The San Francisco call., 1898-07-09
WOODLAND MEN
 RETURN HOME
San Jose Will Fill the Vacancy in the Eighth California
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CAMP BARRETT, FRUITVALE, July s.-The Woodland company, who re- fused to volunteer, marched out of camp this afternoon, to the mingled cheers and jeers of the men of the Eighth California Regiment. and boarded a train at Fruit vale for the mole, where they transferred to another train bound for the town they left a week ago.
 Not all the men who marched into camp with the company marched out again. Fully fifty of them remained behind and will seek to enlist in San Francisco. Eight have already joined other companies of this regiment, and more would have done so at the last minute had there been vacancies for them. Those who went home did so without their arms or ac couterments, except the uniforms they wore. All the State property in their possession had been taken away from them the night before. Their uniforms must now be surrendered, and they will be mustered out of the State service, in accordance with the following order from headquarters to-day:
 SAN FRANCISCO, July 8, 1898. General Order No. 4
 Company F. Second Regiment. Third Brig sde. N c. C.. IS hereby disbanded and mus tered out of the service of this State for good and sufficient cause and the good of the serv- ice. Captain J. J. Ward. commanding officer Of the company will over all State and Government property that he may have in his possession to Colonel R. L. Peeer assistant adjutant general, N. G. C., and take his re- ceipt for the same He will not be relieved from his bond and responsibilities until such time as he has made satisfactory settlement for property and moneys now in his hands to the adjutant general. By order of the Com mander in Chief. A. W. BARRETT
 AdJutant General.
 Yesterday the Woodland men believed their action was indorsed by all their townspeople. If so, many had altered their opinion, for when the cornnanv hnir was not what they had counted on. To be sure, there was an immense crowd at the depot, but they were mostly friends and relatives of the men, with a sprink- ling of the curious. There were also a hand and fifteen or twenty citizens who escorted Captain Ward and his men to demonstration, and when the armory was reached Captain Ward briefly explained the position of himself and his men and then dismissed his company That was all. Many conservative residents of Woodland, while blaming Governor Budd for his action. feel that the men went forth to serve their country, not Captain Ward, and they do not consider that the soldiers were justified in their course.
 Governor Budd nas been charged in many quarters with having allowed pol itics to enter into the naming of officers of the Eighth Regiment. This accusation is not borne out by facts Of the line of ficers the Governor has retained q ma 1ority of the National Guard officers, and where changes have been made or vacan- cies filled only the good of the service has been considered. Among the field of ficers. Colonel Henshaw Is a Democrat; Colonel Darlington, being an army officer, Is not supposed to pay any attention to politics; while both Majors Whitton and Forbes are Republicans. The three new captains-Barnes Baldwin and Lyon-are all Republicans, the latter replacing Smith, Democrat. Of the new lieuten- ants appointed, Stockdale, Meggett,, Mar riott and Denson are also Republicans.
 In a signed statement to The Call yes terday Captain Ward said in effect that there could be no good reason why he was removed. A letter signed by the adjutant general to a citizen of Wood land, dated last April, was also published In The Call, asserting that Captain Ward had been derelict in his duty in not filing his bond for several months after his election. This brought out the statement from Wards champion, Private Dungan, before he left camp to-day, and published in an evening paper, that his bond had been pigeonholed at Sacramento for some time. In reply to this General Barrett has made the following written state ment:
 The records of my office show that Captain ward was commissioned captain of Com pany F.. Second Regiment. December 21 1897 Ills bond bears date of March 2s. 1898, and was received in the adjutant generals office April g. lSsS, and was then returned to Captain Ward for correction on account of shortage of prop