The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-18
69TH'S NIGHT OF STORM.
Ex-MAroR STRoNG's SON ERECTED
CAPTAIN AFTER A SCRAP

Haa rs Votes to 10 for the Irish Candidate.
Capt. M'Cr, stnl-And, says Conner. ''Who
betrayed the Green Flag "a Peaceful
Renut Follows the Ruction In the Armory.
For q few minutes last night the Sixty.ninth
Regiment lived up TO its old reputation OF being
the Fighting Sixty. ninth" Tho occasion was
the election Of q Captain Of Company ID, for
which onlco Putnam Bradlce Strong, son OF OK.
Mayor Strong, was the leading candidate. An
appeal to race feeling was made when Capt. Il.
T. McCrystal OF Company b announced q few
days ugo that he would contest the candidacy
OF young Strong. 1.-THE Sixty.ninth for those
Of Irish blood became the war cry Of tho anti
Strong faction.
McCrystal, who is President Of the Gaelic
Society. let It be generally known that he would
not, IL elected, assume command of Company ID,
but would remain with his present company.
Ho was in the fight merely to defeat Strong and
leave the way open for another candidate.
McCrystal's candidacy soon resolved itself
into q war between the limo officers and the
Coloncl's headquarters. The former generally
sided with the opposition to Strong. and they
went so far as to sign q protest against
his election. 1t Is quito unprecedented
In the National Guard for O candidate
openly backed by the Colonel TO be almost unan-
imously opposed by tho line officers of the
regiment. This protest was circulated in the
last hours of the canvass and raised the feeling
to q high pitch. Tho document was signed by
the following otficers:
Company A-Capt. Michael Lynch. First Lieut..
Patrick, NJ. Haran, Second Lieut. William +.
-CompanyB-Cspt; Edward T. McCrystal. First
Lieut.. Anthony j. Griffin.
Company Capt. John o'Connell, First Lieut..
Thomas J. Quinn. Second Lieut.. Patrick Nc
Company E-Capt. John e. O'Brien. First
Lieut.. Michael J. Ryan. Second Lieut.. John F.
Company G-Capt. John E. Duffy. First Lieut..
James NJ. Cronin. Second Lieut.. Bernard F.
CUMMINGS. x-cart nor,o, ,,oc.r,hv rirst
Lieut.. Francis ]. Keaney, Second Lieut.. Edward
p. Gilgnr..
officers. o { tho other four Capt. Charles Healy
of Company I was not asked to sign because OF
his confidential relations with Col, Smith. he
having been secretary to the Colonel when the
reason the. signature Of Lieut.. Patrick
for. Daniel c. DeyIin of Company b refused
point blank to sign. but he was elected from the
Eett. the only officer in Company b. was also a
non-signcr. being a red. hot Strong man.
,ik pFT %eyIe4ss baI Tsnn f'y ri Ea SrSnnd GEsSt' %Sy.
Crystal invoked the shades OF all the former
commanders Of the company to assist him in his
Company d to stick by the nomination, Of
Strong, which they had made a few nights
The men began to throng into the armory as
early as 2 o'clock; although the polls were not
Hugh Coleman. Who had made a fiery
IN iavor, Of MecrystaI: would ,sgain az.
Hugh remained away. The McCrystai men had
besought him to keep, out of sight because he
out last night that on that occasion Adjt. Abeel
laid his hand on Coleman's shoulder and ordered
sending tho ~janitor out for a policeman.
Coleman dared the AdiTtant totoueh him at his
peril. Behind the gray-haired Captain stood n
line or angry QuardSmpp- who. II Ia said. ware
S 5ss Se1 to pitch he Ne 1o1js v d dOwe' airs G i he
man desisted. He was not much missed last
night when all the excitement got well under
way, which was a few minutes after the polls
Col. George Moore Smith presided ut the cleo
tion: Adit. John McClintock and First Sergeant
was thrown open to the public. Election.
eering went. on from away out on the side
walk to right up under the Colonels nose.
other until he got to tho ballot box. Several
times voters were SO badgered on the threshold
that man come in and VOTE
The most pugnncious worker on the McCrys-
longing to Company b. was the most conspic-
uous shouter OF the antis. Once his remarks SO
Lally. that the latter struck at him. and soon
the group was angrily swaying about the floor.
This Iai tS0s, Place in The e9 ON .rSI room a bit it VA vas
Smith had sharply ~reprimanded the offenders,
In an hour the polls were closed and the vote
cast. -: Strong. 93; Mccrystal. 20. The
vanquished Kissed. The beaten faction
s%oh er pss as Nov n"e elect a"' Dr. sno Psrkhn %Ss
The irrepressible O'Connor got a green flag from
R,s PSo betr nnSs Ta aSis gfa at s. n fso d %an y yiasiiy
quieted down and took part in an election for
Second Lieutenant, Private J. J. Tuite getting
the honor in a walkover:
room and invited the men over to Arlington
Hall. where n spread WAS served. Both sides
accepted the invitation. There the now Cap
tain said he would accept the honor. The op.
tho feeling, that no non-Irishman should be
elected in the regiment, and he intended to ad-
minister the office in such a way as to break up
the Irish in the regiment.
Several members walked up to Col. Smith
after the vote and asked for their discharge.
the spread, while drinking eopiousiy Of
coffee. Private ]. Cannon announced that
he and eighteen others were going to
leave The company; G1pt. Strong said that
anything. For every one who went out there
would be two to come in. He predicted that the
company would 20 to camp lO4 strong. Col.
Smith and staff took part in the spread. Some
been hurt by the too active canvassing Of Father
Brady. the cX-chaplain, who had. they said.
alicnated some votes by his participation in the
contest.
The new Captain of Company d is a smooth.
faced, eagle-eyed. good-lookinE young man of
%. who joined the Sixty.ninth q little overs
year ago as a private in Company X, was almost
Immediately promoted to a sergeant and then
was made battalion Adjutant.
Mrs. Mack to BE Taken to Auburn To-day.
Mrs. Mack will be taken to the State prison
at Auhurn this morninp She will lava m tho