The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-04
MAJ. BALLAIsE IN CHARGE
Receives Property Of Militia Fro@
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wFlfh shs tern Ok 10 xovsraes. Eno aE-
vss4~fsa hsna eHsef = star, o. whether -
hega for sossr years. 70 eozsegu@ncs- Gen
sEsoaselss hzk eonsln1ea - rharEs % tfs
n6fsfarf gererars o-ses unsii To-Day. wb@l
ns traasfsrre4 81 ire military FEEapasr-
nzlls ard equipments. TseoFfss aH1 opr&-
rnenfa 70 sase z0ve-aors private secretary
ana Assistant Ali tse1- JOHN < Bal
1sgue.
Taas transfer vas male = oenseG8srcs
e az apsnlea from Attorney General Win
ssau. as fhs raquesg ~ Gov. Rogers. s. 70
tie CARA t5er - re asf4faal zensyzTs
tsrnn or oaiee The attorney general. IN his
osiaSgr. says
s-rae sseernar 81 tie ssats il TIE corr
ruanEes- tn-ens@f % ita military forces. ard
the adjafsaf general Is TIRE chief OF MS
ear AT ossesra o. the governors star
he'd orc during siA pleasure. bat y not
removed sooner fheIr con Missions expire
ugsh tie term Tor 1hseh the governor az
pointing ihem saail have been elected. Tbs
opsnaan IL baaed apon sections ~ and ~,
chapter ST. o. the laws q 1ses. Resting .
the National Guard"
As soon a. be received this opinion. Gov.
Rogers sent a copy O. 81 e Aagt. Gen Bosi-
sslie. ans aided:
yea all observe that your commission
expired January z. fsqT. ! have the bonor
e. reQsest tast yo2 transfer the records,
documents an6 keys or the sf4stant gen.
srsFs Office n John r. BsiialRe. assistant
Hafi1sBs general
Gen Boafelle complied With TIE request
and Maj. EsalIalue = now acting sdfatant
general There Nas no personal feeling
hghssf regard for Gen Bantelle's quail
ties. both as a man and az soldier. but
81 yis~ q the fact that his term Of once
expired wifh Gov McGraw's. there vas
nothing leff bat for him % retire.
There ia about $1,000 worth Of military
property stored IN the warehouse here tn
Olympia. Most % Il wss purchased by
Gen. oHFisn and great Deal ~ it u Ut
terry worthless for al practical purposes
Gov Rogers announces thar be vii not
appoint Ger. BputeIle's successor until the
legislature shall take action upon bills now
pending which provide for the revision %
the military code. There Is a strong senti-
ment In the legislature against making any
appropriation for the state militia IN these
times % depression. and Gov. Rogers says
NJ wishes 20 refrain from making military
appointments 50 a. 70 leave the legislature
free 20 act "a !. may deem best
Coy. Rogers would retain the services %
Gen Bouteie NOSE people believing that
ne has brought tne national guard 20 a
siate OF efficiency Il had never before
kUewn- As ne fas never been dentined
with politics II has been generally sup
posed that ne would be retained Ga his
present position. but rae pressure upon
the governor from those people who had
little idea OF military affairs and think
they should be enumerated among those
who are eufitlsd 80 Ef-oals. has been some
thing awful" Yielding 70 this pressure
much agains; his viii. as n IL believed
Gov Rogers has practically removed Gen
Routele lie did not 10 Il openly bat
threw the blame on the attorney general,
and that official responding 10 the peo-
pie aud power which placed him Ia OF.
fee. gave hIs official opinion TO the effect
that
Tbs governor OF the state Il com
uiander-ln-ehief 81 his ssan. an officers
OF the governors stan hold Office at hss
pleasure but II not removed sooner. their
commissions expire with tie term for
which TIE governor appointing them shaIi
have been eiecfod-"
The attorney general haFed his opinion
up0n section - and e. OF the Jaw OF fssS
relaiins 80 TIE National Guard. Tho GOV
ernOr therefore held that Gen Boatsgle
compilation esgired on January Is 1887
and The therefore rsaussted that the rec
orsis. documents ard keys Of the once be
turned over to the assistant adiutant gen.
era Major Bansine. tbs practically
means that Gen. Boutelis has been re-
moved and ( has crcasloned much COM
ment among those who for great many
years have endssvored 70 take the Ma
ticnal Guard out Of politics. bat have been
unable 70 60 81 because Of politicians
therein.
Most OF thu people who are nov o. who
hsvc been heretcfore interested In Ma
iional Guard matters. regret very much
ths step that the governor has taken. he.
cause they fear that the governor. yield
ing 90 the pressure that "a about him VII
appoint some cheap political military man
90 the position ara thns undo the work
wblck was done when Gen noutene a
Thorough military orieer. succeeded 10
the place &c ioag ran hy Doll.ieA. meth
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