La Junta tribune., 1898-05-14
SOLDIERS WITHDRAW
DISSATISFIED WITH THEIR Of
FlCERS.
Members of Company A. and C. National
Guard Disiiks the Idea of being Dis
bandcd-Fifty Men Leave Camp.

Denver, May 7.-The Republican this
morning says:
Captain II. f. Macarey. First Lieu
tenant Il. l.. Kelly and fifty of the
members OF company A, First regi-
ment g. n. c., lef, Camp Adams last
evening on account of dissatisfaction
over the appointments OF officers to
command the company. which had
been made by Governor Adams. Their
action in SO doing has barred all OF
them from the privilege of being mus
tered into the Colorado contingcn, OF
the United States volunteers.
1t Is possible that to-day similar ac-
ton may be taken for similar reason
by number of the Longmont men,
company G of the First regiment. In
case majority of the Longmont men
return to their homes, Rev. @. l..
Hyde Will go with them in spite OF the
fact that he was recently appointed
chaplain OF the First Colorado volun-
tecrs by the governor. 1t is also ru-
mored that dissatisfaction among
troop c of the squadron OF cavalry
will induce many of their members TO
refrain from joining the other two
troops which the general government
has called to serve in the war. In the
opinion of Brigadier General Hale and
Adjutant General Moses these dcfec-
tons will not in the least interfere
with the mastering in of II full regi-
ment of infantry. The two troops of
cavalry We're mustered into the United
States service this evening, but In both
of them there is still room for more
men. A large number of men are
anxious to volunteer for both branches
of the service.
According to the plan made by the
governor. companies a and X of the
First regiment, n G. c.. were to be
consolidated into one company, which
was to be called company X of the
United States volunteers. This consol-
idated company was 10 be ofiicered by
the officers of company Il of the First
regiment, y. q. C.. as follows:
VIM. A. Cornell, captain; VIM. j.
Nannice, first lieutenant; Ralph Lister.
second lieutenant. This left Captain III.
T.. Macarey and First Lieutenant Il. l..
Kelly without commissions in the or
ganization to be made up of n portion
of the men whom they had commanded
when the National Guard was sum
moned TO Camp Adams. In consc-
quencc there was strong feeling in
company A and for n day there had
volunteer for service in the war unless
1t were given the old officers on the oc-
casion of the consolidation.
To the arguments of the supporters
of Captain Macarey the reply of the
authorities was that the governor had
done the best that was possible under
the circumstances and that the prob
lem of consolidating fourteen com.
panles into twelve neccssitatcd the
leaving out of some of the officers or
of lowering them In rank.
Many of the members of company G
OF the First regiment, n. g. c., of
Longmont We're also dissatisfied be-
cause under the consolidation plan they
We're to become company I. and First
Lieutenant A. Smith and Second Lieu
tenant n. c. Sullivan. Jr., their officers
We're not to get commissions In the
new company. Their new captain,
William II. Grove, was perfectly ac-
ceptablc. Sergeant II. Il. Harris was
to be the first lieutenant and Sergeant
g. b. Carr, son of Attorney General
Carr. was to be the second lieutenant.
A number of the company though,
Carr should not have been given the
appointment.