The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-05
DEFENSE OF O'BRIEN.
Col Carr Tells the Generals
Side Of the Militia Row.
HOW 'ncRAHAM WAS BEATEN
Seaside oAeers Aocsss1 Of 0tsrspFs-
seating sAs AaJ.ss.s tssssrsl-
SsssA Accepts the kssuas

OExsen By Seattle militia officers. pGo-
iishsc IN the Posv-IyTKLLfsKScKR Of Tues
day, has called forth vigorous defense Of
6sn- O'brsen aad . counter attack On
several Of the officers BY Assistant AdII
Gen. T. ~. Carr. In Al intsryiew yssser-
day Col Carr said:
''I arm always .oash to enter into news
paper controversies. especially over mat
tiers hich sao1ld properly % settled IN
other Uaya The stfgscks heretofore ms1e
against Gen. O. Brsen In the public prints.
white equally malicious and untrue with
the one now before me. have been 80 vague
and indesinsts in their nature tia. they
could not be properly answered The
present attack, however. contains some
definite accusations, and am glad 10 be
able 70 answer them, and / think their
nature and tie fact that they are said 10
come from 60 officer iasfifses me IN An
ssersng them
THE ELKcTI0x Al TACOMA.
The krst charge is thas Gen 0'Br;en's
reelection Was brought about By the
freachery Of certain officers Prior 10 the
last ancampusent certain officers OF the
First regiment residing at Seattle. who
have been for years opposing Gen.
obraeH IN every possible manner,
honorahle and dlshonorabss. and who
80 " @8At8f0A "a A4t W.T. N[f W o0stA&%s
the proper administration Of his Office, put
forward Col. $. w. Scott az q candidate for
the once. Cox Scott IL = man of unb.ern-
fshed reputation, and has Q record as q SOL
der. both IN the volunteer service during
the war and in the militia serviee. of which
any man might Be proud. He was in
dnced TO become o Candidate against his
own wishes. and upon the promise OF the
hearty and continuing support Of the OH
GERS Of the First regiment residing as Sc
attie- Throughout the encampment and
until short time before the election, .
vigorous campaign was carried on in Col.
SCOTS interest. A short time before the
election Major E. s fngraham announced
himself IS . candidate for the Office. HIS
services in the National Guard had been
Of such character that q large number of
the officers ~ once gave him their enthu-
siasslc support. After arriving at Tacoma.
Col. Green, no had been chiefly instru-
mental in inducing Col. Scott 10 become .
candidate. and y no is now the loueest IN
calling those officers who refused 10 obey
his dictates traitors, threw Col. Scot, over
board. and brought himself out a. q eands-
date for the Office. His candidacy did not
meet with any favor and so died from that
tired feeling At Tacoma the officers OF
the cavalry battalion brought forward
Maj. ]. VI. Ashton as q candidate for
trigadier general, and offered their sup
port 10 any candidate for adjutant general
whom tie First regiment might name, If
the First regiment would support Ashton.
The majority Of the regiment named
Iugraharn. and an effort was made TO cat
the combined votes of the cavalry bat
TALON and the First regiment solidly for
Ashton for brigadier general and for
Ingraham for adjutant general. At the
caucus, which was held for the purpose Of
perfecsing the combination. some Of the
officers OF the First regiment refused
pointblank 10 vote against Gen. O Brien.
Among the officers so refusing was Lieut..
Mark Reed. of the Olympia company.
Lieut.. Reed stated that he was
for Gen. 0'Brien and would not vote
against him aud thereupon withdrew from
the caucus. In the convention be placed
Gen. y Brien in nomination. For this the
authority for the article in yesterdays
paper charges him with treachery. This
charge 10 on a par with the charges which
have been made against Cen O Brien, and
the expressed wish OF the author that be-
cause the effort to defeat Gen. O'Brien
failed the legislature should wipe out the
militia. This officer, and those whose
sentiments he voices. would rule or ruin.
As am informed ali Of the officers OF the
First regiment who agreed 20 stand py the
result OF the caucus voted for MAJ. Ingra-
ham as long as he was candidate. After
the third ballot Maj. Ingraham was in
ducsd by those whose sole desire Was to
defeat Gen. OsBrisn to Withdraw in favor
OF Capt. Frost. of EllensburY. The same
influence vas sufficiently powerful to in
duce Capt kimball, Of the United States
army. TO withdraw IN favor Of Capt. Frost
The managers OF the night against Gen.
o. Brien then insisted that those who had
taken part in the caucus were bound TO
vote for Capt Frost Those who had been
from the start in favor of Gen. 0'Brisn
and " no had been induced TO vote for
Mai. Ingraham for the sole purpose of Sc
curing Ashton's election a. brigadier gen.
eral claimed that when fngraham with
drew they we're at liberty TO vote accord
ing 10 their own choice, and some OF them
did vote for Gen. 0Brien. with the results
that he vas elected on the fourth ballot.
According TO the statement In today's
paper, upon she fourth ballot the officers
OF the First regiment residing ~ Tacoma.
Port Townsend and Whateom voted for
Gen. o'Buen. Whether this Is true or no;
! do not know. Ii il Is trne il woald indi-
cate that Gen. O'Brien vas in reality OPP
posed only by Seattle officers The nature
OF their opposition 10 Gen. O'Brien is yell
illustrated BY the fact that they are will
ing TO brand ali of their comrades Who did
not agree with them as traitors
rnK KAxp's UNIFORMS
ssThs next charge 10 tina; the members
OF the First Regiment band have been
measured repeatedly for uniforms, ban in
the past eve years have only received one
overcast and dress coat for each man,
whirh long ago we're worn out
"Ths facts are that ia September, iso0
TWENTY-FIVE dress coats, hsouscs, trousers,
forage cars, helmets and al srimmings
and full outfit for a drum major were
issued 20 this band. The hand has, since
that time, attended fwo state eacamp-
m~nts ana has been called upon for duty
with the regiment probably not TO exce<d
twenty times in al. No regaisision has
s4ncs thai tiusa bsen made for new uni
fcFFas. No report has been made 70 the
effect that the uniforms we're worn ont
aud no board Of survey has been eallei
for to inspect the uniforms. II the uni
forns are worn eus. the fact has never
teen brnught TO the attention os the proper
Authorisiss Where Khis hand has worn
It's uniforms once npoa military Ggty, IL
has vora them probably nfty times "a
filing private engagements for which IL
has received paw. II she uniforms are
worn caE they have not been worn cat Ia
the service o. tie stale. IaeEe gentlemen
who are 90 loud in their charges OF sx-
travzgznee upon the part Of Gen % 5rsea
voald, 10 seems, BE glad 30 have him far
nSsh uniforms a. the expense q the state
20 70 worn BY musicians ia filltng private
saeagsmcnss for pay. Iass il on s par
vita their csssre 10 have hGm par the
rsesnhsgs Of the band SIS per asy for vosGn-
tsrx services when the las oniy allows
IL xoasd seem 10 make q Inference 10 saens
in n hcs. favor sAe sxtTsyasaEce - prGc-
tfcs1 The discipline existing IN The First
regiment - xel. illustrated by the sondscg
ef ihls aan3 daslas the last encarupneat.
Aeeaf tA@ middle ot tie eneAapasnt Is