The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-02-01

ruling. The question being referred to
him whether newspaper representatives
should be admitted or excluded, he de-
cided in favor of exclusion.
1t was ascertained that twenty of the
thirty-five officers attending voted the
slate ticket There was much delay and
likewise deal of perplexity in fixing up
the slate. 1t was not really fixed to the
satisfaction of a majority until late yester-
day afternoon.
Major Duboce was brought in as a neu-
tral or compromise candidate. Captain
James f. Smith had many friends, but he
could not acquiesee i'll the conditions pre-
sented by which he might attain success.
He could not guarantee either that the
First Regiment Armory on Market street
should not be abandoned. neither could
he give positive assurance that in event
OF Its abandonment all of the companies
should go under one roof.
Twenty officers voted the slate and
fifteen refrained from voting for any can
didate.
Victor d. Duboce, the lieutenant-colonel-
elect, enlisted in Company T, Second Ar
tillery, October 8, 1873, and served as pri-
yate, corporal and sergeant for eight years.
DE was then appointed captain and A. d.
Q. on brigade staff. He served in the sew
eral positions of duartermaster, commits
sary, paymaster and inspector with rank
OF major for nearly ten years past on the
stalls of Generals Dimond, Cutting, Dick
lnson and Warfield, and at present is the
Inspector of the Second Brigade on General
Warfeld's staff.
When the result of the election was an
nounced last night, the lieutenant-colonei-
elect was greeted with cheers. He was in
troduced by Colonel Macdonald TO the as
sem bled officers, and made a. brief and
sensible speech from a military point of
view.
CAPTAIN Boxton, major-elect, also spoke
IN good military form, promising to work
dllgentiy to promote the efficiency OF his
battalion.
Major-elect Mangels was not present.
Major-elect Charles /. Tilden has served
IN the National Guard for twenty-one
years. In referring last night to the reor-
ganlzatlon of the guard he dlsclaimed all
responsibility for any part OF the proceed
lngs. On the line between unfavorable
comment on and direct criticism of the
action of his superior officers he remarked
that it seemed to him that the established
order of things had been disregarded in
the reorganization. He was sure, how
ever, that no more fiascos like the one at
sacramento would ever occur again in the
National Guard. He advocated harmony
ana predicted that time would heal the
bruised spots in the guard.
Alter the speech-making the assem- led
officers, on the invitation of Captains Bax-
ton and Tilden, went upstairs for refresh
| ments.
An election for one Northumberland
and two majors of the Fifth Infantry Regi-
ment was held at 426 Bush street last even
ing. Lieutenant-Coionel A. K. Wilton
OF San Jose was reelected. Major L. w.
yulllard of Santa Rosa and Major ]. II.
hayes of Oakland were also reelected
otner ofhcers present were:
Colonel D. B. Fairbanks. Petaluma; Captain
" Elliot, Company d; Captain 9. F. Poulter
company A; W. F. Chapman, Company e.
Captain George wethern, Company F; Captain
John Dunbar, Company E; Captain Frank
Easterly, Company {; Captain 81 L. Partridge
Company. B; Captain ]. f. McLay, Com pany
Z; Captain d. r. Smith, adjutant; Lieutenant
=. .. Heller, inspector rife practice, and Lieu
tenant Borlini, battalion adiurant.
After the election refreshments were
served. The Fifth Regiment now rank,
second in proficiency OF rife practice. Ii
this respect the Eighth Infantry leads, bu
Lieutenant Heller, the inspector, says tbs
Filth will soon take the first place.