The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-04-04
BUMSTED IS OUT.
Lieutenant Colonel of the
Fourth Regiment Has
Resigned.
His BUSINESS TAKES HIS TIME
Thinks the Guard Was Too
Hasty With the volun-
teer Committee.
Ills BUSINESS TAKES HIS TIME

The Fourth Regiment National Guare
has lost one of it's best officers in the
person of Lieutenant Colonel j. Howard
| Bumsted, who sent his resignation to
Governor Voorhees, on Friday evening Of
last week. Although it was known by
a few that such a move was contem-
plated by Colonel Bumsted, authentic in.
| formation of his resignation was not
| given out until last evening.
The Lieutenant Colonel was seen last
evening by a News reporter and asked
his reasons for resigning. He said that
his business prevented him from attend
ing to the duties connected with his for
mer position
Il intended to resign about a year ago
he said, but at that time the war was
on and l had good reasons for not getting
OUT
Further than this he would say nothing.
He was a member of the regiment fifteen
years to the day. He began as a private
and worked his way up to the position he
occupied about two years previous to his
resignation.
The loss of Colonel Bumsted will be
keenly felt. He is popular among the
members of the regiment and they have
always looked up to him.. Who his sue
cessor will be is not known. No one
cares to guess on this subject.
Colonel Bumsted was asked if he knew
the reason for the feeling among the
guardsmen. He explained that he
thought it was due to the fact that a
number of the young men had enlisted
when the war broke out and that on re-
turning to the regiment they looked down
upon those who stayed at home. Natur-
ally feeling arose and the members who
were sneered at refused to go near the
Armory.
However" he said, 81 do not think the
boys who remained at home should be
c%ensured.. They would have gone if they
had been accepted. but they were begged
to stay at home. | told Governor Voor-
hees that if he wanted the members Of
the regiment very badly he would have
them all, and that l would vouch for it
that all of them would enlist"
Regarding the alleged attitude Of the
volunteers in steering clear of the guard,
he said. he did not wish to pass comment
on hat subject.
81 will say though he said that the
Board of officers were a trife in error
in reporting that the guard had been
Stunned by the Volunteers Reception
Committee. The committee had nothing
to do with it as is We'll known, for the
MEMBERS OIL u. van f1OuteN ROSl, mo. .
G. A. R.. were the ones to extend the
invitation"
Chairman Frank o. Cole asked Colonel
Bulnssed last evening if he might propose
this evening for the position of grand
marshal of the Friday parade. Colonel
Bumsted refused to allow Mr.. Cole to use
his. nama.
Superintendent Kent, of the dining de-
partmeaE OF the Pennsylvania Railroad.
has promised to supply the boys With hot
coffee when they arrive at the depot. Mr..
Cole On behalf of the committee thanked
Mr.. Kent for his offer.
The six companies will arrive in two
sections Captain La Rue Christie will
be in command. as Colonel Gilmore will
leave the train at Trenton, where he
resides. Arrangements have been made
to have the procession leave Immediate
ly upon the arrival of the second section.
Interesting developments are anticipated
at this evenings meeting of the eXecu-
tive committee of the reception committee
to the proposed banquet.