The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-21
sEaMaNs BRAYs FOR THE GOVERNOR

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w mans, the ornamental ass OF the orange belt
to the responsible position OF adlutant-gen-
eral The Call expected that some fantastic military
tricks would be played before high heaven Inc eN-
pected happened yesterday, and the angels Wept.
General Seamans made such show OF ignorance
and asninity as was never before seen. The spec
tace from start to finish while ridiculous was yet de
plorable Appearing before the executive committee
appointed to arrange for fitting reception OF Cai-
forna volunteers he sought by great hourlsh OF
assumed military authority upset the plans adopted
by the citizens of San Francisco and transform the
celebration into an ovation in honor OF himself and
the Governor.
The fact should be noted in connection with the
proposed welcome to the troops that the money to
defray the cost of the celebration has been contrib
uted by the people of this city. The State is not
asked to pay dollar 1t is proposed that the c1t1-
zens shall pay the cost OF transporting the COM
panies of militia from the interior to the city Now
at the eleventh hour, when all the PLANS are COM
plee Cages chief OF staff makes his appearance, as
Stunning authority to remove Major General Shafter
from the command of the United States troops and
Major General Dickinson from the command OF the
State troops The sublime ass has got the notion
between his ears that the First California Regiment
will be State organization soon as the'troops
step from the transport to the land. The First Cali
fornia Regiment was duly mustered into the service
CT the United States at the beginning Of the and
will remain United States volunteer regiment until
mustered out When Colonel Duboce OF the First
California arrives here he will report to Major Gen
era Shafter commanding the Department of Cali
fornia u S A. Colonel Duboce, intelligent sol
der, will readily obey the orders OF the department
commander.
Seamans expanded himself yesterday before the
committee and ''pooh-poohed" Major General Dick
inson yet in the absence of the Governor the major
general is entitled to command by reason OF being
next in rank to the commander-in-c chief Seamans
is brigader and Dickinson major general.
General Seamans during pauses in his military
cavorting told the committee that he authorized
to speak for the Governor. This the first official
information OF Cages decision to pay any attention
whatever to the reception OF the volunteers During
the past month volunteers from other States have
been coming home. The people OF San Francisco
assembling on the line of march from the dock to
the Preside have cheered the gallant soldiers Dis
tinguished Governors and eminent citizens have jour
neved half across the continent to welcome the in
coming troops All this time Gage elected to stay
away from San Francisco He not here to wei
come the visiting Governors Californians regretted
that the States reputation for hospitality had been
furnished by the indifference OF the Governor and
sought to find some excuse for his conduct. He pre-
ferred the soace of intrigue at Catalina with
Dan Burns and other off-color politicians. He did
not have the courtesy to acknowledge the invitation
OF the executive committee to assist in the welcome
to the California volunteers. He declined to pro-
claim a legal holiday in honor OF the return OF the
troops, putting forward for his refusal d
desire that business should not be interrupted His
conduct throughout has been marked by an utter dis
regard OF the common civilities of life. To round
off his career as a war Governor, he sends out the
pompous Seamans with orders to change all the
plans OF the celebration in order to exhibit himself
on land and water.