The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-17
VACANCIES IN THE GUARD,
Officers to Be Elected in the
First and Third Regi-
mentS.
A Contest for the Lieutenant
CoIonelcy Of the First-The
Thirds New Major.

The recent resignation of Lieutenant
Colonel Burdick of the First Infantry
Regiment of the National Guard has
caused the fires of ambition to burn in the
bosoms of more than one officer. Like
wise the vacant position of major in the
Third Infantry, caused by the promotion
of Major James f. Smith to the position of
Northumberland, has caused considerable
speculation in that regiment. There are
candidates for both positions, but the
prospects of an election are hard to deter
mine.
For the vacant lieutenant-coIonelcy of
the First Regiment there are so far two
candidates. Charles L. Tilden, the attor-
ney, captain ON the retired list and for
merry commander of Company G of the
First Regiment, was the first candidate
mentioned. Next to him is Charles jan
sen, the senior major, who it is claimed,
will make hard fight for the place.
Tilden will receive the support of Com
panles and G, the Nationals. in memory
of and in compliment to his old position.
AS for the other companies of the regi-
ment they are divided between the two,
and neither cand idate is willing to speak
For the vacancy in the Third Regiment
there have been names enough mentioned,
but all except one have declined. Captain
Robert Marshall, who recently came to the
Third Regiment with Company A of the
First; is senior captain of the brigade. The
position was offered him but he has de-
cided to remain with his company, and so
has declined. Captain Frank W. Warren
of Company +, now acting paymaster on
| "a VI fol of hoc off
the place, but he, too, refuses to leave the
line. Lieutenant J. ]. Giusti, Second
Battalion adjutant. is also announced as a
candidate, but so far he has not gained
much support.
The question of armories is also agitating
both regiments. The First has left but
four companies to pay the rent for
merly contributed by five, In this four is
included the old Company A of the First,
which was transferred to the Third Regi-
ment. Even under former circumstances,
this drainage upon the company treas
uries was heavy, but with one company
gone, another likely to enter another
armory at any time, and the company
allowances in eminent peril of being re-
duced from 500 to SIS month, the pros
poets of the armory on Market and Tenth
streets being kept up are growing DINNER,
and the question of the entire regiment
going into the armory of the Nationals on
Ellis street is growing every day.
The Third Regiment is just now looking
for an armory, and eyes are being cast
upon the vacancy which the First will
leave should it leave Tenth and Market.
The Third has six companies, all In this
City. The First has six companies, five of
which are here, and of these five local
companies, the two called the Nationals,
and g. are in their own armory. Should
the regiment enter the Nationals armory,
the men think it will look very much like
the tail wagging the dog, but this seems to
be the prospect.
The Third Regiment will also hold in
mind c. s. Hooker's proposal to erect a
$50 900 armory on Fulton, between Polk
and Van Ness, and will try and make salts
factory terms with him. There are a
couple of other sites mentioned, but as
they are not under negotiation as yet, they
are not openly discussed.