The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-31
SECOND BRIGADE
IS SURPRISED,
An Order Mastering Out
and Retiring Many
Officers.
THE EVE OF ELECTION.
They Cannot Vote in the First
Infantry Regiment Con-
test Tonight.
THE EVE OF ELECTION.
LIST OF RETIRED GUARDsMEN.
New Com binations for the Election OF
Field officers May Be Demanded
at Once.

This is campaign of surprises for the
Second Brigade of the National Guard of
California. The order consolidating the
First, Second and Third regiments into
one regimental organization of twelve
companies was the first surprise; the cleo
ton of William Macdonald colonel of the
reorganized First Infantry was the second
surprise, and the overwhelming third sur
prise came yesterday when the officers
read order No. from general headquar
tiers, Sacramento.
This order musters out or places on tbs
retired list a great number of commits
stoned officers who expected to participate
tonight in the election for one lieutenant
colonel and three majors of the First In
fantry. The order also designates the Of
ticers assigned to duty in this regiment.
Following is a list of the mustered-out
officers of the Second Brigade organiza-
tions in San Francisco:
First Infantry-Frank P. schafer, cantain,
Company d; William E. Burdick first heuten-
ant, Company D. ]. A. Margo, captain and ad-
jutant: s. L. Goldstein, first lieutenant and
ommissary; E. G. Eisen, first Lieutenant and
l. r. P; A. F. Ramm, second lieutenant, Com
pany B.
Second Artillery-B. Macdonald, first lieu
tenant and batta lion adjutant; R. P. Wieland,
frstlieutentant and commissary; James H. or
dan, captain, Battery D.; H. w. Clark, second
lieutenant, Battery D; w. NJ. Masury, first
Ii eutenant, Battery F; Robert A. Cranston,
second lieutenant Battery G; R. H. Brewer.
captain, Battery II; C. ]. Wall, first lieutenant,
Battery II.
Third Infantry-s. j. o'Keefe, first lieutenant
hot n a
lieutenant and commissary; E. H. Stearns,
first lieutenant and I. R. p; T. c. Rethers,
major and surgeon; ]. V. Tormey, captain and
assistant surgeon; Frank Fontaine, captain,
Company E Thomas j. Mellotte, first lieuten-
ant, Company E. B. Judge, first lieutenant,
Company F.
The following supernumerary Of
ficers created by the consultations and re-
organizations mentioned in general orders
Nos. IL and Is, series of 1895, having served
in the n. G. C. the statutory mum Der of
years, may, upon compliance with the re-
quirements of section 1873 Political Code,
be placed on the "retired list:
Hyman P. Bush, colonel. First Infantry.
i. B. Cook, major, First Infantry.
Charles Jansen, major, First Infantry.
w. D. Waters, major, Second Artillery.
J.C. O'Connor, colonel, Third Infantry.
James F. Smith, ieutenant-colonel, Third In
fantry.
Thomas brady, major. Third Infantry.
P. NJ. Delaney, captain and adjutant, Third
Infantry.
E. H. Kennedy, captain, Company B, Third
Infantry.
The officers assigned to duty in the First
Infantry other than those now in active
service are:
william Macdonald, colonel.
William D. Mccarthy, major and surpeon.
?. J. II. Farrell, captain and assistant sur
geon.
Captain John F. Eggert Lieutenant Henry
Curzons, Lieutenant Albert Adler, Lieutenant
E. ]. Blunkall, Captain John F. Connolly,
Lieutenant George 7. Ballinger, Captain Frank
w. Warren, Lieutenant H. c. Middleton, Lieu
tenant J. J. West, Captain Robert A Marshall,
Lieutenant Eugene " Sullivan, Lieutenant
Thomas j. McCreagh, Captain Edward Fitz-
patrick, Lieutenant w. B. Robertson, Captain
Charles Boxton, Lieutenant Herman Huber,
Lieutenant William H. Tobin, Captain ]. A.
Miller, Lieutenant C. f. Seitz, Lieutenant F A.
Nippert, Captain Thomas ]. Cunningham.
Lieutenant E. D. Finley, Lieutenant C. w.
Seely Captain Thomas O'Neil Lieutenant E.
D. Carroll and Lieutenant C. J. Hogan.
The election in the consolidated First
Infantry will take place this evening at
the old Second Artillery armory, on Page
street. Major Dorm, judge advocate on
the staff of General Wartield, will preside.
Among the aspirants for the position of
Northumberland is Colonel Jerry O'Con-
nor, who formerly led the Third Infantry
to glory when Colonel Tom Barry was not
on the field. Another candidate is the
eloquent Major Smith, gallant in action
and persuasive in discussion. The third
candidate is Captain Tilden OF the nice,
clean Nationals" otherwise known as
Companies C and G-the West Point of
the California National Guard.
Many officers who had been perplexe6
to decide no w they should vote have now
been relieved of all embarrassment by
general orders No. 2, which prevents
them from voting at all.
It is hard to tell what candidate will
get an advantage by reason of the whole
sale muster out and retirement. Com
binations formed yesterday may be
changed to-day. Before the sun goes
down this evening some active hustllng
work will have been done. And as for
swearing, the profanity of the army in
| Flanders" will be surpassed before noon.
There will be an election in the Fifth
Infantry of the Second Brigade at 426
Bush street this evening One lieutenant
colonel and two majors will be chosen.
but the present officers will probably be
reelected. Lieutenant Colonel Hanson
OF General Warfield's staff will preside.