New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-02
SMITH DEFEATS GREENE
A SURPRISE IN THE FIFTF BRrcAn,
ELECTION.
THE srxTY-NiNrrrs COLONEL GETS THE srAs-
THE DECIDING VOTE CAST BY capr.v
DAVID wTIsoS-rHE CONTEST
WATCHED WITH GREAT
INTEREST

| DAVID WGIGOS-rHE CONTEST
WATCHED WITH GREAT
INTEREST
| The election for commander Of the 9Th D.
gade took place last night In the Board O, "a
GERS room OF the 7th Regiment Armory. a..
resulted IN the choice OF Colonel George No..
Smith OF the Goth Regiment by ma,ort,v :.
one vote over Colonel Francis vlnton Grs.,.
| Of the list Regiment.
The election caused much excitemen, IN v.
tonai Guard circles, and the result was ,,o,.
surprise 10 many interested persons. bAc,r,.
until few days ago 1t looked as though colo,.,
| Greene would he the successful candldat. r..
report had been industriously circulated TIA,
Colonel Smith had Withdrawn from the con,s,,
but this rumor was emphatlcay denied ~
! Colonel Smith in The Tribune or sura.,
! Colonel Smith said at that time that he IA.
| never limited at declining TO be candida.
that he felt that he had right 10 asplr. to "a.
command Of the new brigade and tha, :.
| would remain In the fight until the end A, -.
| same time It became known that Colonel Chay,.
| cey would not be a candidate. and this. toss,hs.
with the we'll known desire Of Colonel Appls,o,
10 remain at the head Of his regiment broug,,
the contest for the star down TO a fight te,y.s,
the commanding officers Of tire G9,n and n.
list Regiments. II would require nine vote. "A
elect a candidate. and each party claimed n.
requisite number Of votes and some enthusiastic
on both sides spoke ~ votes to burn
THE ELECTORS
The following officers were entitled 70 Won.
c.o,a,n DAVID WILSON. secon. BATTERY
Colonel DANIEL. APPLETON LleY,s1sr,-co,.-s
WILLIAM II KlPP Major JAMES r ABRAMs ~
Major AUGUSTUS ". coNOvFR. ~ Regiment
Colonel HENRY CTIAUNCEY. Jr. Lieutsnan,-closa
LANES NJ JARVIS. Nh ior HENRY @ RIDABocK sr
Mailer ISAAC FREEMAN. sth Regiment.
Colonel GEORGE MOORE SMITH Lel's-s-t-col,-a
EDWARD DUFFY. Major THOMAS FRANCIS LYNCH
and Major MICHAEL J. srELIMAH 69'h Regimen,
Colonel FRANCIS vINToN GREENE. Lel,ena-,-cl-
one WALLACE \. DOWNS. MAJOR AUGUSTUS :
FRANCIS and Major CLINTON n. SMITH T.r RIc
The order directing that an election be he'd
named s O'Clock as the hour Tor opening Ii.
poll. The electors were all In the armory long
before that time but they formed only small
part 81 the excited throng which filled the lower
hallway and overhowed into the rooms which
open on It. There were representatives, from
every organization in the two hrigades. and
most OF the officers seemed TO have deep IN.
terest in the matter which was to be decided
by the seventeen ballots. Little groups stood
whispering and consulting in every corner.
even crowding Colonel Appleton's orderly who
stood erect and statuesque in front Of Calling
gun az the end OF the hall so motionless that
visitor pointed at him and said in all serious
ness: Isn't that natural
SOME INTERESTED SPECTATORS
Among those in the crowd were the newly
elected commander OF the First Brigade. General
McCoskry Butt: Captain p. Bradlee Strong.
Adjutant John McClintock. Adjutant George J.
Weaver Captain O'Donohue, Adjutant William
G. Bates Captain c. Z. Lydecker, Lieutenant
c. NJ Carnochan. Major Solomon r. Japha
Major Frederic r. Lee and Captain ". @.
Schuyler.
At : o'clock 10 the minute General james
McLeer of the Second Brigade. in full uniform,
took his place at the head Of the council tskh
under the shadow Of the new portrait OF Colrs
Guy V. Henry. raped for order and called upon
his chief OF staff. Lieutenant-Colonel Frothing'
ham, who acted as recorder. TO read the order
for the election Colonel rockingham then read
the general order by which the I'd Battery. It'll.
Sth Goth and list regiments were formed into
brigade to be known as the Fifth Brigade and
ordering an election 10 be held for commander
VI the DIiSdue d. the iNu regiment hHVis
under the supervision OF General McLeer on
March l.
Major Conover had 10 60 on the drill fooe
with his battalion and voted Immediately after
the poll was opened. and was followed within
five minutes by Lieutenant Colonel Duffy. Ma.
Jor Lynch and Major Spellnan. in the order
named. 1t was twenty minutes before the nsIi
vote cast. and thai was by Colonel GeorU
Moore Smith. All this time the friends Of the
candidates were circulating about on The aoos.
making calculations as TO which way the eec-
ton would 60 A little knot Of officers discussed
the situation in rather loud tones and one OF
the group was heard to say: It's the 7th and
list against the Goth ard sth, and we'll have
Smith or Chaurcey II Wilson falls In line
Colonel Greene stood most Of the time WIN
Colonel Appleton at the entrance 10 the iat'e's
room. and this. together with remarks dropped
by members Of the two bodies, indicated that the
7th and fist We're unit.
At $40 Colonel Appleton cast his vote and
was followed by Lieutenant-Colonei hipp' Lieu
tenant Colonel Downes. Major Abrams. Lieu
tenant Colonel Jarvis. Major Ridaoock' MAJOR
Freeman and Major smith Then came Jolly
Captain David Wilson. and as his ballot TEL III"
the silk hat which served as ballot-boI
stage whisper, 'lndt SettlSs H. N'"'" ~ 'N
all through the room.
Colonel Chauncey voted after Captain "Nso"
and the seventeenth vote was cast oy oo'ons'
+. Vinton Greene.
CANvAsSING THE BALLOTS
General McLeer declared the poll closed ana
although all the officers had come into the TOO"
and stood and sat around the long table there
was perfect silence and evident suppressed eA'
element when the general named MAO"
Abrams. Freeman. Spelman and Smith TO can
vass the vote and announce the result
Major Freeman handled the ballots. and
no picked them up called Colonel George Mo''
Smith Colonel Smith Colonel George MOO"
smith and for the fourth time Colonel Smith
Then came larger strip of paper and t'cA
this the teller read Colonel Francis V Greene