Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-10-02
Men Who We're Removed for the
Good Of the Service Are Still
MudsIi1ging.
TROUBLE THEIR CAMPAIGN CRY
General Geoghegau, Tells Some Plain
Truths and Points Dat Facts Against
The Rule and Ruin Crowd

successful tncampnent gave the lie to
so many statements about its weakened
| condition. has recently reappeared
again, this time in the form OF an at
/ tempt 70 saddle every movement With
| IN the guard to the alleged unpopulari-
~ Of It's present commanding otTlcer,
ana head OF the first regiment Col.
Geoghegan IN expressing himself on
! published reports Of new disruption
expressed himself Saturday afternoon
az deeply regretting that the principal
source OF information from which an
tagonistic newspapers were taking
their material was 81 person who could
have no good viii towards the guard,
as he was one whom It had been nee
essary to remove from II IN disgrace
for "the good Of the service"
LUND a HARD WORKER,
Col. II. NJ H. Lund has been a mem.
Der OF tie national guard since its or
ganiZatiOn IN 1894 He has always been
hard worker always kept HIS record
free from anything discreditahle 10
him, and has worked his way up slowly
10 the position Of colonel Before being
elected TO that position he served for "A
considerable period as lieutenant colo
mel. the next lower position in rank.
no ROOM FOR uRUMBLERs.
In the process Of promotion I'm tho |
regular army he would have been pro-
noted when his election occurred. The |
ballots were cast by all officers Of the |
first regiment. exactly according TO reg |
ulations but at the same time and |
originating before the election occurred. |
an artillery captain was called upon 10 |
make certain reports or face a court |
martial. His resignation was presented |
before the election Of Col. Dund, but |
the announcement OF both coming |
about the eamc time, caused a cam |
paign of misrepresentation to be start |
ed alleging his resignation was due to |
the election, and was entirely vOlun- |
tary This charge fell through II was |
at forwards learned that Gov. Cutler |
had determined upon a vigorous poll |
cy Of upbuilding the guard and had de. |
termued 10 retain Onp men who would |
work for IT'S upbulldmg, IF one set Of |
men cannot make a guard he said |
during the cncampment, another must |
be found There ia no room I'm the |
guard for the petty. perpetual grum- |
bier and the kicker"
AZURE FABRICATION.
The charge that Col Lund admitted |
speaking 10 President Smith on guard |
matters was exploited then as a fact |
that his election was Influenced. This |
also fell nat, but Yesterday morning |
II was reiterated I'm the knockers organ, |
and a statement was made that n letter |
had gone out suggesting the election Col |
Lund refused TO discuss the nature OF |
his talk, following the prescribed mill |
tary custom among subordinate oiIi- |
CerS. That this talk had absolutely |
nothing 10 do with his election, how
ever, he has since stated, and the idea |
that auch letter ever went out, ~ |
was alleged, Is generally conceded TO be
ridiculous, and to have not the slight
est basis In fact
ALSO UNTRUE
Another charge originated about the |
! same time, and among those who still |
were working with no good motive
It was that Col Lund had promoted |
members OF his family. While several |
were named In his orders for positions |
on his staff, they We're I'm those positions
long before his election, and were
named by previous commanders. and all |
he did was TO retain them In their old |
places.
SOME POINTED FACTS,
Following the encampment Capt. A.
W. Caine, Jr, resigned, and half col
umn Of space was consumed 10 explain |
that this was on account Of opposition |
In his feelings toward Col Lund. The /
lnsistcnce OF the claim compelled Col |
Gcoghegan, acting adjutant general 20 |
publish a note stating the facts /
that Capt. Caine resigned be- |
cause he had been forced 70
| for reasons best known to himself" |
The charge that il was concerned with |
| Col Lund was not repeated, That II
| had nothing 30 do with the Lund mat |
| ter was known by the News which |
published the fact that his resignation |
was called for before the encampment
And now comes the latest attempt TO
Islander the organization, following |
! false reports of the manner In which |
| the First battery loaded and unloaded |
It's equipment at the depot I'm Salt Lake
This Is the resignation of Sergeant
Major -, T. Rodcback IL Is alleged
| his resignation Ia due 20 a new move
ment against Col Lund Whether such
n movement Is under way, IL not
known. but that Rodeba9ks resigna-
ton has anything 10 do with II Is not
| possible IN view Of the facts connected
with IT, Rodehack resigned while Gen,
| Bowman was still adjutant general |
while Sam Park was still ~ the head
Of the line officers, and before Col
Lund was elected His resignation
was dated June ~.
Action was deferred merely because
before he could be released he had 10
| prepare o property report, and this
was not done. on Aug ~, he applied
to withdraw his resignation. as he de-
| clared he wished 70 stav with the
! guard, and would DO his full duty. At
camp he did not do this, and Col.
Geoghcgan said Saturday afternoon.
that he was a most unsatisfactory Off
Ger In camp, and after Il was over court
martial proceedings were IN contempla-
tion against him, when he renewed his |
EFFORTS 10 get out ! have not ac-
ctptcd the resignation" Col. Geoghegan
continued, and the case is not conclud-
ed yet
It is only fair to Rodeback to state
that IN the fight he has not been quoted
directly as alleging any cause for HE
resignation, and statements have been
made assigning motives for Il apparent |
ly without his consent
This Is the status Of things today, and
what charge VIII next be exploited can
hardly be guessed.
The fact that the guard ia small,
where the national government hopes
10 sec II large, is matter which the
men IN charge consider with great con-
cern, The showing now puts Utah
az the very foot Of the list OF states
IN this regard, and Col qeoghegan Is
doing great deal Of construction both
In the membership and IN the building
Of barracks.
At Ogden plans are IN for an elabor.
ate structure, which will be not only
a good drill barracks, but an inviting