The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-02

would have expired within the next two
months. Another reason for their appar-
ent lassitude is the fact that Company G is
the junior organization of the regiment.
In any event this company of the five so
far mustered out is the only one to accept
the situation gracefully. A few of the
members will probably seek admission
with other companies, and there the mat
ter will end so far as of the Third is con-
cerned.
There is another surprise in store for the
National Guard of California, though it
will probably be a week before the bomb is
dropped into the armories of the several
companies and regiments. Within the
next ten days twelve more companies will
be disbanded, seven of which will probably
come from San Francisco. 1t is this rumor
| that is causing so much uneasiness in mill
tary c'-cles for it is impossible at the pres
ent time to tell just where the ak will fall.
| The feeling among the National Guards
men now is that it would be an Outrage"
to muster out any more companies of the
home guard, though this opinion will avail
but little when the Board of Location get
down to work again.
The National Guard of California cannot
Justly complain of the treatment it re-
ceived at the hands of the last Legislature.
The appropriation of money was liberal
when it is considered that $500, 600 was al
lowed for armory and other expenses for
two years beginning July 1. In addition
to this $142,500 was appropriated to pay
troops serving during the strike and $40, 500
for supplies furnished at that time.
sit was absolutely necessary to muster
out five companies by July 1, said General
Dimond yesterday, Sin order to keep the
National Guard of California on legal
footing
"The last Legislature reduced the num-
Der of companies, the law to become OPP
erative on the day mentioned, and hence
the action of last Saturday. The COM
panies mustered out, however, were not
picked at random, nor were they the OBJ
jects of prejudice. We examined into the
records of each company and decided that
the companies named in the order of last
Saturday should be the first to go.
'"To keep within the appropriation it is
necessary to disband seventeen companies
in all and the Board of Location will COM
plete this work within the next week or
ten days. / am not prepared to say just
what companies will be mustered out,
though it is highly probable that several
will come from this City"
Captain Samuel Ruddell, late of COM
pany G of the Third, has seen seventeen
years of service, and since 1885 has been q
Commissioned officer. A few months ago
he handed in his resignation, but for some
reason the newly elected captain failed to
receive his commission.
81 have not been in active command of
Company c for several months" said Cap
tain Ruddell yesterday. For the last
four years / have been. endeavoring to get
out, but until the present time have been
unable to do so.
personally am glad the company is
disbanded, and from what / can learn
among the members few, if any, feel at all
badly over it. Being the junior company,
it was what might be expected, and for
that reason the members are not inclined
to kick. I entered the service seventeen
years ago during the Kearny riots and /
am honestly glad to get out. understand
that seven of the twelve companies yet to
be disbanded will come from San Fran
cisco, though am not able to give their
Names"
Since Colonel Sullivan was defeated by
Colonel Bush for the command of the
First, matters have not been at all pleasant
in the regiment. One of the principal
reasons for Colonel Bush's election was on
account of his great influence Those
who opposed him now point to the fact
that Company HI, which he commanded
prior to his election to the colonelcy. is the
only company in the regiment TO be mus
tered out.
JIG VI Vic pIluClpdl TedSOUS IOr the con-
tinued feeling of dissatisfaction in the
regiment is that all the companies are not
under one roof. Five of the companies
have their armory at Tenth and Mar
ket streets, and the other two, G and G, on
Ellis street. Prior to the election, Colonel
Sullivan had been laboring to have the
companies under one roof, but G and G
objected. At the election it was rumored
that Colonel Bush, if elected, would de-
cline to remove G and G from their armory
and therefore Colonel Sullivan lost their
votes.
After the election it was published that
Company A had voted for Sullivan and
because Sullivan had been defeated they
were in state of revolt and would refuse
to drill. The contrary has been proven.
Since the election Company A has turned
out at the three parades more men than
any other company and at the inspection
and muster they had more than any other
company of the First on the roll. The
company will continue that way and do
just what Captain Marshall orders. On the
other hand, it is pointed out that the other
companies, Company in particular, who
voted for Colonel Bush have practically
gone to pieces.
Unless all the companies of the First
have the one armory there will be split,
as the five companies at Market and Tenth
streets grumble at having to bear one-tifth
Of the expenses, while Ii they were under