The record-union., 1894-06-07
NATIONAL GUARD ENCAMPMENT.
Strong Sentiment in Favor of Hold
ing 1t Here.
Business Men Think that the Home
Members Should Favor
sacramento.
The proposition to have the annual en-

The proposition to have the annual en-
campment of the Second Infantry Regi-
ment held III Sacramento this year was
discussed very extensively in business
and military circles yesterday, and the
expression of sentiment was very
strongly in favor of it. Many very good
reasons were advanced why the regiment
should decide in favor of Sacramento this
year. 1t was argued that the encamp
ment OF the regiment has not been held
here for fifteen years, and that the guards
men of this city should be patriotic
enough to give their own city the prefer
ence once in while.
The regiment has three companies in
this city, and com panies at Auburn, Grass
Valley, Nevada City, Woodland and
Vallejo. 1t is understood that all of the
outside companies, except the latter,
would be as willing to come here as 10 go
to any other point. The Vallejo company
favors their own city, as the citizens Of
that place want the encampment there.
The board of officers which is 10 decide
upon the location meets in this city on
Friday evening, and would no doubt de-
eide in favor OF sacramento except that
some OF the officers say that they feel
that they ought not to so determine with
out a full expression from the outside
companies. Ii this be So let them post
pone their decision for week and ascer-
tain the sentiments of the other COM
panies.
! esterday the Sacramento Electric
Power and Light Company offered the
militia the free and exclusive use of
either East Park or Oak Park. There is
no better place for the camp in the State
than Oak Park. 1t has al! the advantages
OF an ideal camping ground. It is high
and dry, has pure, clear water in abun-
dance, with excellent facilities for travel
on electric cars running 10 every part Of
the city. There is a large and airy dancing
pavilion, and the place would be most at
tractlve at night, when the citizens would
visit camp IN large numbers.
If the encampment is held during the
State Fair, as it ought to be, the soldier
boys Will have an opportunity To visit the
races in the afternoons, and the people
who will be here from all parts of the
state will have chance to see something
of the militia. There are plenty of good
reasons why the encampment should be
held here this season and not one valid
reason why any Sacramento soldier
should favor locating it at any other
place.
At the Republican caucus at the Old
dNiliOu AdSt ulBuJ, NHlCu WAS IL very
large assembly, the following resolution
was passed unanimously:
"KeSOtUed, That this meeting of the
Republican citizens of the TWenty-frst
Assembly District do hereby indorse the
| movement to have the camp of the Sec
ond Regiment of Infantry held in this
city during the coming State Fair, and
that this meeting petition the Board of
| Officers of the regiment to do all in their
power to secure the said encampment foi
this city,
The Board of Trustees also passed
resolution last night stating that it was
the sense of the board that the encamp-
ment should be held here and asking the
officers to aid in that object.