattle officers thought, SAID or
did in connection with the late election.
Every officer and man In the National
Guard. especially those in Seattle, honors
and admires Col. Carr for his known
bravery and undoubtsd integrity, yet he
enjoys the distinction OF being the only
man In Seattle connected with the Ma
tionsl Guard, rank or file. who desired the
rreIection of Gen. 0'Brsen or rejoices 1t
IL accomplishment. and 1T no time was
Be In the condolences OF the Seattle officers
regarding the election.
ain the course OF his article no makes IL
appear that obtained uniforms intended
sos D company and refused to turn them
oser 10 that com pany when ordered by the
adiutant general. The facts of this trans
ocsion are as follows: May Is. 1892. after
eshs months continuous effort, secured
from the adjutant general forty-eixht uni
I'll. yU<.B
sxpectedly received twsnty-one more uni
lorms, and IL II, suppose, this lot which
Il Is now claimed were intended for ID
company. They came In box addressed
70 me as captain OF b company. The caps,
which were a part Of the uniform. had
cross rifles Iettered and numbered one.
meaning Il company. First regiment.
They certainly then could not have been
Intended for ID company. bat there was
undoubtedly mistake somewhere, as the
exenty-one, added to the forty-eight pre-
vionsly received. gave me sixty-nine uni
forms, while the maximum msmbershipof
3 company is sixty. There was also an-
other mistake. and from Q business stand
point an mexcusable one. These twenty
enc uniforms, costing about $500 Of the
states money. were shipped to me without
bsinE invoicsd. no letter accompanied
them, and no receipt for them was secured
nom me. / leave the public to judge
this statement will not be construed - IN
attack on Gen. O'Brlsn.
"Now, an TO my refusal TO turn these un-
Horns over TO ID company when ordered.
issued some Of the uniforms to members
Of my company. aud loaned others to other
companies and the band. March T. 1898.
eight months after receiving them, when
the excess had been noted from my prop
erty reports. / received an order from Gen.
0'brien TO turn over to ID company three
dress coats. fifteen biouses. eleven caps
and nine overcoats. IL was not specified
what particular uniforms we're TO be turned
over. only the different articles and the
number of each. l received some Of my
early training at soldering under COL,
then Lieut., Carr. and would have been
forgetfui of his precepts had l allowed ID
company 10 select the best uniforms. /
sonered them the specified number and they
did protest, but not against my action.
bur against being compelled to take any
secondhand uniforms while, as they I'M
derstood, new uniforms made to order for
the members OF their company were in
olympia
.Coi. Carr could have learned these facts
had he not confined himself TO one source
for his inforE. alton. He can also learn
whether or not d company has purchased
uniforms out Of its private funds. but ana
not aware that this 10 matter that should
BE- officially reported 20 headquarters"
The statement that Lieut. Reed. Of Com
rany A, broke caucus pledge by voting
for o'Brien for adjutant general. which
has been already denied by Maj In
graham. Is denied also by Lieut.. Reed
himself in the following letter:
.'OLYarIA. Wash, Oct Z. ls9A
ITO THE EDITOR: In your issue Of
Wednesday an article appears indicating
that the Olympia officers who supported
Il. q. o'Brien for reelection ~ sdjusant
general were guilty of treachsry and acted
with bad faith in that they did not sup
port the caucus nominees
"Your informant Intentionally or other
wise evidently misreprcsented the facts IN
the case. Gen. o'Bri~n received two votes
nom Olympia These votes were cast by
Capt Reinhsrt and myself Capt. Rem
hart did not attend the caucus, being en-
Eagsd at that time a. member OF the
committee on credentials. l attended the
caucus and stesdfastiy and earnestly. as
best could. opposed the formal indorse-
fnent of any one for either brigadier or
sdiatant general. After considerable dis
eussion pro aud con l became convinced
the caucus intended to indorse Maj. Ash
Ron for brigadier and Maj Ingraham for
Adlutant general.
Immediately then before the resolution
indorsing the gentlemen Was introduced
declared my Intention Of Withdrawing
Rom the caucus and did 30 ~ once; and
farther was not advised Of the result OF
the caucus until the return OF the officers
10 the convention. In consideration OF
The fact that ] publicly withdrew from
and refused TO be bound by the caucus
eonsidered myself az perfect liberty 10 aes
aud vote rs my Judgment dictated: there-
bore / nominated and voted for Cen.
o'brien. IS had . perfect right to do.
bang free from caucus pledge or restraint
"rhe charge of trsachery' seems 90
have been inspired by spirit OF vicious
Injustice. writhing under the sting OF de-
isas aud being void OF snv manly in-
t,lnets OF fairness IN competitive contest.
Tbs ia evident also by the ridiculous charge
81 knsAng. term not ereditable TO sot-
sseriy courtesy or honor among men,
Very truly. NJ Y. RKxp.
FIRST Lieutenant Company A. First In
taniFy Regiment. National Guard OF
Washington"