The record-union., 1896-09-03
GRlM-VlSAGED War AGAIN.
Ills Hrlnkled Front Bobs Up in the
National Guard.
hf1gadIer-General Warfield and Major
General James Are Mix
ing Things.

All Is certainly not peace within the
aihes OF the National Guard, and judg-
ins from the controversy that is now
AZ progress among some OF the leading
Ashts there is likely to be some sort Of
an upheaval.
Last evenings San Francisco Post
says that Brigadier- General Warfield
lakes emphatic exception to certain re-
ports which have gained circulation in
connection with the trip of Major-Gen-
sIaL N. L. James to Sacramento.
Inc statement has been made that
the newly appointed head of the Cali
Lornia military has gone to the Capital
IN response to a telegraphic communi-
cation from Governor Budd. who wished
to confer with him on matters relating
to the management OF the National
Guard
At the same time 1t was rather
broadly insinuated that Brigadier- Gen
eral Warfeld and Adjutant- General
Barrett had been heretofore having q
good deal more than their legitimate
say" In the management Of the State
militia, and there was talk, too, of Gen
eral James wishing to interfere with
them in various matters, particularly
those relating to the furnishing of the
troops with ammunition
Without knowing absolutely how
these reports started" remarked Gen
eral Warfield this morning, II must say
that, to a man up a tree. 1t looks a little
as If they were inspired by General
James himself. That, however, is a
matter of minor Importance and not
worth discussing. But there are some
things that l must refute in simple
justice to Adjutant- General Barrett
as we'll as to myself.
so far as this story of our having
combined to run the guard Is concerned
1t is absolutely and unqualifedly false
in every particular. I've no more made
a combination with Barrett than have
with the Sultan of Turkey, and the Ad-
5utant- General would be equally en-
phatic In denying the story and with
just as good reason.
Now as to this story about bad am
munition being furnished the guard,
$4,000 appropriated and only 81 1000
spent, and all that sort Of thing, and the
attempt to hold us responsible for it,
I've just this to say: Whether 1000 or
$4,000 was appropriated, and whether
$1,000 or $4,000 was expended,
simply don't know and for the
very good reason that 1 have
no more to do with the providing
of ammunition for the National Guard
than the man in the moon has. l have
never known how the powder was
bought, but have had a general idea
that it was furnished under a contract
by one of the most prominent manufact-
uring companies of the State. If any
scandal results from the suggested in
yestigation. as IS intimated may be the
case, l am very sure it cannot come
near me, who have had absolutely moth
ing whatever to do with the matter in
Volved.
''As to Adjutant- General Barrett and
myself being friends, that is true, and L
am proud Of 1t. Barrett's record OF a
quarter Of a century In this State is one
which shows him to be q man of the
most upright and honorable character
and should in itself show the absurdity
OF these stories. When he was in Los
Angeles experimenting the railroad
building operations there he was given
absolute and entire charge of the work,
and in everything he did he deserved
and secured the entire confidence Of his
employers and the community at large.
There is no more popular man in South
GTI California lO-uGy Llldu Zap 4slA :
rett, as they call him.
by all means" concluded General
Warfeld, "let US have reform in the
National Guard if it Is found to need it.
No one would welcome Improvement
more heartily than myself But these
insinuations against me are absolutely
false, and I can only explain them on
the theory that have somehow unwit-
oil nT o
son who takes this means Of trying to
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