The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-27
FOURTH REGIMENT VOTE
Sixty Per Cent Of the Men
Wish to go on Foreign
Service.
ENLISTMENT FOR TWO YEARS
How the Poll Was Taken---
Officers Jaunt to Spring
Lake--General News.
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SEA GIRT, Aug. q, 1S9s.-Acting
under instructions from Governor
Voorhees,. Colonel Alexander C. Oil
plant Of the Governors staff, yesterday
made a poll of every member of the
Fourth Regiment as to whether he was
DESTROYS of serving out his term Of two
years or wished to go home without nav
ing left Sea Girt. The poll was taken IN
such a manner that 1t was Impossible 70
find out the result but careful observ-
ance of the men and their feeling would
indicate tina at least sixty per cent, ana
probably many more, are anxious to re-
main with the regiment, whether 1t go 10
Cuba. Porto Rico or to Manila.
The vote was taken in the new mess
hall. and by companies. It was shortly
after nine o'clock when Company q was
marched to the hall for polling. The
other companies followed in succession
from the right of camp to the lett
Colonel Oliphant finished Companies J.,
F, H, M and E, in the morning and the
other companies in the afternoon. The
companies we're marched to the hall by
their officers and halted at the lower end,
where Colonel Oliphant explained the
poll to them and answered whatever
questions they wished to ask. The expla-
nation was lucid and clear. Colonel Oil
phant explained that the object of the
poll was simply to ascertain which Of the
four regiments Of New Jersey Volunteers
would be retained in the service. He said
he thought they would remain in service
for fully two years, and would certainly
be away for over a year. He would not
assure the men Of their being ordered
to foreign service, but said that he did
not consider that the Government would
spend several tens of thousands dollars
a month for the pay and care of a regi-
ment merely to keep it at Sea Girt. He
said that he wished a free and honest
expression of opinion, and that no one
would ever know how they voted. He
said the Governor desired married men
and all those with any one dependent up
they could see their way clear to leaving
their relatives in a safe and comfortable
condition.
The poll was taken by Colonel Oliphant,
who had for a clerk Corporal James Il.
Clarke of Company A. The men assem-
bled at the lower end of the hall and
as the First Sergeant called the rolbzeach
man stepped forward to the table,, am
nounced his name and was shown a slip
OF paper ON which was written, Yes,
to stay with the regiment; NO to go
home After he had read 1t he nnoune
ed HIS vote in a whisper TO Colonel
Oiiphant and 1t was recorded by Corporal
Clarke. The poll was secret and no one
except Colonel Oliphant knows what the
kept until after the Governor has seen
them, when they will be destroyed. This
viii prevent any of the officers from
E3owfng which way any mar voted.
Many letters and kilograms were received
bv the men in camp from home impor-
tuning them to vote against going away.
The letters. were many OF them, palheuc
and M Gonbt had some Influence Upon the
vote of TIC men.
a large party of officers. fully thirty-fve
in number. went to Spring Lake last eveu-
isg. Then went for the purpose of ten-
dering a serenade by the regimental band,
watch accompanied them, TO Quartermas-
ter General and Mrs. Donnelly. General
DcTnelly's cottage was beautifully illu-
minated and the spacious parlors. and
wide verandas were filled with the So
ciety people of the resort. A large NUM-
Der were also on the lawn before the
house.. The band rendered a long pro-
mi and ITS work was of the usual
high order. After the conclusion of the
programme General Donnelly entertained
the officers in the dining room. The
party got back TO camp shortly before IL.
The regirnehtal games will be held as
usual today on the parade ground. A
large number of visitors is anticipated
and a good set of games The entries
One hundred yards dash-George Cra-
Keresey. Company NJ; Nelson Buck, Com
pany AZ; Corporal Charles sulzer. Com
pan =; !. .haslef5f company l; Corporal
-Four hundred and forty yards run
Nelson Buck, Company NJ; Keresey.
Company M; Corporal Charles Sulzer,
Company B William VansPeit. Company
z; Gallagher, Company B; F. Heltinger,
Eight hundred and eighty yards rum
Jere Sullivan. Company b Curaco, Come
pany A; Bfddfe, Company r; Miller, Com
pany F.: Corporal William Christie, COM
pany b; William Van Pelt, Company B..
Eight hundred and eighty yards walk
James Frazer, Company I; ]. March,
Company I; LOU Liebgold, Company E.
Three-legged race, one hundred yards
Biddle and Townsend, Company F; Cor
poral Charles Sulzer and James Fitzpat-
rick, Company b; Corporal Hoos and j.
sullivan, Company b; Scarboro and Nc
Donald; Company G; Var Pelt and
Coughlin, Company B.
Potato race, sixty yards-Townsend,
Company F; James Fitzpatrick, Company
3; Gallagher, Company B; Jere Sullivan,
While the entries for these games are
not very numerous they show the best
material IN the regiment, and a great
amount of rivalry exists between many of
the companies, and many discussions take
place on the merits Of their favorites.
The Sixth Regiment is still ON the range
over night and were Hospitality received
by the members of the Regiment especial
y. those Of the South Jersey companies.
The Fourth Regiment of Jersey City will
occupy the ranges on Monday and Tues
day of next week.
The usual weekly inspection will be
held this morning on the parade ground;
1t will be by battalions as to arms and
equipments. The inspection of quarters
will follow Immediately after.
burgee near the Governors house. In
the meantime the Camp Voorhees,
burgee is flying from the staff before the
brigade headquarters mess hall.
The Officer of the Day today will be
Captain Charles G. Springstead OF Com
pany C. The. Commander of the Guard
will be First Lieutenant Groves Of COM
pany F, and Second Lieutenant Barber
of Company H will me .Superumerary
Officer Of the Guard.