The San Francisco call., 1899-02-19
DIVISION COMMANDER
is OUT IN THE COLD
WITHDRAWAL OF HIS NoMINA-
TIoN CREATES SURPRISE.
In Case of Need the Command of the
Guard VIII Devolve on Brig
adler General Warheld.

The only matter that has attracted the
attention Of those interested in National
Guard affairs during the past week has
been the action of Governor Gage in
withdrawing the nomination of John H.
Dick. son as major general of the guard,
TO which position he was appointed dur
Ing the interim between the adjournment
Of the previous Legislature and the ses-
sion of the present one. The nomination
was not confirmed by the Senate.
In explanation of the withdrawal Of
this and other nominations which were
not confirmed the Governor has said
that he could not be expected to approve
:the uncon1rmed appointments of another
to positions for public Office. There are
those who are of the opinion that the
withdrawal of the name of Major General
Dickinson means that he is to be shelVed
and that he will not be renominated for
the Office. They base their conclusion on
the bill that Senator Dickinson introduced
in the Senate for the reorganization OF
the guard. That bill has provision which
would, if adopted as presented, virtually
make the major general the head of the
guard and make the adjutant general sub
ordinate to him and even curtail to GER
tain extent the prerogative OF the com
mander IN chief and they believe that
because of this bill the Governor has de-
termined that in case the power alluded
TO should be given it is not to go to Dick-
iDSOn.
confident that Dickinson will be reap
pointed If that should come to pass 1t
would be quite a surprise, but the Gov
ernor is man of many surprises, SO that
almost anything may be looked for.
Whatever may be done, there is now no
division commander, the, division head
quarters are closed and the adJutant gem
erals office is for the time being the nead
of the guard. and all communications go
there now instead of to division headquar,
ters. In case of trouble, however, ana
there need
of the guard in the State, General War
field who is the senior brigadter general,
would be in command.
No action is being taken in regard to
the companies that are still In and those
that want to get in, for all are waiting
for something TO be done at sacramento,
but when that will be no one can now
CAPTAIN sutiiffe of Company G, First
who returned from Manila on the .Valen-
Cia. That makes the second captain VINO
has returned from the front out of that
regiment the other being Captain War
rem of Company H. 1t is the general i'm
preston that. like MAJOR Tilden, who was
the first field officer of the First to return,
Sergeant Thornhill Carmany, who en-
listed from the Second Brigade Signal
Corps, \. G. G., into the Eighteenth Com
paay of the Volunteer Signal Corps, and
Sergeant NJ Sellars of the First company
Volunteers Signal Corps returned to this
city on the Valencia on furiough-c l Ldsl
Thursday night they visited the Second
Rri9ade quarters in the Ellis street arm
: ory1 where they related their experiences
within a short time there will be con-
siderable activity in the second DIVISION
Of the Naval Militia, located al TINS poLtI.
a number of men have pronlsea 70 JON JON
nOsed 10 create a boom in the DIVISION.
On the night of the 2lst there VIII e De
a reception, entertainments ana uance ~ oie
board of the Marion given by the men OF
The militia.