New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-12
ANOTHER sIxTT-NINTH RUHPUs.
ELECTION FOR MAJOR PRECIPITATEs
TROUBLE

There IS said be trouble brewing n ne srh
Regiment. in which the contest for junior major
mas developed the OIdtine warIke spirit. and again
are regimeHJaI headquarters and number CT ofa-
GERS reported at Ioggerheads-
There are TWO vacancies for major. caused 81
the designations Of Majors Lynch and Speilnan-
The former is now colonel OF the Irish Volunteers.
and the latter Is an officer in the United States
Volunteer Infantry fighting IN the Philippines
Some time ago Colonel Duffy announced that the
time had come for filing one OF the vacancies
Captain E T. McCrystai Of Company B. and
Captain Daniel @. DevIfn. OF Company z. we're
named as candidates Captain N-Crystars friends
claimed the honor 20 be due him by right OF MS
being senior captain Of the regiment and also
because he was major n the 69th New-YoTk Vol
unteers during the Spanish war. Captain Devlin's
friends openly announced that NJ was Colonel
Duny's candidate. and this. not being denied, was
accepted fact
Several weeks ago election for major was
called by Colonel Duffy When the night arrived
the officers told al the armOry that the cleo
ton had been put on No reason was given. but
the McCrystal men declared that headquarters had
counted noses and found majority was assured
for Captain McCrysJaL They asserted that the
election had been postponed in the hope OF event
ually working Up a majority for the headGlar-
ters candidate since then the McCrystal partlsans
have watched each move Of me other side Late
Saturday Afternoon they we're thrown into a panic
by the we'll authenticated report that Company Il.
commanded BY Captain Anthony J. CTriT1ln- na0
been singled out for disarmament the ground %
It's small attendance at drills The DISARMAMENT Il
was said would starr wedding OUT process ~
which an ant-McCrystaI majority could De Sc
cured The officers OF Company n have been
counted as McCrystaI supporters. and II the com
ranv was disbauded the loss IS said. would r.
suit in Captain McCrysJal Withdrawing from tns
contest
Besides bv viping out Company number az
old scores would for settlement When
the S9th during The against Spain was In
camp in the South Captain Griffin was put under
military arrest BY Colonef Dufy, and since then
little love has been lost between the Two ofhcers-
Colonel Duffy would not discuss the matter yes
terday Headquarters do not NIX Up n elections
I know nothing about the disbandneEr OF any
COMPANY was all would
A McCrystaI supporter, VINO declined 70 ier h1s
name be used for fear Of a court martial. said
There will BE- a pig row in the regimen unless
headquarters stop interfering The small attend
ance IS not confined 10 Company H Honest com
Dauv returns would show that 70 he true Why
last week only u9 n the aggregate were
actually drilling in the whole regiment Al the
Lasr battalion drill by Colonel DUfy there were
is due 20 the failure Of the Colonel 20 appoint
delinquency court until last month For nearly
year We had been going on with no court 70 en-
force fines FOR uon-arreudance. The best regiment
under such circumstances would run down IN 10
drill attendance. Duty lodging IS encouraged and
then a captain IS held responsible That i unfair.
ana the men won't stand IL