The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-23

MAJOR A. A. MARQUARDT,
Who has preferred charges against Lieu
tenant Morgan of the First Regiment,
N. G. n. ~
| all along the same lines Two copies were
drawn up by Major Marquardt and for
warded to Colonel Sinclair. In the ordinary
course of events, IL custom IS followed,
| Colonel Sinclair will in turn forward them
to Brigadier General Clark. 1t is in the
and hold the inqu.sition as to the merit OF
| the allegations.
The disposition made OF the charges has
| not yet been made known to Major Mar
Quarit. Lieutenant Morgan, who is at
present in Cincinnati, has been notified, but
the course he contemplates taking has not
been defined. Colonel Sinclair takes the at
| ttude previously maintained by him In re-
gard to internal regimental dissension, re-
fusing to be quoted on the matter.
Among the line and field officers of the
regiment, it is generally understood that no
significance attaches to the selection of
Lieutenant Morgan as the object of the at
tack
If he is guilty Of transgression of mill
| tary rules, twenty-five other line officers
are also, or all who voted for the resolution
which requested the designations of the
field officers. 1t is alleged, however, that
he was among the more active in the move
ment to secure readjustment in the per-
sonnel of the field officers.
MAJOR MARQUARDT
MAKES EXPLANATION.
Major Marquardt. when seen last night
at his home, No. 367S Clark avenue, admit
ted that he had preferred the charges He
explained his reasons briefly:
1.-The line officers saw fit to pass a reso-
luton asking my resignation. This was a
reflection on me. and was made generally
known. Subsequently they decided that my
resignation was not desired, but that fact
was not SO public. Now 1 think that a re-
hection remains me as an officer and 1
desire vindication. I am not acting either
with or for Colonel Holtcamp. These are
NY motives"
Other officers. agreeing that Major Mar
quardt's ctatement of his position is COM
plete say that nevertheless, the effect will
be more far-reaching.
When the sirnmering, which has existed
In the regiment two years. broke out early
this month, shortly after the return from
the Montesano encampment, many state
ments were made as to occurrences at the
encampment which were not a credit to the
officers involved. Then followed the dis
missal of Captains Boswell, Ferrell and
Webster and Lieutenant Harris of the staff
by Colonel Sinclair, since the latter deemed
harmony in his staff impossible with these
officers present
The designations of Majors Marquardt and
Rumsey, and both Colonels were requested
'for the good of the regiment" in the
resolution mentioned. Rumsey at once
rendered his, but it was subsequently re-
fused by the line officers and he continues
as Major. Major Marquardt and Lieu
tenant Colonel Holtcamp refused point
blank to resign, leaving them, apparently at
least, persona non grata, but within their
rights
DEFENSE EXPECTED FROM
HOLTCAMP AND MARQUARDT.
That either Major Marquardt or Colonel
Holtcamp would take some step calculated
to defend their position has been generally
expected. Such a step. say those familiar
with things military, is Marquardt's pre-
fernent of charges. In the course of an
investigation. II court-martiaI is ordered
all that has previously been mere talk af-
fecting the officers who have been central
figures in the difficulty will be introduced
into evidence.
The charges are based on the clause in
the regulations governing the National
Guard in the State which includes the reg
ular United States articles of war as
/ part of the regulations More definitely,
! they are based .on the sixty-second of the
Articles of War. which is very general and
reads to the effect that all officers guilty of
neglect or official misconduct in ways other
than mentioned in the previous articles