Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-16
Large Number Of Men Seem De-
termined to Follow Colonel
Geoghegan Out.
FIXING PROPERTY RETURNS.
Declared That Many designations
Will be Forthcoming in Early
Part Of Next Week.
Efforts To Make the Most of Using
Armory for Banquet Purposes APP
pear on Every Hand.

When the dispute over the uses to
which the National Guard armory may
properly be put, resulted in the reslgna-
ton of Col, Joseph Geoghegan a week
ago. as was exclusively narrated in the
News" A wac stated that the end was
probably far from reached, and that 9th
err designations would follow that OF
Col Geoghegan. II Is now apparent
that the most is to be made OF the in
cldent.
In the officers meeting which follow
ed ON Sunday, 1t was decided to make
haste slowly and not act in q spirit
Of anger. The officers then seemed de.
termined. almost to a man. to send In
their designations, but to hold the mat.
ter pending the fixing up of property
returns. and the return Of Col. Geo
ghegan.
II was the idea to so arrange matters
that when their designations went In
there would be no cause for delaying ac-
tion In order that property RESPONSE
blity might be fixed. Since that time
IT Is known that Capt. Barton Of the
battery, Capt Bourne OF the cavalry,
Capt. Bassett OF company II, and Mai.
Williams Of the First battalion have
been preparing for action in the matter.
WAITING FOR GEoGHEGAN.
Col Geoghegan is expected back
on Monday, and It is probable
that general epidemic OF res
ignations VIII reach headquarters
shortly after that time. Col. IL. NJ. IL.
Lund, commander Of the guard, I'm the
absence OF Col Geoghegan, whose res
ignation has not yet been accepted, was
seen this morning. He stated positively
that no designations had been received
by nun, and that no requests for dis
charges had been received, and II IL un
derstood that while many OF the
guardsment have the documents pre-
pared that are not yet ready to for
ward them, Col. Lund il not among
those who intend to go out. He stated
today that he had no intention OF re-
signing, and that he would support the
administration. as he considered his
oath OF allegiance required this OF him
In regard to prospects FOR a general
movement out OF the guatd he declined
TO be interviewed.
PREPARING DISCHARGE PAPERS.
In Mondays impression OF the
News" IL was stated that captain
Bassett would bring up the matter be-
fore his Tuesday evening company
meeting, and that at that time he
would announce his intention TO resign.
Since the meeting Capt. Bassett has
been busy preparing applications for
discharge from The enlisted men of his
command or the AZ men in the COM
rany, there are about 30 who are ac-
lively engaged in guard work and APP
plications for the discharge OF these.
endorsed and approved by Capt Bas-
sett will go forward with the captains
resignation, In a few days probably at
the same time as those from other
commands,
SITUATION AT OGDEN,
Heretofore grievances at Salt Lake
have only slightly affected the outside
companies Of the guard who have CON
tinued IN their usual status In this
case II seems. however that Capt.
Eneass at Ogden liz TO act Capt.
kncass, who won the governors medal
at the last encampment. has kept Ills
company together under very adverse
conditions Its armory has been shar-
ed as an acetyleue factory and dance
hall and has been very unsuitable. Col
Geoghegan took the matter up with
David Eccles OF ogden and had ar
ranged with him for the construction
OF a modern armory, which the state
would rent. Plans for this armory
were In the hands OF the armory
board on the evening on which It
was decided 20 use the Salt Lake
srmory for the Lincoln day banquet,
over the protest of Col Geoghegan.
Capt. Kneass Is qouted as unwilling 10
attempt to further continue holding his
company together. Whether natural
death by ceasng to recruit or the more
radical action OF sending In discharges
Will be adopted is not yet determined.
The attitude OF the guardsmen IL that
the situation does not hinge on the
light or wrong OF using the srmory TO-
4 banquet, but the granting OF o re-
quest over the protest OF the guard
after he had turned III.
proposition down, and had announced
mother program to the men under his
Unless radical action Is taken at once
70 bring the guard back into condition
hero il small hope OF It's passing the
war departments inspection, scheduled
10 begin within few weeks.