New-York tribune., 1899-02-28
COLONEL OF THE NINTH.
r,n " F. MORRIS OF COMPANY
X. ELECTED
,rx ry TIE GREENE MEN OF THE
KrennNr-rRIENDs OF LiE1 Ten
,x7.coroxEL RAND TAKEN
ny SURPRISE

81 tf'iNisf4-'
--,.e was In store for inc 'he'"'e's -, ~
,.-,-,snt iast night whoh cam. a. -
~ kesii''' ''',...,ed The surprise was the elec-
- It N'.s - - ,ruiar, r Morris OF Company n.
ton oi N"f .,. r.-.mcut After weeks ol regl-
s. eo'o''. o,d rancor. the fervid canvass
renia' ,.,r,,r James Greene and Leu'eh'
o. 1o'o r,no,oas Rand ana ihe eNC'''"s
sn'-0o, y, las, week with rs eXciuhs Hl0l"e"1s'
re N'- ,is,,iou OF last night was a" 'he inO'e
Sal ,,,,s were opened At So % e.ocA' ',.'
lHc 80 c. Setter of the --'h r'et '',''''
sni-e -. of election and Lieutenant hooer'
vss lf' - se.reta~v The voting was done
y N"N", 3D., course of the talloting brlSadlei-
creA'- ,r.rosk-y Butt came in and TOOK Il
Geae'' .s. .f .utcuant-Coloncl Se1ei lie
fss --,.sciines with interest. Lieutenant
va1ihe 80 ,,as present and appeared to be con
Coo.'. ,bs outcome. on one o. mo sea.s on ''''
tash' .n, --or sat captain Nlliam r No'''S'
see " ,..,.erant-C Colonel Setter began 20 coui''
~. .rere was Intense interest I"S'
"a cali ou; Morris and then i'"nD' i"9
W. o,e stood. Rand. 49, Morris. l''
y" .eo vote was announced there was great
We. rto,.+crort I.eornardi moved that the
h,or Do made unanimous ... -, -.
80. 80. ~.,rlrked General BUT, "tha' Is TO-
" . r,v. " The motion was not put. Ihe
f9o.~sr candidate then walked up TO me taoe,
s'.'.s warmly congratulated by ms l.ehus anu
a. - General But;. WIKI whom ne he'a sho''
'% r..n General Butt asked That al the
eo-''..... lin. .r tae colouels room upstairs.
- 1--a5 General Buzz was asked "ha' nc
.,.rsst o. t.e e.ec-on be said
ro-s-' .-. greatest surprise that have met
Nav. a.ea iu sac National Guard That Is
a. a.a.s...-,~.-. as lionel Rand had nothing whatever
70 say ,,.... ,,o- Waved a sharp
m L.4.tausD,-C Colonel Rand iriends' l'
-, s-,,,sd abroad that Colonel Greene haa wiz
W The, the names OF Lieutenant William D.
sA cav" ~ obi. 10.th and Others were mentioned.
- hi'''' .,., Sail. chat Genera Howard Carroll was
.ss,5 fa tlke the office AL sorts ot rumors
60 ,~ -.e a-rorv preliminary 20 the bal
'..,,, B.t .a Greene men had The matter We"
and They setued on Captain Morris Last
80 vote stood j for Rand 10 il for ereene e.
Captain o.. .,.-Io Morris they secured his vote
M hn.se. --S TOOK one - - III 80
'r5 who, matter Vas tAat nom -r- .'iv . short
.xc.p Morris We're spoken %. IneIe was d Sl.o't l.
N, and The matter was decided. I"e MOTIFS woes
'1'.- rs1.,- y W. M p Morris has been ,wenty-;hree
ysa-. ia tie National Guard. lie nrSt enLste9 ~
80 ,l,r Reslr..rt lu BROOKLYN he became hist
.-r-eo-- ar. -re- frs- lieutenant After tAls ne
rned me l4.h Is r-me1t and became captain ne
r. cqr-a.l .u ras regiment for nine years ne
,san io..ed o., .-l Regiment. and has peen cap
"a f5- ave wears IIe went 10 Chickamauea with
- rsri1isrt l.- fater resigned and came home.
l. sn iaferv ev afrer li. return ne CRITICS. Sc
ts-sr " nc treatment ~ the men az Chlckamauga.
Az ssd ne tl r.t care u le was coErt-IiI .iee
l. IL ,-oucr- -ra- bis conduct may interfere with
his receiving Boz. comm. ssi1n. beioFe ne IS com. ON
rss oasd he u.s- arst pass mo EXAMINING d.. Do Y
~ toe hr..alt IT, is seldom shat an examining
boarl turns down man elected. although II mas
The Governor could also refuse to grant 2 com
nist.on This was co-e i1 tAe case OF OaP'"'"