The state herald., 1898-05-13
SOLDIERS WITHDRAW
DISSATISFIED WITH THEIR Of
FICERS.
Members Of Company A. and C. National
Guard Dislike the Idea of Being Di
bs.ided-Fifty Men Leave Camp.

Denver, May 1.-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. g., left 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 contingent Of
the United States volunteers.
1t IL possible that to-day similar nc.
tion may be taken for similar reason
by a number of the Longmont men,
company of the First regiment. In
case a ms 'rity of the Longmont men
'eturn to their homes. Rev. G. l..
dyde will go with them in spite of the
fact that he was recently appointed
chaplain Of the First Colorado volun-
teers by the governor. 1t is also ru-
mored that dissatisfaction among
troop @ 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 Brlgadicr Ger tral Hale and
Adjutant General Nose these defec-
tiohs will not in the Last interfere
with the mastering In of full regi-
ment of infantry. The two troops Of
cavalry Were mustered into the United
States service this evening. but in both
of them there is still room for more
men. 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 to be ofiicered by
the officers of company X of the First
regiment. n. G. c.. as follows:
VIM a. Cornell, captain; WIN. j.
NanrIcr, first lieutenant; Ralph Lister,
second lieutenant. This left Captain ii.
Il. 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 conse-
quence there was strong feeling In
company A and for n day there had
been talk that company A would not
volunteer for service in the war unless
IL were given the old officers on the oc-
casion of the consolidation.
To the arguments of the supporters
of Captain Mncarcy 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.
panies into twelve necessitated 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 were also dissatisfied be.
cause under the consolidation plan they
We're to become company |, 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 X. Grove, was perfectly ac.
ceptablc. Sergeant X. Il. Harris was
10 be the first lieutenant and Sergeant
q. Is. Carr. u son of Attorney General
Carr, was to he the second lieutenant
A number Of the company thought
Carr should not have been given the
appointment.